Halo 3: ODST‘s out, and the consensus so far is that the pudding’s chock-full of proof. And space marines. Space marines in hideously awesome single-seater orbital insertion pods, raining down all over the Covenant-riddled burg of New Mombasa like droplets from God’s Almighty wang.
The “crash-landing into a fight” sequence is pretty well-worn rope. ODST‘s appearance is a good excuse to revisit some timeless examples. Videos after the cut.
1. Medal of Honor: Frontlines (PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC)
Storming Normandy’s virtual beaches under heavy pillarbox fire and Luftwaffe bombardment has to be among last generation’s most memorable tutorial levels.
2. Killzone 2 (PS3)
Lord only knows why you’d send men into battle atop an unarmed dropship with only a handrail between them and thin air, but the results were rather exhilarating.
Satoru Iwata Video Interview - the late Nintendo president spoke with Kikizo in 2004 as 'Nintendo Revolution' loomed.
Kaz Hirai Video Interview - the first of Kikizo's interviews with the man who went on to become global head of Sony.
Ed Fries Video Interview - one of Xbox's founders discusses an epic journey from Excel to Xbox.
Yu Suzuki, the Kikizo Interview - we spend time with one of gaming's most revered creators.
Tetris - The Making of an Icon: Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers reveal the fascinating story behind Tetris
Rare founders, Chris and Tim Stamper - their only interview? Genuinely 'rare' sit down with founders of the legendary studio.
The History of First-Person Shooters - a retrospective, from Maze War to Modern Warfare