GamerNode: Halo Reach Review
In what sub-genre does Halo belong? Arcade shooter, arena shooter, story-driven shooter, vehicle-based shooter? It's all of these and none of them simultaneously, which confounds any effort to define the "Halo Factor" into any reasonable set of details. And with the evolution of the series, attempts to pin down Bungie's "gift to the gaming world" only become more confused or inexact. That's why most reviews for Halo: Reach are content to make the statement, "If you love Halo, then you'll die for Reach." And while it's true, what does that mean for those who felt luke-warm about the Halo franchise to this point? Will the naysayers be silenced when the gaming earth opens up and swallows them whole for even doubting the success of Reach, whether fundamentally or generally?
