Infection is a confirmed multiplayer gametype in Halo 3, discovered by beta source code hackers. It has been hypothesized that there is the Zombie team fighting the Human team. The object for the humans is to survive the Zombie infection--a variation on the multiplayer game Zombies, but enforced by rules instead of the honor system.
The Zombie gametype pits a "zombie" or "infection" team against the "human" team. The goal of the human team is to survive to a time limit; the goal of the infection teams is to infect the humans, who respawn as members of the Zombie team. A second theory is that the players are pitted against a "team" of Flood AI. Given the 360's power, and Bungie's drive to set the multiplayer bar, this seems a possibility. Other details are so far the subject of rumor.
Sources
- Halo 3 Beta- so far a gameplay found by beta hackers, however it is uncovered.
- September 2007 EGM
Possibilities
- Instead of the Flood being AI, the players could BE the Flood. This is very, very unlikely however.