features . Below is a selection of their responses , some of which have been edited for length and clarity . Curt Otto of Springfield , Virginia I waited in line for two-and-half hours to get this game at midnight . I purchased the Legendary Edition of this game at a hefty $ 130 ! Totally worth it ! Although I have n't slept since yesterday and I 'm currently at work and very tired , I would do it all over again for `` Halo . '' This is the GREATEST game ever crafted by the hand of man . If you own a 360 , buy this game . If you do n't own a 360 , buy one and go buy this game ! The single player is incredible and the online multiplayer is MIND BLOWING ! Totally worth $ 130 !!! Tony Nash of Buffalo , New York I 've been playing `` Halo '' since the very first game came out in 2001 . After getting the brand new Box with a copy of `` Halo '' and throwing myself into the game , I quickly realized this was n't a standard gaming experience .
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Some people might call 17-year-old Joshua Hanson one the luckiest people on the planet . Others might call him crazy . I-Reporter Joshua Hanson offered a look at the Mark IV helmet from his `` Legendary Limited Edition Halo 3 . '' Hanson waited more than eight hours outside a Woodbury , Minnesota , video game store on Monday evening to be the first in his town to buy one of the most anticipated video games in history -- `` Halo 3 . '' Watch Hanson buying the game amid cheers '' The final chapter in Microsoft 's acclaimed video game series hit shelves at the stroke of midnight Monday in similar stores across the nation . The Xbox 360 game is expected to shatter entertainment sales records within its first 24 hours of release . Hanson is not alone in his loyalty to the game , and his belief in `` Halo 's '' power to entertain and inspire . We asked other CNN.com readers for their take on `` Halo 3 . '' Some offered comparisons to `` Star Wars '' and `` Harry Potter , '' while others discussed compelling new graphics and