Halo 3 Recon will be a standalone retail game

Wow, I need to pay attention better. For whatever reason, I just automatically assumed Halo 3 Recon would be released as downloadable content when it comes out Fall of 09. As it turns out, Halo 3 Recon is going to be a standalone, disc-based game.

You won’t need the original Halo 3 to play this and Recon looks to have all of the original features such as four-player co-op and original multiplayer maps on top of the new maps as well.

And for those of you who keep saying this is going to turn into some kind of stealth action game, it’s not. It’s still going to be the Halo you know, except minus one Master Chief.

So long as this comes out at a reasonable price, I’ll be happy. Hopefully Microsoft doesn’t milk Recon for the standard $60 price tag.

[Via Joystiq]