What really is the best shooting game?

       Out of all the shooter games around, I've eliminated it down to three games: the Halo series, the Call of Duty series, and the Gears of Wars series.

      Let's start with Gears of War. The new version, Gears of War 3, comes out in April, 2011. In this game, you play as the humans in an epic battle against the Locust. You must fight to save the human race. I think this game is quite fun, because of the ability to use many weapons that have not been invented in real life. Plus, you can play multiplayer in many different modes of play. However, it isn't as fun as other shooters in a variety of ways. It is not as realistic as Call of Duty, and it isn't as creative as Halo.
My Rating: 7.7/10

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    Now let us move on to the Halo series. The newest version of Halo, Halo Reach, is set to come out September 14, 2010. This is in less than a week! Many people are excited to play the latest game of the Halo series. Halo is a very fun game that you can play single player, co-op, or multiplayer. Halo is a very futuristic and unrealistic game. Halo Reach is set in the year 2552. Like Gears of War, you play as the humans in a long war against the enemies, called the Covenant. Reach itself is a colony that is the human's main base after many other colonies have fallen. Halo, since it is set to the future, is very creative but unrealistic. It consists of cool things like the gravity hammer and many cool vehicles. Overall, I feel this game is better than Gears of War by  a little bit.
My Rating: 8.4/10

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    Finally, we get to Call of Duty. The newest game of the series, Call of Duty Black Ops, is set to come out on November 9, 2010. Call of Duty is the most realistic of the three games. There are weapons like the AK-47, Mini Uzi, Intervention, rpg-7, and the newly introduced crossbow. In addition, you have grenades, melee, and other realistic things in your arsenal of ways to kill. There are a variety of different settings: towns, snowy places, deserts, mountains, etc. You fight with humans and against humans, so it is very realistic. Black Ops is set to the Cold War era. Many other Call of duty games have been set to the time period of real life wars. Many come from World War 2, although Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is set in the very near future. Although this game is mainly a first-person shooter, there are times when you get to control a helicopter, plane, or land vehicle. The campaign mode in this is definitely better than Halo and Gears of War, and requires more strategy. This game is similar to Gears of War, but better.
My rating: 9.2/10.


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   Out of the top two, Halo and Call of Duty, both are great games. I would prefer Call of Duty because it is a lot more realistic since you are fighting against humans and in the current/past time eras. However, Halo is also a great game, and you fight for survival of mankind against other creatures. In a way, it is kind of like the first colonies in the United States, fighting against the British. However, it is more interesting since it is set in to future. Both Halo and Call of Duty are fun, but I would prefer Call of Duty due to the fact that it is more realistic.

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