Halo 3 story campaign walkthrough
Halo 3 is an exclusive Xbox 360 and Xbox One shooter that is finally being ported to PC this year. The game continues the story of the Master Chief – a genetically enhanced warrior who fights against various aliens to save the Earth. In this guide, you’ll find walkthroughs for all Halo 3 missions.
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Chapter 1. “Arrival”
Follow the group until you reach the checkpoint. Wait for the main part of the team to climb the rocks, then start shooting enemies. Walk forward a little more. A starship with a dozen opponents awaits you here. Go down to the stream and destroy the remaining enemies.
Go through the cave, and when you find yourself in an open area, you will have to take part in a small battle. Use boulders and trees as cover. If you run out of ammo for your primary weapon, you can replace it with any other. To do this, approach the defeated enemy and press the appropriate keys.
After the battle, go up the hill and walk along the fallen tree. Some enemies now use force shields. To destroy them – go around and attack in the back, or shoot at the legs. Descend into the cave, watch the video and exit to the makeshift pier by the river. A sniper rifle and a grenade launcher will open for you in this location. Shoot the arriving enemies, then go up to the platform and go around it to the right.
In the next location, you need to reach the metal bridge and cross over it. To do this, after leaving the cave, go forward and turn right to the destroyed spaceship. Be careful, you will have to fight off the enemies on the rocks along the way. By the way, you can find a powerful sniper rifle near the starship. Climb up to the entrance to the gorge and move forward until the cutscene starts.
If you picked up the sniper rifle that we talked about earlier, then with its help you can start shooting enemies right from the top of the hill. When you run out of ammo, go down to the platform and deal with the remaining enemies. To get to the opposite side, find the entrance to the building on the right. Once inside, cross the river on the platinum. Destroy the guards with shields and find a small building with captured soldiers. Go inside and interact with the energy field.
After that, you will have to fight a little until the allied ship destroys the enemy aircraft. Go up the stairs on the left that leads to the platinum, then get into the transport. The most important thing is not to be on the platinum when the enemy starship crashes. In this case, the hero will die and you will have to start the passage from the checkpoint.
Chapter 2. “Crow’s Nest”
Go down the stairs to the arsenal and take the necessary weapons. Examine the base and find the only door that can be opened (highlighted in green). Walk down the small corridor and open another door. There will be a battle with a dozen different enemies. When you find yourself at the end of the tunnel, you will see a soldier trying to open the door. Go back a little and wait until the allies open the passage to the right. Walk a little more along the corridors, after which you will find yourself in a large hall. In addition to the usual opponents, you have to hide from the starship in time. There will be several waves of enemies in total. To quickly fight them off, go to the machine gun on the right and interact with it. You can rip it out and move around the platform, destroying enemies. In this case, you will have access to a third-person view. Be careful,
Wait for the group members to safely board the ship and return to the command center the same way you came. Upon arrival, you need to destroy several dozen flying insects. When all the bugs are neutralized, the door to the arsenal will open. Go up to the operations center and watch the cut-scene. Go to the opposite end of the room and open the door. Now you need to destroy a crowd of strong enemies, one of which will immediately grab a machine gun on the bridge. In the fight against them, try to use grenades and shoot from behind cover. After you destroy all the enemies, you can equip the machine gun and continue your journey.
Go down to the group. Clear the barracks, find the elevator and interact with it. When you go upstairs, do not rush to go out onto the platform. The opponents here are not only very strong, but also know how to jump far. Try to destroy them in the air. After clearing the level, do not rush to follow the group. Enter the opened door (from where the last few enemies came out), go upstairs and pick up one of several amplifiers.
Climb back down and get to the checkpoint. Immediately upon entering, eliminate the enemy and equip the plasma machine gun. Do not spare bullets, as at this level there will be at least five more of these guns available. Return to the command center, go to the bomb and interact with it. Go down the stairs and go through the arsenal. Get to the first hangar (where the group boarded the ship), find the elevator and get out.
Chapter 3. Tsavo Highway
Follow the group into the left passage, go to any jeep and interact with it. Wait for one of the soldiers to open the door and drive out. Now you need to constantly move forward. If you drive too slowly or stop, it will inevitably lead to death. Just drive forward and try to avoid obstacles in time. When for some reason the car rolls over, walk up to it and press the interaction button several times. Having reached the tunnel, the entrance to which is blocked by the energy barrier, get out of the car and destroy the power source of the barrier.
Continue until you reach a dilapidated bridge with barricades. There is no other way here, so you have to give up your transport. When the car is behind the bridge, get out and use the stairs to climb. Follow the road ahead, ignoring busy enemies. You will see the Ghost transport, which can be either stolen or destroyed.
In order to steal a car, go close to the front bumper and press the corresponding key shown on the screen. After that, wait until it becomes possible to eliminate the pilot. If you press the destroy key before you get rid of the pilot, the car will be destroyed.
If you accidentally blew up the “Ghost”, and after that the checkpoint was immediately activated – do not worry. There are two more small bikes here that can be grabbed in a similar manner. In addition, you will meet such transport in the future. Climb the highway and destroy the remaining enemy forces. When you remove the last energy barrier in front of the tunnel, the mission will be completed.
Chapter 4. “The Storm”
Go through the complex behind the squad, then open the main gate. At the next location, besides the usual enemy aircraft, you will encounter small “Ghosts”. It is best to destroy enemies on such vehicles. When the area is cleared, a door will open on the opposite side of the entrance.
This bunker repeats one to one the previous one. Open the main gate and climb into the ATV. Now you need to cruise next to the enemy transport so that your partner can shoot at them from a grenade launcher. After the area is cleared, a giant scarab will appear on the field.
Find any mini-ghost on the map and start shooting the robot’s paws. When the mechanism is badly damaged, it will drop to the ground. At this moment, you need to go around it from behind and open fire on a small luminous object (he is alone here). Once it is destroyed, access to the scarab power unit will open. Keep shooting in the right direction until it explodes.
There is another way to destroy the robot. When he drops to the ground, climb inside the ship and climb to the upper level. Equip the plasma machine gun, then get to the core and destroy it. Immediately after the destruction, jump off the ship and run away, as the explosion can hit the hero and he will inevitably die.
Climb up to the squadron and follow the soldiers along the hangar. When you find yourself on the street, take a stationary machine gun and destroy strong enemies near the air defense. After clearing the location, approach the device and start attacking its power unit. Watch the cut-scene.
Chapter 5. “Gateway”
Run to the rally point, then walk a little more forward. At a dead end, you will see several soldiers fighting off mutants. Use a few grenades to clear the path, then finish off the remaining enemies. Enter the building on the right and watch the scene as the soldier turns into a mutant. Deal with the opponents and go down to the squad. Approach any soldier and replace the second weapon with a shotgun, as it is easier to deal with mutants at close range with it. Kill a few more enemies, go up the stairs to the second level and jump down. Walk past the crying soldier and watch the cut-scene.
After watching the video, you will find yourself on the platform. Go down to the squadron and slowly walk forward to clear the way from mutants. Enter the hangar and shoot only at strong opponents. The detachment will deal with the destruction of small enemies. Once on an open platform, try not to waste ammo. If you shoot in all directions, then at the end of the path you will have no bullets left and you will have to destroy the surviving mutants manually! At the end of the platform, go down and examine the wreckage of the ship. Between them, you will definitely find cartridges or other weapons. Climb the remains of the ship and find the descent. Go ahead and try not to shoot at the cocoons. Find a large box on a hill, go up and interact with it. Watch the video.
Chapter 6. The Ark
Follow the party to the top of the hill. Start attacking enemies with a heavy sniper rifle, then finish off with an automatic one. Go down to the place where the mutants stood and go into the cave to the left. Go ahead a little more and deal with several opponents. The last two mutants will be very strong, try not to get close to them and shoot from behind cover. Enter the next cave along the ascent.
When you find yourself in an open area, do not rush to get on the bike. Wait for the mutants to arrive in flying machines. Get rid of the enemies and take one of the Thief or Mini Ghost bikes. Move across the desert destroying mutants along the way. Having found a destroyed bridge, clear it of enemies and listen to iconic dialogues. Get off the bridge and follow the allied ship. Cross the gorge and destroy several large aircraft. The easiest way to do this is while in the mini-ghost. When all the guns are destroyed, a cut-scene will begin.
Now you need to return to the first destroyed bridge, accompanying the landing troops and equipment. Try to be the first to destroy machine guns, vehicles and mutants. When you find yourself on the bridge again, go to the previously locked gate, leave the “Ghost” and go inside. Go up the stairs, pick up the plasma cannon and head downstairs. With this weapon, you can open doors: just aim at the center of the door and shoot. Activate the bridge, then get out of the building.
Take the “Ghost” from mutants or get into the tank to help the soldiers in the battle with the already familiar scarab. Proceed in exactly the same way as in the fourth chapter: first shoot at the legs, and when he falls to the ground, attack the power unit at the back of the mechanism.
After the scarab is destroyed, you need to follow the group and enter the building to the right of the battlefield. Here you can use a trick: for sure there is at least one whole Ghost transport left on the field. It goes well through the doors, and the next part of the passage you can kill enemies without worrying about the bullets. You can use acceleration to quickly travel through doorways. Find and activate the Cartographer to view the cut-scene. Go back to the building and keep the doors open. Get rid of enemies on the open platform and wait for the ship to arrive. End of chapter.
Chapter 7. The Covenants
Walk a little forward with the squad, destroy two turrets, as well as the ship “Ghost” on the hill. As soon as you do this, the Allied starship will drop two cars – get into one of them. Find flying mini-ghosts and take one away from the mutants. Move forward and clear the location from enemies. Here you will see a huge structure that rises on a cliff. Go around it on the right and find the entrance.
Move along the building destroying various mutants. In one of the large rooms, you will find an elevator switch that will take you to the upper level. When you find yourself at the top, deal first with two nearby enemies, then kill the mutants on the platform. Use a protective shield to hide from enemy attacks. The last enemy will be a mutant with a mace: try not to get close to him, as he can cause huge damage. As a trophy, you can pick up his mace. Go to the control panel and deactivate the generator protection.
Use the elevator to go down and get out of the building. Get on the ATV and follow the jeep. Speaking of the soldiers in the jeep, when you go back, the jeep can get stuck in textures on the rise near the waterfall. To help them get out – collide with the car several times. When you reach the shore, throw the ATV and climb into the Hornet aircraft. Now you will find a real intergalactic battle. Find a large blue enemy ship in the air and destroy it. Deal with the remaining purple ships and sit down at the entrance to the main building.
Kill all the enemies and find a way to get to the elevator in the center of the room. After activating it, you will be taken to the same room as in the previous building. Only here, instead of an enemy with a mace, there will be several invisible enemies, as well as a strong mutant with a blaster. Remove protection from the main building and watch the video. Get out of the building and get into a jeep with a grenade launcher, or into a tank.
Move forward and try not to stop. Right at the main building you have to destroy two mechanical scarabs at once. Eliminating the first is not a problem: just circle around him in the jeep until the mechanism drops to the ground. Climb inside the scarab, find and destroy the core. The second mechanism will be a little more difficult to figure out. In addition to the fact that he himself attacks the hero, additional enemies and flying ships will appear. Shoot at the legs of the scarab, and when it comes down to the ground, repeat the steps as with the first mechanism. Go up the stairs and wait for the bridge to appear to the main building. Walk forward a little and watch the cut-scene.
Now many mutants are on your side. Even though they fight for you, they still glow red like enemies. Try not to kill them, as they will come in handy in battle. Go through several sectors and activate the bridge, then watch the video. Run across the bridge back to the lift you came from then jump into the hole in the floor. Watch the final cut-scene.
Chapter 8. “Cortana”
Walk forward a little and pick up the Energy Dagger. Follow all the time directly destroying enemies along the way. There will be a lot of opponents, so take your time and advance gradually. At some point you will find yourself in a large hall with a cliff. Find the open door, go inside and walk forward. In the next room, approach the energy field and press the corresponding key to break through the stasis field. Watch the video.
Return to the large hall and approach the central column. Deactivate the reactor control module, then destroy several columns. It is not at all necessary to approach them: shoot them directly from the center of the hall. After that, a door will open on the opposite side of the module – go out and jump into the hole. Run a little more around the location to meet with an ally and find a way out. End of chapter.
Chapter 9. Halo
Run forward, and when you meet mutants, get rid of the secondary weapon (rocket launcher). It is best to use two guns at once, one-handed blasters are perfect. Go up to the main entrance to the command center, simultaneously destroying hordes of mutants. When you find yourself at the main gate, do not rush to go inside. There is a small slope opposite the entrance, where you will find an additional module for protection. Fight off the attack of enemies and go inside the building.
In the building, open a few more doors and watch the cut-scene. After that, you need to destroy the controller that is guarding Halo. First, use the weapon available to you, and after a while pick up the plasma cannon from the deceased soldier. Just a few shots from this cannon should be enough to destroy the robot. When the controller is destroyed, go to the control panel and watch the video.
Get out of the building and climb the rock on the right. Get in the car and drive along the road to the collection point. Be careful: if you drive fast, you can get off the road right in front of the collection point. Also, try not to crash into mutants, as this will significantly slow down the transport, and in some cases will contribute to its overturn. After the third checkpoint, the plates will begin to explode literally in front of you, at a sharp turn to the left, stay closer to the rock. There will be a large springboard in front of the control point: accelerate as fast as possible and jump into the ship. Watch the final video. End of the game.
