Halo

The Halo games started in 1999 and ended in 2007. For those who do not know, Halo is an RPG (role playing game). This is what one would call a first person shooter. The game was created by Bungie and sponsored by Microsoft.

The first Halo game came out in 2000 and it received game of the year in 2002. Halo was then followed by 2 sequels, Halo 2 and Halo 3.

Halo 2 was released in the summer of 2004. It sold over 30 thousand copies in the first day alone.

Halo 3 was released in September this year. It made over $300 million dollars in the first week. In some cities, the lines to get in the stores that were selling Halo 3 at midnight were multiple blocks long.

Bungie is the company that started the Halo legacy; it has been sponsored by Microsoft ever since the Halo was made. But now Bungie has decided to split from Microsoft in order to develop as a company on its own. Although Bungie has split from Microsoft, the games that they are currently working on will still be available for Microsoft's X-box 360.

Some of the students here at L.O.C.S have played all the three Halos and we interviewed them. Brock B. states that,"It is an awesome multi-player shooting game." He went on to say, "On a scale of 1 to 10, I would give it a 9 because of the intense action..." We also interviewed Matt B., a 9th grader from LOCS, who said, "I thought the games were really good because of the good multi player and campaign."

Although the games have received great ratings, all three of the games have a "Mature" rating, meaning one must be 17 to buy it and there is a lot of blood and violence. Needless to say, many parents will not buy their children any of the three Halos.

Aside from the concerned parents of children, nothing is holding the Halo series from becoming one of the most profitable game series ever.

For more Halo info, visit

http://www.bungie.net/

or

http://www.microsoft.com/games/halo/

And if you need more information, the guys at Bungie would like to get your comments.

---Sam B and Jonathan S