Halo 3: ODST new Firefight mutliplayer mode like Gears’ Horde, says 1UP

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1UP got some hands-on time with Bungie’s Halo 3:ODST’s new ‘Firefight’ multiplayer mode and likened to it Gears of War’s ‘Horde’.

I find myself in a Firefight, which seems to be Halo-speak for “Horde mode from Gears of War 2.” Me and the rest of my four-man team simply defend against five waves of Covenant. What sort of Covenant forces? … “Sometimes it’s just a few Grunts, other times it’s a whole gaggle of Grunts, Jackals, and Brutes.” Well, the first four waves are; the fifth wave is always going to be “a couple of Brute Chieftains and their friends.” The scoring system works just like campaign scoring, so taking out Covenant in cool ways racks up points. Finally, for variety’s sake, players can choose to incorporate skulls into the matches, which will add effects such as “enemies love to throw grenades” or “enemies evade fire extremely well.”

It if it’s half as fun as Horde, we’re in.

ODST releases September 22.

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7 comments

Psychotext
02/06/09, 11:14 am

Nice. Horde is pretty cool.

Lutz
02/06/09, 11:41 am

I’m in!
Although the enemies in Gears are bullet sponges, and the enemies in Halo aren’t.
So it’ll have to a bit different. Even 20 grunts aren’t much of a challenge, but in Gears 20 grub would be.

MasterChiefFenix
02/06/09, 12:13 pm

fuckin AWESOME.

Tiger Walts
02/06/09, 12:16 pm

So, it’s like that bit on Tsavo Highway where you get besieged by a small army of Brutes.

Psychotext
02/06/09, 12:20 pm

“So, it’s like that bit on Tsavo Highway where you get besieged by a small army of Brutes.”

God… I remember struggling through that when playing with a shitload of skulls on.