ODST isn't quite up to snuff with Halo 3, but it definitely has some strong points. The atmosphere throughout the game, though especially on the "hub" level of New Mombasa, is fantastic. The music is also at its best here, with quite a few heavy-hitting and memorable tracks on it. The gameplay's fine, not overly different from 3 but you can see some aspects of what's to come in Reach starting to show. The story's fine, it's a bit underwhelming compared to the other three but it holds up fine independently. There's also a side story going on via audio logs found in New Mombasa that I enjoyed, it was a nice touch. Speaking of underwhelming, the final mission's "warthog run" equivalent is also pretty subpar compared to what we got with the last three games. Other than that though, ODST is still a pretty solid experience, if a bit of a short one.