Ok i have been reading some of these comments and STOP referring to this game as Halo 2.5. They kept the same look and feel because if they radically changed it then it would cause problems with all the fans. The graphics are really nice. But they do not compare to Gears of war. Well the answer is the style of game. Of course halo has worse graphics it needs more space to compute. All the maps so far have been great. I have had a great time playing this game and I hate to see all you "fans" come on here and rip it. Look the style of game and multiplayer make it harder for the developers to computer the differences the people want. So shut up and play the game for what it is for. The graphics. PS. I like how not a single person has complained about the gameplay, hey somehow the gfx somehow mean that much more.