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Halo: Combat Evolved (XBOX)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Shooter/First-Person Shooter

RELEASE DATE

06/NOV/01

ESRB RATING

MATURE, Blood and Gore, Violence

DEVELOPER

Bungie Software

PUBLISHER

Microsoft Corporation

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

IBM PC Compatible, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/halo--combat-evolved-ibm-pc-compatible

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

sci-fi 248
Halo universe 198
Halo 179

PLAYING AS #USES

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

FPS 386
Run and gun 122
tactics 94

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

Halo: Combat Evolved (XBOX)

GENRE/STYLE:

Shooter/First-Person Shooter
RELEASE DATE:

06/NOV/01
TOP TRAITS:

FPS, Master Chief, sci-fi
DESCRIPTION:

In the most obvious sense, the "Halo" is a space station built in the shape of an enormous rotating wheel. As the whe... more

players 1,295

followers 4

#577

POPULARITY: XBOX PLATFORM

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Date: 16/JAN/2012
Views: 1949
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“lol cheif down on his luck.....saving the galaxy ain't what it used to be.”

Added by: icee117
Date: 26/NOV/2011
Views: 79
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created 26/NOV/2011

Halo: Combat Evolved (XBOX) by: DesertRecon3

“Amazing start. The game that started it all. After Reach duty calls for a hero once more and luckily there is one, John S-117, Master Chief. Master the very basics of Halo in this game. If you haven't played this game the other Halo's might...”

created 01/NOV/2011

Halo: Combat Evolved (XBOX) by: Maximise

“The Game that started The Xbox, and made console shooters reality.”

created 10/AUG/2011

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Added by: iSpitfire
Date: 12/MAY/2011
Views: 53
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created 12/MAY/2011

EVOGames was the last to comment - over 2 years ago...

“cross fingers for a HD remake this year...or so the rumour goes”

Halo: Combat Evolved (XBOX) by: LazyB34n

“This game is a legend. It is what i judge FPS by. It had a story that kept you going, game play that rewarded skill and accuracy, and just enough bugs that you could do some crazy and fun glitches. If you still have an Xbox, and have not...”

created 10/MAY/2011

Halo: Combat Evolved (XBOX) by: taylork37

“THE single best game I have ever played.”

created 03/MAY/2011

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Date: 03/MAY/2011
Views: 57
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created 03/MAY/2011

Halo: Combat Evolved (XBOX) by: MRXBOXnVANBC

“THIS GAME RUINED MY 100 MAN (and WOMAN ) CLAN . LONG LIVE THE "KCA " . WE WERE ALL FRIEND'S and STILL HAD FUN WINING !!! KILLEN CLAN ASSHOLES , CAUSE THERE WAS AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF 'EM !!!”

created 12/AUG/2011

Halo 3: ODST Review- The Saga Continues by: Bonemane

“Most of you remember the long winded discussions we’ve had in here: http://bonemane.gamerdna.com/game_post/WLdbYpu/is-the-halo-series-overrated In my continued interest in the highly debated topic...”

created 22/AUG/2010

ccbeara was the last to comment - over 2 years ago...

“Haven't played it, but good review, dawg ;O”

sharpshooterbabe was the last to comment - over 2 years ago...

“I still need to play it. I am a Halo fan tho.”

bettadud was the last to comment - over 2 years ago...

“Yeah you pretty much nailed it on the head. And ODST's can actually take more damage than Master Chief. I remember one of my friends going afk (or afc I guess) so I decided to pop him a beam rifle to the face - only to see him survive it. That's right - it takes 2 headshots with a sniper to kill an ODST.

When Reach comes out it will have Firefight, probably with much needed matchmaking for it as well. This will make ODST an utter waste of $60.”

KatrinaTheLamia was the last to comment - over 2 years ago...

“Okay.. so my introduction into the Halo series WAS the worst of the games.

Meh, maybe I will try Halo 3... but then... it is rare I enjoy an FPS (with my list being limited to Goldeneye, Quake 1, Perfect Dark, Perfect Dark Zero and Halflife 1--even then, these very rank highly in my favourite all time games).

It would be nice, if I could figure out the appeal of a system's flag ship series.

Sonic... okay... gotcha... though it has gone down hill a lot. I did however enjoy SatAM quite a bit.

Mario... I grew up in the late eighties and early nineties... I was introduced to this via Captain Lou Albino's fat ass. However, the games are good.. and tend to try to do a new experience (well, tried...).

Legend of Zelda... yes, I get this.

Star Fox... I think I am the ONLY person that enjoyed this flag ship series as it ran. Hence why it is not done anymore >.>'

Crash Bandicoot... I did not get or understand.

Jak and Dakster... again... was not able to appreciate

I dunno--it would be nice if for a change I could GET and understand a new flagship series that was NOT done by Nintendo or Sega.”

giecogecko was the last to comment - over 2 years ago...

“Nice review, I decided to skip this part of the halo series and apparently it was a good choice other than missing the beta :( ”

sharpshooterbabe was the last to comment - over 2 years ago...

“Hey Katrina you left out Rachet & Clank.... LMAO!!!!”

sharpshooterbabe was the last to comment - over 2 years ago...

“But I am a Halo fan & have pre-ordered the Legendary special edition.”

rawkr was the last to comment - over 2 years ago...

“The Reach Beta pissed me off. It turns me into a demonic netherbeast version of myself. My wife said it makes me ten times more agitated than CoD. So I will stick to CoD. Online play in the sci-fi realm does not suit me, apparently.”

bettadud was the last to comment - over 2 years ago...

“@rawkr Reach brought out my inner whiner too”

rawkr was the last to comment - over 2 years ago...

“@bettadud Ouch bro, very ouch.”

bettadud was the last to comment - over 2 years ago...

“@rawkr didn't mean it like that lol”

sharpshooterbabe was the last to comment - over 2 years ago... show previous hide previous

“wow.....lmao”

Halo: Combat Evolved (XBOX) by: FlyChiGuy

“Very fun at the time!”

created 10/AUG/2010

favogiuseppo played Halo: Combat Evolved on 13/FEB/10

“Played the last mission with a friend!”

created 14/FEB/2010

LeonBelmontX played Halo: Combat Evolved on 30/JAN/10

“Completed the game, it defintely has a lot of paralells with Halo 3 in terms of locations and general structure of the story - with more and more Flood as the game progresses (urgh) and ending with...”

created 30/JAN/2010

LeonBelmontX played Halo: Combat Evolved on 29/JAN/10

“Continued the game, and beat the Library. I can see why people complain about it, but I found it more long, tedious and repetitive than difficult as such. Beat the following level as well, which was...”

created 29/JAN/2010

LeonBelmontX played Halo: Combat Evolved on 28/JAN/10

“Beat mission 6, it's been interesting seeing some of the things that have been relevant to the later games, but I've still found a lot of the game to be quite bland in level design. Got the...”

created 28/JAN/2010