halo is the shit, its multiplayer is so spot on it is unblivable.

yes it was derived from mac but its not the only game to have started on a different system.

yes the marketing is over board, but thats hardly bungies fault

the single player story is a little weak but there are games where it is worse.

ive heard all kind of insults and ways to pull it down, but at the end of the day the people vote with their feet.

as for the last game. it is essentally the end of the fight with the covenant for the control of the halo rings. therefore the end of this story arc

but what bungie do so well and why so many people love it, is because the halo universe is massive.

halo wars is a prequal to the envents of the first game

and it is likely that they will create other games. probably detailing other spartans and the other missions detailed within the books and comics. (not read them just wiki)

the halo universe is equivilent to that of marvel or dc comics in that everything is thought out and has its place.

but more than anything the games are just fun as fuck to play. story mode is a wikid sort of introduction, before the hardcore of multiplayer takes place.

people complain, but look at golden eye and the replay factor of that. the story was hardly groundbreaking.

peace