The Nintendo DS Halo game that could have been

Halo almost came out on the DS.

An AAA developer was making the DS version of Halo with everything you expect in a Halo game. Dual Wielding, Plasma Rifles, SMGs, Worthogs, and the motion radar on the bottom screen were all included. A version of Zanzibar was even ported over! Unfortunately it was canceled before it was completed.

Here footage from IGN:





The controls are like Metroid Prime Hunters. The touch screen controlled aiming and the D-pad controlled movement. I'm not sure how dual wielding worked. The left hand is easily within reach of the left bumper. But the right hand is busy with the touch screen making the right bumper next to impossible to press with a stylus in your hand. The only available digit would be the pinky and I'm not sure how comfortable that would be after awhile.

In the video that's exactly what their doing:

Closer examination of the screens show that grenades, the scope and maybe even weapon fire could have been triggered on the touch screen:

How awesome would it have been to play Halo on the DS? The potentially hand crippling controls are probably the reason it didn't make it out. Of course it was far from being complete at this point and any number of things could of been improved and polished.

I hope that Microsoft, Bungie and whoever helped port it over (My moneys on Rare) revisit this idea. Untill then, we can only dream of the Halo that could have been.

Dedicated Fan paints the Master Chief

Today I was looking around on the Internet when on Youtube I saw this video of the Master Chief being painted with an airbrush. This isn't just some slapped together stick figure art either. The attention to detail is simply astounding. It's pretty big too, measuring at 36 inches x 44 inches.

The best part is that very soon it's going up for sale. Instantly images of setting this up on my mantle place come to mind. This is one of many paintings he's made including Darth Vader and Indiana Jones. I highly suggest checking out this up and coming artist.

Here's the video, I wish I could do this.



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Halo 3 single player complete Tsavo Highway videos leaked

Someone apparently has access to Halo 3 and has posted videos from the single player campaign level Tsavo Highway. 12 days early! It's been split into four parts and I've posted them below:

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3


Part 4

New Halo 3 Teaser Trailer: Museum

This is a clip from the full ad coming out on Friday