The benefit of pre-ordering Halo 3: ODST
Consumers who pre-order Halo 3: ODST now will receive Sgt. Johnson as a playable Firefight character, according to Microsoft. A fan favorite, Halo series stalwart Sergeant Avery Junior Johnson, is a tough-as-nails career Marine who has been in more life or death battles than he cares to remember. Sgt. Johnson will be a playable character in the game’s new Firefight multiplayer mode. Consumers who pre-order the game will also gain access to the upcoming Halo Reach multiplayer beta set
to kick off later this year. Firefight is a new cooperative multiplayer mode which allows players to experience the campaign in co-operative mode. Halo 3: ODST also includes a second standalone disc with three new Halo 3 multiplayer maps, all original Halo 3 maps, as well as the Legendary, Heroic, and Mythic Map packs for a total of 24 maps.
Halo 3: ODST will be released on September 22 exclusively for Xbox 360. Halo 3: ODST is available for pre-order in both a standard package and a Halo 3: ODST Collector’s Pack which includes the game and an exclusive laser etched Wireless Controller. The Halo 3: ODST Collector’s Pack is available for pre-order in the US exclusively at GameStop, and is available worldwide at other participating retailers. Halo 3: ODST will have a suggested retail price of $59.99 USD and the Collector’s Pack will have a suggested retail price of $99.99 USD.
