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Naming a game after a made-up acronym for a made-up soldier in a made-up war seems like a bad idea, but that’s exactly where we get the title Halo 3: ODST, which stands for Orbital Drop Something Trooper. I’m not saying that they should have called this Halo 4, because it’s clearly not, but initials don’t really make me want to play a game, ever. The fact that this conversation happened

Girlfriend: “What you playing?”
Me: “The new Halo.”
Girlfriend: “Oh, Halo: ODST?”

is not a testament to its stellar title, but more a warning that my girlfriend, bless her, is actually retaining the ridiculous game nonsense that I’m constantly spewing at her. So, if I could go back in time and suggest a better title? Halo 3: More Halo 3. Here’s my review.

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