The Halo trilogy is ready to be completed today as the third and final installment rolls out onto the shelves today. You can bet that I’ll be heading to the store and picking up a copy, but let me tell you what, should this be another way-too-short installment in the series I’m going to be pissed off. Couple that with high expectations for graphics over the previous version and I’m a little timid rushing in to this one. Hopefully all will be well and I’ll be knee deep in Covenant and orders from Cortana in a blissful state later tonight. What about you? Ready to fight some more of the Flood?

In case you’ve been living under a rock or are just coming into the world of XBOX then here are all the details on what to expect in Halo 3:

Halo 3 is the third game in the Halo Trilogy and the thrilling conclusion to the events begun in Halo: Combat Evolved. Master Chief returns to finish the fight, bringing the epic conflict between the Covenant, the Flood, and the entire human race to a dramatic, pulse-pounding climax. The Covenant occupation of Earth has uncovered a massive and ancient object beneath the African sands - an object whose secrets have yet to be revealed. Earth’s forces are battered and beaten. The Master Chief’s AI companion Cortana is still trapped in the clutches of the Gravemind - a horrifying Flood intelligence, and a civil war is raging in the heart of the Covenant. It’s all been building to this — a desperate, final war that leads to a soul-shattering climax of epic proportions. Take control of Master Chief to defeat the Covenant and destroy the Flood to prevent the annihilation of the human race.

Doesn’t sound like anything we can’t handle, right?

Update: I’ve got a copy of Halo 3 in my grubby little hands right now and am feeling a case of Haloitis coming on very soon. I was definitely surprised by the number of people buying the legendary edition of H3 for twice the price. You can’t actually wear the helmet, though it looks big enough to do so. I made sure to buy the cheapest version possible, just like I do when I’m shopping for parachutes and eye surgeons.