The Mission: The Covenant controls Earth. The Flood is unleashed and on the loose. With the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance, Master Chief is the only one who can save the human race. The entire epic story arc has led up to this moment. Master Chief, the last of his kind, is a warrior born for combat and bred for war and is humanitys only hope.
After stowing away on a Forerunner spacecraft, Master Chief, a genetically altered, cybernetically enhanced Spartan supersoldier, must race back to Earth to stop the Covenant once and for all and save mankind. With his artificial intelligence companion Cortana in the grip of the Floods intelligent embodiment, Gravemind, Master Chief and his allies are vastly outnumbered, but the stakes are too high to do anything but face them head-on.
In Halo 3, the third installment of the legendary epic, the war has come to a climax; the Flood continues to grow in numbers and strength, the armies of Earth are scattered and decimated, and the Covenant threatens to activate the Halo, effectively destroying all life in the galaxy. Master Chiefs mission is to stop the Covenant, destroy the impending Flood threat and, ultimately, save mankind.
The Limited Edition also features a bounty of extras. Within a sleek metal collectors case, gamers will also receive a bonus disc providing exclusive, behind-the-scenes footage and videos, including a high-definition Making of Halo 3 documentary showcasing the Bungie team and its effort to create the most anticipated title in the industrys history, numerous high-definition featurettes documenting the creative design processes involved in developing the game, and even a look at some early game concepts and their evolution through the games development. The disc also includes an audio-visual calibration tool, never before seen on a video game and custom designed by the Halo 3 graphics and audio team to make the most of fans high-definition home cinemas, for the ultimate Halo 3 audio and video performance. The Limited Edition also features a special Halo fiction and art book. A must-have for Halo collectors and a source of invaluable and exclusive information, the piece is an elaborate and compelling guide to the species and factions that inhabit the worlds of the Halo universe, with never-before-seen art and story that expand and illustrate the depth and breadth of the Halo fiction.
