Thursday, September 23, 2010

Halo: Reach a Contender for Game of the Year?

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    The most anticipated game since has finally arrived, Halo: Reach. Since it's release on September 14, 2010, Halo: Reach has made over $200 Million dollars in sells! I was able to pre-order Halo: Reach before it was released and was able to grab the promotional armor gamestop offered if you pre-ordered. On September 17, 2010, I finished the Campaign on Normal Difficulty and was able to play a couple rounds online.
    The story of  Halo: Reach takes place during the year 2552 shortly after the events that occured in Halo: Combat Evolved, The UNSC (United Space Nations Command) have been at war against a collective space race known as the Covenant and at this point in time, all of humanity's interstellar colonies have fallen.
     In Halo: Reach, the player plays as Noble 6 who has recently joined the Noble Team on a mission, to discover why a relay station went offline. Suspecting human rebels causing the issue, the Noble Team soons discovers that the Covenant is behind all the mess.
     Who is the Noble Team you may ask? They are a UNSC special operations unit made up of elite supersoldiers known as Spartans, Members of Noble Team is of course Noble 6 who is played by you, leader Carter, Kat, heavy weapon specialist Jorge, Emile, and marksman Jun.
     What I like about Halo: Reach which has majorily seperated itself from the other Halo games in the franchise, is the fact players are now able to have special ablities that no other Halo has included. The Graphics are beyond what I expected, the color and sharpness of the picture is superb throughout the game even though at some points lag and frame drops occur. Given the ability to customize and personalize your Spartan which as well includes Noble 6 during Campaign mode has made earning armor more honorable, during both campaign and mulitplayer play, you are rewarded for everything you do, for every style of play, which allows you to earn credits which can be used to unlock more customizable gear for your spartan that will show up both in campaign and mulitplayer.
    Although the Campaign was excellent I found the story to be rather short than past Halo games, another thing I like about Halo: Reach is that majority of the vehicles are drivable! Forklift Ftw!
    Overall I love what Halo: Reach has to offer and I love that there is a different feel to the game. I recommend every Xbox 360 user to pick up a copy and play! Because for my ratings I give Halo: Reach a 9.5 out of 10!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Who Am I?

I am 17 year old senior at Hayfield Secondary School, love to watch movies, play video games and as well as watch hockey, football, soccer, and baseball. Love to write reviews on movies and create walkthroughs, glitches, and montage videos for video games including reviewing them. All Washington Teams Fan ( Capitals, Wizards, Redskins, DC United, and Nationals). I Hope to become an architect ( Hopeful Virginia Tech Applicant) and as well as a fighter pilot for the Marine Corps. Looking forward to making a mixture of blogs and vlogs (video logs) for readers interested in movies reviews, game reviews, and as well as blogging or vlogging about my personal life.