Conflicted about what she likely told him prior to entering the room, Buck confronts Dare about the objective of his team, stating the assault carrier (carrying the Prophet of Regret) is a more vital concern than her covert mission. Buck acknowledges the problem, but notes that after 27 years of war with the Covenant, very few veterans are left in the UNSC.

While walking to the nearby armory, Buck is stopped by Dare, who remarks that the members of his squad are replacements. Romeo utters 'Hello, beautiful' in response to Dare's appearance, catching Buck's attention and prompting him to order the ODSTs to their drop pods.

The ODSTs are soon put on alert when their team leader, Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck, enters the room with an attractive ONI operative named Veronica Dare. Dutch criticizes Romeo, stating that the Navy left the lone ship for the Marines to infiltrate. Romeo jokingly remarks how the UNSC Navy managed to put up a fight during the Invasion of Earth, but still allowed a Covenant carrier to slip by the Orbital Defense Platforms surrounding the planet. Lance Corporal 'Rookie' is asleep in his SOEIV drop pod at the back of the room. Corporal Taylor 'Dutch' Miles, Lance Corporal Kojo 'Romeo' Agu, and Private First Class Michael 'Mickey' Crespo are gathered around the holo-table. They are grouped around a holo-table, which shows the Covenant Prophet of Regret's assault carrier, Solemn Penance, hovering near the city's space tether. The majority of an ODST squad are preparing for the mission on board the UNSC Say My Name orbiting high above New Mombasa, Kenya. The game begins at around 4:00pm, October 20th, 2552. It's Earth.' Lance Corporal Kojo Agu: ' Better late than never.' - An exchange between PFC Michael Crespo, Cpl. Private First Class Michael Crespo: ' The Navy put up a good fight.' Corporal Taylor Miles: '' Course they did. Gunnery Sergeant Buck and Captain Dare arguing. Teams of highly trained 'Orbital Drop Shock Troopers' are ready to assault the carrier from Navy ships in low orbit.īut these troopers are the best of the best.Īnd saving New Mombasa could be the most important mission of the war. Now military leaders of the 'United Nations Space Command' have prepared their response. Initial reports confirm major damage and heavy civilian casualties. The Covenant have burned our worlds, killing billions in their genocidal campaign.Įarth is our last bastion - a carefully guarded secret.Ī Covenant carrier has breached Earth's defenses and attacked the African mega-city, 'New Mombasa'. Humanity is at war with the alien alliance known as 'The Covenant'. Shown after the copyright text and the Bungie and Microsoft Game Studios logos, which is cut in the MCC version, and before the main menu, or the first cutscene in the MCC version, is an opening scroll. Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. 5.1.2 Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation.However, like Halo 3 for PC, ODST was released a day early. The release date was later announced for Septemeleven years to the day since the game's original launch. On June 10, 2020, it was announced that ODST's Firefight mode would be joining The Master Chief Collection in Summer 2020. Players not eligible for the free DLC can purchase the ODST campaign add-on for $4.99 USD.

The Halo 3: ODST campaign was officially released as DLC for The Master Chief Collection on May 30, 2015. On December 20, 2014, it was announced that Halo 3: ODST's campaign mode would be included in Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox One as a free content update to players who had played the collection between its release on Novemand Decemat 11:59pm PDT, serving as compensation to said fans who had experienced many bugs and glitches in the weeks following the collection's launch. An Xbox LIVE invitation to the Multiplayer Beta of Halo: Reach, announced at E3 2009, was included with ODST, and ran from through May 20, 2010. Īn official five-part prequel comic, Halo: Helljumper, was released in the months leading up to and after the release of ODST, starting in July, and ending in November. The game is a prologue to Halo 3 which bridges the events in southeastern Kenya between Halo 2 and Halo 3. Halo 3: ODST was released worldwide on September 22, 2009, at 12:00 midnight. Halo 3: ODST (formerly Halo 3: Recon) is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie for the Xbox 360.

' Prepare to Drop.' - Halo 3: ODST tagline.

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