Cheney 'honored' with dubious Halo 3 medal

by Ross Miller { May 14th 2007 at 8:26PM }

What do you get when you fill 10 of your opponents with shotgun shells in a row without dying? A game medal named after a certain current United States Vice President and a certain quail hunt expedition gone awry. We're not sure if this Halo 3 multiplayer award will make it into the final retail game, as the laughter will probably dwindle after the 20th time you see this -- for now, we'll chortle a little and respect Bungie's sense of humor.

Update: the medal has been changed to the more subtle "Open Season."

[Via Xbox 360 Fanboy]

Tags: bungie, cheney, halo, halo 3, Halo3

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Nick @ May 14th 2007 8:31PM

It probably would have made more sense to get this award if you got a head shot with the shotgun and they didn't die, but I still like it.

Silver R. Wolfe @ May 14th 2007 8:33PM

That's it, I'm soo getting an Xbox 360 Elite and the Legendary Edition of this game now. I could care less about the gameplay or the story, I just want this award.

kingofwale @ May 14th 2007 8:38PM

don't get me wrong, I'm no fan of Cheney, but it's just a cheap joke, on the expense of the poor guy almost died in an accident.

what's next? GTA planes (choppers) flying into a big building in a quest called "Jihadmania"?

or are we going to make VT references?

I call it tasteless.

Rubang B @ May 14th 2007 8:40PM

But in the WTC attack or at the VT shooting, innocent people died. See the difference?

Pace @ May 21st 2007 7:25PM

Virginia Tech was Hilarious. You can't deny it :P

miles foreman @ May 14th 2007 8:44PM

It's funny 'cuz it's true!

Diskoboy @ May 14th 2007 8:44PM

Best. Achievement. Ever.

Tom @ May 14th 2007 8:49PM

Since Harry Whittington wasn't exactly Dick Cheney's opponent, this "award" would make more sense if your 10 kills were all the result of friendly fire.

ridestowe @ May 14th 2007 8:49PM

difference here is that no one died, and they were both rich white republicans with political power.

Rubang B @ May 14th 2007 8:52PM

Yeah it should definitely be friendly fire headshot with a shotgun. Everybody would have to do it once, so the first week of this game on Live would be hilarious madness, and then it would be over with.

Tom @ May 14th 2007 9:01PM

Oh yeah, and it should be called "The Medal of Freedom", since that's what all Bush's minions get whenever they screw up real bad.

kingofwale @ May 14th 2007 9:02PM

>But in the WTC attack or at the VT shooting, innocent people died. See the difference?

and apparently getting friendly fired on during a hunting isn't?

a game is SUPPOSED to be an escape of reality, let's not put real cheap jokes in it.

This just BEG Thompson to show his ugly face again. Now with Cheney's support.

AoE @ May 14th 2007 9:02PM

@Tom,

Good first pass, but could you split the hair further please?

Zaku-II @ May 14th 2007 9:04PM

It got replaced with open season...

Mattman @ May 14th 2007 9:06PM

The real metal is called "Open Season"

:|

Mattman @ May 14th 2007 9:07PM

god damnit, Zaku!

Rubang B @ May 14th 2007 9:21PM

Hey kingofwale, you said "and apparently getting friendly fired on during a hunting isn't?"

Isn't what? I have no idea what you're talking about. I said "See the difference?"

Rocketboy @ May 14th 2007 9:24PM

/cartman
lame

Tom @ May 14th 2007 9:30PM

@AoE

Not sure what you mean. Am I being too political up in here? I'll try to tone it down a bit.

ridestowe @ May 14th 2007 9:43PM

argue over a videogame why don't you....

Dan @ May 14th 2007 10:01PM

Almost as good as the "My love for you is like a truck..." achievement in Gears of War.

Matt B @ May 14th 2007 10:13PM

As a PC FPS enthusiast, I can't see why Halo is so popular.
Last year at a LAN center I helped run, we advertised a HALO tournament(we also had a table with 4 xbox's linked to a hub) and had about 30 people sign up for it. The winner walked away with a decent gaming tower.

After watching this tournament, halo sucks compared to Counterstrike: Source IMHO.

I have never played any halo and I never will.

But have fun with it I guess.

hmd13 @ May 14th 2007 10:54PM

^^^
Wow, you've never played the game and yet you are judging it solely on something you saw one time. Let me call you out for a BS spewer.

But, I digress. I rechecked the medal and it says "open season," not Cheneymania.

Jonah Falcon @ May 14th 2007 11:29PM

In order to win a Cheneymania Achievement, wouldn't you have to shoot your OWN teammates?

makesevenupyours @ May 14th 2007 11:33PM

i dont see what the big deal is. this guy needs to settle down.

and yes...it would make more sense if you shot an ally and they didnt die...but thats kinda retarded you know?

Brian @ May 15th 2007 10:16AM

They could have another achievment where you can drive off into a lake and kill a person and try to cover it up. So it looked like she was driving and died.

It could be called Ted "The Swimmer" Kennedymania!

Dustin @ May 15th 2007 12:38AM

Haha, oh Cheney.

I do appreciate Bungie's sense of humor.

serotoninzero @ May 15th 2007 1:30AM

Hahah.

I think it'd be awesome to fake an official achievements list for halo 3 before it comes out and put something like "Get 100 betrayals in Ranked Team Slayer" or something like that.

People would flip out.

MrBlank @ May 15th 2007 10:15AM

Wow. What a lame attempt at copying the guys at Harmonix. I guess Bungie doesn't get the concept. I guess they should just stick to making crummy circle-strafing-jumping FPS games.

Jonathan Tran @ May 15th 2007 1:36PM

@22

Matt I am the same way. I never "got" Halo, until maybe 3 days ago I was sitting there thinking, why don't most of my friends like FPS games?

1. Too many weapons, complicated weapons systems

Halo is the "dumbed down" or "realistic" take on this: only carry 2 weapons, only need 1 button for weapon switches.

2. Physics are brutal.

Halo: What physics?

3. Too much twitch reflexes

Halo: lets use da analogs