The Halo 3 skulls have been designed for gamers to allow the game to be more challenging and interesting as well. These skulls are considered Easter eggs in the game, and are generally placed out of the way during game play to allow the gamer to search for them. Although many gamers may have an idea on where to locate these or take their time to do so, many gamers may become frustrated while trying to look. There are however tutorial’s and walkthrough’s available online for these gamers, to help them to locate these skulls to allow for a more challenging or interesting game play.

There are two different types of Halo 3 skulls that are available to be found, and they all achieve something different. The two different categories consist of Gold Skulls and Silver Skulls. Each category does something different; take the gold skulls for example. Gold skulls give you achievements and they are worth 10 gamer points when you first acquire them. There are 9 gold skulls in total, and when you collect all 9 gold skulls, it will give you the body and the shoulder armor called Hayabusa Armor. These skulls generally affect your game play and will allow you to make the game more challenging if you want it to be.

Silver skulls are different; they do not unlock any achievements. There are 4 silver skulls in total and by collecting all of these; it will allow you to change the physics, dialogue and appearance of game play. An example of this would be the IWHBYD skull, A.K.K ‘I Would Have Been Your Daddy’. This skull when achieved unlocks new and humorous dialogue for the AI’s. You may hear such things as “Pie is good” that can be said by the brutes or “This is Sparta!” That comes from the marines.

In order to obtain the skulls in Halo 3 for xbox during game play you have to begin your level starting from the beginning and on a Normal difficulty setting or a higher difficulty setting. After you’ve acquired a skull from the game, you do not have to actually finish the level.

You can simply save and quit your game; however that’s not the case with the IWHBYD skull. And remember, if you’re having problems trying to find skulls throughout the game, there are many different walkthroughs available for you, to help you acquire these, to allow for a more exciting gameplay.