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Both games' respective lists are similar in that in both cases, achievements are split up fairly evenly between single-player and multiplayer modes.
Both games' respective lists are similar in that in both cases, achievements are split up fairly evenly between single-player and multiplayer modes.


Halo 3, however, offers quantitative rewards for finding the various [[Skull]]s located throughout the game, while Halo 2 does not.
[[Halo 3]], however, offers quantitative rewards for finding the various [[Skull]]s located throughout the game, while Halo 2 does not.


"Kill three (or four) enemies within four seconds of each other" comprises a pair of achievements common to both titles.  While Halo 2 PC refers to these achievements as "Triple Kill" and "Killtacular" respectively, however, Halo 3 refers to these as "Triple Kill and Overkill", because Overkill is referred to as "Killtacular" in Halo 2 and Halo 1.
"Kill three (or four) enemies within four seconds of each other" comprises a pair of achievements common to both titles.  While [[Halo 2 Vista]] refers to these achievements as "Triple Kill" and "Killtacular" respectively, [[Halo 3]] refers to these as "Triple Kill and Overkill", because Overkill is referred to as "Killtacular" in both Halo 2 and Halo 1.


Halo 3 offers several achievements ("Used Car Salesman" and "Headshot Honcho", for example) that may be earned in either the single-player Campaign or online Multiplayer, while Halo 2 doesn't at all.
Halo 3 offers several achievements ("Used Car Salesman" and "Headshot Honcho", for example) that may be earned in either the single-player Campaign or online Multiplayer, while Halo 2 doesn't at all.


==Halo 3 Achievements==
==Halo 3 Achievements==
This is a list of '''''[[Halo 3]]'' [[Achievement]]s'''. There are a total of 49 original achievements that were shipped with the game, worth a total of 1000 Gamerscore (GS), with another 30 DLC('''Downloadable Content''') achievements worth 750 GS.<ref>Bungie.net Halo 3 Service Record</ref> Some achievements unlock certain [[armor permutation]]s.
This is a list of '''''[[Halo 3]]'' [[Achievement]]s'''. There are a total of 49 original achievements that were shipped with the game, worth a total of 1000 Gamerscore (GS), with another 30 DLC ('''Downloadable Content''') achievements worth 750 GS.<ref>Bungie.net Halo 3 Service Record</ref> Some achievements unlock certain [[armor permutation]]s.




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* The "Vidmaster Challenges" were from Bungie's ''[[Marathon]]'' series, where players who wished to prove they were the absolute best had to complete insane challenges such as playing through the game without the use of health items, with only fists, on the highest difficulty setting. Those that succeeded made videos to mark their achievement, thus spawning the term "Vidmaster". Recent rumor about the December issue of Game Informer suggests that when you buy [[Halo 3: ODST]] and have all Vidmaster Challenges completed then Recon armor will be unlocked in Halo 3 multiplayer. This was confirmed in a bungie weekly update.
* The "Vidmaster Challenges" were from Bungie's ''[[Marathon]]'' series, where players who wished to prove they were the absolute best had to complete insane challenges such as playing through the game without the use of health items, with only fists, on the highest difficulty setting. Those that succeeded made videos to mark their achievement, thus spawning the term "Vidmaster". Recent rumor about the December issue of Game Informer suggests that when you buy [[Halo 3: ODST]] and have all Vidmaster Challenges completed then Recon armor will be unlocked in Halo 3 multiplayer. This was confirmed in a bungie weekly update.


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