"Remember Reach." This be the tag line for Halo: Reach, the direct prequel t' the Halo trilogy about a team a Spartans 'n their presumed fate -- a last stand against the Covenant invasion a the human-colonized Planet Reach. Did I say, "Halo trilogy?"

Here's a better tag line: "Forget ODST." Last year's Halo game, Halo 3: ODST, be conceived as an expansion but clumsily formed into a full-priced retail release. It be not a bad game, but it be a lesser Halo game -- by design. Worst case scenario: ye started t' think Halo, 'n Bungie's interest in the franchise, be on the decline.

So, forget ODST. Reach be Bungie's final Halo game. Let's not sour this seriously sweet farewell.