i can't believe people are STILL pissed over the price.
(that wasn't directed to the OP, just in general)
i mean, seriously?
it has more features than Halo CE had. yes, it does. no, i'm not lying.
Proof:
Halo CE features:
Campaign
2 Player Co-op
4 Player Split Screen (Multiplayer)
ODST features:
Campaign
4 Player Co-op (Possibly same TV? i can't remember if they covered this)
4 Player Split Screen (FireFight; again, it might only be 2 player split screen)
4 Player Online (Firefight)
Possible DLC (Judging by Bungie's track record, this is likely)
Reach Beta
on top of all of that, you're getting the FULL Halo 3 Multiplayer experience.
which, for people like me (my H3 disk broke a while back) means i don't have to buy Halo 3 again.