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GENERAL INFORMATION
GENRE/STYLE
Shooter/First-Person Shooter
RELEASE DATE
30/SEP/03
ESRB RATING
MATURE, Blood and Gore, Violence
DEVELOPER
PUBLISHER
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TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")
THE SETTING #USES
PLAYING AS #USES
PLAYING AGAINST #USES
HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES
GENERAL TONE #USES
DESCRIPTION
In the most obvious sense, the "Halo" is a space station built in the shape of an enormous rotating wheel. As the wheel spins, it creates centrifugal force that mimics gravity on its inner rim. An entire world exists inside this wheel, with huge developed structures and vast, open landscapes. But something else exists in the Halo as well - something mysterious and powerful. All that is really known is that a force of alien invaders is desperate to find it and they are leaving death and destruction in the wake of their search. This mystery of Halo must be solved and the aliens must be vanquished, before they find what they are looking for and destroy us all.
The action in Halo is squad-based. While gamers have lots of options when making decisions about the individual characters they will play, many missions are best accomplished through teamwork and certain multiplayer capabilities are supported with this in mind. The 3D engine's default view switches between first-person and third person, depending on the situation. Much of the action takes place in the wide open spaces inside the mammoth space station, with no level breaks or load times as the player moves from one place to another.
Some of the basic themes and plot points in Halo may be familiar to gamers who have played Marathon, Bungie's successful first-person shooter which was released in 1992 for the Macintosh platform. Among other elements, Marathon is known for intelligent level design and a deep, intriguing story. Though Halo should not be considered a sequel to Marathon, the two share common plot elements and have related back-stories. Initial development of Halo was done simultaneously for the Macintosh, the PC, and the Xbox. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide
Past 14 days
“AWESOME GAME GO BUY IT PLOX!”
“AWESOME GAME GO BUY IT PLOX!”
created 10/NOV/2009
“Classic...nuff said”
“Classic...nuff said”
created 01/NOV/2009
“Coooompleted!”
“Coooompleted!”
created 29/OCT/2009
“HALO.............”
“HALO.............”
created 28/OCT/2009
“What can I say, HALO Rocks. They could however release it on PC at the same time as XBox, that is my only complaint.”
“What can I say, HALO Rocks. They could however release it on PC at the same time as XBox, that is my only complaint.”
created 27/OCT/2009
created 18/OCT/2009
“All around original may be copied but who says things go outta style. 6/10”
“All around original may be copied but who says things go outta style. 6/10”
created 16/OCT/2009
“Very fun for an FPS, particularly on multiplayer. 4/5 stars, lacking 1 for the multiplayer leaving some to be desired, which is picked up and made awesome in future halo games of the series.”
“Very fun for an FPS, particularly on multiplayer. 4/5 stars, lacking 1 for the multiplayer leaving some to be desired, which is picked up and made awesome in future halo games of the series.”
created 02/OCT/2009
“The Halo series never fails to be great. I love Halo & this game is awesome!”
“The Halo series never fails to be great. I love Halo & this game is awesome!”
created 06/SEP/2009
“hell of alot of fun for a classic”
created 26/AUG/2009
“not much”
created 22/AUG/2009
“bored”
created 18/AUG/2009
“This game is a modern cornerstone of first-person shooting LAN games, PC or XBOX. Countless hours can be easily and happily dumped into the multiplayer mode. The Campaign mode isn't too bad either.”
“This game is a modern cornerstone of first-person shooting LAN games, PC or XBOX. Countless hours can be easily and happily dumped into the multiplayer mode. The Campaign mode isn't too bad either.”
created 10/AUG/2009
“fucking slaughtered everyone, lol”
created 08/AUG/2009
“Awesome gameplay. First of a Saga. Very great game. Lengthy game play, but well worth the 1200MS points in the Arcade.”
“Awesome gameplay. First of a Saga. Very great game. Lengthy game play, but well worth the 1200MS points in the Arcade.”
created 06/AUG/2009
149
The number of games with "Ninja" in the title.
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