It comes as no big surprise that Microsoft chose to rename the continuation of Halo 3. Halo 3: Recon gave off too much of a Tom Clancy vie, but the new title isn't exactly unproblematic either. Halo 3: ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper) means very little to anyone who isn't a complete Halo nerd. But then again there are plenty of those to go around.
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Recon is now ODST
It comes as no big surprise that Microsoft chose to rename the continuation of Halo 3. Halo 3: Recon gave off too much of a Tom Clancy vie, but the new title isn't exactly…
Bengt Lemne
26 November 2008
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Game facts
Halo 3: ODST
Genre
Action
Developer
Bungie
Publisher
Microsoft
Release date
21 September 2009
Platforms
Xbox 360
Xbox One
PC
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Editions
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1998
Publishing since
Independently owned for the whole of it.
100%
Hands-on
Written from time with the game, never press material.
1–10
Network Score
Every edition’s score, averaged and shown.