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We Were Promised Jetpacks

News   March 3, 2010 at 10:18 am Sam Machkovech

The next Halo game, due this fall, was finally loosed in preview form today. I should yawn. I should close the browser and ignore yet another sci-fi killfest.

Then again, Halo runs about 1/7 of Microsoft’s economy, and therefore 1/20th of Seattle’s. Plus, uh, this new version has jetpacks. Jetpacks! Welcome to the future, people. If you’re keeping track, it’s been a while since a major video game has given jetpacks a shot in multiplayer, since they’re usually unwieldy to control, so call this a bold move on Kirkland developer Bungie’s part. Looks fun so far–and a lot more like the very first Halo game, a style change that fans have requested for years. The video, which also shows off new massively multiplayer “team” modes, is after the jump. I’ll see if I can’t get my hands on an early version of Halo Reach at San Francisco’s GDC next week.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E95PeZ0qsLY[/youtube]


  • Jon Collins

    “Halo runs about 1/7 of Microsoft’s economy, and therefore 1/20th of Seattle’s.”

    My god, is that right?

    What was the last game to have jetpacks in MP, anyway? Tribes?

  • http://www.yg.com/ aion database

    Whoa! The trailer is just awesome! It's action-packed, the graphics is exceptional and I totally love those shield explosions. I'd definitely get hold of this game once it's launched.

  • http://www.joeszilagyi.com/ Joe Szilagyi

    They need to stop coming out with crap until I finish Dragon Age, Batman, the two Mass Effects, Red Dead Redemption, and then Warcraft Cataclysm. Backlog people!

  • x_S

    Red Faction: Guerrilla, was the last game to have jetpacks in multiplayer, so far as I know.

  • galacticdustbim

    Sweet mercy its the Second Coming of Tribes! Me and the other 32 people that played Tribes are VERY excited!