


And of course, the mainstay 16-player online competitive multiplayer is on hand. The Forge mode first appeared here as well, allowing players to customize maps and share them online. Cooperative play goes a long way towards alleviating the problems with level design which still persisted at this point in the series. The third Halo introduced several series mainstays - most notably 4-player online co-op (2-player split-screen is still supported). An exciting setup, though the plot itself jumps around too much to tell an effective story. The game’s plot involves the alien Covenant race’s attack on earth, the end of the Human-Covenant War, and the final confrontation with the vicious Flood parasites. Halo 3 was the first entry in the popular series of science fiction-themed first-person shooters for the Xbox 360, released all the way back in 2007.
