Halo

The newest game in a series of popular first person shooters, Halo Reach, arrives on September 14h. Having never owned an original Xbox. I never played Halo 1 or Halo 2. I own an Xbox 360 and have played Halo 3 and Halo: ODST though and have to say that they are pretty awesome games. I am mostly a fan of the online play where you can battle other opponents via the internet in real time. A brief synopsis of the story arch through out the games is simple. Aliens invade earth, destroy it, and it is your job to get revenge and destroy the aliens. It is mostly a "button masher" game with no real strategy. Those are the kind I love! No thinking, just destroying and causing havoc! Being as popular as Halo is, their have been talks of a Halo film. Many directors from Steven Spielberg to Peter Jackson have been connected but still nothing has surfaced. At one time the director Niell Blomkamp was serious enough that he made a live action 8 minute short film to entice the studio to make it. Unfortunately the studio declined and he went on to make another small science fiction film called "District 9". The short film is yours for the taking below. Strap on your army boots and jump in the warthog. It is going to be a bumpy ride.