Well, I grabbed one last night on the way home from work. And I gotta say it's GREAT! Screw those fools who start in with the "it's not as good as H1". Right now I think it's every bit as good. I think some people were expecting it to be a revolutionary game like the first. Well, it ain't revolutionary, but it's damn good. I like the changes they made. It's not too far off the first one, but I like the dual wield. It takes a bit of getting used to having 2 guns but I like it. And I think the scenery is nicer. More textures. And you can interact more with it. Moving boxes and stuff. Blowing up cars. When the Covenant shoots at you, you see damage. I was fighting 2 Hunters and when they shot at me, they'd actually blow away parts of walls that I was using as cover. So it keeps you on your toes. I had to tear myself away from it last night just to get some sleep. I don't care what anyone says. It's a great game and totally addicting....