Our Halo Retrospective continues today with one of the more forgotten games in the series. If you love Halo then be sure to look at our modded Xbox One controllers and our modded Xbox 360 controllers which will make you a more powerful Spartan than you could ever imagine.
Halo 3 ODST (2009) Xbox 360Halo 3 ODST was the second Halo game to be released in 2009. This was talked about for a very long time before release and at first, it was going to be a DLC add on for Halo 3. The game progressed so much that it had to be released as its very own title, a title that would flesh out the Halo story a little bit.
Halo 3 ODST is actually set during the events of Halo 2 in the city of New Mombasa. You do not play as Master Chief, but as an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper simply known as the rookie. You awake hours after being deployed in the city and in trying to figure out what happened to the rest of your squad you are thrown into the middle of a huge battle. One of the cool things about Halo 3 ODST is the way that when you find a piece of evidence that lets you know what happened to a member of your squad, you actually get to play as them in a flashback mission which fleshes out the story.
Playing as an ODST was a bit different than playing as Master Chief, but for the most part, Halo fans were very happy with what Bungie did with the story. Halo 3 ODST also had a multiplayer disc which featured the maps and modes from Halo 3 as well as a new survival based mode called Firefight.
Halo 3 ODST is a pretty fun game and an interesting side step for the series.
Join us for our last part of our History Of Gears Of War series! This game is perfect for our modded Xbox One controllers especially when it comes to taking down horde after horde!
Gears Of War 4 (2016) Xbox OneGears Of War 4 was the series debut on Xbox One and as of right now it is one of the biggest exclusives that the Xbox One has. This is not a spin off game, it is a follow on from Gears Of War 3, all be it 25 years later.
The Locust and the Lambent threat have been over for years and mankind is living in huge walled cities and is living under martial law from the COG. Some humans rejected the COG’s new rules and live outside of these areas. The game is centered around the son of Marcus Fenix, JD and his squad. The Locust is not quite as dead as humanity thought add to this these huge wind flares (which boast some of the most impressive effects on the Xbox One) and humanity could very well be wiped off the face of Sera!
Gears Of War 4 is a fantastic game. While it introduces us to a new cast of characters. Marcus, Cole, and Baird all come along for the ride. It is the perfect balancing of mixing old with new and it was done very, very well. The game did have a cliffhanger ending, but it only made you want to experience more from this new group of heroes.
The team behind the game, The Coalition spent a lot of time making sure the multiplayer was just right and many gamers agreed that they did a fantastic job and even a year later, Gears Of War 4 has a strong multiplayer community on Xbox Live.
Gears Of War 4 has certainly opened up the series and we are super excited to see what JD and his team are up against next.
You know that when it comes to shooters our modded Xbox One controllers and our modded Xbox 360 controllers can really give you an edge, especially in a game as hard hitting as Gears Of War!
Gears Of War Judgement (2013) Xbox 360Gears Of War fans did not have to wait long for more Gears Of War action, only this time it would not be about Marcus Fenix!
Gears Of War Judgement was a prequel and it focused on Baird. Who along with Cole Train and two new characters, Sofia Hendrik and Garron Paduk who made up Kilo Squad. The story is pretty interesting in that Baird is actually on trial and the game is told through a series of flashbacks. It was pretty well done, but at the time and especially after the roller coaster that was Gears Of War 3, the story in its narrative and length were not as favorably reviewed as the other games that had come before it.
Each mission has a harder option you can select where you will have some kind of handicap be it having to use a certain weapon or a time limit. This was fun and as each level would see you get a score at the end it did help the replayability.
Multiplayer mode in Gears Of War Judgement was a ton of fun and while it did not reinvent the wheel. OverRun and Free For All as the new game modes were very well received and a nice addition to the returning game modes.
Gears Of War Judgement may not be the most popular game in the series, but it still sold over a million copies and many hard core Gears fans loved being able to delve deeper into the lore.
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