Halo 3: ODST: Difference between revisions

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[[File:The Squad.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The main cast of ''ODST''.]]

Taking place in the [[Kenya]]n port city of [[New Mombasa]], ''ODST'' follows [[Alpha-Nine|a squad]] of elite [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s during the [[Battle of Earth|Covenant invasion of Earth]] on [[2552#October|October 20th, 2552]].The ODSTs were knocked off course due to the [[Battle of Mombasa|Mombasa Slipspace Incident]], these five Marines lead 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.

Six hours after the drop (10:02pm), the Rookie awakens to the sound of two [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantoms]] flying nearby. He soon regains his situational awareness, discovering that his drop pod is lodged in a building at least twenty feet off the ground. With no choice, he jumps out of the pod, and falls to the street, slightly injuring himself when he hits the ground. After combing the area for medical supplies, he heads in to the city to find his squad.

Buck led the group to Kikowani Station, planning to use the tram system to escape the city, stabilizing Romeo with [[biofoam]] along the way. Upon arrival, however, the group discovered that the tram tunnels had been flooded. They proceeded to hijack a Phantom and escape the city, fighting their way past enemy Banshees and even a [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] in the process. Along the way, they noticed several [[CCS-class battlecruiser]]s moving toward the crater left by the assault carrier's slipspace jump. After escaping the city proper, Buck realized where Dare was, and ordered Mickey to turn back and set him down.

''ODST'' has the main protagonist, the Rookie, searching for beacons across the city of New Mombasa.<ref name = "Game Informer December '08 page 3">''Game Informer: December 2008'', page 3</ref> It is up to the player on how to get to any specific location, giving an open-world feeling to the game; this is in contrast to the main trilogy, which has a more linear gameplay style. The "beacons" are various objects, each linked to a particular squad mate in some way. Finding one of these objects sends the player back in the game to find out what happened to one of his five squadmates ([[Edward Buck|Buck]], [[Veronica Dare|Dare]], [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]], [[Kojo Agu|Romeo]], and [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]]).<ref name = "Game Informer December '08 page 3"/> Once you go back in time for a short period, you will take control of the player for a single mission, and play the situations that the particular character went through. Unlike the overall game, these flashback scenes go along the path of the linear gameplay that has been common throughout the original trilogy of ''Halo''.

Due to the fact the player is an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]], the motion tracker and shielding featured in the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR]] battle armor suit are not available and the player must instead rely on a more traditional health bar/medkit system. The shielding is replaced with stamina through breathing intervals but it can still take damage from falling down from heights naturally. On some levels, the player is able to receive energy shielding on top of their stamina and health bar if they are close enough to the [[Huragok]] [[Quick to Adjust|Vergil]], similar to ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' where Huragok provide the [[Sangheili]] extra shielding aside from their own energy shield. The Rookie and his squadmates are not able to dual-wield weapons, such as the [[M7/Caseless Submachine Gun]] and the {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}. They also cannot use the [[equipment|deployable equipment]] featured in ''Halo 3''.

**[[Yanme'e Captain Major|Captain Major]] {{1st}}

****[[Kenya]]

*****[[New Mombasa]]

******[[New Mombasa Data Center]] {{1st}}

******[[Lumumba|Lumumba District]]

******[[Mbaraki|Mbaraki District]] {{1st}}

******[[Kikowani Station (location)|Kikowani Station]] {{1st}}

******[[Kizingo]] {{1st}}

******[[Kizingo Boulevard (location)|Kizingo Boulevard]] {{1st}}

******[[Tanaga|Tanaga District]] {{1st}}

*******[[NMPD headquarters]] {{1st}}

******[[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]]{{1st}}

******[[Tayari Plaza (location)|Tayari Plaza]] {{1st}}

******[[Uplift Nature Reserve]] {{1st}}

******[[Mombasa Tether]]

**[[Battle of Earth]]

*[[35mm autocannon]]

*[[Fuel rod cannon]]

*[[Type-1 plasma grenade]]

*[[Type-2 spike grenade]]

*[[Type-2 gravity hammer]]

*[[Orgudam Workshop firebomb]]

*[[Paegaas Workshop Spiker]]

*[[Type-25 plasma pistol]]

*[[Type-25 Brute plasma rifle]]

*[[Type-25 Brute Shot]]

*[[Type-33 Needler]]

*{{Pattern|Pez'tk|fuel rod gun}}

*[[Type-51 Carbine]]

*[[Type-50 particle beam rifle]]

*{{Pattern|Pek|plasma cannon}}

*[[Type-52 Mauler]]

*[[Type-1 energy sword]]

*[[Type-25 Chopper]]

*[[Type-26 Banshee]]

*[[Type-32 Ghost]]

*{{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}

*{{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}

*[[Type-26 Wraith]]

*{{Pattern|Deutoros|Scarab}}

*{{Pattern|Ogab'd|anti-aircraft Wraith}}

*[[Type-52 Phantom]]

*[[Deployable lookout tower]]

[[File:ODST Controller.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Controls for ''ODST'' gameplay.]]

The second part to the trailer, released on the 8th of October, followed on from this - the Superintendent reinitialized itself, attempting to assess the catastrophic devastation and tries to identify the object that survived. Later, after a Covenant [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] dropship has passed by, the object opens to reveal a lone surviving [[Rookie|Marine Shock Trooper]] to clamber out, wielding a modified M7S Caseless Submachine Gun. The Marine narrowly avoids a [[Jiralhanae]] patrol, before encountering messages from the [[Superintendent]], presumably leading him to safety.

[[File:ODST tour vehicle.jpg|200px|thumb|right|A render mock-up of the tour truck.]]

[[File:ODST Collector's Pack.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Collector's Pack edition of ''ODST''.]]