"It has conquered most of the known world. It is hailed as a god among games. It has stolen nearly all the souls of gamers, and bought the rest of them. It has millions on their couches, working as expendable labour for it every day. It is Halo. But, like any good Roman Emperor, it still has a giant, knobbly and crooked nose on that cold face..."

"So, to tie this up for you, I offer these 3 points:

1. Console FPSs suck for anyone with a PC and, um, skill. If you can’t find a way to make sense of this you can take your purse, capri pants and subscription to Teen magazine and go home.

2. Halo 3 is Halo: Combat Evolved, only it has actually evolved into what they wanted the first time through. The crappy excuse for a story is evidence of this.

3. At the end of the day, the game is a badass good time if you want to get into a qual..."

"So, yeah, Halo 3. Biggest gaming event of the year, I suppose. Last night, I got from it everything I'm going to get from the single player game. It's short. I finished the Normal mode in a single evening, clocking maybe eight or ten hours, most of them out of a sense of obligation rather than wanting to know what happens next."

"The original Halo pushed the first-person shooter genre forward with its new game mechanics, impressive visuals and distinctive style. Those generic boundaries are once again redefined in Halo 3."

"Six years ago come November, a little franchise by the name of Halo, launched on a brand new console from Microsoft. In a couple of days, the Halo saga will close with the third entry in the series. We at Aeropause were sent a review copy of Halo 3 from Microsoft. Now with the review embargo lifted, we can give our readers the scoop on the last part of this arcing trilogy."

"Nothing, however, is as huge or important as the release of Halo 3 this September. The trilogy capper to one of the most successful videogaming franchises of all time is almost guaranteed commercial success. Okay, okay, it is guaranteed. But just because Halo 3 will be the biggest seller doesn't mean it will be the best game this holiday... or even the best shooter. That honor could go to BioShock."