I was alluding to this a bit in the article, but when the CoD:MW beta came out, it really gave people pause about which title to pick up.
The Halo canon is vast and the campaign story plays an integral role in players attachment to the franchise. However, it's hard to judge the ODST campaign without factoring in the price point and the city acting as a 'hub' to artificially extend the game. If all the missions just played out sequentially without trudging through New Mombasa between each one, the game could've been completed in 3 to 4 hours.
That's what I call a sticky situation.
Wait- what site am I on?
Xbox 360 in its first 6 months saw Fight Night Round 3 with the face smashing tech, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, and Oblivion. If you extend it out the whole year. Gears of War came out as well. For their time, they were all very impressive titles.
Not seeing any of that thus far.