Halo 3: The Official Strategy Guide (Prima Official Game Guides) Reviews

• 4.5 Stars: A Good Guide Overall

  
  By A29BQ6B90Y1R5F on 2007-09-25
  There isn't so much complexity, nor are there really a handful of secrets in Halo 3 which require you to actually use a guide. That shouldn't suggest a guide is bad, though. It's a great guide, just not one you'll find yourself in dire need of. However, for what you get you'll more than likely be pleased. It's a very well designed guide and is very well organized. There's a lot of content to swallow but at least the guide is organized and easy to use. Just don't be surprised if you spend a bit more time reading it instead of playing the game.
  
  This guide actually begins with a foreward that explains what you'll find in the guide. Noting that it won't spend a lot of time on the basics and that they really did want to design a good guide. They succeed... almost too well because this is certainly an exhaustive guide. Don't let the size fool you, this is far more detailed than any guide I've ever seen.
  
  Halo 3 doesn't exactly reinvent the wheel. In fact, it plays almost exactly like Halo 2 did. For that the basics section of this guide spends a little too much time reiterating what Halo fans already know. At least it doesn't spend too much time here and if you are new to Halo it'll get you acquainted with the game. In the basics it'll go over basic controls and how to control vehicles and such. Again, nothing veterans will need, but it is good for beginners to take a look here.
  
  The Campaign is where this guide gets interesting. Many strategy guides out there simply focus on one difficulty level: Normal. That's not the case with Piggyback Interactive's guide. This walkthrough has been designed for all difficulty levels. The way they organized it is how it succeeds in doing this. Each section begins with a map. These maps are basically from a birds eye view of the level. They point out weapons, enemy packs etc. for you.
  
  However, the layout is what's interesting. On the map they point out what you should do at each spot. It's brief and to the point. These call outs on the maps are for those going through Easy and Normal. On the facing page is where they give you a ton of detail for what to do on Legendary. Things to do on Legendary are also called out on the map but in the A, B, C format established in other guides. So if you see "A" on the map, look on the facing page at what to do. The walkthrough is designed to help with all the difficulty levels but written with the assumption that you'll be playing through Legendary. Needless to say you can easily use the Legendary tips for the lower difficult levels.
  
  For the gamer who fears spoilers, the walkthrough in all its detailed glory is spoiler free. There's a lot of reading, but it makes sure not to tell you about the story. It also will debrief you after each chapter of the campaign.
  
  The extras chapter is a different story. It doesn't spoil anything, but it is meant to be read only after you've completed the campaign. Here it'll tell you more about Legendary Mode and give you tips. It also talks about the skulls. However, Bungie would not let the authors of the guide reveal the location of the skulls. You know which mission it can be found in but not where in the mission. That doesn't stop them from revealing the effects of the skulls.
  
  There's also a bestiary, info on vehicles and most useful of all, talking about the Score System and the list of achievements. For the score system they also provide great tips to reach the score needed to net yourself achievements.
  
  There is then a huge section of the guide dedicated to multiplayer. Most of this is just showing you maps of the area and providing tips, but they talk briefly about co-op here and they also talk about all the different modes and all the weapons you can get as well. The last thing they mention here is about Forging. It's another section that is generally brief, only helping you to get the basic feel of it.
  
  It's an exhaustive guide, but a good one. You might find yourself a little exhausted with information at times, but at least you know its all there.
  
  

• HALO 3 vs HALO 2 piggyback guide book

  
  By AXTRSYR5LCOVA on 2007-10-03
  This guide is well written and put together in a fairly logical order. But allot of the higher end details that made the HALO 2 guide great are not included this time around. Bungie (I.E. Microsoft) told/gave prima only the material they wanted exposed. So for the whole story you may need to look else wheres. But for great maps and detailed level layouts that will keep you up to speed until the downloadable content comes out, then look no further.
  
  

• good service

  
  By A1MK3JU0R2788Z on 2007-10-20
  We were very pleased with the timely delivery and the content of the book. It enhanced our gaming experience and was well received by the family.
  
  

• Strategy Defined

  
  By A32ARDO5A7548X on 2007-12-22
  Very detailed strategy guide. The artwork is awesome and the level of explanation from the writers is incredible. A must have for any Halo fan.
  
  

• Very helpful

  
  By AHVI1JGQC0RNO on 2007-12-29
  This is very helpful for game play.I would greatly encourage the xbox live gamer to get it because it tells the respawn times for the weapons on each multiplayer map.
  
  
• good overall guide
  By AEZSSGQ31LXM4 on 2007-10-28
  This is a pretty good overall guide of the game with strategies for the different levels of dificulty for the campaign mode. It has detailed color maps of all the multiplayer maps including where all the items and weapons are located. I find that it's pretty easy to nagivate through the guide and it's a pretty good source when you're stuck.
  
  
• Useful strategy guide
  By AD1PV1LF7I8KU on 2007-10-31
  This guide is very useful for playing Halo 3. If you play on Easy or Normal level, you may be able to complete missions without this book. But on Advanced or Legendary level, I think it is a must-have item.
  
  The specific information about maps, weapons, vehicles and enemies helps you to defeat enemies as well as to being more familiar with Halo series.
  
  
• Big Help
  By A3FGFHANHNOCE2 on 2007-11-13
  The guide really helped out with all the little extra stuff (like locating the skulls). It was a good over all buy. The walk through were excellent. The maps were a great help with the locations of weapons and other helpful gadgets to help you on your way.
  
  
• Great Guide's Batman! It's Halo!!!
  By A2QAVCFATNL705 on 2007-12-15
  Great game, great music, great strategy guide. Although i must admit that i'm a bit of a collector as far as Halo is concerned! So i would have bought it anyway, but that put asside, it is very wel put together, and caters as wel for the one player campaign as for the multi-player part. Both on-line and off-line. Filled with great art and explanation's what every weapon, vehicle and so on does...Recomended!
  
  
• Somewhat dissapointed but worth it
  By A3T4W8X9T7E0R6 on 2007-12-25
  There are some good tips and advice in the pages of this guide for legendary which I beat, but I was disappointed that they did not show the location of the skulls. It is fun to read through the guide to find some interesting advice. Its worth buying for this price. Enjoy
  
  

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