Well technically it is the 3rd installment of Halo. Microsoft have truly backed a winner this time, with Halo selling $US170 Million dollars worth in the first day! Even on launch day in Australia, a huge $AU6 Million worth (around 50,000 copies) was sold, making it the biggest entertainment launch since The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, which took in $5.268 Million in its first day. Have to give those guys at Microsoft studios and the boy at Bungie a big pat on the back. To bad my Xbox 360 overheated and died or I would go get a copy.
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