After an appropriate amount of time playing Bungie's latest opus, Funky J has posted his own review of the game in the HBO forum. And while he admits that there are a few framerate stutters, and a few repetitive indoor areas, his review is mostly positive:

This is one of the most polished games I've ever played. The visual presentation of Halo is outstanding, even in split-screen mode on a regular TV with low gamma and too much glare, and at a low resolution. Of course, I had to try out the umbra effect for myself. Damn, that's a smooth effect. The enemies are detailed and well designed, with great animations. The levels aren't NEARLY as big in the movies as they are when you're actually walking around in the game; I'd suggest finding a vehicle to carry yourself around in/on. At least once, sit on the front tread of the Scorpion as it fires at distant targets; it's truly a humbling experience. The explosion-to-smoke effect is the best that I have EVER seen in a game, and the destruction of vehicles is so well done that you WILL shout, Oh HELL YEAH, every time you blow one up. It's an electrifying sensation, to say the least.

Thanks to CyberBob, who posted a link to the review at SubnovaHL.