“Halo: Reach,” developed exclusively for Xbox 360® by acclaimed developer Bungie, is the blockbuster prequel to the best-selling Xbox franchise of all time. It represents the culmination of Bungie’s 10 years of experience crafting groundbreaking “Halo” games that have raised expectations for what can be achieved in a video game.
Game Features:
Meet Noble Team. For the first time, players will fight alongside a squad of iconic Spartan soldiers, each with deadly talents as unique as their individual personalities and customized gear.
An intense campaign. Live the events that set the stage for the “Halo” trilogy as the UNSC and Covenant clash at the height of their military power. New weapons and abilities complement the familiar “Halo” arsenal for the largest-scale battles ever witnessed in the “Halo” universe. Fiercely cunning artificial intelligence (AI) adds depth and complexity to each encounter, helping make every play-through a unique and epic experience.
Stunning technical advancements. “Halo: Reach” takes a massive leap forward through all-new engine technology designed to take full advantage of next-generation graphics, audio, special effects, AI and animation while continuing to expand on the campaign, cooperative and multiplayer sandbox in a way that only “Halo” can.
The definitive multiplayer experience. “Halo: Reach” builds on the success of its predecessors, setting a new standard for competitive gameplay, customization, variety and community integration.1
Unparalleled feature suite. “Halo: Reach” expands on the industry-leading suite of features found in “Halo 3,” including four-player cooperative campaign play, split-screen support, saved films, screenshots and exciting new surprises that have yet to be revealed.
In “Halo: Reach,” players experience the fateful moments that forged the “Halo” legend. It’s the story of Noble Team, a squad of heroic Spartan soldiers, and their final stand on planet Reach, humanity’s last line of defense between the terrifying Covenant and Earth. This darker story is echoed by grittier visuals amid a backdrop of massive, awe-inspiring environments. Characters, enemies and environments are rendered in amazing detail by an all-new engine designed to deliver epic-scale encounters against the cunning and ruthless Covenant.
Once the campaign is over, the battle continues online with an unparalleled multiplayer experience that expands on the award-winning suite of features that helped define the Xbox LIVE experience.1
The “Halo: Reach” multiplayer beta, on track to be the largest beta program of its kind on any console, is expected to see millions of participants when it begins May 3. Players can access the multiplayer beta on Xbox LIVE through the “Halo 3: ODST” disc.2
An ancient evil lies dormant within Deepholm. Hidden away in a secluded sanctuary, the corrupted Dragon Aspect Deathwing has waited, recovering from the wounds of his last battle against Azeroth and biding his time until he can reforge the world in molten fire. Soon, Deathwing the Destroyer will return to Azeroth, and his eruption from Deepholm will sunder the world, leaving a festering wound across the continents.
As the Horde and Alliance race to the epicenter of the cataclysm, the kingdoms of Azeroth will witness seismic shifts in power, the kindling of a war of the elements, and the emergence of unlikely heroes who will rise up to protect their scarred and broken world from utter devastation.
Hang on in there, the kids are going back to school in a little over a month. There are many gifts to buy for school children and students. Here are some great gift ideas – back to school kits.
Back to school kits and Sets
Faber Castell Back To School Kit – Paint and Pencils: Faber Castell back to school set includes: 24cnt. Grip colored eco pencils, 24 cnt. Triangular colored 8mm. Colored pencils, 20 cnt. Washable grip fine line markers, 1`2 cnt. Oil pastels, 3 grip erasers. Faber-Castell children’s pencils are made from reforested wood, preserving natural forests.
Back to Campus Survival Kit: This Back to Campus Survival Kit will keep you safe and stimulated at the same time. Be prepared for parties, bars, or just your next Saturday night! Each Back to Campus Survival Kit contains the following: One Condom Compact to conceal your condom stash; 3 assorted color condom beads; 2 Rain Flavored Lubes (assorted flavors); 12 assorted condoms.
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Back to School Dora the Explorer Kit: Dora lovers can take their old friends Dora and Boots to school this fall. Give them the feeling of pride and confidence with this complete prepackaged school supply. This ultimate back to school package includes a Dora backpack, a Dora sandwich container, a 6 pack of Dora pencils,a Dora spiral notebook,a Dora 16 month calendar, a hard cover Dora notebook, a Dora tin pencil box, a tin pencil cup, and for fun a set of Dora 3D stickers. Make it a great school beginning!
With the JanSport Big Student Classic daypack, you’ll be too cool for school. This large capacity pack–with a 2100 cubic inch capacity–will easily hold all your textbooks for the day in its two main compartments. It also has a front pocket with an organizer to store your necessary gadgets and music player, and a headphone cord port. Other features include an upper zippered accessory pocket, a lower front zippered stash pocket, and a web ergo handle with reinforced hold on the top of the pack.
The ergo-dynamic, S-curved straps relieve stress from your shoulders, and are shaped to contour the natural shape of your upper torso. They disperse the weight across your back and increase air circulation.
The next chapter in the Street Fighter franchise on Next Generation consoles, Super Street Fighter IV incorporates familiar game elements with all-new features. Featuring new game modes designed to enhance online play, re-imagining of classic Street Fighter characters as well as a few new faces—one of these, Juri, utilizes the Tae Kwon Do fighting style—and the return of classic bonus stages, Super Street Fighter IV is a fighting game experience not to be missed by longtime fans and players new to the franchise alike.
The Street Fighter Adventure Continues
Follow up to Street Fighter IV, one of Metacritic.com’s highest-rated games of 2009, Super Street Fighter IV hits Next Generation gaming consoles in 2010 with a wide range of improvements, including 10 new characters, new fighting possibilities for everyone, new stages, the return of classic bonus rounds and beefed-up online modes (including the free Tournament Mode downloadable content (DLC) after launch) all for an affordable price on any gaming budget.
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction is the fifth installment in the wildly popular Splinter Cell series. A stealth-action combat game centered around the continuing adventures of black ops agent Sam Fisher, Splinter Cell: Conviction continues where the storyline of the earlier Splinter Cell: Double Agent left off. Packed with a mix of an engaging story, classic Splinter Cell stealth action, unique co-op gameplay and new gameplay mechanisms that are applicable to both single player and multiplayer modes, it is a worthy addition Splinter Cell catalog of games.
Key Game Features
A New Level of Splinter Cell Action – A full arsenal of cutting-edge innovations allow you to outflank foes with the Last Known Position system, tag and eliminate enemies using the Mark and Execute feature, and much more.
Blockbuster Experience – A unique storytelling style keeps you on the edge of your seat as you navigate the explosive world of a renegade agent where trust is impossible and justice requires you to go above the law.
Jaw Dropping Visuals – A revolutionary new graphic direction delivers an utterly seamless gameplay experience that’ll keep you totally engrossed in the story of Sam Fisher.
Explosive Xbox LIVE Play – Addictive multiplayer modes, content downloads, messaging and voice support and more amp up the dramatic intensity like never before.
An Exclusive Co-op Story Mode – “Prologue” is an exclusive story mode featuring new characters, settings, four exclusive maps and more. It is only available within Conviction’s Co-op mode.
Journey into the blue once again with this Wii game where players get to explore the ocean and interact with its sealife.
Endless Ocean: Blue World builds on the ocean experience first introduced with Endless Ocean. While the last game emphasized relaxation, this one is designed with more adventure in mind. Divers might find themselves escaping from or calming down attacking sharks, exploring shipwrecks or finding treasure. Endless Ocean: Blue World also has more creatures and improved graphics designed to fully immerse players in an ocean environment that they can freely explore at their own pace.
Key Game Features:
The ocean is teeming with life. Hundreds of real-life species are there to be discovered, from seahorses to giant whales.
Are the local fish sick or agitated? Players can view their health status and then use a tranquilizer-like tool to zap the ones in need of rehab with healing energy.
The game also includes a storyline that players can follow as they choose. The plot involves Oceana, a woman who investigates the “Dragon’s Song,” which her father, a prominent ocean explorer, was searching for just before his death.
While at Nine Ball Island, players can become friends with a dolphin and teach it some new tricks. When ona dive, players can even bring along the dolphin, which players can hold onto for extra fast swimming.
For the first time in the series, friends who have broadband Internet access can connect and dive with one another via Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection, while using the Wii Speak™ microphone to converse.
