Xbox 360

 I have attained an Xbox 360 now, so anytime now, after I stop wasting all my time playing the games on the 360, I will post some new and revised reviews. I will re-review Halo 3 and after I get ODST, I will re-review that. I might get Xbox LIVE, then I'll post my gamertag and Halo Forges.

 J.J.

Halo 3 ODST

Intro: You are the Rookie, a ODST who's drop pod lands away from target and you set out to find survivors. Continues from the end of Halo 2 to the start of Halo 3. A new and interesting look at the world of Halo, from the view of a ODST. I do NOT have this game, but I have done exstensive research on the ODST game, so I can easily say I can make a great review.

 

Pros: The game has better graphic models and the addition of the silenced SMG with a scope, and the silenced pistol with a scope, add a lot of fun to this game. The SMG is very fun to use and easy to use as a long ranged weapon. The world graphical models are almost perfect. The game offers the new gameplay mode Firefight, where tons of enemies rush to their death at your hands in waves. You get points for killing enemies in Firefight and if you kill 2, or more at a time you get even more points. You can play this mode with friends on split screen mode, and people everywhere on Xbox Live. This game includes all mutiplayer maps from Halo 3.

 

 Cons: The gameplay time is just over 6 hours and for some people being the Rookie, not Master Chief, is very boring. The stamina bar might be discouraging for some, those who are\used to the energy bar system might not like this game. For people who like the "run out and go kick some butt, without caring about health" style of game play that Halo CE, Halo 2, and Halo 3 were structured around, this stealth style gameplay might NOT be for you.

Overall: The Halo 3 ODST game is worth a balanced $40-$50. It contains a very fun mutiplayer to keep you busy when you have friends over or just want to play Xbox Live. The price is right so "drop" right on by to your local store and buy yourself a copy.

Overall Score: 9.0

Burnout Takedown 3

 Intro: Burnout Takedown is a well equipped racing game, filled with lots of play time and races. A great game for people who want a lot of fun!

 Pros: Has good graphics and rivals are actually a little challenging. Lots of fun cars to use and great tracks. Has very fun, addictive racing. Has over 100-150 hours of replayability. Split-Screen has choices between a normal race, road rage (trying to smash other cars), and crash(try to crash into traffic to create a huge traffic jam). You always get a fun boost of excitement when you smash another car aganst a railing or traffic.

 Cons: You take a long time to crash unless you smash into a civilian vehicle, rivals can hardly touch you even if you have hardly any skill. The game might take to long to complete for those with zero patience. The game makes you crash imediately when you smash into a car going the same way as you, unlike in Burnout Revenge. The game might seem boring when you get further into it and you think it's too hard to beat a certain level, but then just skip that race and try another race.

Overall: A perfect game for someone who likes Need for Speed but wants some thing with more speed. Fun to the point of liking it better than some PS3 games. Great for the whole family, and easy for people who have just started to play racing games.

 Overall Score: 7.5

Need for Speed Carbon DS

Intro: Need for Speed Carbon is another "Need for Speed" game in which you race cars with awesome vinyl and lots of nitro. Fun for a while, great for everyone.

 Pros: Has great music quality, good graphics, and some nice customizing features. Racing is fun and each boss is challenging. The cars are well modelled nicely and have good preformance. Though some cars seem a bit too fast, making you crash at each turn. Customizing gives a great deal of customizable items and you can even customize your dashboard!

Cons: AI's are not smart and even your "drafter" or attacker" ( A type of partner that helps you, he/she also has a car and races) sometimes hit you, or even mistake you for a rival car. After you beat the game it becomes very boring, at least it did for me. There could be a longer storymode, this one seems very short. It consists of only 6 territorys and 12 bosses, maybe over 60-64 races, and if races only take 3-5 minutes, that takes only 300 minutes ( only five hours!!! ) to complete storymode if you beat it all on your first try.

 Overall: A good game for the family, though only 5-6 hours long you might reconsider buying this game. For this amount of money you can easily get a game with 20-40 hours of game play, on about any console.

 

Overall Score: 5.5

Halo 3

Intro: Another addition to the Halo series. The Flood gets to earth and Master Chief needs to fight them off. I do NOT own this game, I have seen friends play it, and have watched it on Youtube (over 40-50 hours of watching Halo 3 gameplay). I can safely say that I have enough info to easily review it.

Pros: The gamplay is diverse, setting you in a jungle for the first level, and then in a UNSC building. The graphics are simply amazing and the AI's are smart, and never act the same. The mutiplayer is about the funnest thing ever. You can unlock new armor and equip them to your liking. The mutiplayer maps are modelled nicely. There are more weapons than in Halo 2 and all of the weapons are more fun to use. The game even brings back the Halo CE's Assault rifle. With new vehicles like the Chopper, and the Hornet the game adds alot of fun gameplay ideas to the mix.

Cons: After playing over and over again on campaign it might seem boring, but XBOX LIVE solves that. The game glitches some if scratched up, but that is to be expected.

Overall: An awesome game, worth at least $40-$50. Very fun to play with friends, via local mutiplayer, or XBOX LIVE. Fun for just about anyone!

 Overall Score: 9.5