There is an Halo 3 Review done by a fan, which got his hand of an Argos copy.
It is really simple, and I can't find a spoiler in it, but to be sure, those who doesn't want to get spoiled don't follow the link. He gave the game a 9/10.
IGN has a 3 page history of Halo, which begins way before Halo 1 and has info even the most die hard of Halo fans may know nothing of, it's a good read & now its here.
Sorry only just read your request, I guess it is a bit late now to change things. Although the thrust of the post was with regards to the game going gold. I think the 1 million presales has been posted seperately.
In this week's game reviews, Halo 3 scored 37 out of 40 in the Japanese publication Weekly Famitsu, earning the platinum award (awarded for scores over 35).
That said this phase of a large release is normally fairly entertaining. The first reviews creep out of the wood work then the inevitiable street dates get broken and then we have endless speculation.
I think Halo 3 if anything is proving to be very predictable even the reviews look likely to be glowing so even that is unlikely to suprise anybody.
"Microsoft will not penalise Argos for releasing a small number of Halo 3 final boxed copies to the public a week before the official release.
Neil Thompson, senior regional director for the UK and Ireland at Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices division:"From what I understand of it, it was an honest and genuine mistake. I'm disappointed that it happened because of the turmoil it creates, but I totally understand that in every organisation sometimes it's tough to manage every particular aspect of your supply chain and everything, to the nth degree, so that something won't go wrong at some point." "
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