Halo 3

 Xbox 360
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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5503 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 4,271 out of 5503
  2. Mixed: 542 out of 5503
  3. Negative: 690 out of 5503
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  1. WhiskeyStories
    Dec 3, 2017
    8
    While Halo 3's single-player story is slightly bland and basic it makes up for it with extremely immersive and fun gameplay complimented by an incredible musical score.
  2. rsulliva
    Jul 7, 2016
    10
    By far the best online gaming experience I have ever enjoyed. This game in its prime is only rivaled by modern warfare 2. Although Halo 2 is often praised as the best game in the franchise, I found this game to bring the most joy and ENDLESS entertainment. Games like this one deserve an 11.
  3. iamevilhomer
    Nov 16, 2017
    8
    One of the best halo games for sure. Amazing music. Great visuals. Classic halo game play. The introduction of a map editor, theater system, and file sharing was great.

    Sadly... Some things keep it from getting a 9. I wont give a 10 because NO game ever reaches perfection. But a 8 is fair because well... The level Cortana is complete trash in the campaign. Probably the worst mission    One of the best halo games for sure. Amazing music. Great visuals. Classic halo game play. The introduction of a map editor, theater system, and file sharing was great.

    Sadly... Some things keep it from getting a 9. I wont give a 10 because NO game ever reaches perfection. But a 8 is fair because well...

    The level Cortana is complete trash in the campaign. Probably the worst mission in any halo game. Maybe even worse than some of the crappiest halo 4/halo 5 missions. Also the parts where chief hallucinates cortana in pain are a real bummer. Just put that stuff in a skipable cut scene please. It sort of makes the game boring...

    Some story elements don't make any sense just like in many halo games... For example why doesn't the gravemind kill the chief and arby when he has the chance? Stuff like that is just retarded...

    Multiplayer maps are hit or miss in this game. Maps like guardian are good even though it feels like another lock out basically. But then you got totally crappy maps like high ground where if one team controls the high ground they will easily win. Unfair design... Or maps like isolation, snow bound, or epitaph which are just boring as heck in design and cater to camper trash. Maps like narrows are not so bad but still suffer from players being easily able to spawn kill people and lets get real here... It's just a bridge lol. Not the greatest or most original map... Just saying. Maps like construct often result in just lift camping... Sand trap had a cool idea of drivable bases but often idiots would just drive the base into a crappy spot and lose the match for everyone lol. Maps like valhalla are good but it's just a thin blood gultch with some man cannons... Not the worst maps ever but not the greatest either...

    The way they handled playlists wasn't the best for fairness either. For example if you play 2v2 and get epitaph slayer... Blue team starts by invis and shot gun while red team starts by rockets and over shield... How the heck is that fair? Red team gets a clear advantage right off the bat! similar issues with 2v2 slayer on guardian and a few other maps. Poor attempts at creating fairness yo!

    It's not a terrible game at all but flawed a tad bit. Still... Good game : )    … Expand
  4. FilemonBR
    Aug 20, 2016
    10
    Nota 10 merecido, passei dias jogando com amigos em 4 players, junto com blue dragon ele é o melhor jogo do xbox 360, se quiser conhecer a plataforma compra halo 3
  5. Xyodanl
    Aug 30, 2016
    9
    THE BEST Halo game i have played so far. Campaign AWESOME. Multiplayer AMAZING. Forge INCREDIBLE. Theater BRILLIANT. Easy 10 in my mind and a lot of others. HALO FTW!
  6. TheSpoonKing
    Sep 1, 2016
    10
    This is my all-time favourite video game. The campaign is fantastic, it offers great replay value, and the co-operative aspects are very well implemented. The multiplayer has to be the best FPS PvP ever created. Nobody is at any kind of inherent advantage to anyone else, the only deciding factor in winning and losing is player skill. There are tons of completely varied modes, from theThis is my all-time favourite video game. The campaign is fantastic, it offers great replay value, and the co-operative aspects are very well implemented. The multiplayer has to be the best FPS PvP ever created. Nobody is at any kind of inherent advantage to anyone else, the only deciding factor in winning and losing is player skill. There are tons of completely varied modes, from the totally competitive SWAT mode, to the ridiculously fun and silly Grifball. The game also offers private matches which can be used for anything from private competitive games, hangout sessions, to testing out your favourite new maps and game modes. That's right, you can even create your own game modes and maps in the forge mode, alone or with friends. Then you can play these maps and game modes, and share them with others to enjoy.
    Sadly the user score for this game has been deflated by people who hate on the game, don't like the style of this game and therefore cannot accurately measure how well this game performs in it's ideas, and people who seem to have accidentally picked a lower number than they meant to.    … Expand
  7. Untitled94
    Jul 15, 2021
    9
    What a legendary game. This is possibly my favorite Halo game yet. Halo Reach is very close, but I mainly just like the multiplayer in that one. This one I like the multiplayer and story. This was the first is the first to have (on an Xbox system at least) Forge mode, and I would spend hours on it. Forge mode got better in games after this, but I still get enjoyment out of 3's Forge. AWhat a legendary game. This is possibly my favorite Halo game yet. Halo Reach is very close, but I mainly just like the multiplayer in that one. This one I like the multiplayer and story. This was the first is the first to have (on an Xbox system at least) Forge mode, and I would spend hours on it. Forge mode got better in games after this, but I still get enjoyment out of 3's Forge. A fantastic FPS.… Expand
  8. eva3si0n
    Jul 9, 2019
    9
    Halo 3 end of the trilogy about the Master Chif (all of us know that all of us are not present). For 2007 a game looks not bad, considering that it was optimized under Xbox One X. Also great disappointment is the lack of CGI scenes as in 2 parts. A game was fine exactly until as The Flood did not appear again. The mission of "Cortana" so in general disappoints. But in the whole Halo 3 veryHalo 3 end of the trilogy about the Master Chif (all of us know that all of us are not present). For 2007 a game looks not bad, considering that it was optimized under Xbox One X. Also great disappointment is the lack of CGI scenes as in 2 parts. A game was fine exactly until as The Flood did not appear again. The mission of "Cortana" so in general disappoints. But in the whole Halo 3 very pleasant action looks fantastically. Even as that surprises, the fact that developers manage to show the same gameplay 3 times and it does not look outdated.… Expand
  9. Captain_Faramir
    Apr 17, 2020
    9
    9.0 - Probably the best in the series. Multiplayer was epic. It had a large variety of modes including rocket launcher battles or sword only battles. Music and customization was great also. Campaign was easily replayable and had a large variety of environments and missions types (and of course the super memorable final mission with the iconic theme playing). I would say the main issue with9.0 - Probably the best in the series. Multiplayer was epic. It had a large variety of modes including rocket launcher battles or sword only battles. Music and customization was great also. Campaign was easily replayable and had a large variety of environments and missions types (and of course the super memorable final mission with the iconic theme playing). I would say the main issue with this game is that coming back to this game after many years and playing it may not be as fun as you remember, so I would highly recommend playing it with a friend to make it even more fun.… Expand
  10. Panzidane
    Mar 5, 2017
    10
    Vamos nessa, Halo é um universo surpreendente e fantástico, a saga de seu protagonista Master Chief nos impressiona de tal maneira a fazer com que pensamos em nossa própria vida. Se tem algo que faz todos nós nos divertirmos é esse jogo, nos proporciona momentos de adrenalina, pavor, coragem e amizade. Ótimo jogo para qualquer um jogar e colocar em seu top 10.
  11. PizzaW0lf
    Jul 12, 2017
    9
    This is the best game on Xbox 360 to this day. To celebrate its 10-year anniversary, I will review this game as it's personally in my 10 best games of all time. Overall, this game is just phenomenal. The atmosphere, level design, AI, involved gameplay, the virality of locations, characters, and graphics (at the time), music, etc. Clearly, Bungie had massive passion towards this game andThis is the best game on Xbox 360 to this day. To celebrate its 10-year anniversary, I will review this game as it's personally in my 10 best games of all time. Overall, this game is just phenomenal. The atmosphere, level design, AI, involved gameplay, the virality of locations, characters, and graphics (at the time), music, etc. Clearly, Bungie had massive passion towards this game and development. Also, that's just the story mode. We still haven't gotten into the multiplayer part. And honestly I can't believe it, but somehow this game STILL surpasses multiplayer features in today's games. And NO micro transactions! Features like custom game maps, and various other things. Truly this game is legendary.… Expand
  12. bobishere
    Nov 18, 2018
    10
    The greatest and most iconic game of all time. Nothing will ever come close to Halo 3.
  13. Phoenix123
    Nov 6, 2017
    10
    Amazing story, amazing multiplayer. Hell, possibly the best game I've ever played. It really brings back memories. It was my first shooter game, and I'd always play it with my friends. It was the best. Amazing multiplayer too.
  14. Tacticz
    May 23, 2017
    10
    Halo 3 is one of the best sci-fi shooters I have ever played. Everything about this game including it’s campaign, multiplayer, and forge mode are perfected.
  15. razMN
    Apr 5, 2022
    9
    Straight up making everything from Halo CE better, no more corridors or repetitive stuff. Dual Wielding is a very creative solution that can be used in the entire game to overcome battles, playing as the Arbiter is also very cool (with the introduction of some stealth elements). However, the AI is not very good. Some fights are a breeze because of it, and some are hard because theStraight up making everything from Halo CE better, no more corridors or repetitive stuff. Dual Wielding is a very creative solution that can be used in the entire game to overcome battles, playing as the Arbiter is also very cool (with the introduction of some stealth elements). However, the AI is not very good. Some fights are a breeze because of it, and some are hard because the companion AI lost their IQ.… Expand
  16. MarioGames
    Aug 7, 2017
    8
    I Play This at multiplayers and i liked but if you are three players, you can't play the real game, you can just play a battle with team or not. But the arms are so fun to kill your enemis
  17. Playingall
    Jul 26, 2017
    10
    This game is really awesome and exciting, I really enjoyed this halo, the graphics and I think that he deserve 10, even though that you can find some troubles, playing in the legendary mode is really awesome. If you have an Xbox, you should by one, it was my first halo and probably my favorite.
  18. PedroRC19
    Oct 3, 2018
    8
    Halo nunca foi uma franquia que me interessou muito mas esse game em especifico me chamou a atenção, um grande jogo do Xbox 360 e o melhor Halo da franquia que eu já joguei, compra certa
  19. TMind
    Nov 9, 2017
    10
    What a game... The perfect end for the trilogy. The game-play is the same, just perfect. Can't wait to play halo 4. The campaign length is OK, not perfect. But was a blats playing this awesome game. I didn't touch the multilayer.
  20. lPhantom_v2
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    The best Multiplayer FPS of all time.
    I don't think we will ever see another game like Halo 3.
  21. weirdmagican21
    Nov 20, 2018
    10
    one of the best games of all time and is still played today good graphics and tight controls.
  22. Gorbax15
    Dec 1, 2017
    10
    A classic, a riveting story with very well designed levels, excellent gameplay, and a strong Multiplayer in it's day, Halo 3 was one of the best games released in 2007.
  23. FelipeKeyes_
    Jan 17, 2018
    10
    Halo 3 has one of the best stories in the world of games, the soundtrack is just perfect, excellent graphics for 2007.
    The best game I've ever played
  24. SparkzPlayzGame
    Jan 20, 2018
    10
    MY GOD, The finally in the original halo trilogy, it is AWESOME

    Graphics=10, Great to this day Music=10, THE BEST EVER!!! Story=10, SO GOOOOD Replayability/Length=9.5, YES! PLAY IT AGAIN AND AGAIN, ITS THE PERFECT LENGTH Gameplay=10, BEST MULTIPLAYER OF AN FPS EVER, AND ITS JUST PLAIN FUN This leads to a grand total score of ....... 99! You heard it here, I consider this to    MY GOD, The finally in the original halo trilogy, it is AWESOME

    Graphics=10, Great to this day
    Music=10, THE BEST EVER!!!
    Story=10, SO GOOOOD
    Replayability/Length=9.5, YES! PLAY IT AGAIN AND AGAIN, ITS THE PERFECT LENGTH
    Gameplay=10, BEST MULTIPLAYER OF AN FPS EVER, AND ITS JUST PLAIN FUN

    This leads to a grand total score of .......

    99!

    You heard it here, I consider this to be one of the greatest games of all time    … Expand
  25. lethalsnake
    Jul 6, 2018
    10
    probably the greatest FPS ever made. The halo series is a giant in the video game world and Halo 3 is where the series peaked. The game created hype for a game like nothing ever seen before and it delivered, Halo 3 has everything, great gameplay, Story, Characters, World building, amazing soundtrack, Multiplayer, custom games and many many other features. If you havent played halo 3 andprobably the greatest FPS ever made. The halo series is a giant in the video game world and Halo 3 is where the series peaked. The game created hype for a game like nothing ever seen before and it delivered, Halo 3 has everything, great gameplay, Story, Characters, World building, amazing soundtrack, Multiplayer, custom games and many many other features. If you havent played halo 3 and the other original Halo games you must be living under a rock cause these games are masterpieces.… Expand
  26. ArkAngel_97
    Feb 15, 2018
    10
    I loved this game so much true system seller for 360 when I came out I was 10 and omg it was so exciting. Played so much Multiplayer and Single player just a great Halo game.
  27. sarge233
    Apr 21, 2018
    10
    If I got give halo 3 a 20/10 I would it is that good this game is my child hood for a reason IT has an epic campaign and a even more epic split screen really you cant get much better then halo 3 please play this game it is great it get's a 10/10 from me.
  28. Co-Odyssey
    Jul 7, 2018
    9
    Halo 3 is damn near perfect, not exactly but close. The level design this time around is a mash of
    Halo: CE's and Halo 2's linear and open ended game worlds. The combat feels and mechanics feel more fine tuned than Halo 2 but the weapon sandbox has somehow become more redundant. The multiplayer is pretty much perfect and to this day is accessible online and offline (Note: The    Halo 3 is damn near perfect, not exactly but close. The level design this time around is a mash of
    Halo: CE's and Halo 2's linear and open ended game worlds. The combat feels and mechanics feel more fine tuned than Halo 2 but the weapon sandbox has somehow become more redundant. The multiplayer is pretty much perfect and to this day is accessible online and offline (Note: The multiplayer levels are the worst in the entire trilogy).

    The story while a great conclusion to the old trilogy, feels rushed and doesn't take advantage of the hardware's graphical and video capability. Halo 3 comes close to perfection but maybe it ended the franchise, as we knew it, a little to soon.    … Expand
  29. PalpetineSheev
    Mar 21, 2020
    10
    Such an amazing conclusion to the Halo series! Thank god that no other publishing company will ever buy out the rights to the series and make a bunch of terrible sequels that ruin the legacy of the series.
  30. Jawey
    Jul 21, 2018
    10
    This game is the best halo game without question the campaign was amazing and has lots of replay value. The characters are great and the combat is very fun, this game doesn't suffer the same problem as halo 2 when it comes to difficulty so playing it on higher difficulties is much more enjoyable. The only part of the campaign I didn't enjoy was the mission cortana were you are in a ship toThis game is the best halo game without question the campaign was amazing and has lots of replay value. The characters are great and the combat is very fun, this game doesn't suffer the same problem as halo 2 when it comes to difficulty so playing it on higher difficulties is much more enjoyable. The only part of the campaign I didn't enjoy was the mission cortana were you are in a ship to rescue cortana. This mission was to repetitive and difficult but it was still pretty enjoyable. The multiplayer is the most perfected a halo multiplayer has ever been it doesn't suffer from halo 5s pay to win design and has the best learning curve.… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#4 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2007
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#1 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2007
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#2 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2007

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Metascore
94

Universal acclaim - based on 86 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 85 out of 86
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 86
  3. Negative: 0 out of 86
  1. GameSpot
    95
    It's the addition of the Forge level editor and the saved films that give the game an even longer set of legs, legs that will probably keep you running at full speed until Bungie figures out where, exactly, to go from here.
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  2. TeamXbox
    97
    Halo 3 is the best Xbox 360 game to date. The single-player campaign and storyline are both very strong, but it's Forge and the Saved Films features that will likely go down in history as Bungie's crowning achievements. They've basically taken everything great about the series and improved upon it in every way, then added some amazing new features that we'll be using for years to come.
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  3. GamePro
    100
    It's solid gameplay, immense replayability, online functionality and incredible production values will ensure its place in video game history, and it is, without a doubt, a satisfying and fulfilling close to the beloved trilogy[?].
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