Halo 3 Killers

UGO offers you now a rundown of Halo 3's upcoming generic brethren along with some thoughts on exactly how and why these releases could threaten the Master Chief's dominance. UGO will try to revisit each of these after their release for a follow-up examination; for now, just be happy and look forward to one of the best holiday release seasons in a long time. Definitely the best since last year, at least.

Here is the list, see the article for the explanation:
* TimeShift - Halo 3 Threat Rating: 50%
* Enemy Territory: Quake Wars - Halo 3 Threat Rating: 20%
* Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare - Halo 3 Threat Rating: 75%
* Haze - Halo 3 Threat Rating: 65%
* Unreal Tournament III - Halo 3 Threat Rating: 33%
* Crysis - Halo 3 Threat Rating: 20%
* The Orange Box - Halo 3 Threat Rating: 90%

[ukilnme]

I am looking forward to playing every game on this list but how do you kill something that made $170 million on the first day?

[CyberSentinel]

and ALL have failed.

[mike_mgoblue]

Absolutely none of the games mentioned has a chance of achieving the level of success that Halo 3 has achieved.

Consider that many of the games listed exist in franchises that have already seen games released...and none of those previous games achieved the level of success that previous Halo games did.

For example, Unreal is a game series that has never sold well on consoles. Games like Unreal and Quake have always sold well on the PC...but there is no way either of those games is a threat to Halo 3.

The new Half-life game is going to be a good game, but it has gameplay that is too complex for the mass market.

Call of Duty 4 will be a huge success on the Xbox 360, because that is the version that will benefit most from the beta test, and because the Xbox 360 version has the best graphics. However, even though Call of Duty 2 was Game of the Year on the Xbox 360, it still didn't come close to the level of success that the Halo games had achieved.

And new game series like Haze will definitely not come close to being as successful as Halo.

When I was waiting for Halo 3 at midnight, there were hundreds of cars in the parking lot, and the security officers of the mall had to change the direction of the people standing in line several times because it was so long.

Bioshock is an incredible killer-app that receved a rating of 10 out of 10 from the majority of reviews, and it has sold about 2 million copies, which makes it a huge success. None of these games listed will be rated as high as Bioshock..but Bioshock is still very far from a "Halo-killer".

[green_ghost5]

COD4 will probably get a high score like bioshock, maybe even higher.

[Texas GMR]

We all know there's no such thing as a "Halo killer".

[funkysolo]

Most developer spend their money on creating a great nextgen game...Halo3 is a piece of crap. I'm not just saying this but I was hoping for a truely nextgen experiance when I played Halo3. Most xbots will put down any game that comes to PS3 without even playing it, they will just go by what some bias reveiw had to say. Most people want Halo to suck, but the truth is I wanted Halo3 to be good and even better than Halo1..I just can't beleave anyone that has played Halo3 can honestly say it's a good game...RFOM is 10 times better than Halo3 and trust me xbots get outside of the box and try RFOM and see for yourself what a real Nextgen FPS is really like. I play games and to me the best next gen game is still on 360 and that's Gears of War...Unlike xbots I can give credit were credit is due. The problem I have with 360 is that games don't seem to improve, like the PS3. Every exclusive on PS3 just seem way more advance than 360 exclusives. I know multiplatform games been slightly better on 360 but as we all know there won't be a difference for to long. Exclusives is what wins console wars and from what I can see PS3 exclusives dominates 360. 360 doesn't have one proven franchise coming in 2008.

[Hades1337]

UT3 33%? Crysis 20%?? What are they thinking???

UT3 will probably better Halo 3 in multiplayer, while Crysis will probably better Halo 3 in single-player. And while I agree with most of the others, I seriously doubt that the Orange Box will mount a serious challenge. Sure, its a brilliant package but its basically a re-release of a 3-year old game with some extras that add around 4-5 hours gameplay time.

[Crazyglues]

Crysis is going to be amazing, and I think it's more like a 75% halo killer, not to mention on a high end PC it's going to look Unreal.

and TimeShift 50% you can't be serious? I played the demo and that thing is weak.

[DethWish]

Uhh.. Team Fortress 2 is not a re-release, neither is Portal or Hl2 ep2

They all bring different experiences, which all 3 are awesome :P
TF2 > Halo3 in multiplayer

[nurayi]

I agree about UT3 and Crysis, both should be much higher "threat" or whatnot. But even though I am a huge UT fan and will probably let that game suck the most time out of me, Crysis's multiplayer isn't anything to sneeze at. I've been playing some of the beta and the suit functions really bring a new level of tactics and strategy to an online fps experience.

But ya TF2 has been mia for 7 years, and is one of the best multiplayer experiences around.

otherwise this comparison is just some guy's opinion, and I doubt anything will beat halo in terms of sales this holiday. But none of this should matter to your normal person, its not like playing a game that you know has sold a ton makes it any better of a game.

[Jinxstar]

I think the reasoning is both those games will take either A. A BAD A$$ PC to play or B. a next gen console. UT3 has a high attach rate to PC gamers and not so much console... It makes sense but as far as quality of gaming and FPS... Cant beat Crysis. UT3 will be amazing too.

[CRIMS0N_W0LF]

I would higher the threat of UT3 and Crysis WAY MORE. Forge is plain retarded compared to PC mods and stuff from example UT which you can make a whole map.
Also, Haze is made by ex-Rare members who did the best Console FPS to date.

[DethWish]

You can make more than a map, with UT you can practically make your own game, that needs UT3 to run

[nurayi]

exactly.

Someone will recreate all the Goldeneye maps and weaps and voia la. next gen goldeneye. Plus for the first time Console gamers will be able to just grab the PC mod and "cook" it (as mark put it) then bam, unlimited new modes, weapons, anything someone is willing to transcribe to the UT3 engine.

[tplarkin7]

This article is really about the console market.

[xhi4]

serious? Okayy Unreal Tournament and Orange Box = Fullest, most complete experiences ever. Halo...okay what the hell. It was revolutionary for online multiplayer for consoles....but UT3.....okay that was and IS revolutionary multiplayer! The modding scene is MASSIVE. Its not about 'Halo' Killing....i doubt anything can 'kill' the hype surrounding Halo that Microsoft is so good at creating, ala. gears and halo. Although they are great games i don't understand why we must always have a 'halo killer'?

Simply....Orange Box and Valve and Epic/Unreal Tournament create the best multiplayer experience, as is evident on the pc, but now it's coming to consoles and the ps3 (unreal) and it gonna go OFFFF!!!!!!!

[HateBoy]

If any game was gonna kill halo, shouldn't that game have come out already? Its more than alive, ITS ALIVE I TELL YOU!!

[X-Gamer]

You forgot Killzone 2!! :)

[demolitionX]

KZ2 is not Halo3 killer, it's the FPS genre KILLER!

[Witty Comment]

must have come from people who didn't play KillZone.

That game was crap.

[Shankle]

Yeah... and that's why this is a sequel and not a next gen remake of the first one....
Stop being such a pessimist, you're not kidding anyone. Just get a PS3 so you can play it yourself.

[Strider1979]

I enjoyed HALO dont get me wrong btu the multiplayer side of things I hate with a passion.. COD4 kills it as far as im concerned and I had more fun out of the COD beta. Also HAZE I feel will be awesome in multiplayer too especially since free radical are behind it..

[SilvaSurfa]

* Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare - Halo 3 Threat Rating: 75%
* Haze - Halo 3 Threat Rating: 65%
* Unreal Tournament III - Halo 3 Threat Rating: 33%

Out of the entire list. The 3 I copy and pasted above are the most likely. I honestly Believe UT3 Deserves above 65%. I would of also gave COD4 a higher threat rate as well. And i'm suprised Haze isn't being bashed. Cause thats the new trend these days. Bash PS3 exclusives.(Heavenly Sword anyone). I personally think Haze is the start of something big. Sony's "Halo" for lack of a better term.

[nurayi]

I agree about those 3 being worthy place holders on the list this guy made. But you shouldnt overlook what the orange box is bringing. I mean the amount packed in is massive, especially for your average console gamer who hasent played HL2 and Episode 1. They get to catch up there, then play through episode 2, and already youve got a frighteningly lengthy single player experience. Then portal which should be entertaining for some, maybe not for others, adding in another 5+ hours maybe.

But the real Gem is going to be TF2. I used to have such a blast with that game and I think this will be the game steal some thunder from the real elephant in the room for bar-setting online fps: CS.

[Daz]

This is stupid you cant kill no game, it only can kill it self.
A game that sells more dont mean its killed it.
What a retarded artical.
I made a game and it killed yours lol =/
Also muti platform games vs exclusive, accept a couple lol

[IRONMAN_X57]

UT3 will pwn HALo and so will ORANGEBOX, cant wait till TF2

and does HALF LIFE have online multi? wondering

[nurayi]

Yes Half-Life2:Deathmatch exists, and should come packaged with this since its part of HL2. but as it hasent been expressely stated that either CS, DoD, or HL2-DM are included, I wouldnt count on it. But trust me, no one will be wanting to play HL2:DM after they play Team Fortress

[perseus]

...BF:Bad Company? That's a game that both Xbots and BSbots can get behind since it's on both consoles.

Where is the love for 90% destructible environments?!? And where's the love for one of the most popular (on PC anyway) FPS series out there?