5.5 or 6 Rent it at best...
I have to caution die-hard Halo fans ignore this review...
While I have to admit up front, I was never a huge fan of the Halo franchise. I didn't even own an original Xbox, but did play Halo 2 and wasn't overly impressed with the story or the gameplay. I did give Halo 3 a try and found it trite, excessively redundant, and unimpressive. The graphics were good, gameplay much the same as previous entries (unimpressive). I know that the Halo games are not known for their single player experience, tho... I myself bore easily playing online, maybe it’s because I am a bit anti-social; not sure.
Halo: ODST is a mess. The story never really gives you a chance to really get to know the playable characters, or even give a damn about them. While there are a few interesting additions, VISR mode feels all too much like Detective mode from Batman: Arkham Asylum, the downloading maps, & audio was interesting but yet again – is simply busy work that is not fun or even entertaining. The graphics were good, slightly better than Halo3. I still walked away disgusted that I wasted $5 renting this game, thankfully it wasn’t $60.
