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Halo 3: ODST

Action

Science fiction

Stealth

Warfare

Shooter

New Mombasa is in ruins, yet the fight is far from over. Halo 3: ODST drops players onto the streets of the besieged city in this first-person shooter. Assume the role of “The Rookie”, an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper, and discover the truth behind the Covenant invasion. Engage in intense online multiplayer battles with the complete collection of Halo 3 multiplayer maps – including three all-new battlefields – and join your teammates in Firefight, a new cooperative mode that pits you against waves of Covenant invaders.

3.8

External Ratings

400 ratings
Release Date:

22 Sep, 2009

Last Updated:

19 Jun, 2026

About this game

New Mombasa is in ruins, yet the fight is far from over. Halo 3: ODST drops players onto the streets of the besieged city in this first-person shooter. Assume the role of “The Rookie”, an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper, and discover the truth behind the Covenant invasion. Engage in intense online multiplayer battles with the complete collection of Halo 3 multiplayer maps – including three all-new battlefields – and join your teammates in Firefight, a new cooperative mode that pits you against waves ...

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Storyline

Taking place in the Kenyan port city of New Mombasa, ODST follows a squad of elite Marine Orbital Drop Shock Troopers during the Covenant invasion of Earth on October 20, 2552. Knocked off course due to the Mombasa Slipspace Incident, these five ODSTs, accompanied by an ONI officer, fight through the waste-filled, destroyed streets in order to link up with each other, evade the Covenant, and execute a top secret mission. The game occurs directly after the events of the Halo 2 level Metropolis, ...

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platform

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows)

release date

Release Date:

22 Sep, 2009

mode

Modes:

Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

theme

Themes:

Action, Science fiction, Stealth, Warfare

genre

Genres:

Shooter

perspective

Player Perspectives:

First person

IGDB

IGDB Website:

Halo 3: ODST

IGDB Rating

3.8 ;
IGDB User Rating

3.8

User Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

394

User Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

76%

Rating %

Critics Rating

3.8 ;
IGDB User Rating

3.8

Critics Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

400

Critics Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

76%

Critics Rating %

Main Developers

Bungie

Supporting Developers

-

Publishers

Microsoft Game Studios

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