Halo 3 preview - Xbox 360

Halo 3 - the game that Xbox 360 gamers the world over are waiting with bated breath for. We are very excited to say that we've been playing the Halo 3 Beta for the last few weeks, and we have a huge five-page preview of the game, with screen shots, a full exploration of the three areas of the Halo 3 world that are in the Beta version, and video footage of the Beta being played. Without the pressure of a next day deadline, we've had the time to see exactly how the changes to the Halo gameplay affect the Halo 3 beta and see how balanced the Halo 3 maps and Halo 3 weapons really are. Read our Halo 3 preview for Xbox 360 to find out more!
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Halo 3 preview for Xbox 360
“Man down! Man down!” Comes the cry from your latest quintet of blood brothers. You spin around to see if you can spy the red cross marking the bilesplattered patch of land where your colleague has fallen. It’s over there, in the tunnel next to your enemy’s high ground foothold. You start lolloping towards it, knowing the frantically blasting body on the other end of the pleading voice crackling through your comms link is under fire and in danger of losing the game. You bound over the crest of the hillock, exposing yourself to enemy sniper fire. It’s a risk – but if you don’t join the fray now it’s game over and kudos to the critters in Blue.
You can see your pal dodging flying bullets, leaping up and down like a deranged salmon as his armour periodically frazzles with the impact of a few more rounds. You’re nearly there. You’re locked and loaded. You’re so focused on your mercy mission you barely notice the dancing targeting beam of a Spartan Laser...
Just as you’re about to secure your hero status, there’s a jolt... the camera pans back and you see your limp frame tumble to the ground. The booming voiceover clangs “Game Over” and you barely suppress an expletive as you slump back onto the sofa and the lights come up on the ‘real world’ around you.
Damn. You lost the match. Your cup of coffee’s cold. Your toast’s burnt. And is it getting dark outside, already?

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360Zine is a full, free to download magazine dedicated to Xbox 360 gaming. This issue includes over 30 pages of games, all written by UK games journalists. In this issue, we have huge previews of some of the most hotly awaited games of this year, including Halo 3, Grand Theft Auto IV, Call of Duty 4, Project Gotham Racing 4, Devil May Cry and Tony Hawk's Proving Ground vs SKATE. In reviews, there's a bit of a driving theme, as we look at Colin McRae: DIRT and Forza Motorsport 2 - we also have a massive review of the online FPS Shadowrun. Fans of the hilariously evil RPG Overlord won't want to miss our interview with Codemasters' executive producer Kevin Mullard, who tells us what he thinks makes the game great and where he sees it heading in the future. All this and much more - check out the Community section, gaming news and all your Xbox 360 questions answered. Simply click to download and you will get the complete magazine with all the Xbox 360 games previews and reviews included.