<s>
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
ODST	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bungie	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
franchise	O
as	O
a	O
side	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
roles	O
of	O
United	O
Nations	O
Space	O
Command	O
Marines	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Orbital	O
Drop	O
Shock	O
Troopers	O
"	O
or	O
ODSTs	B-Application
,	O
during	O
and	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
campaign	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
explore	O
the	O
ruined	O
city	O
of	O
New	B-Application
Mombasa	I-Application
to	O
discover	O
what	O
happened	O
to	O
their	O
missing	O
teammates	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
an	O
alien	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
"	O
Firefight	O
"	O
multiplayer	O
option	O
,	O
players	O
battle	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	O
to	O
score	O
points	O
and	O
survive	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
possible	O
;	O
Halo	B-Application
3s	I-Application
multiplayer	O
is	O
contained	O
on	O
a	O
separate	O
disc	O
packaged	O
with	O
ODST	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bungie	O
initially	O
conceived	O
ODST	B-Application
as	O
a	O
small	O
side	O
project	O
to	O
produce	O
in	O
the	O
lull	O
between	O
Halo	B-Application
3s	I-Application
completion	O
and	O
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Reach	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
featuring	O
recognizable	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
armored	O
protagonist	O
Master	O
Chief	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
ODSTs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Composer	O
Martin	O
O'Donnell	O
abandoned	O
his	O
previous	O
Halo	B-Application
themes	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
quieter	O
,	O
jazz-influenced	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
ODST	B-Application
became	O
the	O
top-selling	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Master	I-Application
Chief	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
May	O
2015	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
also	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Master	I-Application
Chief	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
ODST	I-Application
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
most	O
gameplay	O
taking	O
place	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
in	O
the	O
updated	O
Kenyan	O
city	O
of	O
Mombasa	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
New	B-Application
Mombasa	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
ODST	B-Application
bears	O
a	O
strong	O
resemblance	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
previous	O
Halo	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
enhanced	O
human	O
supersoldier	O
Master	O
Chief	O
,	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
human	O
soldiers	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Orbital	O
Drop	O
Shock	O
Troopers	O
"	O
or	O
ODSTs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
ODSTs	B-Application
do	O
not	O
possess	O
the	O
Master	O
Chief	O
's	O
advanced	O
armor	O
and	O
reflexes	O
,	O
they	O
cannot	O
jump	O
as	O
high	O
,	O
move	O
as	O
fast	O
,	O
or	O
survive	O
large	O
falls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
matchmaking	O
,	O
ODST	B-Application
includes	O
Halo	B-Application
3s	I-Application
multiplayer	O
game	O
modes	O
contained	O
on	O
a	O
separate	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
offering	O
contains	O
21multiplayer	O
maps	O
released	O
for	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
3additional	O
maps	O
titled	O
Citadel	O
,	O
Heretic	O
,	O
and	O
Longshore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
maps	O
,	O
ODST	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Forge	O
map	O
editor	O
—	O
a	O
utility	O
that	O
allows	O
player	O
customizations	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ODST	B-Application
contains	O
a	O
cooperative	O
game	O
mode	O
called	O
Firefight	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	O
in	O
a	O
timed	O
survival	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firefight	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
cooperatively	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
other	O
players	O
via	O
networked	O
consoles	O
(	O
System	B-Device
Link	I-Device
)	O
or	O
Microsoft	O
multiplayer	O
service	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
or	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
in	O
splitscreen	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ODST	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
26th	O
century	O
,	O
when	O
humans	O
under	O
the	O
command	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
Nations	O
Space	O
Command	O
(	O
UNSC	O
)	O
are	O
locked	O
in	O
a	O
war	O
with	O
a	O
theocratic	O
alliance	O
of	O
alien	O
races	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Covenant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
2004	O
video	O
game	O
Halo	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Covenant	O
discover	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
Earth	O
and	O
launch	O
an	O
assault	O
on	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
New	B-Application
Mombasa	I-Application
in	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
2s	I-Application
storyline	O
follows	O
the	O
ship	O
to	O
an	O
ancient	O
installation	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Halo	B-Application
,	O
ODST	B-Application
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
aftermath	O
of	O
the	O
shockwave	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Covenant	O
still	O
occupy	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Troopers	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
ODSTs	B-Application
or	O
Helljumpers	O
,	O
often	O
deploy	O
in	O
small	O
,	O
one-man	O
Human	O
Entry	O
Vehicles	O
(	O
HEVs	O
)	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
in-game	O
as	O
Single	O
Occupant	O
Exo-Atmospheric	O
Insertion	O
Vehicles	O
(	O
SOEIV	O
)	O
,	O
launched	O
from	O
spaceships	O
in	O
the	O
upper	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rookie	O
is	O
assisted	O
in	O
finding	O
his	O
teammates	O
by	O
Mombasa	O
's	O
city	O
maintenance	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
called	O
the	O
Superintendent	O
or	O
Vergil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
Dutch	O
(	O
Adam	O
Baldwin	O
)	O
,	O
Romeo	O
(	O
Nolan	O
North	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Mickey	O
(	O
Alan	O
Tudyk	O
)	O
discussing	O
the	O
Covenant	O
Supercarrier	O
above	O
New	B-Application
Mombasa	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
Rookie	O
asleep	O
nearby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Covenant	O
ship	O
enters	O
slipspace	O
with	B-Application
a	I-Application
UNSC	I-Application
ship	I-Application
that	I-Application
can	I-Application
be	I-Application
seen	I-Application
pulling	I-Application
alongside	I-Application
it	I-Application
,	O
sending	O
a	O
shockwave	O
toward	O
the	O
ODSTs	B-Application
;	O
the	O
Rookie	O
's	O
pod	O
collides	O
with	O
Mickey	O
's	O
and	O
crashes	O
into	O
a	O
building	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
knocking	O
him	O
unconscious	O
for	O
six	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Back	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
the	O
Rookie	O
is	O
assisted	O
by	O
the	O
Superintendent	O
Vergil	O
,	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
maintenance	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
fly	O
away	O
in	O
the	O
hijacked	O
dropship	O
,	O
the	O
squad	O
watches	O
as	O
Covenant	O
ships	O
destroy	O
New	B-Application
Mombasa	I-Application
and	O
excavate	B-Application
a	I-Application
massive	I-Application
alien	I-Application
artifact	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
epilogue	O
,	O
one	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
the	O
ODST	B-Application
squad	O
has	O
been	O
keeping	O
guard	O
over	O
the	O
Engineer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
ODSTs	B-Application
development	O
team	O
started	O
work	O
on	O
director	O
Peter	O
Jackson	O
's	O
Halo	B-Application
Chronicles	O
video	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
a	O
Halo	B-Application
film	O
adaptation	O
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
cancellation	O
of	O
Chronicles	O
meant	O
a	O
sizable	O
team	O
no	O
longer	O
had	O
a	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
production	O
for	O
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Reach	I-Application
began	O
,	O
and	O
Bungie	O
realized	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
window	O
of	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
studio	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
product	O
,	O
what	O
producer	O
Curtis	O
Creamer	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
two-to-three-hour	O
"	O
mini-campaign	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bungie	O
was	O
interested	O
in	O
bringing	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
classical	O
Halo	B-Application
format	O
which	O
had	O
remained	O
essentially	O
unchanged	O
over	O
three	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
looked	O
at	O
human	O
characters	O
;	O
while	O
they	O
considered	O
Avery	O
Johnson	O
,	O
they	O
settled	O
on	O
the	O
ODSTs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
ODSTs	B-Application
have	O
always	O
been	O
fan	O
favorites	O
,	O
"	O
Bungie	O
community	O
director	O
Brian	O
Jarrard	O
explained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
We	O
never	O
really	O
got	O
inside	O
[	O
the	O
ODSTs ]	O
,	O
"	O
story	O
director	O
Joseph	O
Staten	O
said	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
saw	O
that	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
flesh	O
out	O
the	O
black-armored	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Making	O
the	O
player	O
an	O
ODST	B-Application
required	O
gameplay	O
changes	O
to	O
preserve	O
the	O
classic	O
Halo	B-Application
gameplay	O
formula	O
while	O
branching	O
it	O
in	O
new	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
addition	O
of	O
silenced	O
weapons	O
and	O
a	O
revamped	O
pistol	O
were	O
attempts	O
to	O
split	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Halo	B-Application
3s	I-Application
"	O
battle	O
rifle	O
"	O
weapon	O
and	O
give	O
the	O
ODSTs	B-Application
unique	O
armaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
events	O
that	O
unfolded	O
on	O
Earth	O
is	O
something	O
fans	O
still	O
clamor	O
for	O
after	O
being	O
'	O
short	O
changed	O
 '	O
in	O
Halo	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Jarrard	O
said	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Mombasa	I-Application
's	O
urban	O
environments	O
fit	O
the	O
intended	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
Bungie	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
change	O
of	O
protagonists	O
required	O
a	O
change	O
in	O
location	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
know	O
the	O
kinds	O
of	O
problems	O
Master	O
Chief	O
solves	O
,	O
"	O
Staten	O
explained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
He	O
goes	O
to	O
ancient	O
,	O
alien	O
ring	O
artifacts	O
,	O
fights	O
galaxy-consuming	O
parasitic	O
alien	O
monsters	O
and	O
destroys	O
alien	O
empires	O
 [ ... ] 	O
The	O
ODST	B-Application
,	O
they	O
maybe	O
take	O
small	O
parts	O
in	O
that	O
larger	O
struggle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Color	O
shifts	O
and	O
a	O
high	O
degree	O
of	O
contrast	O
pushed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
look	O
beyond	O
what	O
previous	O
Halo	B-Application
games	O
had	O
offered	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
that	O
even	O
dark	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
were	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bungie	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
ODST	B-Application
in	O
March	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ODST	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Bungie	O
title	O
completed	O
in	O
less	O
than	O
three	O
years	O
,	O
as	O
production	O
lasted	O
14	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
team	O
—	O
numbering	O
around	O
70	O
,	O
plus	O
a	O
five-person	O
core	O
design	O
group	O
—	O
had	O
such	O
a	O
small	O
window	O
for	O
development	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
prioritize	O
features	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
completely	O
redesigning	O
the	O
enemies	O
,	O
only	O
a	O
small	O
new	O
subset	O
of	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
behaviors	O
were	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
different	O
from	O
most	O
Halo	B-Application
missions	O
,	O
certain	O
gameplay	O
tweaks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
revamped	O
weapons	O
and	O
an	O
overhead	O
map	O
,	O
were	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
in	O
a	O
traditional	O
Halo	B-Application
game	O
,	O
the	O
designers	O
would	O
know	O
from	O
what	O
locations	O
players	O
would	O
approach	O
groups	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
ODST	B-Application
required	O
a	O
different	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Staffer	O
Tim	O
Williams	O
built	O
a	O
prototype	O
shortly	O
after	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
shipped	O
,	O
placing	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
a	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
campaign	O
map	O
and	O
fighting	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
development	O
commenced	O
on	O
ODST	B-Application
,	O
William	O
's	O
concept	O
was	O
adopted	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
refined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designers	O
reused	O
the	O
campaign	O
scoring	O
and	O
medal	O
system	O
from	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
add	O
a	O
competitive	O
edge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fourth	O
Wall	O
Studios	O
was	O
formed	O
by	O
former	O
members	O
of	O
42	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
who	O
produced	O
the	O
highly	O
successful	O
I	O
Love	O
Bees	O
alternate	O
reality	O
game	O
to	O
promote	O
Halo	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recalled	O
Staten	O
,	O
"	O
we	O
realized	O
that	O
in	O
Halo	B-Application
we	O
do	O
a	O
pretty	O
good	O
job	O
of	O
describing	O
the	O
clash	O
of	O
these	O
military	O
industrial	O
complexes	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
really	O
is	O
the	O
soldiers	O
 '	O
story	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
ODST	I-Application
offered	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
unexplored	O
civilian	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bungie	O
's	O
audio	O
director	O
Martin	O
O'Donnell	O
and	O
his	O
partner	O
Michael	O
Salvatori	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
ODST	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
Halos	O
signature	O
Gregorian	O
chant	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
choral	O
music	O
in	O
ODST	B-Application
,	O
and	O
no	O
previous	O
Halo	B-Application
themes	O
make	O
a	O
return	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
ODST'''s	O
shift	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
protagonist	O
,	O
O'Donnell	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
music	O
that	O
was	O
evocative	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
but	O
branched	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
O'Donnell	O
began	O
writing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
while	O
Bungie	O
was	O
crafting	O
the	O
ODST	B-Application
announcement	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
O'Donnell	O
based	O
the	O
trailer	O
's	O
music	O
on	O
a	O
small	O
segment	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
ODST	B-Application
piece	O
he	O
wrote	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Rain	O
"	O
.	O
—	O
interview	O
segment	O
from	O
0:22:15	O
–	O
1:02:00	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Northwest	O
Sinfonia	O
,	O
which	O
recorded	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
performed	O
orchestral	O
sections	O
at	O
Studio	O
X	O
in	O
Washington	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
of	O
Bungie	O
were	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
Firefly	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Halo	B-Application
3s	I-Application
development	O
brought	O
in	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
actors	O
to	O
fill	O
Marine	O
voice	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
of	O
them	O
voiced	O
the	O
four	O
main	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
ODST	B-Application
squad	O
:	O
Nathan	O
Fillion	O
(	O
a	O
Halo	B-Application
fan	O
himself	O
)	O
,	O
Adam	O
Baldwin	O
,	O
and	O
Alan	O
Tudyk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|right|Staten	O
presents	O
ODST	B-Application
at	O
the	O
2009	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
media	O
briefing|alt	O
=	O
A	O
man	O
stands	O
on	O
a	O
large	O
stage	O
,	O
talking	O
to	O
the	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Behind	O
him	O
is	O
a	O
flatscreen	O
television	O
displaying	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
menu	O
;	O
behind	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
large	O
representation	O
of	O
an	O
ODST	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2008	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
head	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
business	O
Don	O
Mattrick	O
told	O
MTV	O
that	O
Bungie	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
Halo	B-Application
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
independent	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
spinoffs	O
Halo	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
Chronicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Halo	B-Application
project	O
was	O
expected	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
2008	O
trade	O
fair	O
,	O
with	O
Bungie	O
unveiling	O
a	O
countdown	O
on	O
their	O
web	O
site	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
announcement	O
was	O
shelved	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Bungie	O
debuted	O
a	O
teaser	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
project	O
on	O
their	O
web	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
full	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
officially	O
unveiling	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
as	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
and	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
Autumn	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
post-trailer	O
interviews	O
,	O
Bungie	O
staff	O
members	O
told	O
gaming	O
press	O
that	O
Recon	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Bungie	O
did	O
not	O
consider	O
Recon	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
writer	O
Luke	O
Smith	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
WarCraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
expansion	O
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
shipped	O
with	O
all	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
multiplayer	O
maps	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
require	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smith	O
asserted	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
crossover	O
into	O
stealth	O
and	O
squad-based	O
genres	O
,	O
noting	O
,	O
"	O
this	O
is	O
n't	O
Brothers	B-Application
in	I-Application
Arms	I-Application
:	O
Halo	B-Application
or	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	O
Halo.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
Jarrard	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
retitled	O
to	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
ODST	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
more	O
straightforward	O
"	O
description	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bungie	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
first	O
showed	O
ODST	B-Application
in	O
a	O
playable	O
form	O
at	O
E3	O
2009	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
date	O
and	O
retail	O
versions	O
were	O
finalized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bungie	O
initially	O
marketed	O
ODST	B-Application
as	O
a	O
title	O
smaller	O
in	O
scope	O
than	O
previous	O
numbered	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
post-launch	O
support	O
for	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
ODST	B-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|left|A	O
specially	O
outfitted	O
ODST	B-Application
truck	O
traveled	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
to	O
GameStop	O
locations	O
,	O
offering	O
fans	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
play	O
Firefight	O
and	O
win	O
prizes.	O
|alt	O
=	O
A	O
large	O
,	O
grey	O
truck	O
sits	O
in	O
a	O
parking	O
lot	O
,	O
surrounded	O
by	O
orange	O
cones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
truck	O
is	O
branded	O
with	O
"	O
Halo	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
ODST	B-Application
"	O
markers.Halo	O
3	O
:	O
ODST	B-Application
ships	O
as	O
a	O
two-disc	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
disc	O
contains	O
the	O
campaign	O
mode	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Firefight	O
co-op	O
mode	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
second	O
disc	O
contains	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
with	O
the	O
complete	O
set	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
an	O
invitation	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Reach	I-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
beta	I-Application
,	O
which	O
went	O
live	O
on	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
edition	O
"	O
Collector	O
's	O
Pack	O
"	O
contained	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
special	O
ODST-branded	O
wireless	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	I-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toys	O
"	O
R	O
"	O
Us	O
offered	O
an	O
ODST	B-Application
action	O
figure	O
and	O
a	O
US$20	O
gift	O
card	O
as	O
a	O
buying	O
incentive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
market	O
research	O
firm	O
OTX	O
reported	O
that	O
ODST	B-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
spot	O
it	O
continued	O
to	O
hold	O
in	O
late	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
release	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
on	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
based	O
on	O
preorders	O
alone	O
,	O
spending	O
107	O
days	O
atop	O
the	O
merchant	O
's	O
top	O
100	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
software	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Copies	O
of	O
ODST	B-Application
were	O
sold	O
early	O
in	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
responded	O
by	O
launching	O
an	O
investigation	O
and	O
threatening	O
to	O
ban	O
any	O
players	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
playing	O
ODST	B-Application
before	O
its	O
official	O
release	O
;	O
Xbox	B-Device
lead	O
manager	O
Stephen	O
Toulouse	O
later	O
clarified	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
ban	O
legitimate	O
buyers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
prepared	O
what	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
mammoth	O
"	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
Entertainment	O
Director	O
Stephen	O
McGill	O
affirming	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
absolutely	O
a	O
key	O
title	O
to	O
us	O
...	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
we	O
've	O
ever	O
done	O
anything	O
like	O
this	O
,	O
and	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
ODST	I-Application
is	O
a	O
great	O
way	O
to	O
kick	O
it	O
off.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
promotional	O
materials	O
were	O
released	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
and	O
many	O
more	O
via	O
online	O
and	O
television	O
advertising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	O
Comics	O
published	O
a	O
limited	O
comic	O
series	O
,	O
Helljumper	O
,	O
featuring	O
ODSTs	B-Application
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Filmed	O
at	O
several	O
locations	O
in	O
Budapest	O
,	O
Hungary	O
,	O
The	O
Life	O
follows	O
an	O
ODST	B-Application
named	O
Tarkov	O
from	O
a	O
military	O
funeral	O
where	O
he	O
is	O
inspired	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
soldier	O
,	O
through	O
training	O
and	O
combat	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
moment	O
he	O
becomes	O
a	O
leader	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
short	O
film	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
advertising	O
agency	O
TAG	O
SF	O
with	O
effects	O
by	O
Asylum	O
,	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Rupert	O
Sanders	O
from	O
production	O
company	O
MJZ	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
handled	O
the	O
award-winning	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
Believe	O
"	O
advertisement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|right|The	O
official	O
ODST	B-Application
launch	O
event	O
was	O
held	O
at	O
the	O
Experience	O
Music	O
Project	O
and	O
Science	O
Fiction	O
Museum	O
and	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
in	O
Seattle	O
,	O
Washington.	O
|alt	O
=	O
Aerial	O
view	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
city	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Curved	O
glass	O
and	O
metal	O
pieces	O
run	O
along	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
the	O
building.ODST	O
launch	O
events	O
were	O
held	O
around	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featured	O
at	O
the	O
event	O
were	O
discussion	O
panels	O
about	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
advance	O
looks	O
at	O
other	O
Halo	B-Application
content	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
anime	O
collection	O
Halo	B-Application
Legends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
ODST	I-Application
became	O
the	O
top-selling	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ODST	B-Application
claimed	O
the	O
overall	O
top	O
spot	O
in	O
UK	O
game	O
sales	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
12th	O
highest	O
sell-through	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
platform	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ODST	B-Application
took	O
the	O
top	O
spot	O
on	O
Australian	O
game	O
charts	O
on	O
release	O
and	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
outsold	O
by	O
FIFA	B-Application
10	I-Application
in	O
early	O
October	O
,	O
reclaimed	O
the	O
best	O
seller	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
have	O
generally	O
fared	O
poorly	O
,	O
ODST	B-Application
sold	O
30,000	O
copies	O
by	O
September	O
27	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ODST	B-Application
sold	O
1.5	O
million	O
units	O
during	O
September	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
best-selling	O
title	O
for	O
that	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
271,000	O
units	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
(	O
taking	O
sixth	O
place	O
for	O
game	O
sales	O
)	O
;	O
Microsoft	O
reported	O
that	O
ODST	B-Application
sold	O
3	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
by	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
ninth	O
bestselling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
only	O
two	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
to	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
campaign	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
ODST	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Master	I-Application
Chief	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
free	O
to	O
all	O
owners	O
of	O
said	O
game	O
that	O
played	O
from	O
launch	O
to	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
ODST	I-Application
garnered	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
holds	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
83/100	O
on	O
aggregate	O
web	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Times	O
Lev	O
Grossman	O
wrote	O
ODST	B-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
milestone	O
"	O
as	O
it	O
proved	O
"	O
Bungie	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
instrument	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
totally	O
different	O
key	O
,	O
"	O
adding	O
to	O
the	O
longevity	O
of	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Pete	O
Metzger	O
of	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Times	O
wrote	O
that	O
although	O
ODST	B-Application
was	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
compelling	O
story	O
,	O
action	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
same	O
can	O
be	O
said	O
for	O
nearly	O
every	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
that	O
is	O
released	O
these	O
days	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
ODST	B-Application
failed	O
to	O
raise	O
the	O
bar	O
set	O
by	O
previous	O
Halo	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
ODST	B-Application
had	O
its	O
flaws	O
,	O
its	O
greatest	O
success	O
was	O
bringing	O
together	O
players	O
who	O
preferred	O
either	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
or	O
campaign	O
portions	O
with	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
satisfy	O
both	O
camps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
were	O
split	O
on	O
whether	O
ODST	B-Application
was	O
worth	O
its	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
critic	O
Ryan	O
McCaffrey	O
confidently	O
wrote	O
that	O
given	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
second	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
multiplayer	O
disc	O
,	O
"	O
no	O
one	O
should	O
have	O
any	O
qualms	O
about	O
ODSTs	B-Application
value	O
as	O
a	O
[US]$60	O
offering	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Erik	O
Brudvig	O
of	O
IGN	O
did	O
not	O
consider	O
ODST	B-Application
a	O
"	O
true	O
sequel	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
more	O
than	O
an	O
expansion	O
,	O
and	O
recommended	O
that	O
those	O
hesitant	O
about	O
buying	O
the	O
game	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Parish	O
considered	O
the	O
ODST	B-Application
's	O
abilities	O
much	O
different	O
from	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Chief	O
,	O
other	O
critics	O
such	O
as	O
Jackson	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
feel	O
was	O
barely	O
changed	O
and	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
detrimental	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brett	O
Molina	O
of	O
USA	O
Today	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
disappointed	O
by	O
not	O
spending	O
more	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
Rookie	O
's	O
open	O
environment	O
;	O
"	O
instead	O
,	O
"	O
Molina	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
roughly	O
two-thirds	O
of	O
ODSTs	B-Application
combat	O
feels	O
very	O
much	O
like	O
a	O
traditional	O
Halo	B-Application
game	O
"	O
instead	O
of	O
exploring	O
new	O
mechanics.ODSTs	O
visuals	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
were	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McShea	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
engine	O
was	O
showing	O
its	O
age	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
still	O
"	O
wow	O
"	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
art	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Travis	O
Moses	O
of	O
GamePro	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
were	O
consistently	O
outclassed	O
by	O
other	O
shooters	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
frame	O
rate	O
remained	O
consistently	O
high	O
as	O
expected	O
from	O
Halo	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technology	O
company	O
Digital	O
Foundry	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
despite	O
welcome	O
improvements	O
in	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
the	O
main	O
flaws	O
from	O
Halo	B-Application
3s	I-Application
graphics	O
engine	O
—	O
namely	O
a	O
sub-720p	O
native	O
resolution	O
and	O
lower-quality	O
human	O
faces	O
—	O
remained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McCaffrey	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
"	O
too	O
familiar	O
"	O
,	O
ODST	B-Application
had	O
freed	O
O'Donnell	O
to	O
"	O
craft	O
his	O
best	O
work	O
yet	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
critic	O
considered	O
good	O
enough	O
for	O
a	O
standalone	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firefight	O
was	O
praised	O
as	O
"	O
addictive	O
"	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
showcasing	O
the	O
excellent	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Marchiafava	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
credited	O
the	O
enemies	O
with	O
differentiating	O
Firefight	O
from	O
similar	O
game	O
modes	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
or	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
which	O
featured	O
mindless	O
zombies	O
or	O
cannon	O
fodder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
UK	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
gametype	O
's	O
depth	O
and	O
options	O
made	O
Gears	O
of	O
Wars	O
comparable	O
mode	O
look	O
"	O
simple	O
"	O
in	O
comparison	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Firefight	O
extended	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
manager	O
343	O
Industries	O
director	O
Frank	O
O'Connor	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
glad	O
ODST	B-Application
"	O
did	O
n't	O
take	O
off	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
view	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
allowed	O
people	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
Reach	O
and	O
its	O
launch	O
and	O
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lev	O
Grossman	O
and	O
Peter	O
Ha	O
ranked	O
ODST	B-Application
as	O
the	O
eighth	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
for	O
Time	O
,	O
lauding	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
dark	O
,	O
slow	O
,	O
jazzy	O
,	O
hard-boiled	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
world	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softpedia	O
branded	O
ODST	B-Application
the	O
best	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
;	O
games	O
editor	O
Andrei	O
Dumitrescu	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
occasionally	O
felt	O
formulaic	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
bolstered	O
by	O
a	O
good	O
plot	O
,	O
great	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
supporting	O
characters	O
that	O
players	O
could	O
care	O
about	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Kohler	O
from	O
Wired	O
ranked	O
ODST	B-Application
as	O
the	O
third	O
best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
title	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
injected	O
a	O
fresh	O
breath	O
into	O
the	O
staid	O
corridors	O
of	O
Bungie	O
's	O
shooter	O
franchise	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
