Halo 3: ODST (2009) (VG)

Director:

Joseph Staten

Writer:

Joseph Staten (writer)

Release Date:

22 September 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Prepare to drop

Plot:

The Prophet of Regret jumps into slipspace which causes an EMP and a huge shockwave that greatly damages New Mombasa. As an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper (ODST) you travel through the ruins of New Mombasa to find your missing squad members. |

Cast

Nathan Fillion	...	Buck (voice)
Adam Baldwin	...	Dutch (voice)
Alan Tudyk	...	Mickey (voice)
Nolan North	...	Romeo (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dennis Bateman	...	Tom, Additional Voices (voice)
Michael Bower
Ken Boynton	...	Jim, Brute (voice)
Don Brady	...	Stephen, Additional Voices (voice)
Gavin Cummins	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Robin Atkin Downes	...	Regret (voice)
Nika Futterman	...	Marine (voice)
Gin Hammond	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Tricia Helfer	...	Dare (voice)
Hakeem Kae-Kazim	...	Dr. Endesha (voice)
Mikey Kelley	...	Marine (voice)
Laura Kenny	...	Crone, Additional Voices (voice)
Todd Licea	...	Civilian (voice)
John Patrick Lowrie	...	Kinsler, Additional Voices (voice)
Mark Lund	...	Civilian (voice)
Andrew McKaige	...	Pvt. McKaige (voice)
Masasa Moyo	...	Sadie (voice)
Carol Roscoe	...	Addditional Voices (voice)
David Scully	...	SgtMaj Avery Johnson (voice)
Pete Stacker	...	Sgt. Stacker (voice)
Jeff Steitzer	...	Firefight Announcer
David Frederick White	...	Marine (voice)
David White	...	Marine (voice)
Dave Wittenberg	...	Mike (voice)
Richard Zeman	...	Jonas, Additional Voices (voice)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Company:

Bungie Software

Trivia:

Nathan Fillion and Tricia Helfer dated and were briefly engaged but broke up due to filming schedules, very similarly to their characters.

Goofs:

Continuity: This game from the beginning to end is only 24 hours (one day) and the Covenant Fleet it seen invading Earth. At the end of Halo 2, it also shows the Covenant Fleet doing a full scale invasion and it also shows the Earth Fleet fully engaged the second time, so how did this Fleet make it to Earth without being attacked?

Quotes:

Dutch: [after driving off a tall cliff and crashing a vehicle] Uh, Lord? I didn't train to be a pilot. Tell me I don't have any more flying to do today.
[plane crashes next to Dutch]
Dutch: So... was that a yes or no?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 17 Again (2009)

Another great game in the saga.

After playing this well-crafted and gripping tale in the Halo universe, my conclusion is simply great. GREAT!!! It has the same feeling that I felt while playing Halo and them some, with great story and characters that you really care about while also filling in the blanks that Halo 2 failed to wrap up due to it's sudden and abrupt conclusion. With the voice talents of Nathan Fillion(of Firefly and Castle fame) as well as others, you are once again immersed and invested in the story. My only gripe is that it was too short and at $60 steep price tag. Bungie is known for pumping out awesome games, especially the Halo series, but I was a little bummed about the length and price. But the side quest involving a young girl caught in the midst of the Covenant invasion is a really nice bonus that makes the single player experience worth checking out. Kudos to Bungie for giving the game a little more depth; at least on the storytelling side of things. Well, for the most part I enjoyed it as I have with the first two games and will be on my way to finishing Halo 3. Although some see this as nothing more than an expansion pack but despite all that, I'm glad that I purchased it cuz as a Halo fan, it'll be a crime for me to pass this up.

And the "Firefight" mode is a blast. Very addictive.