What shooters are better than the Halo games?

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#1 ArcticFlame99
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So i hear a lot of people saying that there are many shooters out there which are much better than the Halo series. So my question is--which games are better than the Halo games?(note: i am not trying to defend Halo or anything i'm just more of an rpg dude myself and i dont play very many shooters so i want to find some good ones) oh and please dont mention gears or war or half life i've played those--oh and console games only cause my computer nearly had a stroke with battlefield 2142--much thanks

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#2 thegreat_one3
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gears is nice with the cover system. same with vegas. shadow run also is a change. counterstrike was always better on the pc. unreal is also better. i find halo to be the most typical shooter out there.
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#3 Brickz187
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go to any game store look at the shelf and pick up any FPSyou see...it will def. be better then halo...haha joking im just waiting for the halo freaks 2 come n flame me...but fa real id say gears but obviously u dont think so...so my opinon means nothing to you
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#4 Warlock89
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I think Halo 2 is so popular, is because it IS a Tipical Shooter. It can apeal to more than just hardcore FPS fans, or soft core FPS. Unreal Tournament is the king of FPS, it's gameplay is built on accuracy, tactics, and skill. Nothing will ever surpass it.
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#5 capthavic
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It's all a matter of opinion. And regardless how you personally feel about it, you have to admit that few (if any) FPS series have as large and rabid a following as Halo. For whatever the reason it's just one of those games that just overshadows everything else that gets close to it (ex Shadowrun and the Halo 3 beta)
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#6 caleb5050
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^^ Agreed it's all on opinion in my opinion Every Shooter is better then the halo Series
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#7 nyc05
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It all comes down to taste, but I personally enjoy tons of other shooters more then Halo, such as:

Far Cry, Gears of War, Rainbow Six, Resistance, Unreal, Call of Duty, Battlefield and many more.

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#8 LessThanMike
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^^ Agreed it's all on opinion in my opinion Every Shooter is better then the halo Seriescaleb5050

ahhhhh blasphemy!!!! LOL...what about FEAR, FEAR wasnt better than Halo

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#9 Hashbrowns
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^^ Agreed it's all on opinion in my opinion Every Shooter is better then the halo Seriescaleb5050

Ah, I see. Every single shooter ever made is better than Halo, so Halo must be the absolute worst shooter ever made. There is no worse shooter out there than Halo, and no matter what other shooter you play it will be better than Halo. No exceptions. Daikatana is now breathing a sigh of relief.

There are educated opinions, and then there are opinions that have no apparent connection with reality.

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#10 Sushbag88
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There are a number of superior multiplayer shooters, especially on the PC platform. I don't know of any console shooters that are better, though, especially in regard to single player.

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#11 c0mplex
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[QUOTE="caleb5050"]^^ Agreed it's all on opinion in my opinion Every Shooter is better then the halo SeriesLessThanMike

ahhhhh blasphemy!!!! LOL...what about FEAR, FEAR wasnt better than Halo

FEAR on PC definitely is.

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#12 axes03
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call of duty (1,2 NOT 3!!!)are the ones that comeclosest. by the way cod4 LOOKS INSANE!!!!!!!!!! the graphics OMG!!!!! i havent been so blown away since i first saw gears. checkout the new gameplay footage

and the people who complain about halo are just bad at it, and gets owned by cursing 12 year olds and then go on forums complaining how bad it is, nothing on console can match halo's superiority, whether people admit it or not, 3 years and 2 systems later countless people still play halo2, theres a reason for that.

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#13 skrat_01
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Yea for all console only lems, defitnaly use Halo for 'ownage' against rival console gamers.

No other game on any console has has as large online support (GeOW is bigger though), or as much sucess as an FPS... Exept metroid Prime.

Pc gamers do have the upperhand though. By quite a longshot.. But thats a different story eh.

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#15 __Imbaness__
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Personally i think halo is overrated, and i can assure you theres ALOT of better shooters then Halo.

For example we got Gears of War, that in my opinion just makes halo look like a pile of crap.

You also got Call of Duty, Half Life 2 (Even though its out of date, it totally owns halo).

Honestly i can't understand the fuzz about the halo series.

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#16 RebornInFlames
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Gears of War, Half Life, Unreael Tournament to name a few
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#17 Warlock89
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[QUOTE="LessThanMike"]

[QUOTE="caleb5050"]^^ Agreed it's all on opinion in my opinion Every Shooter is better then the halo Seriesc0mplex

ahhhhh blasphemy!!!! LOL...what about FEAR, FEAR wasnt better than Halo

FEAR on PC definitely is.



Yeah, true. FEAR on xbox was ok, not great though. Same with Halo on PC, it's good, not great. Games are good on what ever system they originaly design controls/levels/etc for.
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#18 MasterAchilles5
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In my opinion no shooter is better than the Halo series. When it comes down to it some prefer a cover system such as that present in Gears of War and Rainbow Six. Some prefer incredibly accurate guns and high definition visuals that like like the real thing such as GRAW and Battlefield. Others prefer incredibly high speed shooters such as Unreal Tournament where if you blink you die. For me Halo offered an incredibly immersive science fiction setting that even though did not have amazing graphics made up for it through its incredible story. To me the only other title that matches its incredible plot is that of the Half Life series. The only thing that sets the two apart is that Halo offers one of the most incredible multiplayer experience ever while the other falls a little short compared to the caliber of its single player. Halo has characters that are more memorable than say those of Far Cry or UT. In my opinion its musical score far outclasses that of Rainbow Six and Gears (though it was good). Its mixture may not always be the best in every area but as a whole it tops all of the others.
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#19 the_animals
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but technically gears isn't a first person shooter its a 3rd person shooter. the only reason people say halo is bad is because they think its cool to say so. whenever things get very popular or famous people like to trash talk it.
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#20 Alpha172
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There's alot of shooters out there for XBOX360, some good some bad. It all depends what kind of shooter freak you are and which category it fits you. There's sci-fi, modern shooters etc. Personally I think you should try out the following that have been out for some time.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Las Vegas
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Bioshock

Upcoming games that you should get along with Halo 3: Mass Effect, Clive Barker's Jericho


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#21 evilmudbug
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yeah I agree with the guy above, Gears does not count because it is a 3rd person shooter. UT 2004 has been the best FPS i've ever played simply because of the massive amout of support that game has with maps, mods, game types, and content but it does not count either because its on the PC. I'm not really head over heals for halo but it's hard to think of anything better at the moment to beat it, halo has good single and multiplayer. I've had fun with Shadowrun but its kind of buggy and has no single player. All the halo fans can't wait for Halo 3 and that is going to be a huge FPS for the 360, I for one am bypassing that one for awhile to save money for UT 3 I just have a feeling its going to be more for me than halo 3.
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#22 tony2077ca
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i say for me nothing can beat halo
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#23 caleb5050
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Seriously I still dont find a shooting game worser then halo not doom not turok...nothing comes to mind
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#24 c0mplex
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Seriously I still dont find a shooting game worser then halo not doom not turok...nothing comes to mindcaleb5050

try Resistance: Fall of Man.

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#25 sonofabear17
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Well Halo is my favorite shooter. And youve already played HL2 and Gears so...The Darkness(i havent played it but ive heard good thing) and the Unreal games are pretty good. Besides that Lost planet Graw 1,and 2,R6V,Fear,and Shadowrun is what i can think of.
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#26 sonofabear17
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but technically gears isn't a first person shooter its a 3rd person shooter. the only reason people say halo is bad is because they think its cool to say so. whenever things get very popular or famous people like to trash talk it.the_animals
haha yeah i agree with you there
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#27 limpbizkit818
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Seriously I still dont find a shooting game worser then halo not doom not turok...nothing comes to mindcaleb5050
Someone hasnt played Killzone, or one of these highly rated shooters:

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/operativenoonelivesforever/index.html

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/fugitivehunter/index.html

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#28 newmanmaster
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[QUOTE="caleb5050"]Seriously I still dont find a shooting game worser then halo not doom not turok...nothing comes to mindlimpbizkit818

Someone hasnt played Killzone, or one of these highly rated shooters:

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/operativenoonelivesforever/index.html

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/fugitivehunter/index.html

BUT KILLZONE 2 WILL BE POWERED BY THE CELL!!!!
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#29 format_kid
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In my opinion Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon, andf Battlefield. Not that I don't like Halo, but tactical games are my favorite.
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#30 Doomtime
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in my opinion i enjoyed the original rainbow six 3 on the xbox more than halo 2. But halo 2 is a close 2nd. Im not a fan of rainbow six vegas.
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#31 shroomario
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unreal tourtment
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#32 Heistenfaust
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The only other shooter that can equal Halo is Half Life 2.
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#33 TarnishedSoul
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Call of Duty 2 & 3 and Gears.
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#34 dttk0009
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Halo is probably the most bland FPS you'll come across. Start with Doom and work your way up.
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#35 Staryoshi87
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I'm going to mention Half Life because I think it's the best FPS of all time, despite your request. On the 360? Shooters I'd play before I played Halo would be: Rainbow Six Vegas, Crackdown, Call of Duty 2/3, Lost Planet, and others. On the PC, there are too many to list. Halo is average as far as I'm concerned. (A lesser unreal imo) But that's just me.
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#36 julianwelton
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gears is nice with the cover system. same with vegas. shadow run also is a change. counterstrike was always better on the pc. unreal is also better. i find halo to be the most typical shooter out there.thegreat_one3

Agreed, but I'll add Lost Planet and Area 51 Blacksite by the demo it seemed very good but it wont be out for a couple of months.

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#37 GungraveZero
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Unreal is hands down my favorite shooter. I owned UC for Xbox and I currently own Unreal II, UT2k4, and UCII. I will be picking up UT3 when it comes out later this year too. I find the Unreal series to have unrivaled multiplayer due to the uniqueness of each map, weapons, and just frantic action. Also, it can prove to have a lot of depth if you're playing in a MP match with a good team. So, I'd say give the Unreal Series a try.:D
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#38 w4rgasm
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anything > halo ;-)
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#39 tony2077ca
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i didn't really like killzone
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#41 GungraveZero
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[QUOTE="__Imbaness__"]

Personally i think halo is overrated, and i can assure you theres ALOT of better shooters then Halo.

For example we got Gears of War, that in my opinion just makes halo look like a pile of crap.

You also got Call of Duty, Half Life 2 (Even though its out of date, it totally owns halo).

Honestly i can't understand the fuzz about the halo series.

blaster_chief

your just saying that because your too poor to afford a game as sweet as halo. people like you only exist because your dad never hugged you

That's kind of uncalled for....

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#42 Joshy485
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but technically gears isn't a first person shooter its a 3rd person shooter. the only reason people say halo is bad is because they think its cool to say so. whenever things get very popular or famous people like to trash talk it.the_animals
no one said it had to be a FPS he just said it had to be a shooter
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#43 OoSuperMarioO
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99.9% of the time most of these people who bad mouth halo are low average halo players who cant even keep the cursor in the middle of the screen..1% of the other people just dont belong in this country.
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#44 skrat_01
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[QUOTE="blaster_chief"][QUOTE="__Imbaness__"]

Personally i think halo is overrated, and i can assure you theres ALOT of better shooters then Halo.

For example we got Gears of War, that in my opinion just makes halo look like a pile of crap.

You also got Call of Duty, Half Life 2 (Even though its out of date, it totally owns halo).

Honestly i can't understand the fuzz about the halo series.

GungraveZero

your just saying that because your too poor to afford a game as sweet as halo. people like you only exist because your dad never hugged you

That's kind of uncalled for....

Report that fool ;)
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#45 Drunken_Master
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ok well there seems to be some sort of confusion in this forum about shooters?!?! ok let me set the record straight, *Ahem* DOOM 3 is the best shooter out there period. I mean Cmon A portal to hell on Mars??? Demons taking over the space station? Blood guts explosions and awesome weapons/graphics/sound/setting... D-o-p-e. Oh and the heavy metal music is off the hook too. I had it on the old xbox, and it was ported well from the PC, ok ok , half-life, half-life is the only shooter that can compare, and maybe UT series...but as far as single player - shooters go, DOOM 3 is the best, I fell in love with that game ever since it came out, I got a 1200 dollar HDTV 360 - whateva, Doom 3 still looks and plays better than half the games on the 360, God i love Doom 3.

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#46 smarb001
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None. Nothing is better than Halo. And if you disagree, your in denial.

Oh, and for the record, Gears is overrated. I played the single player though on each difficulty, chainsawed a few dozen people online, and I never touched that game again. Mega-boring and repetetive. Halo keeps me coming back.

(And yes, i know I gave it a high score in my review, but that was cuz I was blown away by the graphics and the chainsaw :P)

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#47 skrat_01
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None. Nothing is better than Halo. And if you disagree, your in denial.

Oh, and for the record, Gears is overrated. I played the single player though on each difficulty, chainsawed a few dozen people online, and I never touched that game again. Mega-boring and repetetive. Halo keeps me coming back.

(And yes, i know I gave it a high score in my review, but that was cuz I was blown away by the graphics and the chainsaw :P)

smarb001

There are loads of FPS games better than Halo.....

And im not in denial.. I have every Halo exept H2 on Vista...

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#48 __Imbaness__
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Oh i see, no im not saying that cause i can't afford it, i've played through the two games and i just think they totally suck, though thats just my opinion. (And i can't really understand why you had to bring my dad into the conversation, thats just proves how wrong you are).

And hey, theres actually legal to have your own opinions nowadays.

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#49 __Imbaness__
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[QUOTE="__Imbaness__"]

Personally i think halo is overrated, and i can assure you theres ALOT of better shooters then Halo.

For example we got Gears of War, that in my opinion just makes halo look like a pile of crap.

You also got Call of Duty, Half Life 2 (Even though its out of date, it totally owns halo).

Honestly i can't understand the fuzz about the halo series.

blaster_chief

your just saying that because your too poor to afford a game as sweet as halo. people like you only exist because your dad never hugged you

Post over this is to that author.

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#50 shawn7324
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Personally i think halo is overrated, and i can assure you theres ALOT of better shooters then Halo.

For example we got Gears of War, that in my opinion just makes halo look like a pile of crap.

You also got Call of Duty, Half Life 2 (Even though its out of date, it totally owns halo).

Honestly i can't understand the fuzz about the halo series.

__Imbaness__

Not being a former Original Xbox owner, when I was thinking of getting an Xbox 360 most of what I heard when discussing whether or not I should get the console was Halo, Halo, Halo. So after I got my Xbox 360 I went and played a little of the Halo games & I agree I don't understand what the fuss is about. Yes they all are really great games, but not that overwelming.