September 26, 2007
Halo 3’s secret weapon?
As energy drink-addled Master Chief wannabes emerge from their caffeine haze having conquered Halo 3, they are sure to begin exploring the game’s interesting user-generated features.
The most interesting of these is Forge, a map editor that lets Halo players roam around the game’s multi-player battlefields dropping weapons, vehicles and other materiel around the map. Players can then save their custom-built maps, invite friends and even upload them to the web site of Bungie, Halo 3’s developer, where they can be shared and commented on by the entire Halo 3 community.
But Forge is not the only interactive, user-generated feature in Halo 3. The game’s multiplayer mode features a ‘flim’ option that allows players to record their most impressive kills and other highlights. Videos of a gamer’s last 25 sessions can be edited down to just the highlights, then tweaked to show the action from different camera angles. Saved films can be uploaded to share with other players.
Overall, it’s an impressive suite of interactive features, one that Halo 3 players are likely to enjoy long after they crack the game’s main single-player campaign. Such interactive features are bound to become more common in video games for the Xbox 360, as Microsoft attempts to drive more users to its Xbox Live online service.
I agree. The game is set to generate considerable interests in years to come. According to industry analysts, the lunch of the product could be the biggest event this year in entertainment history. The impressiveness of the game itself is poised the success of Microsoft’s game revenue.
To talk about its promotion prospect, Microsoft certainly exhibited the game as if it was a much-hyped film. The organisation even unveiled Halo 3 at BFI Imax in a spectacular big-screen fashion and invited fans and celebrities to test out and challenge each other.
I believe that the game Halo 3 is going to outrank the movie Spiderman 3 . (Reference: http://www.reportbuyer.com/blog/will_halo_3_outdo_spiderman_3/ ). Not only in terms of game’s popularity now, but also its usability later on.
As Microsoft is trying to drive more users to its Xbox Live online service, the number of users is destined to increase. The impact is inevitable to future generations, as these users grow up with the game and will do so through their adulthood.
Posted by: Min | October 1st, 2007 at 4:00 pm | Report this comment