Pre-order ODST, unlock Sgt. Avery Johnson

by Richard Mitchell on Jun 18th 2009 7:28PM

So here's the news: Pre-ordering Halo 3: ODST at participating retailers will net you a token to unlock Sergeant Johnson as a playable character in the new Firefight mode. We greet this news with mixed feelings. On one hand, A.J. Johnson is undeniably a badass. His in-game model is even chomping his trademark cigar. On the other hand, we're not sure if picking Johnson amounts to cheating.

As Halo players well know, the man is invincible. The guy was jumped by the Flood and survived. Hell, we've seen him take a beam rifle to the head without even flinching. Here's hoping his mortality is restored for ODST. Otherwise it just wouldn't be fair. Check out some screens of Sgt. Johnson in the gallery below, and find a list of participating retailers after the break.

Halo 3: ODST Sgt. Johnson pre-order bonus

US: Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop, Wal-Mart.
France: GAME, FNAC, JV&Co, Virgin, Amazon, Pixmania, Cdiscount, Rue du Commerce
Germany: Amazon and Gamestop
Italy: Gamestop
UK: Game, Gamestation, Amazon, Play

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Tags: bungie, halo-3, halo-3-odst, mgs, Microsoft, microsoft-game-studios, odst, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (55)

He's based of the sarge from Aliens.

I'm somewhat disinclined to preorder because EVERYONE will be playing as Sgt. Johnson, but at the same time if I preorder I can play as Sgt. Johnson.

Where's Canada on that list? Come on Amazon.ca, step up!!!

Oh dear me. unlock a generic character for use in a generic dated game. But will it be viewable during the generic cheesy cutscenes? No THX. Anyone with the name Masterchief embedded in to their usernames or avatars that look at Master Chief as a hero please tell me why you are generic. Please try to use more than 2 words.