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Halo 3
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Developer(s)Bungie Studios
Publisher(s)Microsoft Game Studios
SeriesHalo
EngineProprietary
Platform(s)Xbox 360
ReleaseUnited States Australia September 25, 2007[1]
European Union September 26, 2007[1]
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single Player, Multiplayer, Xbox Live, System-Link, 4 Player Xbox Live Co-operative Play[2]

Halo 3, the third game in the best-selling Xbox game franchise Halo, is a highly anticipated first-person shooter video game under development by Bungie Studios for the Xbox 360 and is expected to "set a new high water mark" for next-generation games.[3] An official announcement on the developers' website states that Halo 3 will end the current story arc of the Halo trilogy. A public beta test of the multi-player component of the game began on May 16, 2007 [4] and is scheduled to end on June 10, 2007. The final version of the game is due to be released on September 25, 2007 [1] in the United States, and on September 26 in Europe. (Countdown to that date)

Features

Plot

The only plot points that have been revealed so far are that Master Chief is back on a thoroughly conquered and Covenant controlled Earth. Cortana is still a prisoner of Gravemind, Covenant ships are hovering over an excavation site only a few miles from the ruins of New Mombasa, The Covenant have also uncovered a large artifact in this site, which is largely believed to be The Ark. The Arbiter, along with the remaining Elites, have allied themselves with the human forces, and in addition to all of that The Flood has been set loose, according to the official website.

Also, the game will not begin right where Halo 2 left off. According to an interview with Brian Bendis of Marvel Comics, the new comic, Halo: Uprising, will take place between the ending of Halo 2, and the beginning of Halo 3.[citation needed] This comic may explain how the Chief got his new armor, and give players a chance to choose their control settings at the beginning of the game, as the previous two did.

Graphics

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Work-in-progress Halo 3 screenshot of hidden-line rendering in the alpha-build. Not all polygons are shown.

Halo 3 will utilize a proprietary, in-house graphics engine aptly named the "Halo 3 Engine".[citation needed] This engine builds upon the technologies of the Halo 2 Engine (and previously the Halo 1 Engine), and is re-optimized for the architecture of Xbox 360.

As detailed on the Bungie Studios website, it will employ advanced graphics technologies such as High Dynamic Range, global lighting, real-time reflections and real-time depth of field effect. Depth of field however will only be used in cutscenes and not during gameplay. Certain surfaces, including the Master Chief's visor (when visible) and the armor of a Ghost, will have real-time reflections. Most of the objects in the game will cast real-time shadows on itself and the environment around it, including the game's plant-life. Halo 3 will use Normal, bump, and parallax mapping to add much more detail to surfaces without dramatically increasing the number of polygons.

Bungie has also stated that the draw distance (horizon of the game world) will be in excess of 10 miles (16 km). Sophisticated new atmospheric models are used in the game to replace the traditional skybox[5]. Dust and smoke particles can be used to add to the realism of the environment, and the haze effect which is often used in video games to save processing power is so realistic that it actually costs processing power.

Water effects are also dramatically improved; it can reflect and refract images simultaneously. As well as being able to simulate effects such as water falls, it will visually flow around objects in its path and splash when players or vehicles, or other objects, travel through it.

Physics

The foliage in the game is physics-enabled, meaning it not only moves in the simulated wind, but actually reacts to the player's (or other creatures) presence and bullet fire, as well as from explosions. Some flora in the game will also be destroyed after receiving enough damage.

Trajectories of thrown grenades will now be affected by energy lifts and man cannons.

Audio

As with all titles on the Xbox 360, Halo 3 will fully support 5.1 surround sound audio. In the game there will be many more individual pieces of combat dialogue than in either of the preceding Halo titles (Halo 2 had over 15,000), and the AI controlling this dialogue is designed to ensure the exchanges flow naturally and convincingly. Separate recordings have been made for nearby and distant gunfire, making for a more realistic experience. Distant gunfire sounds which may seem like pre-recorded ambient sound, in Halo 3, is often the result of an actual firefight happening in the distance.

Marty O'Donnell is again composing the original score. Some pieces of the game's music are produced with a much larger real orchestra than anything in the prior two games. For example, the music for the announcement trailer was recorded with a 60-piece orchestra and a 24 piece choir.

Voice actors returning to reprise their roles in Halo 3 include: Jen Taylor as Cortana and Steve Downes as the voice of Master Chief. Actress Julie Benz however, is not voicing Miranda Keyes for Halo 3.[6]

Gameplay

The current default controller layout.

Halo gameplay will adhere to what Multiplayer Designer Lars Bakken describes as the "Golden Three Things of Halo," which are weapons, grenades and melee attack, all three of which are simultaneously available to a player at all times while on foot (unless they are dual wielding). Halo 3, like its predecessors, will also feature a strong vehicular component, with many of the series' vehicles returning in the third installment.

AI behavior of both enemies and allies will be greatly enhanced in Halo 3. Marines' driving and gunning skills on the Warthog, Grunt flanking maneuvers in battle, and Brute "pack mentality" have all been mentioned by Bungie as examples of using the power of the Xbox 360 for more than just increased polygon counts. Enemy AI will also have new non-combat behaviors, rather than just sitting around waiting for players to kill them.

The new default controller layout will see the Right Bumper become the "action" button (pick up, reload, board vehicles, activate switches, etc), with the X button being used for deployment of the special equipment:[7] the portable grav lift, the Bubble Shield, the trip mine and the power drainer. When dual-wielding, weapons can be individually reloaded using either the left or right bumper.

Other buttons are unchanged, but B (melee attack) also can be used to take a stationary gun turret off its tripod for mobile use,[8] as well as other context sensitive functions. When the player carries a "support" weapon (a new class of weaponry in Halo), like the Machine Gun turret and the Missile Pod, the view will change to third person and the player will move slower.

When a player is carrying a second weapon in Halo 3, the secondary weapon will be stored on the character's back (for larger, two handed weapons) or on a leg holster (for smaller, one handed weapons).

Multiplayer

Like most multiplayer Xbox 360 titles, Halo 3 will use a customised version of True Skill ranking system for its online matchmaking facilities. Halo 3's matchmaking system will be based on two different ranks, skill and experience (Rating Points or RP). Skill will simply be the True Skill rank of the player in a given playlist, and experience (RP) is identified by a Military rank; e.g. a player with a designation of a '"General" will have played for longer time than someone who is a "recuit". This is in order to make the system more fair and to reflect the effect of experience on players' profiles.[9]

The interface for matchmaking from Halo 2 will be completely revamped. Call signs (consisting of one letter and two numbers) will be used instead of small HUD emblems to identify allies in games. In addition to the customization of call signs, players can now choose three different colors (as opposed to two in Halo 2) for their armor in multiplayer (primary, secondary and detail), as well as three for their multiplayer emblem.[10]

Bungie also stated that they have redesigned the UI (user interface) from Halo 2, apparently making it easier to generate a custom game in Halo 3 multiplayer. Hosts will now be able to "advertise" their custom games via Xbox Live Public; making it easier to find a multiplayer match to a player's taste without having to link up with friends.[9]

In the November 11, 2006 Bungie Weekly Update, it was stated that due to a "significant chunk" of Halo 2 players being female, there might be an option to have a female voice for the Spartan character in multiplayer.

A new feature dubbed the "A-hole button" will be used to mute players in the game.[11] People sifting through the code of the Halo 3 beta have found that the strength of the effect of gravity is customizable as one of the game settings in creating custom games.[12]

There will also be a greater number of medal announcements in multiplayer, including several "Easter egg" medals that will be awarded for very unusual events.[citation needed]

Saved Films

Halo 3 will have a feature called "Saved Films." This allows players to save a copy of the game data of a multiplayer match to their Xbox 360 hard drive so they may watch the match over again multiple times. The Public Beta's implementation will only allow viewing of the saved videos from the in-game perspective the person whose recording it is.[13]

In the final game the functionality of the "Saved Film" feature is planned to be extended. Players will be able to view the action from almost any angle and any player's perspective (including a free-roaming camera to "navigate" saved films). As well as being able to slow down the speed, zoom and even play the recording in reverse. Certain sections of the saved films could even be cut out to create a shorter clip of a particularly amazing or special moment.[13]

As the Saved Films are only the game data (not an actual video), this allows the file sizes to be relatively small. A recording for a typical "long" game is in the region of only 6 MB.[13] Films will also be played back at whatever resolution the Xbox 360 is set to, regardless of the resolution at which the a player was using at the time of the recording. All games are recreated in real-time on the Xbox 360 using the Halo 3 engine.

Players will also be able to show their saved films to other players as well as store a saved film on a central server owned by bungie with the new File Sharing features. Friends (or rivals) can then view it even when the creating player is not online. During the beta each player will have 25 MiB of storage space, which Bungie has said will possibly increase or decrease by the time the final game ships) The Saved Film feature is described by the developers as the "Ultimate Trainer" since players can gain valuable tactical insight into the strategies of effective players by viewing the saved films.[14]

This feature will also facilitate the creation of machinima and other game-related videos, as well as give the creators of such videos advanced tools to enhance the quality of this medium. Creators of video game montages can save games to the hard drive of their Xbox 360 console for later use during the creation of montage videos, while machinima directors and cinematographers will have expanded camera options, instead of having to resort to using a first-person, gameplay perspective.

Miscellaneous

Fauna are undergoing testing for inclusion in the final build of the game, specifically seagulls and a cockatoo-like creature.[15] Both will exhibit flocking behavior. Some Bungie employees are reportedly keen on the possibility of going grousing in Halo 3. [citation needed]

Although Halo 3 was planned to end the Halo series, future Halo games are likely. On the Halo 3 FAQ from the official Bungie website it says, "Q: Is this the last ever Halo game? A: It is the conclusion to this story arc." This refers to the two announced games in the Halo universe, including the new Halo Wars by Ensemble Studios. Of the other project, very little is known. Bungie said that it will be on the Xbox 360 and will "be made in partnership with Lord of the Rings and King Kong director, Peter Jackson"[citation needed] and a recently formed development studio headed by him under the name of Wingnut Interactive.

Pre-release marketing

As one of the most anticipated video games in history, the marketing campaign for Halo 3 has been extensive and is planned to be epic in scope. Much of the advertising to date has focused on appealing to the general public, rather than just hardcore fans of the game. Microsoft has announced the launch of an international advertising campaign using the Forerunner Structure imagery (often with massive banners hung from city skyscrapers). The campaign's scope has been compared to that usually seen for a major motion picture.[citation needed]

E3 2006 trailer

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The Master Chief emerges from smoke and rubble that litters an African plain.

The first public look at Halo 3 came in the form of a real-time cinematic trailer shown at Microsoft's press conference at E3 2006. The trailer is set in the dry plains of Africa, a few miles away from New Mombasa's remains, around a third of the way through the game. Parts of the broken space elevator and bridge are in the background, along with the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro. The Master Chief is slowly revealed though smoke and dust, holding the renewed assault rifle, occasionally obscured by distorted overlaid images of Cortana transmitting a message:

"I have defied gods and demons."
"I am your shield; I am your sword.[16]"
"I know you; your past, your future"
"This is the way the world ends."

In the "Behind the Scenes" video,[17] it is stated, "We don't know what has happened to her... We don't know it's Cortana. It could be any sort of bizarre, almost Satanic sort of voice. Something seems wrong."

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Covenant ships disperse as the ancient Forerunner artifact is activated.

In the trailer, a massive Covenant fleet holds position over an enormous crater. Inside of which is a circular, Forerunner related, metallic structure over three miles (4.8 km) in diameter. Above the structure is a swirling cloud, given depth by paralax mapping techniques. Covenant Banshees and Phantoms (dropships) fly towards it.

The structure begins to move and a brilliant light from its center whites out the screen. Cortana delivers with her final line (detailed above) and the trailer ends with the tagline "Finish the fight". This tagline has been used throughout the Halo 3 marketing campaign as seen on official t-shirts, along with the imagery of the Forerunner structure.

After the E³ showing, Bungie demonstrated some of the game's visual effects to the press at the conference. The Assault Rifle was fired to demonstrate that the muzzle flash was reflected off Master Chief's visor in real-time.

The trailer fanfare sports a wholly new arrangement, the addition of trumpets, and the noted absence of Halo's signature "monks."[17]

ESPN TV "Starry Night" advertisement

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Master Chief using the trailer version of Bubble Shield device. Nearby is a Mongoose ATV.

On December 4, 2006, a 60-second CGI commercial for Halo 3 was aired on ESPN, followed by a release on Xbox.com and Xbox LIVE. Its airing marked the start of the first phase of sign ups on Halo3.com for the spring Beta. It does not contain any gameplay footage, and was created entirely by Digital Domain, using a mix of live action (for the two children), animation (using Bungie-supplied assets) and pure CGI.[18]

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The Master Chief's MA5C Assault Rifle, along with an overturned Warthog in the background.

The ad comprises two scenes. The first shows two children lying in long grass looking at the night sky, wondering whether they will ever meet beings from "up there". The location and identity of the children are deliberately ambiguous; this being up to the interpretation of the viewer. This scene then cuts to Master Chief's point of view, waking from unconsciousness after being thrown from a vehicle. He is on Earth, in the middle of the Covenant invasion around the events of the E3 Announcement.

In the advertisement, the Master Chief's secondary weapon is stored magnetically on his back, or on a leg holster for smaller weapons. This is later revealed as an actual visual feature of the game.

Separated from the Marines, the Master Chief evades plasma mortar impacts (with the aid of the previously unseen 'Bubble Shield' device, resembling a transparent geodesic dome) and engages a group of Covenant Brutes and Wraith tanks. The ad closes with the same "HALO 3", "FINISH THE FIGHT - 2007", the Xbox 360 logo and additionally the "Jump In" slogan of the Xbox 360 marketing campaign.

Reaction to the advertisement was enthusiastic. It was the first cinematic-quality glimpse into the Halo Universe, designed to appeal to a mass audience. Fans of the series immediately started picking over the imagery for clues relating to the plot or gameplay of Halo 3.

The advertisement was aired only once, but remains available for download on many websites, including the official Bungie website.

"Et tu, Brute?" video documentary

The "Et tu, Brute?" ViDoc (a portmanteau of video documentary), released on December 20, 2006, focuses on how the Brutes have been almost completely redesigned for Halo 3 to better reflect the idea that they are meant to be a worthy adversary for the player. The ViDoc shows pre-alpha graphics, none of which are final, and some elements may be completely redesigned before launch.[19]

The ViDoc explains that the three classes of Brutes have been differentiated, the same way Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2 featured different classes of Elites, Grunts, and Jackals. They are all shown with much heavier armor than the Brutes in Halo 2:[19]

  • 'Standard' infantry Brutes that wear blue armor held together by buckles.
  • Brute Captains, who wear more elaborate helmets and armor.
  • Brute Chieftains, who have the most elaborate helmets and armor.

The color scheme of Elites in the prior games seems to have been applied to Brutes (blue is the lowest rank, red is higher, and gold is the highest). To reflect the Brutes' violent nature, more violent animations have been created. Examples shown in the ViDoc include a Brute ripping off the arms of a Marine, a Brute ramming a Marine into a vehicle, and another Brute punching the stomach of a Marine lying on the ground.

The AI has also been updated to incorporate the new idea of a Brute pack. A Chieftain in Halo 3 may order all of its troops to throw grenades at the enemy together, or may decide to focus on attacking one character.[19]

The film also includes some other previously unseen elements, such as dual-wieldable Energy Swords (only used by AI) and the new Spike Grenade.[20] The "Spike Grenades" may stick to any surface except water and release a shaped charge upon explosion. A Brute Chieftain is seen firing a weapon resembling an un-deployed plasma turret from Halo 2. However, the game as shown, is still in a pre-alpha stage, and the graphics and game elements in the ViDoc are currently unconfirmed for final release in the game.

"Is Quisnam Protero Damno!" video documentary

"I condemn him whom I trample under my feet."

A ViDoc detailing the development of the multiplayer game was released on April 10, 2007. It highlighted the major ways in which the developers have sought to improve upon the Halo 2 multiplayer game which was so successful. All graphics shown were from an alpha build - no decorators were yet in place, many textures were still only placeholders, and the HDR lighting model was not being used. Nevertheless, the graphics were already demonstrably far superior to the game's predecessors, which is unsurprising as this is a next generation installment for the series. Previously unseen gameplay elements included:[21]

  • A first look at the bubble shield, tripmine, and portable gravity lift.
  • The first look at using the portable machine gun turrets.
  • The first mention of saving played games to be later viewed.
  • At least two new multiplayer maps were shown.
  • An in depth look at how the man cannons (gravity boosters) have replaced the teleport modules that were found in the previous games. Bungie has stated that in pre-development they thought about how to get a player, and some vehicles,[22] across the map.

Public beta testing

On April 10, 2007 Bungie announced that the public beta testing phase would run from May 16, 2007 at 5 a.m. PDT to June 6, 2007 at 11:59 p.m. PDT.[4] Bungie later announced that the beta would be extended to June 10th due to problems on the first day (see below). Internal beta testing has begun at Microsoft and although the internal test is non-disclosure agreement compliant, leaked footage has been put on the Internet showing new weapons, equipment, and other game elements. Bungie recently endorsed a new video of the internal beta made by a Microsoft employee.[23][24]

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A screenshot of the beta showing a player with a missile pod going up against a warthog.

The primary method of entry into the Halo 3 Beta was through the "Rule of 3" program, which consisted of three phases;

  • Phase 1: Sign ups on Halo3.com at the time of the "Starry Night" commercial release.
  • Phase 2: Be among the first 13,333 to sign on Halo3.com after playing three hours of Halo 2 on Xbox Live in February
  • Phase 3: Buy/Rent a copy of the Xbox 360 game Crackdown.[25]

Additionally, some Beta places were given out to certain community websites in Europe over the Xbox Community Network program. There was also a "Friends and Family" Beta program that started a few days before the public beta; whose participants have already been chosen. Some of whom were Bungie.net members who received a Beta invitational code sent to them on the May 11 via a private message on Bungie.net.[26]

The public portion of the Beta consists of matchmaking play only on three multiplayer maps: Valhalla, High Ground and Snowbound.[27] Bungie has stated that the beta supports split screen for up to two players.[28] The public beta also contains only a limited version of the "saved films" feature, which allows players to save their games after they play them and watch them again later.

Due to a glitch in the public beta, some people have been able to get into the custom games menu.[29] The menus themselves show several new gameplay features and settings.[30]

Problems With Beta

On May 16, 2007, the day the public beta began, problems were reported from owners of Crackdown that they couldn't download the beta. Bungie has made a statement that they had contacted the Xbox Live Authorities and were hoping for only a short delay for those attempting to access the beta via Crackdown. Later the same day, Bungie made an update saying the Microsoft team found a solution and that the issue "will be resolved shortly." [31] At 10:24pm EST, a patch was distributed over Crackdown, fixing the problem. Bungie also announced that the beta would be extended until June 10 to compensate.[31]

Final Game Leaks

There have been numerous leaks about new information for Halo 3. Several people in the beta have managed to find out possible final details of the game, using techniques such as examination of source code or purposely glitching the lobby system.

The Halo mod blogger 7th Collumist has an entire blog devoted to relations about the final game, gleamed from code hacking. For example, looking through menu text the following extract was found...

"The game cannot start because all players are set to observer. Too many players for splitscreen. Only 2 players may play splitscreen coop on the same Xbox 360 console. The party size is too large to start the game. Up to 4 players may play coop on Xbox Live or System Link. Loading information from Xbox Live…"

This suggests a 4 player co-op for the Halo 3 campaign.

Other details found have been custom spartan armour (based on code[32] and magazine scans[33]) new modes such as escort[34] and a new vehicle called the brute chopper[35].

However, all details are unconfirmed and may be changed for the final game.

Packaging

Three versions of the game package have been announced:

Standard Edition (USD $59.99)
  • Halo 3
  • Instruction Manual
Limited Edition (USD $69.99)
  • Halo 3
  • Instruction Manual
  • Metal Collector's Edition Case
  • The Making of Halo 3 (featurettes, possibly the ViDOCs, concept art, A/V calibration tool)
  • Halo Collector's Source Guide (species, factions, story)
Legendary Edition (USD $129.99)
  • Halo 3
  • Instruction Manual
  • MJOLNIR Mark VI Game Case
  • The Making of Halo 3 (featurettes, possibly the ViDOCs, concept art, A/V calibration tool)
  • Halo Collector's Source Guide (species, factions, story)
  • Exclusive Disc (cut scenes, commentary, featurette on a day at Bungie, machinima content)
  • Lee Wilson Key-Moments Story Art

List of confirmed elements

This section briefly lists elements of Halo 3 that have been confirmed, specifically those returning from the other titles in the Halo series. (Not all elements may end up being used by the player, and all are subject to change.) This list does not include anything seen only in leaked footage, content found in code, or anything that is not officially stated or endorsed by Bungie or Microsoft.

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