 Halo 3 received critical acclaim upon its release . It holds an average of 93 @.@ 53 % and 94 / 100 on aggregate web sites GameRankings and Metacritic . Pro @-@ G 's Wesley Yin @-@ Poole assured readers that Halo 3 lived up to the enormous hype surrounding it , writing that the game was " everything we hoped it would be , and much , much , more " . Reviewers including Eurogamer 's Rob Fahey , Games Radar 's Charlie Barrett , and GameSpot 's Jeff Gerstmann felt that the underlying formula of previous Halo games was unchanged , but that this was not a detriment . " Every type of Halo fan , from the hardcore to the casual to the brand new , will find something to satisfy them in Master Chief 's third adventure , " Barrett asserted , while IGN 's Hilary Goldstein referred to Halo 3 as " the most complete game available on any console " , specifically stating " the Forge and the replay functionality raise the bar for console shooters so high , it may never be surpassed this generation . " The gameplay additions to the game , such as equipment and new vehicles , were praised ; Gerstmann and Goldstein noted that equipment had much more relevance in multiplayer matches than the campaign . 
