Halo 3

As some of you may know, the third game in the Halo series was released on the 25th.

Many stores had midnight releases, and many people stayed up way past their bed time to get this game. People showed up to stores hours in advance to wait in line.

So what is the fuss all about? Did grossing somewhere around $170million in the first 24 hours of its launch mean anything to anyone? Well it does mean it was the #1 selling game on the first day, ever. That's a big accomplishment.

But how does it play? It plays like a Halo game, fast paced, first person, and fun to watch. But the campaign is lackluster. After the rushed Halo 2, the story mode on Halo 3 needed to be a big hit. My impressions are that they simply ended the story to tie up loose ends, but that the story mode was just a precursor to get more people to pay a monthly fee to play on XBOX Live.
Don't get me wrong, it's still fun as hell, and the new weapons are fun to use, but the Campaign leaves you wanting more, and not just because of the story itself.

Multiplayer has been changed too. They now have a save films feature, where you can go back and actually watch entire matches and see how that guy sniped you, or where he threw the grenade from. You can also do a bit of map editing, for instance, moving weapon placements or even flags in different game modes to change it up and let people have a different gameplay experience online. Also, there is a spartan editor, so you can change your armor color, helmet type, and many others.

Some of the reviews have been high, but I think because of the changes they have made, despite a lacking campaign, it deserves a 9/10.

Long Overdue

With all the promise in the world to have a competitive game against the Ducks, Fresno St. got thoroughly dominated. I am going to keep it short.

Clifton Smith=bench.

Fresno St. scored 21, Michigan 7 on the Ducks. Lets just say I think Fresno St. could walk into the Big House and possibly lose by 5 touchdowns RIGHT NOW. Thought I was going to say Fresno could beat Michigan because they scored more on Oregon? I'm complex.

Bye week coming at a good time, Hopefully the Dogs can regroup for Nevada next week on the road.

Wild One In College Station

Fresno. St lost to Texas A&M in 3OT by a 2-point conversion.

I don't really want to recap the game, but I want to say a few positive things about the team.

For one, the defense played a hell of a game. Linebackers were all over the field. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come, but they looked sharp and up to the task, as long as it wasn't Jorvorskie Lane running towards them. Other than Lane, I think the Dogs had an answer for everything A&M did.

I have to give it up to freshman Ryan Mathews. Hopefully his injury is not too serious, but before he entered the game in the 2nd half, with the absence of Lonyae Miller(who we all hope can overcome the ankle) there wasn't really a running game to speak of. He brings a much different look because of his cutback ability, and he is a tough runner. And to think, he was a high school quarterback months ago.

QB TB also had a good game. Down the stretch he made good decisions, didn't lose his cool, and put his team in position to win it. If not for a somewhat questionable 2-point conversion playcall(or Marlon Moore and his tiny hands), who knows the outcome.

I don't want to be too negative, so I won't go there, I just want to say that Clifton Smith does not belong in the backfield, and hopefully Miller and Mathews are alright.

Next week Fresno travels up North to meet the now ranked Oregon Ducks. The Ducks looked impressive against the now fading Michigan Wolverines, who can't seem to stop anybody. Dennis Dixon didn't make many mistakes, but the Bulldogs will not be intimidated by the Autzen Field crowd, and hopefully they can end the Oregon losing streak.

P.S. watching NFL, the Redskins Eagles game ended within 30 seconds of the Packers Dolphins games, both were 16 - 13 final score... Both ended on field goals. How boring.