Summer 2008, Has Halo I aged like an egg or a fine wine?

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	• Halo: Combat Evolved Xbox \| Microsoft, 2006 average customer review:based on 1698 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Shockingly good

When Halo came out I was not much of a gamer, but my brother told me he had heard it was good so I gave it a chance. I credit this game for This making me a gamer because it was simply that good. It's one of those few games that you don't expect much, but end up being among the best games you play. It's so great that even if there had not being any sequels it would have still remain as memorable as it is today.

Summer 2008, Has Halo I aged like an egg or a fine wine?

I've played most of Halo I by now. It reminds me of the Metroid I had in the super Nintendo. Only that MS made it 3D. Think about it, a guy in an astronaut suit, and killing weird aliens in other planets. The music is mysterious, Metroid like too. I'm sure the Metroid in 3D in Nintendo GC offers more variety, with monster at the end of a level, etc. Anyway, Halo I also has Quake II stuff; the walls and futuristic things are reminiscent of Quake. Nothing original about Halo I. However, it shines in the control precision and smoothness. The game is 7 years old now. Nothing better than playing a game after many years to see if it got rotten like an egg or aged like a fine wine. The graphics look primitive, but it's the controls and the shooting experienced where the game really stands out and stood the test of time. All in all, the game feels too empty and boring to be fun, but the controls are the best I've seen.

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Classic Xbox game

Halo: Combat Evolved was the best Xbox game EVER in my opinion when it was still relatively new. First time I ever played it was at my friend's house and I had such a blast! It was fun playing story mode with a friend, and the multiplayer maps were awesome! I favored the maps that held vehicles (Sidewinder, Blood Gulch).

The story mode was and still is great to play, though since I have beaten it numerous times in the past years it's not as exciting, mainly because I know what to expect now. That's why when I do play it I try and find funny/interesting things to do. I like playing around with the Hunters (one of my favorite baddies), and the armless Flood that follow you around and can't hurt you! It's fun to see how many of them you can get to follow you! I think the most I've gotten was three or two.

This version of Halo would be considered outdated, since most people are playing Halo 2 or 3, the newer versions. But this game is what started it all! Without "Combat Evolved" there probably wouldn't be a 2 or 3. Neither sequels have a better story line, I think, and the Spartan armor is cool and better looking than the armor in the second Halo.

Few things I dislike about this game is that you can't be an Elite. :( And you can't fight against bots, which would be very awesome if you could! Every game that has multiplayer should have a bot option.

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One of the best,Ever.

I just got this game a week ago and have been playing it as much as I can ever since.It's graphics are great,the story is great,the gameplay is great,split screen is great.Now I haven't played it online(Don't got DSL or Broadband)so I can't talk about it.And don't think for one moment that just because it's a few years old it isn't any good,cause it's still one of the best and will probably be 2,3 decades from now.I've played the PS2 for a long time,I just got my X-Box last christmas(had a PS2 since MOH Frontline),and have played many Fps's and "Halo Killers" on it,and the most I've seen is a few games that MIGHT be AS good as Halo,I have seen none better(I'm not including Halo 2 or 3,because I haven't played them).If you are looking for a hardcore FPS this is it,if you are looking for an all around fun game this is it,if you are looking for a great game to play with friends this is it.What all this review is trying to tell you is that this game is worth every penny,nickel and dime you spend on it,period.Buy this game,if you don't like it you can sell it and get something else,but you most likely won't be selling it.

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Bungie has done it again! Another amazing world!

I know... reviewing this in 2008 probably seems kind of stupid. Who out there hasn't heard of this game/franchise yet?? I really just like having things complete so I figure I'll review this just for the sake of completing my reviews. Plus I might have a slightly more in depth perspective than a few others since I followed Bungie long before Halo ever came out.

When I was younger and got my very first computer I was absolutely outraged at my family! They decided to get a Macintosh and I didn't even have a gaming console at the time. I saw my future gaming career dwindling as I booted up the Mac. Now this was around 1994/1995 and Doom II was still a hot topic. So we looked at a special software catalog and talked to someone on the phone, they recommended a game called Marathon. By now you're asking what the point of all this is? Well Marathon was developed by Bungie. It was their first major development and to this day it is one of the most engrossing and best First Person Shooters I've ever played. Since then I have followed Bungie's career and have always wished they would remake Marathon on an updated platform. They kind of fell off my radar for a while then Microsoft decided to purchase a controlling interest. Originally Bungie was planning on continuing with the Marathon saga in some fashion, but they turned it into a new project to be main release for Microsoft's new console system: The Xbox! Enter the Halo project. This game would practically single handedly transform our expectations for console games. Not to mention I consider the Xbox to be primarily marketed towards the computer gamers, like myself.

Well I have to hand it to Bungie, despite the fact I was disappointed in the lack of a new Marathon title, I am definitely awed with the new world they have created. In the far future the human race has come across a powerful enemy. It's not a single race of alien, but a group combined into a huge force that call themselves the Covenant. Their ruling structure is actually fairly interesting. They form a very hierarchical structure and the grunts of their forces are mostly treated like slaves. However these slaves have weapons and do fight against you with their overlords. The major issue that makes the Covenant such a major threat isn't just the sheer size of their force, it's the amount of technology they have at their fingertips. The human race has already gotten quite far with technological advancements, but the Covenant is still light years ahead of us! You can really see the influence from Marathon in the design and structure of the enemies. While they look very different from an artistic perspective you can tell that their hierarchical structure is modeled after the S'pht. In Marathon you fought against an alien organization that was made up of many different kinds, not just a single species. This added element in Halo made it a lot of fun for me because I think they got that kind of alien threat right with Marathon. However, in order to win this war we're going to need something special. Enter the Mjolner armor. This name is taken from Viking mythology and is actually the name of Thor's hammer. This special armor is worn by an elite force known as the Spartans, another name taken from history... albeit Greek this time. Apparently there were more of these enhanced super soldiers, but the Halo story line mostly follows the story of Master Chief and to find out about the others you'll just have to read the novels. The armor design is really cool and enables the wearer to have enhanced strength and reflexes. On top of this it has its own shield, kind of like a force field that can stop enemy fire and lets you last longer in battle. To help the wearer along his way it is paired with an incredibly advanced artificial intelligence. These AI's are fully self aware and the one that is paired with your character is the beautiful Cortana.

Strangely the game doesn't start us out at the beginning of this war; in fact it seems to have been raging for quite some time. The Spartan has been dispatched to help a new command crew and the game opens up in the midst of a battle. The ship we're on jumps to slipspace (basically a dimensional gateway) to get out of a lost battle. They pick a trajectory at random and before our eyes we come out into unknown space to view a giant ring floating in space. Halo. Unfortunately the Covenant are still on our tail and boarding the ship. The only option is to fight our way to the escape pods and to take refuge on the alien ring world. From there we are brought on a journey of epic proportions to find the mystery of Halo. The Covenant seem to worship it, yet know little about its origins too. For them it is a structure made by the Gods. Surprisingly it seems we stumble upon a threat even worse than the Covenant. Just what is Halo and what is this new threat? Play through this amazing game's story to find out just what is hidden in the vast reaches of the universe.

I have to say that this is one of the most fun games I have ever played and has tons of replay value. One of the things that really set this apart from others is the co-op play that the system allows in order to play through the story with a friend. My friend and I have played this game over and over again on co-op and worked our way through all the difficulty levels. It's so much fun that even years later we still want to play this game from time to time! I was very impressed with the enemy AI throughout the game and as you increase the difficulty the AI gets a lot smarter so it's more than just the sheer volume of enemies that makes things difficult. Another aspect that impressed me was the view. It feels like your kind of looking through a bubble and gives you the illusion that you actually have peripheral vision when you don't. I don't know if this was an intentional design, but I thought it was great! One thing people may dislike is the lack of a map to help you get through the levels. I think Halo accommodates for this by making Navigation (Nav) points. Although sometimes they are hard to see in the background of the sky, so in some way they should've made them more prominent. This is basically my one complaint. The graphics are simply stunning as well. They are surely on par with games like Half Life 2, though the world we're in isn't nearly as interactive. However, you do get to drive vehicles in this and that was an element that was a lot of fun. It seems like a lot of FPS games are including this now, but the only one I can think of before Halo is this obscure FPS called Redline. It wasn't all that great, but driving the cars was fun. You get a decent array of weapons to choose from; however you can only carry two at once. This is kind of different from other FPS games where you can carry all kinds of different weapons. Although, I will admit that it does allow for a decent controller configuration because there's nothing you need to push to make a weapons menu show up and you can seamlessly switch to a different gun in the heat of battle.

This game is the reason I pretty much picked up an Xbox in the first place and I'm glad I did because I've been introduced to a lot of new and awesome games. However, none of the Xbox only titles really compete on the same level as Halo and this game makes me wish all FPS games had the co-op function. Bar that, all games in general! I've played Diablo as a co-op on my home LAN, but never an FPS of this caliber. Oh how I wish Half Life or Doom 3 offered the same feature on the Xbox! Either way, if you're a big fan of Science Fiction, First Person Shooters, and epic stories then Halo will swiftly be launched into one of your all time favorite games. For me I think it actually ties with the universe of Half Life, though in some respects Half Life is a lot deeper, but Halo is just a plain awesome fighting adventure. Ultimately I can safely say that I still associate the name of Bungie with the word quality and while the Halo story isn't as huge or engrossing as Marathon, they've still written something very enthralling for us to enjoy.

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Bent on humankind's extermination, a powerful fellowship of alien races known as the Covenant is wiping out the Earth's fledgling interstellar empire. You and the other surviving defenders of a devastated colony-world make a desperate attempt to lure the alien fleet away from Earth. Shot down and marooned on the ancient ring-world, Halo, you begin a guerilla-war against the Covenant. Fight for humanity against an alien onslaught as you race to uncover the mysteries of Halo.
Halo takes you deep into the future, with the fate of planet Earth hanging on your shooting skills. After a massive battle, only one ship is left and its crew is stranded on an abandoned space station. You must do whatever it takes to keep the Covenant from reaching Earth.

Experience the ultimate Halo challenge with all-new online multiplayer for up to 16 players. Take on the world in any of the 15 multiplayer maps including 6 brand new maps never before seen. Unleash destruction with incredible weapons and vehicles including brand new armaments for intense online multiplayer games. Voted Game Of The Year by IGN.com, Electonic Gaming Monthly, and Xbox Magazine.

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