Multiplayerreport.com - Halo 3 passes Gears of War as most popular Xbox Live Game...ever.

It's official. Halo 3 is now the most popular game in Xbox 360 history. Forget about the sales, reviews, and hype. The Multiplayerreport.com Power Rankings formula is the only evidence you need. This past week, Halo 3 finally surpassed Gears of War 1 in points. Halo 3 has 278 points and Gears 1 has 275. This gap will only widen in the coming weeks since Halo 3 will continue to be one of the most played games on Xbox Live.

[aggh im on fire]

I agree. I still play halo3 regularly having it from launch and im still finding new things to do.
Even after playing the campaign numerous times in solo and co-op i still find different ways of tackling the levels and the multiplayer just keeps on giving.
It may not have the best graphics (although looking now the texture work is actually very good.. have a look) but it has gameplay and great design in bucket loads.
For my money still the most complete and enjoyable fps on console so far this gen.

[Software_Lover]

Whenever they comeover, its either play Halo 3 or Warhawk. Those 2 games alone make them happy. I would say its 2/3 Halo 3 and 1/3 Warhawk. but they love both.

[likedamaster]

What most people fail to realize when comparing heavy hitter shooters like Halo 3 and COD4 for example, is that texture work on Halo 3 far surpasses texture work on COD4/5.

See for yourself, go up close and look at the rocks/grass etc. on Halo 3 and do the same for COD4/5, Halo 3's textures don't change or look different up close than they do from far like COD's.

On the other hand, what makes COD4/5 great and exceptional is the high quality look of it's graphics while maintaining a whopping 60 frames per second, opposed to Halo's 40 fps.

[MGOelite]

the 360s legacy will always be a power rangers remake = )

[Chrisy]

Halo 3 was always the most played game on Live. And with good reason too. Gears ''online'' lacks............everything.

''DAMN YOU Gears and Halo!! YOU SUUUCK!!! How can you be so popular while no on cares for our beloved mediocre Killzone and Unwanted franchises?!?! Damn you MS!! Give us back our PS success!! We have no life outside of marketing for sony:( DAMN YOU MS, you and your filthy money that robbed us from everything WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!''

smh

[BigKev45]

I like Halo, but I'm sorry Gears is better then Halo.

[Bnet343]

Negative. Nothing comes close to Halo 3 in terms of longevity. The stat tracking on Bungie.net is immense, nothing touches it. The file sharing, video making, map making, various gametypes anyone can make etc. All that stuff spawn a new way to socialize in gaming. Halo 3 can not be matched. Even LBP creator Alex Evans gave props to Bungie for that if anyone watched the Bonus Round on GameTrailers.com.

[Shane Kim]

Gears is cool, Halo sucks donkey nuts.

[buckethead_911]

Halo 3 has to be the most competitive gaming this generation...without a doubt.

[Spike47]

I loved Halo 1 and 2, I expected more from Halo 3 but thats because I expected it to be the best FPS ever and it wasn't.

[running rampid]

halo multiplayer and gameplay has always been amazing. keep it up for ODST guys!

[BIOSHOT]

halo3 beats gears of war now? after so many years.

[omgwownoobs]

and thats a fact im not stating that as a fan boy and if you think I am you are in denial unless you can find something slower, but i doubt it gets that slow...

EDIT: IQ required to play a halo game: 60-90 told you its a real slow game

[pwnaplaya]

But the pace of the game, for my tastes, is too slow. Trying playing UT3 and then play Halo and its ridiculous how slow you move. Even Killzone and COD seem faster because you have the ability to sprint. It amazes me how in Halo you're all biologically enhanced to jump extra high but you can't run any faster. That's another thing; jumping in Halo is just an easy way to get picked off considering its like in slow motion. Halo:CE seemed more fun to me than Halo 3 but that's just me.

/end rant

Anyway I'm not surprised that Halo 3 has passed Gears. Halo is the LIVE's signature franchise.

[likedamaster]

@above

You actually can run faster in halo 3, it's just limited to custom games, and no drop in frames-per-second either.

[Avenged Sevenfold]

Not a fan of Halo 3 but heard the online is really fun. Played Gears 1/2 and not surprised it got beat by Halo.

[-GoD_-oF-_WaR-]

I hate Halo. I hate that unrealistic futuristic crap. Although i loved gears 1-2

[DirtyLary]

"I hate that unrealistic futuristic crap"

You dislike Halo and love Gears which are both futuristic shooters.

You make no sense.

[likedamaster]

They're both good games, both games deserve equal amount of praise. I still play Gears more than Halo but Halo gets played more than Gears when friends & family are around.

[kewlkat007]

At the end of the day what matters most to a gamer about games is

-Fun-Factor (Does it put you in a good mood?)
-Replay value (Will you go back to it, after new shooter debuts)
-Developer Support (Will the devs make sure you go back to it?)
-Gamer Satisfaction (Will you be getting the Sequel?)

Yeah Yeah Graphics can be all that and a bag of chips but there needs to be more, for that lasting effect. Graphics is like a drug that wears off after a while.

"Every girl got to take that prom dress off by the end of the night, but what will they most remember? I hope something more then a pretty dress...I know most guys won't remember the color of her dress."

[IQUITN4G]

Yeah iv'e got complaints against Halo3 but gameplay certainly isn't one of them

Graphics are lush but not in a knock out way - it really all does look like old gen graphics at first until you play it a good few times

I play the campaign levels a good 4 days of the week with scoring on

What it lacks in Halo essence compared to the first game, it more than improves with hectic action and pure fun - i prefer Halo1 overall but the combat design in H3, the actual fighting of enemy is more layered and fun as a result

[IQUITN4G]

I would like to think that scale at some point in a Halo game expands to that of Flashpoint say

[Pootie Tang]

I like Halo 3 and Cod4 never bought WAW, but seriously COD3 multi FTW:) it's actually gaining a comeback too!

[Cajun Chicken]

Probably because only one of the two is actually a good online game.

[anubis12]

halo is all time king of all FPS online gameplay has been for umm how long LOL

[xaviertooth]

i feel bad for 360 owners, these are the only games they have and there is totally no significant coming.

[maverick1191]

ladies and gentlemen meet chrisy the most stupid fanboy ever along with PP

[Firstkn1ghT]

Halo 3 is possibly the best fps of all time. Everything from its great creative selection of weapons (Spartan Laser best weapon ever) to its great unique map design. Add perfect control and you can see why it's second to none.

[oldsnayke]

I thought Call of Duty 4 would have been more popular than Halo 3. Think about - the setting and concept is more realistic and most people can relate to it in one form or another. I <3 CoD4! It's such an amazing game and I cannot wait until the second one. It is going to be AMAZING.