This is competent console FPS action served lukewarm, with a hint of heat and flavor here and there. To put it succinctly, the single-player experience of Halo 3 is solid and well made, but unremarkable.

The Good:

* Solid and well-paced campaign
* Well-told story completes the trilogy, albeit with a rather mundane ending
* New weapons and vehicles expand on past games successfully
* Level design is well-conceived and varied
* Interesting A.I. and enemy design keeps fighting interesting

The Bad:

* Environments are deceivingly small
* Graphics won't blow you away
* Not all of the vehicles and weapons are used throughout the game
* Relatively short campaign on Normal difficulty

The Ugly:

* The fact that there are people actually buying the game solely for the single-player campaign