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| {{Title|''Halo 3''}} | | {{Era|H3}} |
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| {{Game infobox | | |name=''Halo 3'' |
| |name= ''Halo 3'' | | |image=HALO 3 BOXART.jpg |
| |image= [[File:Halo3coverart.JPG|300px]] | | |Developer=[[Bungie Studios|Bungie LLC.]] |
| |developer= [[Bungie|Bungie LLC.]] | | |Publisher= [[wikipedia:Microsoft Game Studios|Microsoft Game Studios]] |
| |publisher= [[Microsoft Game Studios]] | | |US Date Released= September 25, 2007 |
| |engine=[[Blam engine]] | | |MX Date Released= September 25, 2007 |
| |writer=[[Joseph Staten]] | | |UK Date Released= September 25, 2007 |
| |composer=[[Martin O'Donnell]]<br>[[Michael Salvatori]]
| | |Genre= [[First-person shooter]] |
| |platform= [[Xbox 360]]<br>[[Xbox One]]<br>PC | | |Game modes=[[Campaign Mode]], [[Multiplayer]], [[Forge]] |
| |releasedate= September 25, 2007 {{C|United States}}<br>
| | |ESRB= Mature (M) for Blood and Gore, Mild Language, and Violence |
| September 26, 2007 {{C|United Kingdom}}<br>
| | |Platform=[[Xbox 360]] |
| September 27, 2007 {{C|Japan}}<br> | | |Media=DVD |
| November 14, 2014 {{C|Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox One}}<br>
| | |Website=http://www.halo3.com |
| July 13, 2020 {{C|Halo: The Master Chief Collection on PC}}
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| |genre= [[First-person shooter]] | |
| |modes= [[Campaign|Campaign Mode]], [[Cooperative Play|Co-Op]], [[Multiplayer]], [[Forge]], [[Theater]] | |
| |rating=[[Wikipedia:Entertainment Software Ratings Board|ESRB]]: Mature (M) for Blood and Gore, Mild Language, and Violence<br> | |
| [[Wikipedia:Computer Entertainment Rating Organization|CERO]]: (D) Ages 17 and up<br>
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| [[Wikipedia:Pan European Game Information|PEGI]]: 16+ (Europe only)<br> | |
| [[Wikipedia:British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]: 15 (UK only)<br>
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| [[Wikipedia:Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle|USK]]: 18 (Germany only)<br>
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| [[Wikipedia:Australian Classification Board|ACB]]: Mature (M) for Moderate Science Fiction Violence
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| '''''Halo 3''''' is a [[first-person shooter]] video game developed by [[Bungie|Bungie Studios]] and published by [[Microsoft]]. It is a sequel to ''[[Halo 2]]'' and concludes the original ''Halo'' trilogy. ''Halo 3'' was released on [[2007 (real world)|September 25, 2007]] in Australia, Brazil, India, New Zealand, North America, and Singapore; September 26, 2007 in Europe; and September 27, 2007 in Japan all exclusively for the [[Xbox 360]].
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| The game is rated "M" for Mature for blood, gore, violence, and mild language by the [[wikipedia:Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]]. Europe's PEGI rating system gave the game a "16+" rating, and it is rated "15" by the BBFC for the UK release. The OFLC rated it "M" for the Australia and New Zealand release, although the New Zealand Classification Office later changed the rating to "R16" on December 1, 2017. Japan's [[wikipedia:Computer Entertainment Rating Organization|CERO]] rating system gave this game a "D" rating.
| | '''''Halo 3''''' is a first-person science fiction shooter game developed by [[Bungie Studios]] that was released for the [[Xbox 360]] console. Although the final game does not continue on from the end of [[Halo 2]], ''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' fills in the missing story. |
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| Upon its release, ''Halo 3'' grossed US$300 million in its first week. More than one million people played ''Halo 3'' on Xbox Live in the first twenty hours. As of January 3, 2008, ''Halo 3'' has sold 8.1 million copies, and was the best-selling video game of 2007 in the United States. Overall, the game was very well-received by critics, with the [[Forge]] and [[multiplayer]] offerings singled out as strong features. By March 2009 more than one billion online matches had been played.
| | It is the sequel to ''[[Halo 2]]'' and finished up the current story arc that the previous two games have followed. It involves [[SPARTAN-II|SPARTAN]] [[John-117]] returning to [[Earth]] to stop the [[Prophet of Truth]] from wiping out all life in the galaxy, while attempting to find a solution to the subsequent problem of [[Gravemind]]'s infestation of [[High Charity]] and imprisonment of [[Cortana]]. |
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| Along with ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' and ''[[Halo 4]]'', ''Halo 3'' was released on the [[Xbox One]] as part of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' on November 11, [[2014]]. While initially advertised for a release date of [[2020#July|July 14, 2020]], the game was released on July 13 for PC platforms.<ref>''[[Finish The Fight]]''</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ChiefCanuck/status/1282875659358883840?s=20 '''Twitter'''']</ref>{{Ref/Note|This article uses the [[Wikipedia:Pacific Time Zone|Pacific Time Zone]] to determine the release date.}}
| | It was released on September 25 in North America and Australia, the 26th in Europe and the 27th in Japan. It has been rated ''M'' for Mature (blood, gore, violence, and language) by the [[wikipedia:Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]], but only ''M 15+'' (Recommended for 15 years or older, but not restricted) by the [[wikipedia:OFLC (Australia)|OFLC]]. <br /> |
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| == Synopsis == | | ==Release== |
| === Characters and setting ===
| | The release date for the final game was ''September 25, 2007'' World wide. Halo 3 is officially out in stores across the world. It is currently one of the most successful and triumphant video games ever released. |
| ''Halo 3'' spans over three different settings, starting with the [[East African Protectorate]] on [[Earth]], then to the [[Forerunner]]s' [[Installation 00|Ark installation]], and finally on Halo [[Installation 08]]. The game continues the [[John-117|Master Chief]]'s efforts in stopping the Covenant from activating the [[Halo Array|Halo rings]]. The [[Covenant]] has become embroiled in a [[Great Schism|civil war]], with the [[Sangheili|Elites]] [[Fleet of Retribution|allied]] with humanity against the main body of the hegemony, now led solely by the [[Prophet of Truth]]. Meanwhile, the [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] have taken the [[Elites]]' place as field commanders in the [[Covenant military]]. | |
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| The game takes place after the events of the ''[[Halo 2]]'', directly after the events that transpired in ''[[Halo: Uprising]]''.
| | An internal build, the ''Halo 3'' alpha build, was released in April 2007 for [[Microsoft]] employees. A public beta test, the ''[[Halo 3 Beta]]'', was rolled out in Spring 2007 and was scheduled for online play at midnight (U.S. West Coast Pacific-Time) on May 16th, 2007 - June 10, 2007, although there were [[Halo 3 Beta Errors|certain technical difficulties]] in its distribution. After that, [[Bungie]] collected all the feedback from the beta and sought to improve their multiplayer through it, with the final game coming out four months after the end of the beta. On August 10, 2007 another ''Halo 3'' build, ''[[Halo 3 Epsilon]]'', was released to Microsoft employees, featuring [[Forge]] and [[multiplayer]] aspects. It went gold on August 29, 2007. |
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| === Plot synopsis ===
| | There are three versions of Halo 3: the [[Halo 3: Standard Edition]], a Limited [[Collector's Edition]], and the very limited [[Legendary Edition]]. |
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| [[File:Master Chief & The Arbiter.jpg|left|260px|thumb|John-117 and Thel 'Vadam in the East African jungle featured in the level "[[Sierra 117]]".]]
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| The storyline begins approximately two weeks after the events of ''[[Halo 2]]'', on [[2552#November|November 17th, 2552]]. [[John-117]] enters [[Earth]]'s atmosphere and crash-lands in an [[East African Protectorate|east African]] jungle. After being retrieved by [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]], [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]], and a handful of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]], the group makes their way through the jungle toward a designated extraction point. Covenant forces are sighted in the area and Johnson makes a strategic decision to split the group up to reduce their chances of getting spotted. John-117 and Thel 'Vadam continue on their way to the extraction zone with the second squad, fighting off numerous [[Jiralhanae|Brute]]-led Covenant troops in the process, but upon reaching the extraction zone, Avery Johnson's [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelican]] group consisting of two Pelicans, are ambushed and shot down by [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]]. Johnson and his men are then captured and taken prisoner by a number of Brutes led by a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Brute Chieftain]]. John-117, Thel 'Vadam, and company fight their way through hordes of enemies and eventually rescue them, after which a Pelican arrives and picks them up.
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| [[File:UNSC Underground Facility Crow's Nest.PNG|thumb|280px|UNSC underground facility "Crow's Nest".]]
| | {|class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5em auto;" |
| | !valign="right"| Version |
| | !Standard |
| | !Collector's |
| | !Legendary |
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| | |Price |
| | |$59.99 USD |
| | |$69.99 USD |
| | |$119.99 USD |
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| | |Game Disc & Manual |
| | |style="background: #ddffdd" | Yes |
| | |style="background: #ddffdd" | Yes |
| | |style="background: #ddffdd" | Yes |
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| | |Interactive Xbox 360 Disc |
| | |style="background: #ffdddd" | No |
| | |style="background: #ddffdd" | Yes |
| | |style="background: #ddffdd" | Yes |
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| | |[[Bestiarum]] |
| | |style="background: #ffdddd" | No |
| | |style="background: #ddffdd" | Yes |
| | |style="background: #ddffdd" | Yes* |
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| | |Legendary DVD |
| | |style="background: #ffdddd" | No |
| | |style="background: #ffdddd" | No |
| | |style="background: #ddffdd" | Yes |
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| | |Master Chief Helmet Replica |
| | |style="background: #ffdddd" | No |
| | |style="background: #ffdddd" | No |
| | |style="background: #ddffdd" | Yes |
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| | <small><center>''* Additional content on DVD''</center></small> |
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| The Pelican brings them to [[Crow's Nest (location)|Crow's Nest]] which is used as a local base of operations by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]. Here, [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] and [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] plan a last-ditch effort to stop the Covenant from activating an artifact built by the long-vanished [[Forerunner]]s who the Covenant worship as gods, uncovered outside the ruins of the city of [[New Mombasa]]. This artifact is believed to be the Ark, which, if activated, will fire the [[Halo Array]], which the Covenant believe will herald a sublimation event called the [[Covenant religion|Great Journey]] and propel the faithful to godhood, but will in fact wipe out all sentient life in the galaxy. Their plan is to have John-117 and a small group of marines punch a hole in the Covenant's anti-air defenses, so that Lord Hood can initiate a low level air-strike on the artifact. Their planning is quickly interrupted when power is cut and the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]] broadcasts an announcement to all surviving human forces that their doom is inevitable. Soon after that, the Covenant discover the facility and mount a heavy assault. After a brief struggle, the outpost is lost and is destroyed by a bomb activated by John-117. Deep underground, the Master Chief regroups with the surviving Marines and makes his way into the African city of [[Voi]], [[Kenya]] via the [[Tsavo highway (location)|Tsavo Highway]]. In Voi, John-117 along with a handful of Marines destroy the Covenant anti-air defenses. Lord Hood leads the last of Earth's military ships against Truth and the artifact. As Hood mounts his attack on the Prophet, Truth activates the artifact and creates an enormous [[slipspace portal]], into which all the Covenant ships retreat.
| | To see a list of all the content on the interactive Xbox360 disc and DVD, please see[[Halo 3 Essentials]]. |
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| At the same time, the ''[[Indulgence of Conviction]]'', a ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser controlled by the [[Flood]], a parasitic species which nearly wiped out the Forerunners, arrives suddenly via slipspace and crashes in Voi. The parasite quickly spreads throughout the entire city and infects many, minutes after they arrive. As the Human forces attempt to fight the infestation, many become infected by the Flood. The [[Fleet of Retribution|Sangheili]], led by Shipmaster [[Rtas 'Vadum]], arrive at Earth and assist the struggle against the infestation. The Elites inform Commander Keyes that a UNSC construct is aboard the crashed Flood ship, and identify it as [[Cortana]]. After retrieving Cortana, John-117 returned to the Elites' flagship, ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', to oversee the repairs made by [[343 Guilty Spark]]. However, it is only a recorded message from her. Cortana's message says that the [[Gravemind]] is bringing the infested ''[[High Charity]]'' to Earth with an army of Flood, and that on the other side of the portal is a solution to the Flood infestation, without having to fire the rings. Lord Hood questions Cortana's plan, assuming that it could be a Flood trap, but John-117 firmly tells Hood that he trusts her.
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| Lord Hood and the rest of the UNSC remain on Earth to defend it against the incoming Flood invasion while Commander Keyes and the Elites journey through the Portal. Arriving at [[Installation 00|the true Ark]], which is several thousand light years beyond the rim of the Milky Way, the Sangheili engage Truth's fleet while the UNSC launches a ground campaign. After landing on the Ark, 343 Guilty Spark helps lead the Master Chief and UNSC forces to the [[Cartographer|Ark's Cartographer]], the map room of the Ark, to locate the Control Room of the Ark. In order to access the Control Room, the UNSC and the Sangheili must deactivate three shield generators which are inside three separate towers. While John-117 and the Arbiter succeed in deactivating the first and second towers, Johnson radios Keyes, telling her that he must retreat due to the heavy enemy assault. When John-117 and the Elites arrived to the third tower, Johnson and his men are nowhere to be seen. After the final shield barrier protecting the Control Room deactivates, the Flood-infested ''High Charity'' arrives via slipspace and crashes onto the Ark, releasing [[Flood dispersal pod]]s as it falls.
| | *Gamepro-'''5/5''' |
| | *Gamespot - '''9.5/10''' |
| | *IGN - '''9.5/10''' |
| | *TeamXbox - '''9.3/10''' |
| | *1up - '''B+/A+''' |
| | *Gametrailers - '''9.8/10''' |
| | *ComputerVideogames - '''9.6/10''' |
| | *OXM UK - '''9/10''' |
| | *OXM US - '''10/10''' |
| | *OXM Australia - '''10.0/10''' |
| | *Famitsu - '''37/40''' |
| | *X-Play - '''5/5''' |
| | *Reviews on the Run -'''10/10''' |
| | *'''Average: 98%, 9.8/10''' |
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| After handling the nearby infestation, John-117 leads the remaining UNSC and surviving [[Sangheili]] forces via armored vehicles in an assault on the [[Installation 00 Citadel|Citadel]] containing the Control Room, which is heavily defended by Covenant forces. Once inside the Citadel, Truth broadcasts his sermon and reveals the captured Johnson to his followers. Just as Truth is about to force Johnson to activate the rings, Keyes crashes into the Control Room using a Pelican. While she tries to fight off all the Brutes, Johnson realises that she must kill him and herself to stop the rings from being activated. From behind, Truth kills Keyes, and then using Johnson's hand on the nearby terminal, activates all of the remaining Halos in the galaxy.
| | ==Controls== |
| | [[Image:Controller Halo3.jpg|thumb|Default Halo 3 Control Scheme]] |
| | Because of differences between the Xbox original and Xbox 360 controller, and the addition of the new "equipment", there are a few differences on controls. |
| | * Right bumper: ''Click''-Reload, ''Hold''-Pick up weapon, exchange equipment, get in/out of vehicle, activate. |
| | * Left bumper: ''Click''-switch grenades, reload (if dual-wielding) ''Hold''-dual wield (when available). |
| | * Right trigger: Fire weapon. |
| | * Left trigger: Throw grenade, Fire secondary (if dual-wielding) |
| | * Left thumbstick: Move (Forward, Back, Strafe Left, Strafe Right) |
| | * Left thumbstick (click): Crouch |
| | * Right thumbstick: Look/Aim (Up, Down,Left, Right) |
| | * Right thumbstick (click): Activate scope/zoom |
| | * D-pad: Scroll through menu, up-team talk channel (Multiplayer), up-toggle monitor/spartan mode (Forge), toggle flashlight (Campaign) |
| | * A button: Jump/Select |
| | * B button: Melee/Back, pick support weapon up if in stationary mode. |
| | * X button: Deploy/Activate equipment |
| | * Y button: Switch weapons |
| | * Right Bumper, Left Bumper, Click-in Left Analog Stick, A, Down on D-Pad for 3 seconds: Lowers weapon (proof its real: [http://nikon.bungie.org/news.html?item=20252 [1]]) |
| | ** Right Bumper, Left Bumper, Click-in Left Analog Stick, A, Up on D-Pad for 3 seconds: Makes current camera angle/position coordinates visible. |
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| Just as John-117 and Thel 'Vadam reach the top, two [[Flood tank form]]s confront them. The [[Gravemind]], communicating through the two Flood forms, urges the two to join forces in stopping the initiation of the Halos and Truth. With the Flood's help, John-117 and Thel 'Vadam slaughtered all the Covenant forces defending Truth. Upon arrival to the Ark's Control Terminal, they find Johnson mourning over the loss of Keyes, and Truth partially infected. Thel 'Vadam, after a short confrontation with Truth over the true purpose of the [[Halo Array|Halos]], executes Truth with his energy sword, just as John-117 deactivates all the Halos. Shortly after the deactivation of the Halos, the Gravemind betrays them and prevents the duo from escaping - although Johnson manages to escape using Keyes' crashed Pelican.
| | Many other layouts have returned, such as the Southpaw, Legacy and Legacy Southpaw. There are also new layouts such as Bumper Jumper and Walkie Talkie. |
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| The duo escapes from the Citadel via an access tunnel near the elevator they used earlier. John-117 then experiences a hallucination of Cortana and follows the figure to a control panel. He then activates the panel, finally learning Cortana's plan: the Ark is manufacturing a [[Installation 08|replacement Halo]] after the destruction of the previous one. Knowing that the threat of the Flood is undeniably apocalyptic, and that the new ring is unconnected to the rest of the Array, John-117 decides he will activate the new Halo. Needing an Index in order to fire the ring, SPARTAN-117 journeys into the crashed High Charity to retrieve Cortana, keeping his [[High Charity (level)|promise]] and knowing that she still has the Index she acquired from the original [[Installation 04]]. Once retrieved, Cortana instructs the Spartan to overload ''High Charity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s engines in order to destroy the Gravemind. Thel 'Vadam arrives via Banshee to assist the Spartan in fighting the Flood. The two escape from ''High Charity'' before it explodes using a damaged but still flyable Pelican. | | ==Campaign== |
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| | [[Image:Master Chief & The Arbiter.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Master Chief and the Arbiter]] |
| | When the game begins, [[Master Chief|John-117]] is back on [[Earth]], where the [[Covenant Loyalists]] (Prophets, Brutes, Drones, Grunts, Hunters and Jackals), led by the [[Prophet of Truth]], have laid waste to most of the planet. Humankind's population has been reduced to at least 200 million people, and is backed up against a wall, fighting for its very survival. The only reason that they have survived for this long is that the Covenant is preoccupied by an excavation site a few miles from the ruins of the East African city [[New Mombasa]]. There, they have uncovered a massive [[Forerunner]] structure, which is seen in the E3 2006 trailer, that has been buried under the planet's surface for thousands, if not millions of years. It was partially uncovered due to the Slipspace jump that was attempted in [[Halo 2]] by the [[Prophet of Regret]]. |
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| The surviving Sangheili and UNSC personnel return to Earth leaving only Sergeant Johnson, John-117 with Cortana, and the Arbiter to make their way to the new Halo. As they make their way to the new Halo's Control Room, Flood forms arrive via [[Flood dispersal pod|dispersal pods]] to prevent the activation of the Halo. From here, they quickly discover that [[Gravemind]] is attempting to reconstruct itself on the new Halo. As Sergeant Johnson tries to activate the ring, [[343 Guilty Spark]] fires his defensive laser at him after realizing that it will destroy the installation and the Ark. The Monitor then turns against the Spartan and blasts the Arbiter out of the Control Room, leaving the Spartan to destroy Guilty Spark by himself. John-117 successfully destroys the Monitor with the [[M6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle|Spartan Laser]] and tries to mend Johnson. Mortally wounded, Johnson urged the Spartan to send him out "with a bang".
| | [[Sergeant Major Johnson]] and the [[Arbiter]] retrieve the [[Master Chief]] after a rough jump from orbit, landing in a section of the east African jungle. The three of them manage to make it to Crow's Nest, a 21st century facility used as a local base of operations by the [[UNSC]]. Shortly after they reach their destination, the Covenant mounts an attack on the facility, and it is during this time that the Chief starts receiving disturbing transmissions from [[Cortana]]. After a brief struggle, in which the outpost is lost, Master Chief receives orders from [[Commander Keyes]] and [[Lord Hood]] to clear a way into the African city of [[Voi]], and destroy all Covenant anti-air defenses in preparation for an all-out assault on Truth and the artifact. After the Master Chief and the Arbiter destroy the defenses, Truth activates the artifact and creates an enormous slip space portal, into which all the Covenant ships retreat. As Keyes follows the Dreadnought a Covenant ship controlled by the [[Flood]] arrives by slip space and crash lands nearby, and the parasite quickly spreads throughout the city of [[Voi]]. |
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| With the Halo activated, John-117 and Thel 'Vadam race towards the frigate ''[[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|Forward Unto Dawn]]'' using Johnson's Warthog. With no time to reach the bridge, John-117 uploads Cortana into the frigate to start taking off before the Arbiter is able to take the controls. The front half of the ''Dawn'', containing the Arbiter, makes it through the portal. However, as Halo shakes itself to pieces during its firing sequence and damages the Ark, the portal deactivates as the other half of the ''Dawn'' containing Chief and Cortana enter it. This causes them to rip off from the other half of the ship and be sent to an unknown area of space far enough from the Halo's blast. However, since they didn't come out of the other side of the portal, they never make it back to Earth.
| | The Elites inform [[Commander Keyes]] that a human [[AI|construct]] is aboard the ship, and identify it as Cortana. The Master Chief and the Arbiter attempt to fight off the Flood and retrieve Cortana from the Flood ship. After they have completed all of their objectives, [[343 Guilty Spark]] arrives by an Elite vessel, and insists that he take [[Cortana]] somewhere where he can make repairs, claiming that now his [[Installation 04|Installation]] has been destroyed he has no more pre-set functions, and wants to help the Master Chief destroy the [[Flood]]. Once the Arbiter and Master Chief are evacuated, the Elites glass the whole of Africa. This amplifies the hard feelings between Lord Hood and Ship master Rtas 'Vadum, the Spec. Ops Leader of Halo 2, Shipmaster of the ''Shadow of Intent'' and Fleet Master of the Elites. |
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| Back on Earth, Lord Hood holds a [[Voi Memorial|memorial service]] in honor of those who died in the [[Human-Covenant War]], with the Arbiter and many Marines in attendance. With Truth dead, the Covenant defeated, and the Flood wiped out, the long and devastating war is finally over. Though he says he can never forgive the Arbiter for what the Covenant did to the human race, Lord Hood sincerely thanks him for standing by the Master Chief until the end. After the service, the Sangheili return to their [[Sanghelios|home planet]].
| | Guilty Spark manages to make efficient repairs to Cortana, but the Master Chief realizes it isn't her, but only a recorded message from her. The message states that through the portal that Truth retreated into is unknown to the [[Gravemind]], and on the other side is a solution to the Flood infestation, without having to fire the rings. Lord Hood questions Cortana's plan, saying it could be a Flood trap, but the Master Chief firmly tells Lord Hood he completely trusts her. |
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| After the credits, it is revealed that John-117 and Cortana are still alive aboard the rear section of the ''Dawn'', which had apparently torn off before going through the other side of the portal. The SPARTAN floats to a [[cryo chamber]] and as he climbs in, Cortana comments "''I'll miss you.''" He replies "''Wake me, when you need me.''" If the last level is completed on Legendary difficulty, the section of ''Forward Unto Dawn'' that Cortana and the Chief are aboard is seen drifting towards a [[Requiem|Forerunner world]].
| | Once the Elites and Lord Hood decide to follow Truth, the remaining Elite ships and UNSC Frigates (approximately 12 ships total) leave Earth via the slip space portal and find themselves near an immense artificial structure, which is soon revealed to be [[The Ark]]. Arriving at the Ark, they engage a Covenant fleet three times their size. After landing and fighting their way to the [[Silent Cartographer (Building)|Cartographer]] of the Ark, the Master Chief and the Arbiter find out that the Ark is in fact positioned at the edge of the Milky Way , just beyond the Halo rings' effective firing range. The Monitor explains that the humans and the Elites must deactivate three shield generators, which are inside three separate towers, to access the [[Control Room]] of the Ark. |
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| | Upon arrival at the three generators, the Master Chief takes a squad to the first tower, The Arbiter takes his Elites to the second, and Sergeant Johnson takes another squad to the third. While Master Chief and The Arbiter succeed, Johnson tells Keyes that the fire is too heavy and he must retreat, so she tells the Arbiter and Master Chief to go and help him. On arrival to the third tower, Johnson is nowhere to be seen. The Master Chief and Arbiter kill the Brutes defending the tower and deactivate it. Just after the shield protecting the Control Room drops, the Flood-infested [[High Charity]] arrives by slipspace and crashes into the Ark, releasing [[Flood Drop Pods|Flood Dispersal Pods]] as it falls. 343 Guilty Spark insists that he assesses the damage that High Charity did to the Ark, so the Arbiter and Elites leave the humans to avoid Guilty Spark being captured by the Flood. The citadel containing the Control Room is defended by countless Covenant forces and two Scarabs. After all the forces are defeated, Guilty Spark and the Arbiter return, and they and the Master Chief enter the citadel. Once inside, they see that Truth has captured Johnson, knowing that only humans can activate Forerunner Installations, but are too far away to save him. Keyes commandeers a Pelican and crashes it in the Control Room, keeping the Brutes at bay with a [[shotgun]] while tending to Johnson, but knowing she can't kill all of the Brutes there, she realizes she must kill Johnson and herself to stop the rings from being activated. She is about to shoot Johnson before Truth grabs a [[Spiker]] and shoots her several times in the back with it, killing her. Johnson is overcome with sadness and Truth is easily able to force his hand down on the Ark's terminal, activating all of the Halos in the galaxy. |
| ''Halo 3'' incorporates many of the gameplay features previously made available in [[Halo 2]], refining the gameplay design and expanding the amount of resources in the sandbox to diversify the gameplay experience. For example, [[dual wielding]] has been retained as a feature in both campaign and multiplayer, HUD elements have been repositioned so that they are more prominently available to the player, and [[boarding (gameplay mechanic)|boarding vehicles]] have more varied animations and are more balanced.
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| | The Master Chief and Arbiter take an elevator up to the Control Room, despite knowing it is too late. As they reach the top, two Flood [[Flood|Tank Forms]] confront them, but say that the only way to stop the Halos is by joining forces. With the Flood's help, the Master Chief and Arbiter kill all the Covenant forces defending Truth. Upon arrival to the Ark's terminal, they find Keyes dead, Johnson mourning, and Truth partially infected. After executing The Prophet of Truth before he can submit to the Flood and deactivating all the Halos, the Gravemind betrays them. Johnson attempts to escape with Keyes' Pelican, but the Gravemind prevents the Arbiter and Chief from escaping with him. |
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| The game enhances the core gameplay design by introducing [[Equipment|deployable equipment]] as well as giving players the ability to use [[Weapon types#Turret|turret weapons]]. Equipment is a collection of tools accessible to players to assist them in their objectives. This ranges from [[Bubble Shield|a spherical shield that protects players temporarily]], [[Power Drain|a device that drains power from electrical appliances]] to [[Gravity lift|a device that propels personnel into the air]]. Turret weapons allow players to wield heavy weapons in a third-person perspective at a slower pace.
| | Johnson radios Chief, telling him to find another way out, so he and the Arbiter shoot their way back to the entrance elevator, but it is deactivated. Behind the elevator is a hole, leading to a lower level of the citadel. Cortana briefly shows herself to the Chief, and leads him to a control panel which reveals her plan - it releases a 'replacement' Halo in the event of one being destroyed. However, Guilty Spark tells them it will take quite some time to fabricate an Index needed to fire the Halo, but the Master Chief remembers that Cortana still has the Index that she acquired in [[Halo: Combat Evolved]]. He infiltrates the crashed High Charity, which is completely overrun by Flood. Cortana becomes rampant before the Chief can reach her, but Cortana is able to contain the functional part of herself in a stasis-field, where she waits. Master Chief breaks the stasis-field and retrieves a perfectly-functioning Cortana. She tells him to overload High Charity's engines in order to destroy the Gravemind. The Arbiter arrives via Banshee and helps the Chief fight the Flood. They find a Pelican, which had presumably crashed while humans were inside High Charity during [[Halo 2]]. Damaged but still flyable, the Master Chief uploads Cortana into the Pelican and flee High Charity before it explodes. |
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| | Cortana makes contact with Johnson, who safely made it back the Shadow of Intent. He tells her that he will land the frigate ''[[Forward Unto Dawn]]'' near Halo's Control Room, and will be ready to pick them up and head back to Earth after they activate the Installation. When they arrive on the newly built Halo, they quickly discover that Gravemind is attempting to reconstruct itself on the new Halo. The Chief, Arbiter, and Sergeant Johnson quickly make their way to the Control Room, where they attempt to fire Halo. Guilty Spark realizes that this will destroy his new ring because it is not fully ready yet, as well as the [[Ark]], and shoots his defensive laser at Sergeant Johnson as he tries to activate the ring, critically wounding him. Master Chief destroys Guilty Spark with a [[Spartan Laser]], but Johnson tells Chief to send him out "with a bang" and dies. Cortana activates Halo, and Chief takes Johnson's [[Warthog]] with the Arbiter and race towards the Frigate. With no time to reach the cockpit, the Master Chief uploads Cortana into the frigate to start taking off before the Arbiter is able to take the controls. The front half of the ''Dawn'', containing the Arbiter, makes it through the portal. However, Halo shakes itself to pieces during its firing sequence and damages the Ark, deactivating the portal before the half of the ''Dawn' containing Chief and Cortana make it through. |
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| === Campaign ===
| | Back on Earth, Lord Hood holds a memorial service in respect for those who died in the [[Human-Covenant War]], with the Arbiter and many Marines in attendance. Lord Hood thanks the Arbiter for standing by the Master Chief until the end. |
| The campaign in ''Halo 3'' consists of ten levels which tell the story of the final days of [[human]]ity and the [[Fleet of Retribution|Sangheili's]] conflict with the Prophet of Truth's Covenant forces.
| | After the service, Shipmaster tells the Arbiter that just like they have made sure the Human home world is safe, he wants to make sure the Elite home world is safe. The Arbiter tells him that with the eradication of the Covenant, they have made it so. He tells the piloting Elites to take them home, the credits roll. |
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| #[[Arrival]] - "''Brace for impact.''" (cutscene, tutorial on single player)
| | After the credits, footage is shown of the Master Chief and Cortana on-board the rear section of ''Forward Unto Dawn'', which had apparently torn off during the slip-space jump; the pair are drifting through space. Cortana tells the Chief she will drop a distress beacon, but that it could be years before they are found. The Chief floats to a cryotube, and as he is climbing in Cortana comments "I'll miss you." He replies "Wake me when you need me." |
| #[[Sierra 117]] - ''"Rise up. Start the fight."''
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| #[[Crow's Nest]] - ''"Clear the base, whatever it takes."''
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| #[[Tsavo Highway]] - ''"Mount up. Get to [[Voi]]."''
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| #[[The Storm]] - ''"Reclaim the city. Make a hole."''
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| #[[Floodgate]] - ''"Stop the [[Flood|infestation]]. Find [[Cortana]]."''
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| #[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]] - ''"Search the waste for the [[Cartographer]]."''
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| #[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]] - ''"Breach the barrier. Stop [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]]."''
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| #[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]] - ''"Cleanse [[High Charity]]. Save Cortana."''
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| #[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]] - ''"Light [[Installation 08|the ring]]. Destroy the Flood."''
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| === Multiplayer ===
| | If the game is completed on the [[Legendary]] difficulty, the section of ''Forward Unto Dawn'' that Cortana and the Chief are aboard is seen drifting towards an unknown planet. |
| A total of 24 multiplayer maps are available in ''Halo 3''. As of [[2021 (real world)|2021]], three additional maps were added to ''Halo 3'' in ''The Master Chief Collection'' from the cancelled ''[[Halo Online]]'' - bringing the total map count for this version of ''Halo 3'' up to 27.
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| | ===Halo 3 Levels=== |
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| | ''Finish the Fight.'' |
| ==== Default ====
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| *[[Construct]]
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| *[[Epitaph]]
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| *[[Guardian (map)|Guardian]]
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| *[[High Ground]]
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| *[[Isolation]]
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| *[[Last Resort]]
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| *[[Narrows]]
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| *[[Sandtrap]]
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| *[[Snowbound]]
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| *[[The Pit]]
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| *[[Valhalla]]
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| ==== Heroic Map Pack ====
| | #[[Arrival]] - Brace for impact. (No actual gameplay.) |
| {{Main|Heroic Map Pack}}
| | #[[Sierra 117 (Level)|Sierra 117]] - Rise up. Start the fight. |
| <!--dates of release and previous prices belong on the map pack page, not on the ''Halo 3'' page-->
| | #[[Crow's Nest (Level)|Crow's Nest]] - Clear the base, whatever it takes. |
| *[[Foundry]]
| | #[[Tsavo Highway (Level)|Tsavo Highway]] - Mount up. Get to Voi. |
| *[[Rat's Nest]]
| | #[[The Storm]] - Reclaim the city. Make a hole. |
| *[[Standoff]]
| | #[[Floodgate]] - Stop the infestation. Find Cortana. |
| | #[[The Ark (Level)|The Ark]] - Search the waste for the Cartographer. |
| | #[[The Covenant (Level)|The Covenant]] - Breach the barrier. Stop Truth. |
| | #[[Cortana (Level)|Cortana]] - Cleanse High Charity. Save Cortana. |
| | #[[Halo (Halo 3 Level)|Halo]] - Light the ring. Destroy the Flood. "Finish The Fight" |
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| ==== Legendary Map Pack ==== | | ===Characters=== |
| {{Main|Legendary Map Pack}}
| | [[Image:Brutecaptain.jpg|100px|thumb|right|A render of a [[Jiralhanae]] Captain]] |
| <!--dates of release and previous prices belong on the map pack page, not on the halo 3 page-->
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| *[[Avalanche]] | | ====Major Characters==== |
| *[[Blackout]] | | '''UNSC''' |
| *[[Ghost Town]] | | *[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] |
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| | *[[Artificial Intelligence|AI Construct]] [[Cortana]] |
| ==== Cold Storage ====
| | *[[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] |
| {{Main|Cold Storage}}
| | *[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Sir Terrence Hood]] |
| Cold Storage is downloadable through Xbox Live Marketplace for free and is the seventh downloadable map for ''Halo 3''. It was released on 07/07/08, Bungie Day, as a free gift to the entire ''Halo 3'' community around the world.
| | *[[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery J. Johnson]] |
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| | '''Covenant Separatists''' |
| | *[[Arbiter (character)|The Arbiter]] |
| | *[[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum|Rtas 'Vadum]] |
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| ====Mythic Map Pack====
| | '''Covenant Loyalists''' |
| {{Main|Mythic Map Pack}}
| | *[[High Prophet of Truth]] |
| <!--dates of release and previous prices belong on the map pack page, not on the halo 3 page-->
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| *[[Assembly]] | |
| *[[Orbital]]
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| *[[Sandbox]]
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| ====Mythic Map Pack II====
| | '''Flood''' |
| {{Main|Mythic II Map Pack}}
| | *[[Gravemind]] |
| *[[Citadel]]
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| *[[Heretic]]
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| *[[Longshore]] | |
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| ====''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''-exclusive====
| | '''Forerunner''' |
| *[[Edge]]
| | *[[343 Guilty Spark]] |
| *[[Icebox]] | |
| *[[Waterfall]]
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| === Appearance === | | ====Minor Characters==== |
| ==== Service tags ====
| | '''UNSC''' |
| The service tag is how players can be identified quickly on the battlefield, instead of the long names and complex number combinations which are not suitable for battle situations that require quick tactical orders or communication. The service tag is comprised of a letter followed by two numbers. A few examples of service tags are K90, C27, A12, S86, D17, and D21.
| | *[[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Reynolds]] |
| | *[[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Pete Stacker]] |
| | *[[Unnamed Marine Lieutenant]] |
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| Certain service tags are disallowed, and entering them will yield the error message "This Service Tag is currently in use by the UNSC." Generally, tags that identify ''Halo'' characters, trademarks, or offensive words are disallowed. Such tags include: "[[John-117|I17]]", "[[Wikipedia:Nintendo 64|N64]]", "[[Wikipedia:Playstation 2|P52]]", "[[Wiktionary:Ass|A55]]", "[[Wiktionary:Poo|P00]]", "[[Wikipedia:Jew|J00]]", "[[Wikipedia:Fag (slang)|F49]]", "A23", and "[[Wikipedia:Teat|T17]]". "O00" is blocked due to its usage in [[Temporary Profile]]s. Anything ending in 00 is blocked.
| | '''Covenant Separatists''' |
| | *[[Special Warfare Group|SpecOps]] [[Elite Minor|Minor]] [[N'tho 'Sraom]] |
| | *[[Special Warfare Group|SpecOps]] [[Elite Minor|Minor]] [[Usze 'Taham]] |
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| According to Bungie, as of March 14 the most used Service Tags by players of ''Halo 3'' are, in descending order, ''[[Wikipedia:James Bond|O07]]'', ''[[wikipedia:M16 rifle|M16]]'' , ''I69'', ''P26'', ''[[Sadie's Story|S80]]'', ''N99'', ''[[Wikipedia:F/A-18 Hornet|F18]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Water|H20]]'', ''I87'', and ''[[Wiktionary:Die|D13]]''.{{Citation needed}}
| | '''Forerunners''' |
| | *[[032 Mendicant Bias]] |
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| ==== Armor permutations ==== | | ====Unnamed Minor Characters==== |
| {{Main|Armor customization (Halo 3)}}
| | =====Sentient===== |
| There are two player models which players can choose from, the standard [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] model or an [[Sangheili|Elite]] model. Each model has several armor permutations which can be combined. All armor permutations do not have any effects on gameplay.
| | '''UNSC''' |
| {{Armor/Permutation/H3}}
| | *[[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marine Infantryman]] |
| | **[[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|UNSC Marine Shock Troopers]] |
| | **[[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marine Dropship Pilots]] |
| | *[[Office of Naval Intelligence|Office of Naval Intelligence Personnel]] |
| | *[[UNSC Citizens]] |
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| ==== Emblems ====
| | '''Covenant Separatists''' |
| {{Main|Multiplayer Emblems}}
| | *[[Sangheili]] |
| An Emblem is a highly customizable image that appears on the right arm of a Spartan and the back of an Elite during multiplayer matches, they are there to give a player an identity for themselves. ''Halo 3'' introduces several new emblems for the player to use along with new backgrounds to further customize that emblem.
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| | '''Covenant Loyalists''' |
| | *[[San 'Shyuum]] |
| | *[[Jiralhanae]] |
| | *[[Mgalekgolo]] |
| | *[[Unggoy]] |
| | *[[Kig-yar]] |
| | *[[Yanme'e]] |
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| ==== Colors ==== | | =====Non-Sentient===== |
| There are ten base and primary colors, each with three shades of one another that are used to customize your multiplayer color and emblem. On the armor detail color, there is a small painted VI most noticeable on Mark VI shoulder.
| | '''Flood''' |
| *'''''Steel''''', '''Silver''', and '''''White'''''
| | *[[Flood|Standard Forms]] |
| *'''''Red''''', '''Mauve''', and '''''Salmon''''' | | **[[Infection Form]] |
| *'''''Orange''''', '''Coral''', and '''''Peach''''' | | **[[Combat Form]] |
| *'''''Gold''''', '''Yellow''', and '''''Pale''''' | | **[[Carrier Form]] |
| *'''''Sage''''', '''Green''', and '''''Olive''''' | | *[[Pure Form]] |
| *'''''Teal''''', '''Aqua''', and '''''Cyan''''' | | **[[Tank Form]] |
| *'''''Blue''''', '''Cobalt''', and '''''Sapphire''''' | | **[[Stalker Form]] |
| *'''''Violet''''', '''Orchid''', and '''''Lavender''''' | | **[[Ranged Form]] |
| *'''''Crimson''''', '''Rubine''', and '''''Pink''''' | |
| *'''''Brown''''', '''Tan''', and '''''Khaki''''' | |
| *'''Black''' can still be used but, only in Forge or Custom gametypes, as a forced player color under general settings. | |
| *'''Zombie''' a slightly more yellowish version of '''Green''' to make players look like zombies. Only available in Forge or Custom gametypes as a forced player color under general settings. | |
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| ==Appearances==
| | '''Forerunner''' |
| ===Original ''Halo 3''===
| | *[[Sentinel]] |
| ''For subjects that appear in the terminals, see [[Terminal (Halo 3)#Appearances|here]].''
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| |title-1=Characters|
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| '''[[Human]]''' | |
| *[[John-117]]
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| *[[Avery Johnson]]
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| *[[Miranda Keyes]]
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| *[[Terrence Hood]]
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| *[[Hocus]] {{1st}}
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| *[[Reynolds]] {{1st}}
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| *[[Marcus Stacker]]
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| *[[Chips Dubbo]] | |
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| '''[[Sangheili]]'''
| | ==Features== |
| *[[Thel 'Vadam]]
| | ===Weapons=== |
| *[[Rtas 'Vadum]]
| | These are the weapons known to be in the game: |
| *[[N'tho 'Sraom]] {{1st}}
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| *[[Usze 'Taham]] {{1st}}
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| '''[[San'Shyuum]]'''
| | ====[[Covenant]] Standard==== |
| *[[Prophet of Truth]] | | *[[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade]] |
| | *[[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword]] |
| | *[[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol]] |
| | *[[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle]] |
| | *[[Type-26 ASG]] |
| | *[[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher]] |
| | *[[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon]] |
| | *[[Type-50 Sniper Rifle System]] |
| | *[[Type-51 Carbine]] |
| | *[[Type-52 Automatic Plasma Cannon]] |
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| '''[[Jiralhanae]]'''
| | =====Jiralhanae===== |
| *[[Cethegus]] {{1st}} | | *[[Type-2 Antipersonnel Fragmentation Grenade]] |
| *[[Tartarus]] {{Mo}} | | *[[Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer]] |
| | *[[Type-3 Antipersonnel/Antimatériel Incendiary Grenade]] |
| | *[[Type-25 Carbine]] |
| | *[[Type-25 Grenade Launcher]] |
| | *[[Type-52 Pistol]] |
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| '''[[Unggoy]]'''
| | ====[[Forerunner]]==== |
| *[[Flipyap]] {{Fm}} | | *[[Sentinel Beam]] |
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| '''[[Flood]]'''
| | ====[[United Nations Space Command]] Standard==== |
| *[[Gravemind]] | | *[[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle]] |
| | *[[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System]] |
| | *[[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System]] |
| | *[[M7/Caseless Submachine Gun|M7/Caseless Sub-Machine Gun]] |
| | *[[M9 HE-DP Grenade|M9 HE-DP Fragmentation Grenade]] |
| | *[[M41 SSR MAV/AW|M41 SSR MAV/AW Rocket Launcher]] |
| | *[[M90 Close Assault Weapon System|M90A Close Assault Weapon System]] |
| | *[[SRS99D-S2 AM Sniper Rifle]] |
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| '''[[Artificial intelligence]]'''
| | =====Special Weapons===== |
| *[[Cortana]] | | *[[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun]] |
| *[[343 Guilty Spark]] | | *[[LAU-65D/SGM-151|LAU-65D/SGM-151 Missile Pod]] |
| | *[[M7057/Defoliant Projector]] |
| | *[[W/AV M6 G/GNR|W/AV M6 G/GNR Spartan Laser]] |
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| |title-2=Species and entities|
| | ===Equipment=== |
| *[[Human]]
| | {{Main|Equipment}} |
| **[[UNSC Marines]]
| | *[[Bubble Shield]] |
| *[[Sangheili]]
| | *[[Power Drain]] |
| **[[Special Operations Sangheili|SpecOps]]
| | *[[Trip Mine]] |
| **[[Sangheili Major|Major]]
| | *[[Portable Gravity Lift]] |
| **[[Sangheili Minor|Minor]]
| | *[[Radar Jammer]] |
| *[[Jiralhanae]]
| | *[[Flare]] |
| **[[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|War Chieftain]]
| | *[[Regenerator]] |
| **[[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]]
| | *[[Deployable Cover]] |
| **[[Jiralhanae Captain Ultra|Captain Ultra]] {{1st}}
| | *[[Invincibility]] - Campaign only |
| **[[Jiralhanae Captain Major|Captain Major]] {{1st}}
| | *[[Automated Turret]] - Campaign only |
| **[[Jiralhanae Captain|Captain]]
| | *[[Cloaking]] - Campaign only |
| **[[Jiralhanae Bodyguard|Bodyguard]] {{1st}}
| | *[[Active Camouflage]] - Multiplayer only |
| **[[Jiralhanae Jumper|Jumper]]
| | *[[Overshield]] - Multiplayer only |
| **[[Jiralhanae Stalker|Stalker]] {{1st}}
| | *[[Custom Power Up]] - Custom games only |
| **[[Jiralhanae Ultra|Ultra]] {{1st}}
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| **[[Jiralhanae Major|Major]]
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| **[[Jiralhanae Minor|Minor]]
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| *[[Unggoy]] | |
| **[[Special Operations Unggoy|SpecOps]]
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| **[[Unggoy Heavy|Heavy]]
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| **[[Unggoy Major|Major]]
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| **[[Unggoy Minor|Minor]]
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| *[[Kig-Yar]] (''Ruuhtian'') | |
| **[[Kig-Yar Major|Major]]
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| **[[Kig-Yar Sniper|Sniper]]
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| **[[Kig-Yar Minor|Minor]]
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| *[[Lekgolo]]
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| **[[Mgalekgolo]]
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| *[[Yanme'e]]
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| **[[Yanme'e Minor|Minor]]
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| *[[Flood]]
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| **[[Pod infector]]
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| **[[Flood combat form]]
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| **[[Flood carrier form]]
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| **[[Flood pure form]] {{1st}}
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| ***[[Flood stalker form]] {{1st}}
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| ***[[Flood ranged form]] {{1st}}
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| ***[[Flood tank form]] {{1st}}
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| *[[Artificial intelligence]]
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| **[[Smart AI]]
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| ***[[Avatar]]
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| **[[Sentinel]]
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| ***[[Aggressor Sentinel]]
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| ***[[Constructor]]
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| ***[[Guardian Sentinel]] {{1st}} {{C|Hologram only}}
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| **[[Monitor]]
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| *[[Fish]]
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| | ===Vehicles=== |
| *[[Ecumene]]
| | ====Covenant==== |
| **[[Forerunner Fleet Command]] {{Fm}}
| | [[Image:Starry Night by the Ark.PNG|200px|thumb|right|A Covenant Carrier Battle Group]] |
| *[[UEG]]
| | *[[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee]] |
| **[[UNSC]]
| | *[[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghost]] |
| ***[[UNSC High Command]]
| | *[[Type-25 Wraith|Wraith]] |
| ****[[UNSC Communications Commission]] {{Fm}}
| | *[[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery|Anti-Air Wraith]] (Usable through a [[How to Pilot an AA Wraith|glitch]]). |
| ***[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
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| ****[[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s
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| ***[[UNSC Navy]]
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| ****[[Seventh Fleet]] {{1st}}
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| *****[[Battle Group Victory]] {{1st}}
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| ****[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare]]
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| *****[[SPARTAN-II program]]
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| ***[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]
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| ****[[ONI Recon 111]] {{1st}}
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| **[[Voi Greater Outlands Police Bureau]] {{Fm}}
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| **[[Western African Committee on Missing Persons]] {{Fm}}
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| *[[Covenant separatists]]
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| **[[Fleet of Retribution]] {{1st}}
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| *[[Covenant]]
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| **[[Covenant military]]
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| **[[Covenant fleet]]
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| **[[Vheiloth]]
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| *[[Flood]]
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| |title-4=Locations|
| | ====[[Brute Sandbox]]==== |
| *[[Epoloch system]] {{1st}}
| | *[[Type-25 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Brute Chopper]] |
| **[[Requiem]] {{1st}}
| | *[[Type-52 Infantry Support Vehicle|Brute Prowler]] |
| *[[Installation 00]] {{1st}}
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| **[[Cartographer]]
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| **[[Foundry (location)|Foundry]] {{1st}}
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| **[[Installation 00 Citadel|Citadel]] {{1st}}
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| *[[Installation 08]] {{1st}}
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| **[[Control Room (Installation 04)|Control Room]]
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| **[[Phase pulse generator]]
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| *[[High Charity]]
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| **[[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]]
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| **[[Mausoleum of the Arbiter]]
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| *[[Sol system]]
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| **[[Earth]]
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| ***[[East African Protectorate]]
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| ****[[Kenya]]
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| *****[[Crow's Nest (location)|Crow's Nest]] {{1st}}
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| *****[[New Mombasa]] {{Mo}}
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| ******[[Mombasa Tether]] {{c|Wreckage}}
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| *****[[Outpost C9]] {{1st}}
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| *****[[Voi]] {{1st}}
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| ******[[Traxus Factory Complex 09]] {{1st}}
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| ******[[Traxus Factory Complex 71]] {{1st}}
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| *****[[Voi Municipal Water Pump House 03]] {{1st}}
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| *****[[Tsavo]] {{1st}}
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| ******[[Tsavo highway (location)|Tsavo Highway]] {{1st}}
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| *******[[Checkpoint 8]] {{Fm}}
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| ****[[Tanzania]]
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| *****[[A2 Hydroelectric Facility]] {{1st}}
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| *****[[Arusha]] {{Fm}}
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| *****[[Mount Kilimanjaro]] {{1st}}
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| *****[[Zanzibar Island]]
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| ******[[Wind Power Station 7]]
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| ***[[Sector 331]] {{Fm}}
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| |title-5=Events|
| | =====Non-Usable===== |
| *[[Human-Covenant War]] | | *[[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] |
| **[[Battle of Installation 05]] {{Mo}}
| | *[[Assault Carrier]] |
| **[[Battle for Earth]]
| | *[[CCS-class Battlecruiser]] |
| **[[Battle of Installation 00]] {{1st}}
| | *[[Covenant Seraph-class starfighter|Seraph Fighter-Interceptor]] |
| ***[[Battle of the Citadel]]
| | *[[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]] |
| *[[Great Schism]] | | *[[Anti-Air Wraith]] (Only usable through a glitch) |
| *[[Raid on High Charity]] {{1st}} | |
| *[[Raid on Installation 08]] {{1st}}
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| *[[Voi Memorial]] {{1st}}
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| |title-6=Weapons|
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| ====UNSC==== | | ====UNSC==== |
| ;Usable
| | *[[Behemoth-class Troop Transport|Elephant]] - Multiplayer only (Only Spawns on Sandtrap) |
| *[[7 wood]] {{1st}} | | *[[AV-14 Hornet|AV-14 Hornet]] |
| *[[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun]] {{1st}}
| | *[[Warthog#M12 Warthog LRV|M12 Warthog LRV]] |
| *[[Class-2 Guided Munition Launch System]] {{1st}}
| | *[[M12G1 Warthog LAAV|M12G1 Warthog LAAV]] |
| *[[BR55HB battle rifle]] | | *[[M274 Mongoose ULATV|M274 Mongoose ULATV]] |
| *[[LAU-65D/SGM-151 missile pod]] {{1st}}
| | *[[M808B Scorpion MBT|M808B Scorpion MBT]] |
| *[[M247T machine gun]] | | *[[M831 TT Warthog|M831 TT Warthog]] |
| *[[M41 rocket launcher]] | |
| *[[M41 Vulcan]] | |
| *[[M512 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon]] | |
| *[[M6 Spartan Laser]]
| |
| *[[M68 Gauss cannon]]
| |
| *[[M6C/SOCOM]] {{MCCo}}
| |
| *[[M6G magnum]]
| |
| *[[M7 SMG]]
| |
| *[[M7057 flamethrower]]
| |
| *[[M7S SMG]] {{MCCo}}
| |
| *[[M9 fragmentation grenade]]
| |
| *[[M90 shotgun#M90A variant|M90A shotgun]] {{1st}} | |
| *[[MA5C assault rifle]]
| |
| *[[SRS99D-S2 AM sniper rifle]]
| |
| *[[Type 14 Magnetic/Anti-Tank Mine]] {{C|Gametype-specific use only}}
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|
| ;Unusable
| | =====Non-Usable===== |
| *[[Anvil-II air-to-surface missile]]
| | *{{UNSCShip|Adriatic}} |
| *[[M370 autocannon]] | | *[[D77H-TCI Pelican|D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship]] |
| *[[Machine-linked autocannon#M9109 ASW/AC 50mm|M9109 ASW/AC 50mm]] | | *[[Albatross|Albatross Heavy Dropship]] |
| *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] | | *[[C709 Longsword-class Starfighter|C709 Longsword Fighter-Interceptor]] |
| *[[Point-defense gun]] | | *{{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} (FFG-201) |
| **[[M870 Rampart point defense gun]] | | *{{UNSCShip|Aegis Fate}} (FFG-307) |
| *[[Surface-to-air missile launcher]] {{1st}} | | *[[Military Cargo Trucks]] |
| *[[Improvised UNSC bomb]] {{1st}} {{C|Story-specific use only}} | |
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|
| ====Covenant==== | | ==Halo 3 [[Multiplayer]]== |
| ;Usable
| | ===Maps=== |
| *[[Class-2 directed energy cannon]]
| | ====Standard Maps==== |
| *[[Fuel rod cannon]] | | [[Image:H3 map.jpg|right|thumb|A concept model of High Ground.]] |
| *[[Class-1 directed energy cannon#Light plasma cannon (Prowler)|Light plasma cannon]] | | *[[Construct (Level)|Construct]] |
| *[[Energy sword]] | | *[[Epitaph (Level)|Epitaph]] |
| **[[Type-1 energy sword]]
| | *[[Guardian (Level)|Guardian]] |
| *[[Plasma grenade]] | | *[[High Ground (Level)|High Ground]] |
| **{{Pattern|Anskum|plasma grenade}}
| | *[[Isolation (Level)|Isolation]] |
| *[[Gravity hammer (fiction)|Gravity hammer]] | | *[[Last Resort (Level)|Last Resort]] |
| **[[Akelus Workshop gravity hammer]]
| | *[[Narrows (Level)|Narrows]] |
| *[[Jovokada Workshop spike grenade]]
| | *[[Sandtrap (Level)|Sandtrap]] |
| *[[Orgudam Workshop firebomb]] {{1st}}
| | *[[Snowbound (Level)|Snowbound]] |
| *[[Spike cannon]]
| | *[[The Pit (Level)|The Pit]] |
| *[[Spiker]]
| | *[[Valhalla (Level)|Valhalla]] |
| **[[Paegaas Workshop Spiker]]
| |
| *[[Plasma pistol]]
| |
| **{{Pattern|Eos'Mak|plasma pistol}}
| |
| *[[Plasma rifle]]
| |
| **{{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}
| |
| *[[Brute shot]] | |
| **[[Jovokada Workshop Brute Shot]]
| |
| *[[Plasma mortar#Type-26 35cm Directed-Energy Mortar|Type-26 Directed-Energy Mortar]]
| |
| *[[Shade]] | |
| **{{Pattern|Rizsheda|Shade}}
| |
| *[[Needler]]
| |
| **[[Type-33 needler]]
| |
| *[[Fuel rod gun]]
| |
| **{{Pattern|Pez'tk|fuel rod gun}}
| |
| *[[Beam rifle]]
| |
| **{{Pattern|Sulok|beam rifle}}
| |
| *[[Carbine]] | |
| **{{Pattern|Vostu|carbine}}
| |
| *[[Ukala Workshop Mauler]] {{1st}}
| |
| *[[Plasma cannon]]
| |
| **{{Pattern|Pek|plasma cannon}}
| |
|
| |
|
| ;Unusable
| | ====Heroic Map Pack==== |
| *{{Pattern|Shuku|sentry turret}} {{1st}}
| | The [[Heroic Map Pack]] is now available for download from Xbox LIVE Marketplace for free. The maps included in this Map Pack are: |
| *[[Energy projector]]
| | *[[Foundry (Level)|Foundry]] |
| *[[Focus cannon]] | | *[[Rat's Nest (Level)|Rat's Nest]] |
| *[[Heavy plasma cannon]] | | *[[Standoff (Level)|Standoff]] |
| *[[Plasma cannon (starship)|Plasma cannon]] | |
| *[[Pulse laser turret]]
| |
| *{{Pattern|Skar'wa|Mantis}} {{1st}}
| |
|
| |
|
| ====Forerunner==== | | ====Legendary Map Pack==== |
| ;Usable
| | The [[Legendary Map Pack]] will be available for purchase on April 15th 2008 from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 800 Microsoft Points. The maps included in this Map Pack are: |
| *[[Sentinel Beam]] | | *[[Avalanche]] |
| | *[[Blackout]] |
| | *[[Ghost Town]] |
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|
| |title-7=Vehicles|
| | ====Other Maps==== |
| ==== UNSC ==== | | *[[Purple Reign (Level)|Purple Reign]] - Working Title |
| ;Usable
| | *[[Space Camp (Level)|Space Camp]] - Working Title |
| *[[AV-14 Hornet]] | |
| *[[M12 Warthog]] | |
| **[[M12 Chaingun Warthog]]
| |
| **[[M12G1 Gauss Warthog]]
| |
| **[[M831 Troop Transport]]
| |
| **[[M12 Warthog#Other models|M864 Arctic]] {{1st}}
| |
| *[[M274 Mongoose]]
| |
| *[[M313 Elephant]] {{1st}}
| |
| **E-2073 46833-S {{1st}}
| |
| *[[M808C Scorpion]]
| |
|
| |
|
| ;Unusable
| | ===Appearance=== |
| *[[Albatross]]
| | ====Service Tag==== |
| *[[Cart]] {{1st}}
| | The Service Tag is how you and your teammates can be identified quickly on the battlefield. The service Tag is comprised of a letter followed by two numbers. A few examples of Service Tags are K90 and C27. |
| *[[Crassus-class supercarrier]] {{1st}}
| | |
| *[[D77H-TCI Pelican]]
| | When certain specific Service Tag coding is entered for example I17 ''(117)'' a message will appear stating "This Service Tag is currently in use by the UNSC". Another error will happen when ''"N64"'' and ''"P52"''are entered but this is due to trademark infringement, and as a result the service tag will not be allowed. If you put in "A55" it will also state that you can't use the tag. There are also bans on the tags, "N00", "P00", and "J00" |
| *[[Drop pod]]
| |
| **[[M8823 drop pod]]
| |
| *[[F-99 Wombat]] {{1st}}
| |
| *[[GA-TL1 Longsword]]
| |
| *[[S-2 Traxus Cargo Transporter]] {{1st}}
| |
| *[[Tractor unit]]
| |
| *[[UNSC frigate]]
| |
| **{{Class|Charon|light frigate}} {{1st}}
| |
| ***{{UNSCShip|Aegis Fate}} {{1st}}
| |
| ***{{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} {{1st}}
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|
| ==== Covenant ====
| | According to Bungie, as of March 13th the most used Service Tags by players of Halo 3 are, in descending order, O07, M16, I69, P26, S80, H20, I87,and finally D13. |
| ;Usable
| |
| *[[Chopper]]
| |
| **[[Barukaza Workshop Chopper]] {{1st}}
| |
| *[[Banshee]]
| |
| **{{Pattern|Irdnekt|Banshee}} {{1st}}
| |
| *[[Ghost]]
| |
| **{{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}}
| |
| *[[Wraith]]
| |
| **{{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}}
| |
| *[[Qavardu Workshop Prowler]] {{1st}}
| |
|
| |
|
| ;Unusable
| | ====Armor Permutations==== |
| *{{Pattern|Kerel|assault carrier}}
| | There are two player models which you can choose from, the standard [[Spartan]] models or the [[Elite]] models. Each model has several armor variants which can be combined. To unlock these armor types certain achievements and single player actions must first be taken. A lot of them come naturally from completing the campaign on various difficulties but most of them come from earning achievements. |
| **''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' {{1st}}
| |
| *{{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}
| |
| **''[[Indulgence of Conviction]]'' {{1st}}
| |
| *[[Drop pod]]
| |
| **{{Pattern|Udka|Assault Carapace}}
| |
| *[[High Charity]]
| |
| *[[Seraph]]
| |
| **{{Pattern|Kai|seraph}}
| |
| *[[Scarab]]
| |
| **{{Pattern|Deutoros|Scarab}}
| |
| *[[Wraith]]
| |
| **{{Pattern|Ogab'd|anti-aircraft Wraith}} {{1st}}
| |
| *[[Phantom]]
| |
| **{{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}
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|
| |
|
| ====Forerunner==== | | =====Spartan===== |
| ;Unusable
| | *[[MJOLNIR Armor|MJOLNIR Mark VI armor]] |
| *[[Keyship]] | | *[[Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/C variant|MJOLNIR Mark VI [C] variant]] - Close Quarters Battle (CQB) armor |
| **[[Forerunner Dreadnought]] | | *[[Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/V variant|MJOLNIR Mark VI [V] variant]] - Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) armor |
| | *[[Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/EOD variant|MJOLNIR Mark VI [EOD] variant]] - Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) armor |
| | *[[Mark VI(A) MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR Mark VI [A] variant]] - Rogue helmet |
| | *[[Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant|MJOLNIR Mark VI [S] variant]] - Scout armor |
| | *[[Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/R variant|MJOLNIR Mark VI [R] variant]] - Recon armor |
| | *[[Mark V MJOLNIR (Armor permutation)|MJOLNIR Mark V armor]] - [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] helmet |
| | *[[Mark V(m) MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR Mark V [m] variant]] - Security helmet and shoulders |
| | *[[ODST Armor|ODST armor]] - Orbital Drop Shock Trooper helmet |
| | *[[Hayabusa Powered Assault Armor|HAYABUSA armor]] |
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|
| |title-8=Technology and equipment|
| | =====Elite===== |
| ;[[Equipment]]
| | *[[Elite Combat Armor]] - Worn by normal Elites. |
| *[[Bubble Shield]] | | *[[Elite Assault Armor]] - Worn by SpecOps Elites and [[Usze 'Taham]]. |
| *[[Power drain|Power Drain]] {{1st}} | | *[[Elite Flight Armor]] - Worn by pilot Elites. |
| *[[TR/9 Antipersonnel Mine|Trip Mine]] {{1st}}
| | *[[Elite Commando Armor]] - Worn by Commando Elites. |
| *[[Portable gravity lift|Portable Gravity Lift]] {{1st}} | | *[[Elite Ascetic Armor]] - Worn by Ascetics Elites. |
| *[[Radar jammer|Radar Jammer]] {{1st}} | |
| *[[Flare]] {{1st}} | |
| *[[Regenerator]] {{1st}}
| |
| *[[Deployable Cover]] {{1st}}
| |
| *[[Invincibility]] {{1st}}
| |
| *[[Forerunner automated turret|Automated Turret]] {{1st}}
| |
| *[[Cloaking]] {{1st}}
| |
|
| |
|
| ;[[Power-up]]s
| | ====Emblems==== |
| *[[Active Camouflage]]
| | {{Main|Multiplayer Emblems}} |
| *[[Custom Powerup]] {{1st}}
| |
| *[[Overshield]]
| |
|
| |
|
| ;Armor
| | ====Colors==== |
| *[[Jiralhanae power armor]] {{1st}}
| | There are 10 base colors, each with three shades that are used to customize your multi player color and emblem. |
| *[[Kig-Yar combat harness]]
| |
| *[[Kig-Yar targeting headgear]]
| |
| *[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
| |
| **[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] {{c|upgraded helmet only}}
| |
| **[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]]
| |
| ***[[ROGUE-class Mjolnir|Rogue]] {{1st}}
| |
| ***[[CQB-class Mjolnir|CQB]] {{1st}}
| |
| ***[[EOD-class Mjolnir|EOD]] {{1st}}
| |
| ***[[SECURITY-class Mjolnir|Security]] {{1st}}
| |
| ***[[RECON-class Mjolnir|Recon]] {{1st}}
| |
| ***[[SCOUT-class Mjolnir|Scout]] {{1st}}
| |
| ***[[EVA-class Mjolnir|EVA]]
| |
| ***[[Project HAYABUSA]] {{1st}}
| |
| *[[ODST armor]]
| |
| *[[Sangheili harness]]
| |
| **[[Arbiter body armor]]
| |
| **[[Ascetic harness]] {{1st}}
| |
| **[[Assault harness]] {{1st}}
| |
| **[[Commando harness]] {{1st}}
| |
| **[[Flight harness]] {{1st}}
| |
| **[[Ultra-class armor]]
| |
| **[[Combat harness|Sangheili combat harness]]
| |
| *[[Unggoy combat harness]]
| |
|
| |
|
| ;Other
| | Steel, Silver, White<br /> |
| *[[Covenant communication node]] {{1st}}
| | Red, Mauve, Salmon<br /> |
| *[[Covenant storage device|Covenant data storage unit]]
| | Orange, Coral, Peach<br /> |
| *[[Plasma battery|Covenant plasma battery]]
| | Gold, Yellow, Pale<br /> |
| *[[Roadblock|Covenant roadblock]]
| | Sage, Green, Olive<br /> |
| *[[Data crystal chip]]
| | Teal, Aqua, Cyan<br /> |
| *[[Covenant watchtower]]
| | Blue, Cobalt, Sapphire<br /> |
| *[[Distress beacon]] {{1st}}
| | Violet, Orchid, Lavender<br /> |
| *[[Energy shielding]]
| | Crimson, Rubine, Pink<br /> |
| **[[Sangheili personal energy shield]]
| | Brown, Tan, Khaki<br /> |
| *[[Fusion drive]]
| |
| *[[Holotank]]
| |
| **[[Portable holo-pedestal]]
| |
| *[[Identification friend or foe]]
| |
| *[[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet]]
| |
| *[[Medical scanner]] {{1st}}
| |
| *[[Methane tank]]
| |
| *[[Portable computer]]
| |
| *[[Repulsor engine]]
| |
| *[[Shield door]]
| |
| *[[Fusion coil|UNSC fusion core]]
| |
| *[[UNSC Navy uniforms]]
| |
| **[[UNSC Navy Service Uniform]]
| |
| **[[UNSC Navy working uniform]]
| |
| *[[Z-9930 Information Vector Console]] {{1st}}
| |
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| |
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| |title-9=Miscellaneous|
| | ===Matchmaking=== |
| *[[49-6-39]] {{Fm}} | | ====Playlists==== |
| *[[Equipment Control Key Code]] {{Fm}} | | =====Ranked===== |
| *[[Remote Network Control]] {{Fm}} | | *[[Lone Wolves]] - Various games with free for all up to six players. |
| *[[Sangheili (language)]] | | *[[Team Slayer]] - Slayer based games with teams of four. |
| *[[Standard Issue Personel - Mobile Field Bunk]] {{1st}} | | *[[Team Objective]] - Objective based games with teams of four. |
| *[[UNSC site operation security initiatives]] {{Fm}} | | *[[Team Control]] - King of the Hill and Territories games with teams of four. |
| }}
| | *[[Team Doubles]] - Various games with teams of two. |
| | *[[Team Hardcore]] - Various Hardcore games with teams of four. Team Hardcore be replaced by MLG in the April playlist update. |
| | *[[Ranked Big Team Battle]] - Various games with teams of eight. |
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|
| ===''Halo: The Master Chief Collection only''=== | | =====Social===== |
| {{Main|Halo: The Master Chief Collection}}
| | *[[Rumble Pit]] - Various games with free for all. |
| Following the release of ''Halo 3'' onto the PC version of ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'', more story elements have appeared, a number of which are carried over from ''[[Halo Online]]''.
| | *[[Big Team Battle]] - Various games with teams of eight. |
| {{/Appearances/MCC}}
| | *[[Social Slayer]] - Slayer based games with teams of five. |
| | *[[Social Skirmish]] - Objective based games with teams of five. |
| | *[[Multi-Team]] Various games with four teams of two. |
| | *[[Rocket Race]] - Goal based [[VIP]] with four teams of two. |
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|
| == Development == | | =====Community===== |
| === Design === | | *[[MLG]] - Various MLG games with teams of four. |
| {{Expand-section}}
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|
| === Engine === | | =====DLC===== |
| {{Main|Halo 3 Engine}}
| | *DLC Slayer - Slayer based games on Foundry and Standoff with teams of four. |
| The unnamed '''''Halo 3'' Engine'''<ref name="igntrailer">[http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/706/706251p1.html '''E3 2006''': ''Halo 3 Trailer Impressions'']</ref> is the game engine developed for and implemented in ''Halo 3'' and ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. Its unique features include advanced graphics technologies such as [[wikipedia:High Dynamic Range|high dynamic range]], global lighting, and [[wikipedia:Depth of field|depth of field]] effects within cutscenes.<ref>[http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3158071 '''1 Up''': ''Bungie Says Halo 3 Graphics are Coming Together'']</ref>
| | *DLC Objective - Objective based games on Rat's Nest and Standoff with teams of six. |
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|
| === Audio === | | =====Tournaments (Temporary)===== |
| ''Halo 3'' utilises Waves audio plugin which allows audio to be processed in real time as the game engine generates the audio calls.<ref name="waves">[https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=12878 '''Bungie.net''': ''Waves Audio Plug-ins in Halo 3'']</ref>
| | *[[Living Dead]] - Infection games. |
| {{Expand-section}}
| | *Valentines Day - Various gametypes with teams of two. |
| | *US Championship - Various gametypes with free for all up to six players. |
| | *INTL - Various gametypes with free for all up to six players. |
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|
| == Matchmaking == | | =====Double Exp Weekends (Temporary)===== |
| {{Main|Matchmaking}}
| | *[[Grifball]] - Neutral Assault on a Foundry map variant with teams of four. |
| Matchmaking is where people can play with and against each other through a specially designed search system and multiple playlists. In matchmaking, [[Experience Points|EXP]] and [[Skill (Halo 3)|Skill]] can be earned to raise ranks. Also, on some maps like "Guardian" and "Narrows", various equipment such as the [[Flare]] and [[Radar jammer|Radar Jammer]] have been removed due to balance changes.
| | *Team SWAT - [[SWAT]] with teams of four. |
| | *Legendary Brawl - Various games on Heroic, Legendary and shipped maps with free for all with up to sixteen players. |
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|
| === Playlists === | | ====Veto==== |
| {{Main|Playlist}}
| | New system for Halo. Vetoing a map and Game Type is a very useful thing now a days. It is also easy. If there are a total of eight people in the game (a classic four versus four) and five or more people veto, the map and game type will change. If only four veto however the map and game type will remain and played on. Sometimes you will see the map and game type change, but you still get the veto option, this is just because the hosts connection can not support the map, or if anyone in the party can not play the map. When this happens, you still have the right to veto the next map and game type. |
| Playlists are lists of different game variations from free-for-all to team games. They are split into Ranked, Social, Hardcore, Community, DLC, Tournaments and Double EXP Weekends.
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| === Veto === | | ====Ranks==== |
| The Veto system is a new addition to ''Halo 3''. In a game, after the map and game type loads for each player, a 10 seconds countdown starts. If the majority of players in the match decide to veto, by pressing the (X) button, before the countdown ends, a different map and gametype from the playlist will be selected to be played on.
| | There is a ranking system based on real military ranks, to progress in rank you must have a certain amount of experience (EXP) and for officer ratings you'll need a certain skill level (as well as a certain amount of EXP). |
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| If a map and gametype is vetoed by a majority of players, the option to veto will be lost during the next countdown. In some cases, players will see the map and gametype change, but players still get the veto option. This is just because the host's connection cannot support the map, or if anyone in the party cannot play the map. When this happens, you still have the right to veto the next map and game type.
| | =====Enlisted Ratings===== |
| | *Recruit |
| | *Apprentice (grades 1 and 2) |
| | *Private (grades 1 and 2) |
| | *Corporal (grades 1 and 2) |
| | *Sergeant (grades 1, 2, and 3) |
| | *Gunnery Sergeant (grades 1, 2, 3, and Master Sergeant) |
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| === Ranks === | | =====Officer Ratings===== |
| {{Main|1=Rank (Halo 3)|l1=Rank}}
| | *Lieutenant (grades 1, 2, 3, and First Lieutenant) |
| The ranking system is based on real military ranks. To progress in rank, players must earn the required amount of EXP. For [[Commissioned officer|Officer]] ranks, players must also reach a certain skill level in a ranked playlist. If a player earns a certain amount of experience, but does not reach the required skill level to reach the next officer rank, they will instead be promoted to a higher grade of their current rank (For example, A [[Major]] who earns 200 [[Experience Points|EXP]] but does not have a skill level of 35 will be promoted to Major, Grade 2 upon earning 300 EXP).
| | *Captain (grades 1, 2, 3, and Staff Captain) |
| | *Major (grades 1, 2, 3, and Field Major) |
| | *Commander (grades 1, 2, 3, and Strike Commander) |
| | *Colonel (grades 1, 2, 3, and Force Colonel) |
| | *Brigadier (grades 1, 2, 3, and Brigadier General) |
| | *General (grades 1, 2, 3, and Five Star General) |
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| Each Officer rank has a "final" grade which is represented by a unique name instead of a number. Gunnery Sergeant also has this feature. Many players judge others that have the grade 4 rank or "gold bars" as a sign of lack in skill, though not necessarily always true. ''Halo 3'' uses the [http://research.microsoft.com/osa/apg/trueskill.aspx Trueskill] system created by Microsoft to determine skill level in ranked playlists.
| | ===Custom Games=== |
| | In the Custom Games Lobby you can choose the gametypes and maps you want to play with your friends, these include Custom Game types and Map Variants. |
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| == Modes == | | ====Standard Game types==== |
| === Custom games === | | *[[Assault]] |
| {{Main|Custom game}}
| | *[[Capture the flag]] |
| In the Custom Games Lobby, players are given the option to choose the gametypes and maps players have made and want to play with their friends, these include Custom Game types and Map Variants. Unlike matchmaking, custom games do not give EXP.
| | *[[King of the Hill]] |
| | *[[Oddball]] |
| | *[[Juggernaut]] |
| | *[[Slayer]] |
| | *[[Territories]] |
| | *[[VIP]] |
| | *[[Infection]] |
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| ==== Standard gametypes ==== | | ====Custom Game types==== |
| <!--In-game description-->
| | In Halo 3, there are a number of options that can be changed. Press X in the lobby to change the default options, when changing press X again to save as custom game type. |
| *[[Slayer]] - Kill your enemies. Kill your friends' enemies. Kill your friends.
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| *[[Oddball]] - Hold the skull to earn points. It's like Hamlet, with guns.
| |
| *[[King of the Hill]] - Control the hill to earn points. Earn points to win. It's good to be king.
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| *[[Capture the Flag]] - Invade your opponent's stronghold, seize their flag, and return it to your base to score.
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| *[[Assault]] - Carry your bomb to the enemy base, plant it, and defend it until it detonates.
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| *[[Territories]] - Defend your territory and control the land. Teams earn points for territories they control.
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| *[[Juggernaut]] - If you meet the Juggernaut, kill the Juggernaut.
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| *[[Infection]] - The timeless struggle of human versus zombie. If you die by a zombie's hand, you join their ranks.
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| *[[VIP]] - One player on each team is Very Important. Take down the enemy's VIP for points, but take care of your own.
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| ==== Custom gametypes ====
| |
| In ''Halo 3'', there are a number of options that can be changed for custom games. By pressing X in the pregame lobby the host can change the default options, to whatever the player chooses and can save the changes when finished by pressing X again to save as custom game type.
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| Options that can be changed:
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| *Damage resistance | | *Damage resistance |
| *Shield multiplier | | *Shield multiplier |
| *Shield recharge rate | | *Shield recharge rate |
| *Immune to headshots | | *Immune to head shots |
| *Grenade counts (Grenade Regeneration, on or off) | | *Grenade counts (grenade regeneration, on or off) |
| *Infinite ammo | | *Infinite ammo |
| *Weapon pickup (Enabled, Disabled) | | *Weapon pickup disabled |
| *Player speed | | *Player speed |
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| **(50%, 75%, 100%, 200%) | | **(50%, 75%, 100%, 200%) |
| *Vehicle use (Full Use, Passenger only, None) | | *Vehicle use (passenger only) |
| *Motion tracker (off, friendlies only, normal, enhanced) | | *Motion tracker range |
| **Range (10m, 25m, 75m, 100m, 150m) | | **(10m, 25m, 75m, 100m, 150m) |
| *Indestructible vehicles (On, off) | | *Indestructible vehicles (on, off) |
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| === Forge === | | ===Forge=== |
| {{Main|Forge}} | | {{Main|Forge}} |
| Forge is an "object editor" that can be used to edit multiplayer maps. It does not allow as much freedom to edit/make maps as a PC map editor, such as the ''[[Halo Custom Edition|Halo: Custom Edition]]'' and ''[[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|''Halo 2'' for Windows Vista]]'' editing kits. Players can, however, edit objects, spawn points, weapons, teleporters and properties of objects on the map, etc. While in a forge map, players may start editing maps by press up on the D pad; when a player goes into edit mode they take on the appearance of a Forerunner Monitor similar to 343 Guilty Spark. The player now obtains the ability to spawn weapons, vehicles and objects in-game, as well as move and adjust them. New DLC maps like Sandbox and Foundry will allow a player to make their own map using the amount of objects included in the map. While the forge may not allow as much freedom as other map editors, it makes it easier for a player to make a map with "simple" objects. | | Forge is an "object editor" that can be used to edit multi player maps. |
| | It was originally called a map editor until Bungie showed what one could do with it. In Forge, you can edit objects, spawn points, weapons, and properties of objects on the map, etc. And, when playing a map on forge, players may take control as a monitor (very similar to 343 Guilty Spark) and will obtain the ability to spawn weapons and vehicles in-game, as well as move/adjust them too. Players will also have the ability to set traps or create teleporters to warp their friends into other places or set traps for their enemies. The monitor also has the ability to claim the respawn points and create new ones. |
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| | To save a Map Variant while playing forge, press Start and select save changes to overwrite the previous Map Variant or select Save As and give it a name. |
| The Theater mode allows players to save films from the [[Campaign]], [[Multiplayer]], and [[Forge]], and also get film clips and screen shots. This feature of ''Halo 3'' has been exploited for making [[Machinima]] videos and Montages.
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| Saved Films allow a player to view any game, campaign or multiplayer, from any angle. It uses game data to re-create the games, which makes file sizes very small (5 MB for a 15-minute multiplayer match). In the film, players can either watch themselves play through an entire mission or match, or use a bird's eye view to see the bigger scope of how the match or mission plays. Players can go anywhere they want, within the limitations of invisible barriers, so that players cannot fly as high as possible or go very far from their character. In multiplayer matches, players can fast forward or rewind the film so that players can relive the parts you missed. Campaign films cannot be rewound for technical reasons. Only the previous 25 games will be saved under the recent films category on the Xbox 360 console. Older films will be deleted. | | ===Films=== |
| | Saved Films allow a player to view any game, campaign or multiplayer, from any angle. It uses game data to re-create the games, which makes file sizes very small (5 MB for a 15 minute multiplayer match). In the film, you can either watch your own player play through the entire mission or you can go a different way: bird's eye view. You can go anywhere you want, but they will limit your movement so that you cannot fly as high as possible or go very far from your character. You can also fast forward or rewind the film so that you can relive the parts you missed. On Campaign you can't rewind the film. Only your previous 25 games will be saved under the recent films category on your console. Older films will be deleted. |
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| When playing a film, players can record a particular part of the film from any angle they want. Doing this allows players to look back at their saved clip without having to watch the entire film. Players, however, cannot record clips of campaign films due to unknown technical reasons. If players are in a party viewing a film, they will not be able to record clips, nor take screenshots. Also, players may find that when viewing a film clip in a party, the film will not load until there is only one player left in the party. | | When playing a film you record a particular part of the film from any angle you want. Doing this allows you to look back at your greatest moments without having to watch the entire film. You cannot record parts of campaign films. |
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| Screenshots can be taken in any sort of film; all screenshots taken by Xbox Live players are sent to [[Bungie.net]] via the Internet. You must be in single-player theater or film to take a screenshot. Screenshots that are favored by many or impress Bungie employees may be uploaded to [[Bungie Favorites]]. | | Screenshots can be taken in any kind of film; all screenshots taken by XBL players are sent to [http://www.bungie.net Bungie.net] via Internet. You must be in a '''single-player''' theater or film. |
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| {{Main|Halo 3: Original Soundtrack}}
| | The [[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]] album was released on November 20, 2007. It is a two-disc set featuring all the music heard in-game, in order of appearance. As the [[Halo: Original Soundtrack]] the music is in more of a medley format. However, similar to the [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]], tracks are divided into 'suites' corresponding to each level in the game. |
| The ''Halo 3: Original Soundtrack'' was composed by [[Martin O'Donnell]] with the help of [[Michael Salvatori]] and was released on November 20, 2007. It is a two-disc set featuring all the music heard in-game, in order of appearance. | |
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| | A number of bonus tracks and a third-party song will be contained on the second disc of the album, 'LvUrFR3NZ' by Princeton. |
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| The ''Halo 3'' Beta was a phase in the development of ''Halo 3'', produced by Bungie Studios and organized by Microsoft. A public version of the beta was released to the public for three weeks to give people an early chance to play the game and to test amounts of stress on the servers.
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| Several months after the Beta was closed down, Bungie released ''Halo 3 Epsilon'', an internal-only ''Halo 3'' build, to Microsoft employees. The Epsilon featured Campaign (both single-player and cooperative gameplay) on the level Tsavo Highway, as well as Forge and multiplayer on six maps: Epitaph, High Ground, Last Resort, Sandtrap, Snowbound, and Valhalla.
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| ==== Iris ==== | | ==Marketing Promotions== |
| | ===Viral Marketing=== |
| {{Main|Iris}} | | {{Main|Iris}} |
| On June 11, 2007, at 10:26AM PDT, the viral marketing campaign for ''Halo 3'' started, with a believed "hacking" of Bungie.net's forums throughout the next several months fans followed the various clues and hints to unlock "servers" which would reveal the final moments of the Forerunners. [[Halo 3: The Cradle of Life|Cradle of Life]]: The Cradle of Life is a short flash animation web comic, and is one of the first parts of the Iris campaign. | | On June 11th, 2007, at 10:26AM PDT, a viral marketing campaign for ''Halo 3'' started, called "''[[Iris]]''". |
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| | ====Announcement Trailer==== |
| Believe was the marketing slogan and campaign for ''Halo 3'' developed by both Bungie Studios and Microsoft. The word "Believe" appears to be honoring the legacy of SPARTAN-117, citing him as a hero of humanity whose brave actions inspired other servicemen of the United Nations Space Command during the final days of the Human-Covenant War. It has been noted that the Believe trailers took place about 50 years after ''Halo 3''{{'}}s storyline.
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| ==== Announcement trailer ==== | |
| {{Main|Halo 3 Announcement Trailer}} | | {{Main|Halo 3 Announcement Trailer}} |
| ''Halo 3'' was officially announced via a cinematic trailer rendered in real-time, on May 9, 2006 during the Microsoft press conference. The reveal utilized real-game assets, fiction and locations. The trailer shows John-117 walking through wreckage of the [[New Mombasa]] space elevator with Cortana appearing at several intervals. He then stops at the edge of a cliff where the Covenant forces are hovering over a [[Forerunner]] [[Portal at Voi|structure]]. The trailer ends with the structure opening and firing a beam of light.
| | At E3 2006, [[Bungie]] released their announcement trailer. It required long hours and hard work from many, many Bungie staffers, and utilizes real-game assets, fiction and locations from parts of the "real" game. It shows [[John-117]] walking through some wreckage of the [[New Mombasa]] space elevator with [[Cortana]] appearing at several intervals to give her lines. He then arrives at a cliff where the [[Covenant]] forces are hovering over a [[Forerunner]] structure (believed to be the Ark). The trailer ends with the Forerunner structure opening and firing a beam of light. |
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| ==== Starry Night ====
| | The Trailer fueled speculation about what was going to happen in the game, particularly [[Cortana]]'s last line in the trailer: "''This'' is the way the world ends,"<ref>''Please have Cortana's lines pronounced so that I don't see 36 threads about it.''<br /><br />"I have defied gods and demons." <br /><br />"I am your shield, I am your SWORD."<br /><br />"I know you, your past, your future."<br /><br />"This is the way the world ends."<br /><br />[[Frankie]] --[http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?link=weeklyupdatemay1206 Weekly Update May 12, 2006]</ref> which references the first of the [[Cortana Letters]]. The line itself refers to [[wikipedia:T. S. Eliot|T. S. Eliot]]'s ''The Hollow Men'', which ends: |
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| The Starry Night trailer was released on December 4, 2006 during Monday Night Football on ESPN. It shows two children staring at the stars talking about whether there is life out there in the universe, before switching to a dazed [[John-117|Master Chief]] recovering from some form of blast. Once back on his feet, he picks up his helmet and then uses a [[Bubble Shield]] to defend himself from an incoming [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraith]]'s plasma mortar. He then quickly charges forward, eventually jumping over a cliff into a swarm of [[Covenant Empire|Covenant Loyalists]]. It is speculated, yet left to interpretation, that the two children are [[John-117]] and [[Kelly-087]] when they were young. | |
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| | :''This is the way the world ends'' |
| {{Main|Halo 3 ViDoc: Et Tu, Brute?}}
| | :''Not with a bang but a whimper.'' |
| The Et Tu Brute ViDoc was released before the end of 2006 and was a behind-the-scenes look at the development of ''Halo 3'', specifically focusing on the Brutes in ''Halo 3''. This 7:03 min clip interviews various Bungie employees about the Brutes, their development and flaws in ''Halo 2'', and how they were expanded upon in ''Halo 3''.
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| | Cortana's emphasis on "this" implies she is rejecting the poem, and that the world will end with a bang - likely referring to the Halo installations being activated. |
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| The Is Quisnam Protero Damno ViDoc was released several months before the release of the ''Halo 3'' Beta. The video focuses on the multiplayer in ''Halo 3''. This 7:12 minute clip interviews various Bungie employees about the development of the various multiplayer aspects of the game.
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| ==== ViDoc: Cinema Paradiso ==== | | ====Starry Night Trailer==== |
| {{Main|Halo 3 ViDoc: Cinema Paradiso}} | | {{Main|Starry Night}} |
| Cinema Paradiso is the third and final ViDoc released by Bungie before the release of ''Halo 3''. Released on September 20, 2007 the 7:13 video interviews various Bungie employees about the development of the theater and forge features of the game.
| | Starry Night Trailer was released on December 4, 2006 with its format designed for TV Ads. It shows two kids staring at the stars talking about whether there are aliens before switching to a dazed [[Master Chief]] recovering from some form of blast. Once he gets back on his feet, he uses a [[Bubble Shield]] to defend himself from an incoming [[Wraith]] plasma mortar and then charges forward, eventually jumping over a cliff into a swarm of [[Covenant Loyalists]]. |
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| ==== E3 2007 Trailer ==== | | ====E3 2007 Trailer==== |
| {{Main|Halo 3 E3 2007 Trailer}} | | {{Main|Halo 3 E3 2007 Trailer}} |
| Revealed at the end of Microsoft's E3 press conference on July 11 this trailer was the final trailer to show off the actual game itself and unlike the previous trailers, the ''Halo 3'' E3 2007 trailer focused on showing various gameplay and cinematic clips. While the trailer did little to further knowledge about the ''Halo 3'' plot, it confirmed many speculations about the game, the least of which was that the Arbiter and the [[John-117|Master Chief]] will fight alongside one another in the game.
| | The final trailer for Halo 3 was released during E3 2007. Unlike the others, this trailer focused on showing various gameplay and movie clips. While the trailer did little to further knowledge about the Halo 3, it confirmed many speculations about the game, the least of which was that the [[Arbiter]] and the [[Master Chief]] will fight alongside one another in the game at some point. |
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| ==== Halo: Landfall ==== | | ====Believe==== |
| {{Main|Halo: Landfall}} | | {{Main|Believe}} |
| Halo: Landfall is a trilogy of short films that were designed to promote the release of ''Halo 3''. Directed by [[Neill Blomkamp]] with props and costume design by [[WETA Workshop]] Landfall tells the story of two [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]] on a mission to coordinate Master Chief's rescue.
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| ''Halo 3'' was released in three separate versions. The Standard Edition contains the game disc, manual, and a small poster with the game's control-map and artwork. The Limited Edition, contained in a metal case, contains the game disc, manual, poster, interactive Xbox 360 bonus disc with several featurettes, and a hard cover bound "Bestiarum", which is a collection of information and art covering the species, cultures, and civilizations of ''Halo 3''. The final version was marketed as the "Legendary Edition", which contains the game disc, manual, poster, interactive bonus disc, Bestiarum (on one of the DVD discs), Legendary DVD containing special content exclusive to the Legendary Edition, and a scale replica of the Master Chief's helmet as a case for the three discs.
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| The launch of ''Halo 3'' also coincided with the release of various games, action figures, collectibles and marketing promotions. This included a Halo 3 Spartan Edition Controller and [[Halo 3 Covenant Edition Controller]] that features ''Halo 3'' themed artwork from renowned artist Todd McFarlane. The controllers included a Master Chief figurine. While previous ''Halo'' action figure series were produced by [[Joyride Studios]] the studios closure in 2007 allowed Todd McFarlane's [[McFarlane Toys]] to release ''Halo 3'' Action Figures. On September 18, 2007 Wizkids released the [[Halo ActionClix]] collection. The tabletop game features miniature characters and vehicles from the ''Halo'' universe. Microsoft also collaborated with Pepsi-Cola to release the first promotional soft drink for a video game. [[Mountain Dew Game Fuel]] was a soda which was released on August 13, 2007 and was available for 12 weeks to promote the launch of ''Halo 3''. 7-Eleven sold a Slurpee version of the drink along with several collectible cups. On September 16, 2007 Microsoft released a ''Halo 3'' edition of the Xbox 360. The console includes various ''Halo 3'' themed items including a ''Halo 3'' headset, and special exclusive gamer pics and themes only available to those who purchase the console. As part of the ''Halo 3'' marketing assault Microsoft also released a Halo Trilogy-themed [[Halo 3 Zune|Zune media player]]. It features Halo content in many media formats including exclusive artwork from the trilogy and a special [[Red vs Blue]] PSA. Master Replicas also released ornament [[Halo 3 Scale Replica Weapons|Halo 3 scale replica weapons]]. [[Wikipedia:Burger King|Burger King]] also announced a ''Halo 3'' Promotion from a Microsoft press release on August 9, 2007, the promotion which started September 24 including limited edition FRYPODS and 42 oz drink cups featuring Halo designs and characters on food wrappings. Pontiac produced a special [[wikipedia:Pontiac G6|Pontiac G6]] GXP Street Edition, outfitted with a ''Halo 3'' styled paint job. It was part of a sweepstakes hosted by [[wikipedia:Best Buy|Best Buy]], called the ''Best Buy Play & Win Sweepstakes''.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12761 '''Bungie.net''': ''Best Buy’s Golden Gift to Halo Players'']</ref>
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| | Believe is a Microsoft marketing campaign for Halo 3. |
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| | It features the word "Believe" as a tag line, and appears to be honoring the legacy of SPARTAN-117, citing him as a hero of the United Nations Space Command Defense Force whose brave actions inspired other servicemen during the Human-Covenant War. It has also been cited that it has been linked to the popular message board Neogaf. |
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| ''Halo 3'' was called the most sought-after video game of 2007,<ref>[http://www.vita.mn/story.php?id=12329421 '''Vita.mn''': Video games: ''Halo effect'']</ref><ref>[http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/14463/Master-Chief-Immortalized-in-Wax-at-Madame-Tussauds/ '''Team Xbox by IGN''': ''Master Chief Immortalized in Wax at Madame Tussauds'']</ref> and one of the most hyped video games of all time.<ref name="pittsburgh">[http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_529167.html '''Pittsburgh Tribune-Review''': ''Halo 3 gamers brave midnight openings'']</ref><ref>[http://www.totallygn.com/2009/06/12/halo-3/ '''Totally IGN''': ''Halo 3'']</ref><ref>[http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/halo_s_new_heights_keep_gamers_up_at_night_06-18-2008_09_52_07.html '''Beaumont Enterprise''': ''Halo's new heights keep gamers up at night'']</ref>
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| Prior to its launch, ''Halo 3'' was expected to be one of the biggest entertainment events of the year,<ref>[http://www.daytondailynews.com/e/content/oh/story/entertainment/2007/09/24/ddn092507lifehalo.html '''Dayton Daily News''': '''Halo 3' drops the hammer'']</ref> and among the biggest entertainment releases of all time.<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/may07/05-15Halo3LaunchPR.mspx '''Microsoft News Center''': ''“Halo 3” to Make Entertainment History on Sept. 25'']</ref><ref>[http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=130125&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1055079&highlight= '''GameStop''': ''Hollywood and GameStop Roll out the Red Carpet for Halo 3 Launch'']</ref><ref>[http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iSectionId=2887&iArticleId=4061398 '''IOL Techonology''': ''Halo 3 vying with movie blockbusters'']</ref><ref>[http://www.dailystar.co.uk/posts/view/16187/Halo-3/ '''Daily Star''': ''Simply The Best 7 Days A Week: Game On: Halo 3'']</ref> Additionally, ''Halo 3'' was expected to stir the sales of the Xbox 360 console<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-9783413-17.html '''CNET News''': ''Why 'Halo 3' will decide the Xbox 360's fate'']</ref><ref>[http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iSectionId=2887&iArticleId=5020969 '''IOL Technology''': ''Microsoft's 'Halo 3' launches amid spectacle'']</ref> - being a "killer application".<ref>[http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2007/09/25/1_HALO25_--_home_entertainme.AR0_ART_09-25-07_D3_C580JGG.html '''The Columbus Dispatch''': ''All hail Halo 3'']</ref><ref>[http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20070925-9999-1n25halo.html '''SignOnSanDiego''': ''Microsoft pins Xbox 360 hopes on 'Halo 3' sales'']</ref> The craziness of the ''Halo 3'' launch was compared to the madness of the iPhone, Harry Potter books and Star Wars movies releases.{{Ref/Reuse|pittsburgh}}
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| ''Halo 3'' has received mainly positive reviews from both the online gaming sites and country specific magazines. Each review has praised it, stating ''"the winning formula is still apparent"'' with ''"multiplayer constantly surprising and engaging"'', while new features of ''Forge'' and ''Saved Films'' were singled out as particularly interesting new features. ''Halo 3'' has also gone on to win a number of awards from:
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| *'''''Spike TV Awards''''': Best Multiplayer Game, Most Addictive Video Game Fueled by Dew.
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| *'''''Geezer Gamers''''': Geezer Game of the Year, Multiplayer Game of the Year.
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| *'''''Gametrailers''''': 2007's Best Xbox 360 Game of the Year, Best Multiplayer of the Year, Best First Person Shooter
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| *'''''X-Play Presents "G-Phoria"''''': Game of the Year.
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| *'''''EDGE''''': The Edge Award For Interactive Innovation.
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| *'''''IGN''''': Xbox 360 Best Online Multiplayer, Xbox 360 Most Innovative Design.
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| ''Halo 3: ODST'' was originally intended to be campaign extension that covered the events of the [[Battle of Earth]], and ends roughly one month before ''Halo 3'' begins. However, during its development, ''ODST'' quickly evolved into what was essentially a full game in its own right. In ''ODST'', the player takes control of an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper as he navigates though the Covenant occupied New Mombasa trying to discover the fate of his fellow squad members.
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| *At precisely 6:36pm PST on the 28th of February 2009, in a three-minute and nineteen second game of Infection on Foundry, four players participated in ''Halo 3'''s one billionth match.<ref name="billionth">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=CGHV33KGD2R9D3W9V4QY7MF9Q '''Bungie.net''': ''One BILLION Served'']</ref> In comparison, ''[[Halo 2]]'' has to date only had 800 million games played.
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| *For Christmas 2006, Microsoft and [[Bungie]] gave U.S. Troops in Iraq a chance to play the ''Halo 3'' multiplayer alpha build of the game.<ref>[http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/12501/US-Soldiers-Get-to-Play-Halo-3-Beta-Footage-Leaked/ '''Team Xbox''': ''U.S. Soldiers Get to Play Halo 3 Beta, Footage Leaked'']</ref>
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| *On the Cops & Robbers commercial for the Xbox 360 at the Xbox Live Marketplace, one of the license plates says HA LO307, or ''Halo 3'' 07.
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| *The game has 39,377 lines of dialogue, most of them randomly triggered during game play.<ref>[http://nikon.bungie.org/news.html?item=20971 '''Halo.Bungie.org''': ''Halo Dialogue Statistics, from the source'']</ref>
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| *The original ''Halo 3'' before the Auto-Update 2 patch contained 49 [[Achievement]]s, which is a seven reference [[Seven|7]]x7=49, and these together are worth 1000 [[Gamerscore]].
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| *Argos, a UK retail store, started accidentally selling copies of the game one week prior to the actual release date. All ''Halo 3'' products were removed from shelves when the store realized its mistake. However, a number of copies still made it into the hands of the public and a video showcasing the ending made it onto YouTube.
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| *''Halo 3'' multi-player was shown at the Penny Arcade Expo as the final round of the Omegathon and showed the level [[Guardian (map)|Guardian]] before its release date.
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| *''Halo 3'' has been referenced in [[List of outside references to the Halo series|various examples of outside media]]. Footage of ''Halo 3'' can be seen in an episode of [[wikipedia:Sarah Connor Chronicles|The Sarah Connor Chronicles]] and [[wikipedia:Glee (TV series)|Glee]] as well as in the feature film [[Wikipedia: Jumper (film)|Jumper]], [[Wikipedia:Bride Wars|Bride Wars]], [[Wikipedia:Knight Rider (2008 film)|Knight Rider]], and [[Wikipedia:|CSI: Miami]], although in Jumper and CSI, an original Xbox controller is used. Also, ''Halo 3'' game play is featured in music videos for the songs <nowiki>'</nowiki>''[[Wikipedia:Beggin'#Other cover versions|Beggin]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> by [[Wikipedia:Madcon|Madcon]] and <nowiki>'</nowiki>''[[Wikipedia:Riverside (song)|Riverside]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> by [[Wikipedia:Sidney Samson|Sidney Samson]]. In addition, in the movie [[Wikipedia: Eagle Eye|Eagle Eye]], the two main characters venture into a Circuit City, where they receive shocking news. In the background before they enter a room, one can see a ''Halo 3'' promotional poster behind them. This poster can also be seen in the background in ''[[Wikipedia:The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film)|The Day the Earth Stood Still]]''.
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| *''Halo 3'' was released on the 25th of September, this is most likely a [[seven]] reference (2+5=7).
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| *[[Forge]] is one of the new features not seen in previous games. Along with [[Theater]] mode, these two allow things not available in other games. Forge is accurately described as an object editor, allowing the player to customize many aspects of the game from scenery to weapons.
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| *As of 1 March 2009, the total amount of online [[Matchmaking]] time accounted to 2,023,153,340,764 seconds, equal to 64,109 years of playtime.{{Ref/Reuse|billionth}}
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| *Players who played this game with their current LIVE account will unlock the ''Halo 3'' [[Nameplates|Visual Flair]] in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
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| *During development, Bungie staff planned out where all the missions take place on the Ark, including cut content. This was done to assist level designers with the creation of skyboxes among other things for the game.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=Lorestream|fYaxRoAf96s|HALO|Halo Lore Stream: The Halo Array|Y=2018|M=04|D=06|343 discuss the Halo Array}}
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| ==Gallery==
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| File:EPK H3 Logo.jpg|The full ''Halo 3'' logo.
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| File:Halo 3 Logo Large.png|The abbreviated version of the ''Halo 3'' logo.
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| ===Cover art===
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| File:Halo3-GameCover.jpg|The cover art for ''Halo 3''.
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| File:H3 Full Cover Art No Logos.jpg|The full cover art.
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| ===Concept art=== | | ===Products and Collectibles=== |
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| | [[Image:Halo3-360.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Halo 3 [[Xbox 360]].]] |
| File:Halo 3 promo 1.jpg|Concept art of John-117 leading a group of ODSTs.
| | *Halo 3: [[Collector's Edition]]. |
| File:Halo 3 promo 2.jpg|Concept art of John-117 standing behind Cortana.
| | *Halo 3: [[Legendary Edition]]. |
| File:Halo 3 promo 3.jpg|Concept art of John-117 with Pelican flying overhead.
| | *[[Halo 3 Spartan Edition Controller]]. |
| File:Halo 3 promo 4.jpg|Concept art of UNSC personnel in a town.
| | *[[Halo 3 Covenant Edition Controller]]. |
| File:H3 - Manual interior.jpg|Concept art of John-117 amidst the ruins of the [[Mombasa Tether]].
| | *[[Mountain Dew Game Fuel]] is a new version of Mountain Dew soda which was released on August 13th, 2007 and was available for 12 weeks. |
| File:H3 - Poster Chief-Arby.jpg|Concept art of Arbiter Thel 'Vadam and John-117.
| | *Bungie has worked with Jasman Toys and they will be showcasing the new [[Halo Laser Tag Replica Guns]]. |
| File:H3 - Concept - Master chief.jpg|Concept art of John-117 with an [[M41B SPNKr]].
| | *Tod McFarlane's line of [[Action_Figures#Halo_3|Halo 3 Action Figures]]. |
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| | *There is a Halo 3 edition of the Xbox 360. It was released on September 16th, and will have other things in the box like a wired Halo 3 headset. |
| | *The [[Halo 3 Zune]] is a Zune in a Halo Trilogy-theme. It features Halo content in many media formats. Included in the Zune, are trailers, music, and artwork, from the critically acclaimed Halo series. |
| | *[[Halo 3 scale replica weapons]]. These are just ornaments and are not toys. |
| | *[[Burger King]] announced a Halo 3 Promotion from a Microsoft press release on August 9th, 2007 including limited edition FRYPODS and 42 oz drink cups. |
| | *[[Halo ActionClix]] including special figures like brute jump pack, master chief with dual spikers, brute stalkers, and a few others. |
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| === Screenshots === | | ===Trivia=== |
| <gallery> | | *For Christmas 2006, [[Microsoft]] & [[Bungie]] gave the U.S. soldiers in Iraq a chance to play the Halo 3 multiplayer public pre-alpha. <ref>[http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/12501/US-Soldiers-Get-to-Play-Halo-3-Beta-Footage-Leaked/]</ref> |
| File:H3 MasterChiefhighres.jpg|Early image of John-117.
| | *On the Cops & Robbers commercial for the 360 at the Xbox Live Marketplace, one of the license plates says HA LO307, aka Halo 3 07. |
| File:Val ext3.jpg|The map Valhalla.
| | *The game has 39,377 lines of dialogue, most of them randomly triggered during gameplay.<ref>[http://nikon.bungie.org/news.html?item=20971 Halo Dialogue Statistics, from the source] - HBO, November 12, 2007</ref> |
| </gallery> | | *In several of Cortana's messages to the Chief, she quotes [[Dr. Halsey]]'s lines from [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]. This is logical considering Cortana was created with a flash clone of Dr. Halsey's brain. |
| | *The chances of two people having the same service tag on Xbox Live is 2574 to 1. |
| | *Throughout all of Halo 3's storyline, the Master Chief's codename is Sierra 117, the name of the first level. |
| | *Like the other two games, Halo 3 has a trailer that plays on the menu when you leave it for a length of time. |
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| === Manual cover art candidates === | | ==Sources== |
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| File:Halo3 manual 1.jpg|Proposed cover art for the ''Halo 3'' manual featuring John-117 in a group of Marines.
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| File:Halo3 manual 2.jpg|Proposed cover art for the ''Halo 3'' manual featuring John-117 standing in front of a Pelican.
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| File:Halo3 manual 3.jpg|Proposed cover art for the ''Halo 3'' manual featuring John-117 and Cortana.
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| File:Halo3 manual 4.jpg|Proposed cover art for the ''Halo 3'' manual featuring John-117 and the Arbiter fighting together.
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| ===Promotional material=== | | ==Related Links== |
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| | ===Internal=== |
| File:Pontiac H3.jpg|The ''Halo 3''-themed Pontiac.
| | *[[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer]] |
| File:Pontiac H3 2.jpg|The interior of the Pontiac.
| | *[[Halo 3 Credits]] |
| File:H3 Promotional Chief image.jpg|Image of [[John-117]] used in several Halo 3 promotional works.
| | *[[Starry Night|60sec ESPN Commercial Starry Night]] |
| File:H3 EGMCover.jpg|Artwork of three [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]]s featured on the cover of [[Wikipedia:Electronic Gaming Monthly|Electronic Gaming Monthly]].
| | *[[ViDoc: Et Tu Brute]] - a 7 min documentary about the Brutes ViDoc: Et Tu Brute |
| File:H3 EGMCoverAlt.jpg|A recolored version of the previous artwork.
| | *[[ViDoc: Is Quisnam Protero Damno]] |
| File:H3 Teaser Rd8 01HR.jpg|Title promotional poster.
| | *[[ViDoc: Cinema Paradiso]] |
| File:H3 Promotional Poster.jpg|Promotional poster.
| | *[[Halo 3 Beta]] |
| File:H3 Promotional Poster Horizontal.jpg|Expanded version of the promotional poster.
| | *[[Mountain Dew Game Fuel]] - Halo 3 themed Mountain Dew |
| File:H3 ChiefPromo1.jpg|Promotional sketch of John-117.
| | *[[Halo 3 Zune]] - A limited edition Microsoft Zune. |
| File:H3 ChiefPromo2.jpg|Another promotional sketch.
| | *[[Halo 3 Achievements]] |
| File:H3 ChiefPromo3.jpg|Another promotional sketch.
| | *[[Halo 3: The Cradle of Life]] |
| File:H3 Concept GameProSketch1.jpg|Concept sketch of the ''Halo 3'' ''[[Wikipedia:GamePro|GamePro]]'' magazine cover.
| | *[[Halo 3 Official Strategy Guide]] |
| File:H3 Concept GameProSketch2.jpg|Another concept sketch of the ''GamePro'' cover.
| | *[[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]] |
| File:H3 - Multiplayer concept art.jpg|Finalized artwork for the ''GamePro'' magazine cover.
| | *[[Burger King]] |
| File:H3 Concept OXMCover.jpg|Concept of a ''Halo 3''-themed cover for the ''[[Wikipedia:Official Xbox Magazine|Official Xbox Magazine]]''.
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| ==Notes == | | ===External=== |
| {{Ref/Notes}}
| | *[http://www.haloarena.com HaloArena] - Halo 3 Forums, Tournaments & Videos |
| == Sources == | | *[http://besthalovids.blogspot.com Best Halo Vids] - Collection of videos |
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| | *[http://h3customs.com H3Customs] - Find Halo 3 custom game matches. The next best thing to the non-existent XBL Public. |
| | *[http://mjolnirtactics.com/ Online Campaign & Multiplayer Guide] |
| | *[http://mjolnirtactics.com/skulls.html Skulls Guides] - Skull guides with pictures |
| | *[http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?link=Halo3Announcement Bungie's Announcement] |
| | *[http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0494232/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9aGFsb3xmdD0xfG14PTIwfGxtPTUwMHxjbz0xfGh0bWw9MXxubT0x;fc=22;ft=43;fm=1| IMDB Entry on Halo 3] |
| | *[http://www.haloeastereggs.net/eastereggs.php?gamename=Halo%203 Halo 3 Easter Eggs] |
| | *[http://halo3.com Halo 3 Website] - Main Halo 3 Website |
| | *[http://halo.msn.com/ ''Halo 3'' at MSN.com] |
| | *[http://halo3.tournamentfront.com Tournamentfront] - Create or play in various tournaments |
| | *[http://www.Halo3spot.com Halo 3 News] |
| | *[http://www.playlandstation.com/2007/10/01/halo-3-high-resolution-photoshop-brushes/ Halo 3 Photoshop Brushes] - Very detailed high resolution brushes. |
| | *[http://halocharts.com Leaderboards and Player Stats tracked over time] |
| | *[http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox360/23195/info.shtml Halo 3 at ''Gamepro.com''] |
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| ==See also==
| | {{Halo Games}} |
| *[[Halo 3 credits|Halo 3 Credits]]
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| *[[Halo 3: The Official Strategy Guide]]
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