I didn’t get wrapped up in the frenzy of the pre-sales Halo 3 marketing hype. It was fun to watch the game show up in USA Today and other major papers a few days before launch and it seemed like a well executed marketing and PR plan.

The afternoon on the day the game was available, I calmly walked into the local Fry’s, picked up my copy and walked out without seeing a single soul buying another copy. I didn’t know what to expect, but I was hoping for something a little different. Maybe a marching band or something otherwise exciting to make the experience more memorable.

Halo 3 is fun and after a few hours I wanted more. Nice that my expectations were rewarded and the early press wasn’t all hype.

Now if I could just figure out how to stop the “red checkered pattern of pixels from covering the screen” and then the associated system hang…