Tyroeternal Male, 23, In a relationship. Kansas City, MO, USA

Reading this book on a fixed time frame made understanding it difficult. For myself, Wark's wandering through philosophical analysis on video games came across as mere wandering for wandering's sake. It was all a bit heavy for a quick read through. These problems may have been solved by a second read, or a much slower read, however this was not an option for me.

The book's open development online was an excellent format for a work like this. Reading it alongside conversation threads and comments is much more enjoyable than the book form.

If both video games and critical theory are part of your favorite subjects to read about; this book could very likely be a big hit for you. Unfortunately, if critical theory is not your cup of tea, Gamer Theory is a bit overwhelming.

Having seen the movie first I was quickly surprised by its deviation from the book. While the general plot twists were held in place, it was still a page turner from front to back. While Swagger's omniscience made for excellent plot twists, it felt over done. His seeming inability to do anything wrong made the outcome of the story known from early on; the details simply needed to be filled in. Despite the inevitable outcome it is still worth picking up, and makes for an excellent action thriller.

Nothing groundbreaking, but not a let-down. Revelation was a good beginning to a video game tie-in series of books and a backdrop to the star of the show: the video game series. The story does feel a bit rushed at times, and is clearly only the first step in the story. While I am unsure of how well this gives background to the game, as I'm not playing through it; the essential pieces are laid for a solid universe. Much in the way of halo the story will be told through this book series, the video game series, and other media combined.

I found this to be an enjoyable piece to add to my collection of halo items even though the story was prolific. I take my hat off simply to the fact that they were able to not completely mess it up yet another expansion of the halo universe. Make no mistake, this is a graphic novel to a video game series with a book series off-shoot. As a halo experience for people who are into graphic novels it may fall short. If you value it as a nice item to add to your halo collection or a graphic novel for people who enjoy halo, this is worth picking up.