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Halo 3 is the third mainline first-person shooter game in the Halo franchise. Released in September 2007 for the Xbox 360, the game is the conclusion to the original trilogy storyline started in Halo: Combat Evolved and continued in Halo 2. With Covenant divided by civil war, the Flood loose, the Halo Array primed for firing and Earth under siege by the forces of the Prophet of Truth, the Master Chief finds himself in a race against time to ensure the survival of Earth, humanity and all life in the galaxy.
On July 14, 2020, Halo 3 will for the first time be released on Steam and Windows devices as part of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, the first time the game has ever been playable on PC platforms.
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Halo 3 is the third mainline first-person shooter game in the Halo franchise, and a sequel to Halo 2. Developed primarily by Bungie and published by Xbox Game Studios, Halo 3 released on September 25, 2007 on the Xbox 360, later becoming playable on Xbox One via backward compatibility and inclusion in Halo: The Master Chief Collection, with a launch for PC in Summer of 2020. The game was the first Halo to be released on the Xbox 360 console, and was first revealed at E3 2006.
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Halo 3 features an extensive single-player campaign, focusing on the efforts of the Master Chief as he attempts to save the galaxy from the Covenant and the Flood. The game can support two players on split-screen, with the second player playing as the Arbiter, while up to four players can play in co-operative campaign over Xbox LIVE - with players three and four taking the role of Elite allies N'tho 'Sraom and Usze 'Taham.
Due to the onset of the Great Schism in Halo 2, one of the biggest changes to Halo 3 campaign gameplay is the replacement of the Elites with the Brutes as the primary enemy type. To support their new role in the Covenant, the Brutes have been outfitted with a whole new suite of weapons, vehicles and armor to ensure their leadership goes unchallenged.
Halo 3 features a number of collectibles and easter eggs within its campaign levels, for unlock by the player. Most prominent among these are the Skulls and the Terminals. Each level features a hidden skull that, once picked up, can then activate unique gameplay effects to increase the game difficulty or add humorous effect.
The Terminals feature as a series of hidden text logs detailing the final days of the Forerunners' war with the Flood, serving as cryptic conversations and logs with deep links to lore from earlier media such as IRIS and later media such as The Forerunner Saga.
Arrival
Sierra 117
Crow's Nest
Tsavo Highway
The Storm
Floodgate
The Ark
The Covenant
Cortana
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Q: When was Halo 3 released?
A: Halo 3 was released on September 25, 2007, for Xbox 360 devices.
Q: What platforms can I play Halo 3 on?
A: Halo 3 was originally released on Xbox 360, and this version of the game is now backwards compatible on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S devices. Additionally, Halo 3 is included in the Master Chief Collection, a collection of all first-person-shooter Halo games released for Xbox and Xbox 360. The collection provides numerous minor improvements to Halo 3 such as 1080p and 4K UHD support, 60fps and cross-game play with other Halo titles included in the collection. The Master Chief Collection is currently available on Xbox One and will be available for Xbox Series X, though the Halo 3 component of the game is set to launch on PC in the near-future.
Q: Can I install Halo 3 and Halo 3: Mythic onto my Xbox 360 hard drive?
A: While you can install Halo 3 onto your Xbox 360 hard drive, you will experience longer load times due to how Halo 3 dealt with cache regarding the map files. This issue will not affect the game on the Xbox One family of consoles and Halo 3 on the Master Chief Collection.
Q: When will Halo 3 release on PC?
A: Halo 3 is set to be released on July 14, 2020, on PC.
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Q: Do I need to be familiar with any other Halo media?
A: Halo 3 begins mere hours after the final cutscene of Halo 2 and continues most of its plot elements. Meaning that players should be familiar with the events that transpired in that game in order to fully understand the plot of this game.
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Master Chief and the Arbiter in the East African jungles.
The multiplayer map Valhalla.
Capture the Flag on Standoff.
Master Chief fighting Brutes.
A Warthog convoy.
The multiplayer map High Ground.
Usze 'Tham and N'tho 'Sraom.
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Concept art of UNSC soldiers in an urban environment.
Concept art of multiplayer.
Concept art of the Crow's Nest hangar, with the African savanna stretched out below it.
Concept art of Master Chief in the ruins of the Mombasa Tether.
Concept art of the Chief and Arbiter.
Concept art for Guardian.
