According to Kotaku’s gathering of scores, anyway.

The multiplayer beta, before Halo 3 turned everyone into Spartan pod people, was so much fun that I couldn’t believe it. Better, there weren’t as many angry 13-year-olds as one finds in Halo multiplayer matches. I’ve been dying for this to be released every since I made my first stealthy kill and unlocked new equipment for my weaponry.