The Covenant rules the Earth — the Flood has been unleashed — and the fate of life everywhere hangs in the balance. Master Chief, a genetically engineered super soldier, is the last chance for humanity's survival. Stowed away on a Forerunner ship, he rushes back to Earth to defeat the Covenant once and for all. Hopelessly outnumbered, his outlook is bleak. But when you are bred for battle, you fight past the breaking point and bow to no one. It's all been building to this — a desperate, final war that leads to a soul-shattering climax of epic proportions. Help this incredible hero stop the Covenant, destroy the Flood and save the lives of every person on the planet.The third chapter in the critically acclaimed franchise features insane battles with an arsenal of alien and human weaponry. Discover all-new armaments and characters as you fight to the finish. You can even play online with Xbox Live and battle in pulse-pounding multiplayer action. Next-generation graphics and technological advances, such as enhanced artificial intelligence and a beefed-up real-time lighting engine, make Halo 3 shine with stunning realism.

Walter Hill's action comedy 48 HRS. is the film that made wisecracking Eddie Murphy a movie star overnight, and was also a shot in the arm for co-star Nick Nolte's career. This Paramount DVD is an adequate representation of the film, although it offers a weak selection of special features. Even though the widescreen transfer of the movie is not anamorphic, the picture quality on this disc is still very high, showcasing Hill's talent for injecting life and color into dark and grimy cityscapes. The Dolby Digital 5.1 Sound has similar vitality and is most effective during the film's thunderous action sequences. The only supplemental feature on this DVD is the original theatrical trailer, and the disc is hurt by the complete absence of any background on what is, after all, still an incredibly likeable and popular film. As one would expect, it's far better than any videotape of 48 HRS. could ever hope to be, but still an underachiever in DVD terms.