@Rainbowblack
I think from Jeff Bell's reaction to his criticism on the internet we can say that higher ups in companies do this stuff too, not just mailroom clerks.

In sony's defense, Microsoft has been editing all the Lair reviews and saying that controls are horrible and the game is a dissapointment, wait what.... oh aparently no one has tampered with the reviews, apparently Lair just sucks.

Anyone who says, especially before even playing the game, that Halo 3 looks no better than Halo 2, is a fucking idiot. FACT. Proven by our top scientists. Anyone who says, after playing the game, that Halo 3 looks no better than Halo 2, will probably also be a fucking idiot. SOON-TO-BE-FACT. We have our top scientists on it.

You think the ms is going to do something about it :D ?

I kinda agree.. I played the beta and wasn't blown away by the graphics.. It's still better then Halo 2 but it could look nicer..

lol @ the Sony Defence Force in here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?limit=50&title=Special%3AContributions&contribs=user&target=217.18.23.2&namespace=&year=&month=-1

Take that fanboys.

I normally don't post here but I have to correct some errors.

Saying that Halo 3 is just Halo 2 with slightly better graphics is pure ignorance. If you played Halo 2 extensively (sorry a level 20 in matchmaking doesn't mean extensive), you would have noticed the gaping flaws in the system. The SMG was a horrible starting weapon, melee attacks were game-breaking, the shotgun was incredibly underpowered, button glitching made the BXR the end all weapon, super jumping in a game was undetectable by Bungie as cheating due to the physics engine, and the ridiculous auto-aim is pathetic. The carbine was only good if you had host advantage; it had way too much spread when you were off-host.

Halo 3 is much more different and makes up for the flaws of Halo 2's MP. No longer do you need host advantage for the shotgun to be a viable weapon. Your starting weapon is now the Assault Rifle from H1, which has been significantly improved to the point that it can give you a fighting chance against other weapons with more power and range (something the SMG DID NOT give you). The Carbine is more accurate now. Auto-aim has been removed completely. The Sniper Rifle is bolt-action now, thus requiring more skill instead of just spamming your shots. Dual-wielding is now viable again. Button glitching is out of the game completely at the moment and any possible glitches will not be nearly as important in gameplay thanks to the reduced speed of button imputs. Melee attacks weren't reduced in power but because nearly every weapon has increased in close-range power melee attacks aren't as important as they were in Halo 2. The rocket launcher's splash damage has been significantly reduced. The needler is finally a viable close weapon after being a joke for six years.

The change from the SMG to the Assault Rifle as the default starting weapon is a massive gameplay change. Bungie themselves has even admitted they made a huge mistake with the SMG in Halo 2 as a default weapon as dual-wielding it goes against two of the major laws of the Halo universe: melees and grenades. The SMG was ridiculously flawed as a starting weapon. Anyone that even briefly played Halo 2 knows that the weapon is incredibly weak. The gun is so weak that your best bet with it is to pray you can get in melee range and spam the B button to kill someone and take their superior weapon or hope for a good grenade throw. Now, how are you suppose to stand a chance against someone with, say, a Battle Rifle? A good player with a BR will almost never let you get within melee range and if you DO get in melee range, they could BXR you and kill you before you can kill them. Rockets vs SMG? No chance. Sniper Rifle? They'll pick you off. Sword? Just let them kill you so you can respawn faster. Even if they miss the lunge, the sword swings faster than any other melee weapon in the game. SMG vs Dual Wield? Better hope you can get a grenade or melee in. When one team took control of the power weapons (which would NOT respawn until dropped) and it was SMG start, that was almost the end of the match. I can handle losing a game because someone outplayed me but I can't handle losing the match because Bungie gave me a paper-pellet shooter and expected me to use that to fight someone with Battle Rifle/Sword.

The retooled H3 Assault Rifle fixes almost all of the previously listed problems the SMG generated. The Assault Rifle gives you a fighting chance against most weapons. You aren't going to beat every single Battle Rifle or Carbine you see (that would just cry imbalanced) but at least you stand a chance against them. That alone is a huge change from Halo 2 and winning games won't just boil down to lol power weapons.

Halo 3 quite honestly plays more like Halo 1 than a Halo 2.5.

Looks like it was faked. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=187121&page=3