Halo 3's Four-Player Cooperative Mode: The Details

As promised, Bungie's Luke Smith has revealed the details of Halo 3's surprising new mode: a four-player

cooperative online adventure that lets you and up to three buddies take on the game's Campaign mode as a group. Calling

the mode "some of our greatest ever Halo experiences," Smith gave the following examples of how the

cooperative gameplay can affect the game:

Acting as a team is a fantastic new twist to the Campaign gameplay – something that works as well on foot,

in close confines as it does on the battlefield, with large scale vehicle mayhem. Scared of Jackal snipers? Send out a

scout to see what dangers lie ahead. Terrified of an open field? Flank your enemies and swipe their rides.

While only two of these players will be able to share a single screen, you'll be able to add a third and fourth

either via local System Link mode or online through Xbox Live. And you won't all have to play as Master Chief – the

other three players will be totally different characters, as shown in this screen released today. Each character may

have a different starting weapon, but will otherwise be identical.

While there is no drop-in gameplay, you can start a multiplayer game from any of your previous saved checkpoints in

the single-player mode.

Co-Op In Halo 3 [Bungie]