Halo: Combat Evolved

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 638 Ratings

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  1. petrkozak13
    Dec 13, 2021
    8
    I never thought Halo is a game that would excite me. But after finishing it I just couldn't be more satisfied. Great game.
  2. GamerDadIsBad
    Mar 26, 2022
    8
    The first game I played when I played it on the original Xbox.

    Played with my friend in co op mode and it was an absolute blast considering
    it released in 2001 so it was ahead of it's time then.

    Still play it on the Master Chief collection on pc to this day with my nephew.
  3. HungryMan
    Oct 5, 2003
    7
    This is a pretty average game, allthough the storyline is great. I dont know why everyone is complaining about how slow it runs? Im only using P4 1.6GHZ 512mB pc2100 GF4mx440 and game runs at very decent rate at 1024 with details turned down. Maybe it's something to do with winXP(as i presume that's what most people are running) because it plays fine on ME.
  4. DawnRipper
    Oct 1, 2003
    7
    I'll rate this at 9.9 - 100 if, just if, and if big daddy micro$oft didnt rush this game out before HL2. This game is just like unreal2 and matrix they rush this out ang we get bugs and bugs and bugs...
  5. JamesF.
    Sep 19, 2003
    7
    I have a beta 1.5 version of this game for PC, and it still plays like it's on a console. The game was great for console, but I don't think Halo is gonna hold up amongst Half Life 2 and call of Duty and the other Q4 games. It was great on the console cause consoles have never had a good solid FPS, but as far as PC goes...we've seen better games, and I think people are gonna I have a beta 1.5 version of this game for PC, and it still plays like it's on a console. The game was great for console, but I don't think Halo is gonna hold up amongst Half Life 2 and call of Duty and the other Q4 games. It was great on the console cause consoles have never had a good solid FPS, but as far as PC goes...we've seen better games, and I think people are gonna realize it really quick. … Expand
  6. JonathanS.
    Feb 18, 2004
    7
    While a decent game it definitely disappoints me. I played it on a 1gh system with a Geforce 3 Ti 200, and it ran like crap. Then I upgraded to a 2.8gh w/ 1gb ram and Radeon 9800 pro and it runs fine. Extremely repetitive gameplay, ok story (we have heard the save the unverse thing to muc), and bad engine really bring this game down. On the upside are good multiplayer and the vehicles, While a decent game it definitely disappoints me. I played it on a 1gh system with a Geforce 3 Ti 200, and it ran like crap. Then I upgraded to a 2.8gh w/ 1gb ram and Radeon 9800 pro and it runs fine. Extremely repetitive gameplay, ok story (we have heard the save the unverse thing to muc), and bad engine really bring this game down. On the upside are good multiplayer and the vehicles, along with a fantastic ending. I only wish Bungie has stuck to the origonal idea before they decided to make it an Xbox game.… Expand
  7. AnonyomousAnonyomous
    Mar 4, 2008
    7
    Pretty good game from time to time, not really that good for playing the whole day. But a really bad part about this is that it does NOT have anti-cheat protection, it has a little but not any protection against aim bots.
  8. ComputerIlliterates!
    Nov 2, 2003
    7
    With all settings cranked up to the Max, The game doesn't look bad at all. Anyone having system performance probably doesn't know how to tweak there system or update there drivers. Even my older a$$ computer can run this near perfect. To reply to the idiots here! Yes indeed you can play this above 60Hz, I have my refresh rate set at 100Hz! Anyone who has a Geforce FX 5200 and With all settings cranked up to the Max, The game doesn't look bad at all. Anyone having system performance probably doesn't know how to tweak there system or update there drivers. Even my older a$$ computer can run this near perfect. To reply to the idiots here! Yes indeed you can play this above 60Hz, I have my refresh rate set at 100Hz! Anyone who has a Geforce FX 5200 and has issues, Hmmmm I wonder why maybe because the FX Sucks, especially the 5200.....… Expand
  9. Kurtz
    Dec 22, 2011
    7
    I've played the single player multiple times and have enjoyed the game for the most part. It is a classic. It does have shortcomings though which make it a pass for anyone who has it on Xbox. The most fun I had with this game was LAN multiplayer with friends. Don't play public servers.
  10. skibbi
    Feb 10, 2012
    7
    It's like Doom with better graphics, but not as good gameplay!
    The game is awesome in the first few levels but gets very hard at time!
    I strongly recommend!
  11. 99dolar
    Feb 15, 2017
    7
    Oyun başlangıçta beni kendisine çok sıkı bağladıysa da zaman içinde oyundan çok sıkıldığımı hissettim. Bunun birinci nedeni ise neredeyse oyunun çok büyük bir kısmının hep aynı yerde oynanması. Bölüm tasarımları hakkında gerçekten de çok düşünülmemiş. Ayrıca oyunun son bir kaç bölümü o kadar zordu ki hala nasıl bitirdim ben bu oyunu diyorum kendime. Tüm bunların dışında 2003 yapımı birOyun başlangıçta beni kendisine çok sıkı bağladıysa da zaman içinde oyundan çok sıkıldığımı hissettim. Bunun birinci nedeni ise neredeyse oyunun çok büyük bir kısmının hep aynı yerde oynanması. Bölüm tasarımları hakkında gerçekten de çok düşünülmemiş. Ayrıca oyunun son bir kaç bölümü o kadar zordu ki hala nasıl bitirdim ben bu oyunu diyorum kendime. Tüm bunların dışında 2003 yapımı bir oyun için grafikleri, seslendirmeleri ve senaryosu fazla güzel.… Expand
  12. UncleEd
    Oct 12, 2021
    7
    Never having owned an Xbox, Halo: The Master Chief Collection on PC was an instant purchase for me. I started with the first game, hoping to love one of the most popular franchises but I am a bit disappointed. Halo: Combat Evolved is not a bad game, it’s just not that good for anyone familiar with FPSs on the PC that predated Halo. I understand its appeal to console gamers in particular,Never having owned an Xbox, Halo: The Master Chief Collection on PC was an instant purchase for me. I started with the first game, hoping to love one of the most popular franchises but I am a bit disappointed. Halo: Combat Evolved is not a bad game, it’s just not that good for anyone familiar with FPSs on the PC that predated Halo. I understand its appeal to console gamers in particular, considering it was maybe the first FPS on consoles with rather good controls. It also introduced a regenerating shield mechanic which was borrowed by many other games.

    I did not find the story anything special. There is a very little variety of enemies and you will keep killing the same aliens over and over. Whereas I really liked the graphics of the remastered version, the graphics of the vanilla game feel a bit dull with the use of repeated grey corridors throughout the game. You can switch between the original and remastered graphics by a simple press of TAB, so it was a great feature of the Master Chief Collection. Whereas enemies feel a bit repetitive, the gameplay does not. Some missions take place in narrow corridors, some in large open areas and some of them expect you to use vessels. Different missions play differently and so the game offers a change of gameplay throughout. My favorite mission was definitely The Library which felt like a mix of Serious Sam and Half-Life.

    I played on Heroic difficulty but I felt the difficulty was a bit unbalanced. Some levels were quite easy, whereas some others were really frustrating.

    Overall, I enjoyed Halo: Combat Evolved. But it failed to secure a place as one of the most memorable shooters of the early 2000s.

    6.5/10    … Expand
  13. Kujin
    Dec 15, 2020
    7
    It is good indeed it is. The pacing can be kinda whack, especially in the latter half with all it's repetition, and the game has obviously aged in not the best way, but even all these years later Halo:CE still manages to feel fresh and provide you with fun and unique experiences. It's still challenging and immersive, and the music is amazing. A classic for sure
  14. RancornGore
    Oct 3, 2003
    6
    So I got Halo and Freedom Fighters this week. First I played FF and was truly stunned by amazing graphics and the fantastic ability to actually command your fellow soldiers into action. That game is a true masterpiece imo! Then I started playing HALO,really high hopes for this one 2, because XBOX version was great and PC graphics could make it even better. But once I started playing it So I got Halo and Freedom Fighters this week. First I played FF and was truly stunned by amazing graphics and the fantastic ability to actually command your fellow soldiers into action. That game is a true masterpiece imo! Then I started playing HALO,really high hopes for this one 2, because XBOX version was great and PC graphics could make it even better. But once I started playing it was like going back in time. Graphics feel really dated and worst of all the framerates would only be appreciated by your grandmother.....It is NOT a bad game, its just that there are so many games today that are so much better, like e.g. Freedom Fighters or Chrome. HALO is most of all a really BAD conversion I think. I would not recommend anybody to encourage such activities by buing this game.....… Expand
  15. CarlC.
    Mar 1, 2007
    6
    Good game for playing with your buddies. Did not find it challenging for clans. Not really hard for an FPS, more of a spray n pray kind of deal. No one really makes custom maps.
  16. Keith
    Oct 13, 2003
    6
    I agree with all the comments about this being a VERY choppy game. I dont quite understand what the problem is, but Microsoft needs to get a patch out....QUICK! Other than the horrible frame-rate its a cool game.
  17. AstiX
    May 27, 2020
    6
    Singleplayer review only

    My first time playing Halo. I can appreciate how it influenced future games in its time, but damn if it isn't a giant slog. This thing will have you mindlessly shooting through endless waves of the same enemies running through the same areas hundreds of times over and over and then backtracking through those same areas again over and over and over again. One of    Singleplayer review only

    My first time playing Halo. I can appreciate how it influenced future games in its time, but damn if it isn't a giant slog. This thing will have you mindlessly shooting through endless waves of the same enemies running through the same areas hundreds of times over and over and then backtracking through those same areas again over and over and over again. One of the most repetitive games I've ever played.    … Expand
  18. Marick
    Apr 15, 2015
    6
    The game is not really that great. I had enough trouble with the game. Since the frame rate to the problems created by the game. .
  19. KevLooney
    Sep 16, 2022
    6
    The movement is like being stuck in mud. it makes it hard to get around. the gameplay feels like **** the enemies are too tanky. the game **** sucks. the health regen system is terrible. the whole health should be shields or health. pick one and design around it. i would prefer if it was all shields. zoom has a ****ty blur effect. there is a lack of ammo. the weapons are so inaccurate. itThe movement is like being stuck in mud. it makes it hard to get around. the gameplay feels like **** the enemies are too tanky. the game **** sucks. the health regen system is terrible. the whole health should be shields or health. pick one and design around it. i would prefer if it was all shields. zoom has a ****ty blur effect. there is a lack of ammo. the weapons are so inaccurate. it feels like **** when it is so punishing to get close. the movement is too ****ty. the crosshairs are garbage. there is no cover.… Expand
  20. Travis
    Oct 9, 2003
    5
    This game has the slowest frame rate of any FPS I've seen. When I went out to test the game before I bought it the game was on an Alienware computer. Even when I was playing it on that it ran choppy. So i said ok maybe its a crappy computer(yea right!), so I'll tried it on mine. Ohhh boy did it suck 3 FPS and thats at the highest I got.
  21. Brian
    Aug 20, 2007
    5
    Simply put, Halo brought nothing to the table. In single player or multi-player. the game has its moments but niether single player nor multi-player required much skill. There was nothing "new" or "revolutionary" about it. It may be fun to play from time to time, but it is by no means a standard-setter.
  22. Lutar
    Apr 19, 2008
    5
    Average game. Nice graphics, really good plot. However, all the time you are in the same environment and shooting the same enemies which makes the game a bit boring after some time. Plot is the strongest aspect of this game.
  23. JeffR.
    Oct 1, 2003
    5
    A medicore prt of a game that was never as good as it was hyped to be. if halo had not been the only good xbox game for over a year, if it had come out for PC as originally intended, it would never have been slathered in so much praise. this particular port, the final version of which i've been playing for a few days now, is incredibly disappointing - in my opinion the disappointmentA medicore prt of a game that was never as good as it was hyped to be. if halo had not been the only good xbox game for over a year, if it had come out for PC as originally intended, it would never have been slathered in so much praise. this particular port, the final version of which i've been playing for a few days now, is incredibly disappointing - in my opinion the disappointment of the year. it runs terribly even on my fairly good system (amd 2800, 1 gb ram, geforce 4 4800), so badly in fact that its only really playable at 640x480 with medium to low settings. on no available cards is it really capable of shining performance, which is absolutely ridiculous given the obscene amount of time gearbox had to optimize it. there is no excuse for this type of consumer-rape, and i'm appalled at the reviews this game is getting. thumbs down.… Expand
  24. FidoMaster
    Nov 8, 2003
    5
    Holy sh.t. Everyone who is bitching about the framerates on their GeForce f....ing TWOS should get a new f...ing computer, preferably one newer than 2001. That goes for you too, Mr. NVIDIA Vanta. The only people who have any right to complain about framerates are the people with actual computers, not silicon excrement. Jeeeeesus.
  25. PatrickS.
    Dec 20, 2003
    5
    Level design was terrible! Did anybody else notice you just went from one area to another that looked exactly the same? The game was kind of short too, I beat it in a day so don't pay $50 for it. The game play was fun, I'm not gonna front, but the indoor levels were worst of all: boring, and the play just couldn't make up for it.
  26. RandallS.
    Mar 26, 2006
    5
    An alright game. The graphics are good for it's age and so is the sound. I think the biggest error they made when making the game, is switching from fighting covenant to fighting the flood, which just pits you against hordes of little guys so all you do is spray fire most of the time. I'd much rather the flood was never incorperated in the game and you only fought covenant.
  27. sebastianali
    May 9, 2021
    5
    Realmente nunca entendí porque este juego era considerado tan bueno, incluso para su época, teniendo anteriormente joyas como Half Life o Quake 2 que se sienten mucho mas pulidos. Seguro, los gráficos son muy buenos para el 2001, aunque los escenarios en si son muy reutilizados y vacíos. La jugabilidad es funcional, pero demasiado repetitiva y con un personaje demasiado lento en un mapaRealmente nunca entendí porque este juego era considerado tan bueno, incluso para su época, teniendo anteriormente joyas como Half Life o Quake 2 que se sienten mucho mas pulidos. Seguro, los gráficos son muy buenos para el 2001, aunque los escenarios en si son muy reutilizados y vacíos. La jugabilidad es funcional, pero demasiado repetitiva y con un personaje demasiado lento en un mapa que a veces llega a ser enorme que ademas a veces obliga a excesivo backtracking. Este podría ser el primer FPS con vehículos montables, aunque estos se controlan muy mal. La historia tiene un concepto interesante, pero llega a ser blanda. Los enemigos tienen una buena IA pero también algunos combates llegan a cansar y se hacen algo injustos. También tuve problemas de framerate, aunque no lo tomare como un punto negativo ya que no tengo manera de comprobar si es mi PC o lo mal optimizado que esta el port de Xbox.
    Teniendo cada punto positivo uno negativo me hace pensar que a este juego le falta pulirse bastante. Casi como si intentara aspirar a muchísimo pero en el proceso solo terminaron priorizando la innovación y ambición sobre la calidad.
    Incluso a veces de lo tan vacíos que son los mapas y la naturaleza repetitiva del juego me hacen pensar que estoy jugando a un prototipo...
    Dire al final de cuentas que es un juego decente para su tiempo, pero que ha envejecido muy, muy mal a comparación de otros grandes shooters de aquel entonces.    … Expand
  28. StevenB.
    Oct 9, 2003
    4
    First of all, anyone who rated this game at a 5 or 6 or higher are imbiciles who don't know what a REAL PC FPS game is like with REALISTIC framerates!! Thats right, realistic framerates would be 55-60 MINIMUM for non corrupt online play! Not 15-35, especially on an awsome 2.2G computer with plenty of memory and a Radeon 9800 Pro! The graphics aren't even good. Damnit I'm First of all, anyone who rated this game at a 5 or 6 or higher are imbiciles who don't know what a REAL PC FPS game is like with REALISTIC framerates!! Thats right, realistic framerates would be 55-60 MINIMUM for non corrupt online play! Not 15-35, especially on an awsome 2.2G computer with plenty of memory and a Radeon 9800 Pro! The graphics aren't even good. Damnit I'm pissed! Microsoft, FIX THIS CRAP!… Expand
  29. MarcelloC.
    Oct 13, 2003
    4
    This game is really horrible. not only it is way too slow to be acceptable by today standards (i have problems playing it a 800x600 minimum details on a xp1800 with geforce2 400) but the gameplay is simply boring. you get stuck in endless corridors which have no visual difference one from the other, then you have to make your way back. the enemies are often stupid and theirThis game is really horrible. not only it is way too slow to be acceptable by today standards (i have problems playing it a 800x600 minimum details on a xp1800 with geforce2 400) but the gameplay is simply boring. you get stuck in endless corridors which have no visual difference one from the other, then you have to make your way back. the enemies are often stupid and their characterization is almost non-existent (you don't think "die! you ugly b@#*@°% alien!"... it's more like "uh.. now i shoot another bunch of colored polygons". worst FPS i ever played. m… Expand
  30. EviLAnGeL
    Sep 27, 2003
    4
    Pfff. Some of you are either quite, quite insane or you haven't bothered to actually play the PC version before you rate the game. First of all you cannot have refresh rate fix installed at the same time as halo so all your opengl games will blind you at 60Hz as long as you have halo installed. Second. You cannot have anti aliasing on with a GeForce 4200 and probably most Nvidia and Pfff. Some of you are either quite, quite insane or you haven't bothered to actually play the PC version before you rate the game. First of all you cannot have refresh rate fix installed at the same time as halo so all your opengl games will blind you at 60Hz as long as you have halo installed. Second. You cannot have anti aliasing on with a GeForce 4200 and probably most Nvidia and maybe even ATI cards. This means that the game will be jaggy and look as smooth as something from 1998. Thirdly. Even WITHOUT anti aliasing the game runs VERY slowly. Even after turning all shadows and specular lights off and most of the other effects. it was STILL slow jerky as hell in fact. Fourthly Bad voice animation and timing in cutscenes makes things even worse. And just a million other crappy things. For instance when most characters talk their lips don't even move. And I don't mean they don't move in sync I mean they DO NOT MOVE. Basically I don't know what the hell is going on over at Microsoft games but if these and other games developers cannot start making good PC versions of XBOX games then just stop it. I don't care if they are easier for you to convert instead of starting from scratch, but I'm not paying good money for your shoddy work. All PC games that have been converted from XBOX should come with a warning or a reduced price tag if we have to expect this shoddiness.… Expand
  31. Kholdstareo1
    Sep 3, 2006
    4
    this game isn't deep, the enemy is stupid, the graphics are bad (but good for when it came out, i guess) your freinds are stupid, and the whole game consists of running around shooting aliens. nothing strategic. nothing to nmake you think. just twitchy point-and-click action.
  32. KlassicKritic
    Oct 17, 2010
    4
    It's boring, repetitive, and it's generic. There isn't any thrill in this game, it's just get it, get out, kill things, and mission complete. Quite disappointing.
  33. ClaySoldier
    Mar 19, 2018
    4
    Meh FPS.
    The story is ok, a bit pretentious on moments.
    The weapons - especially the alien ones are really uninspiring and bland. You can beat the game with only the pistol and the shotgun - best weapons in the game. The assault rifle is utterly useless. In the end it was hyped up by the console plebs, when it came to PC it showed nothing new or better then the things we already had.    Meh FPS.
    The story is ok, a bit pretentious on moments.
    The weapons - especially the alien ones are really uninspiring and bland. You can beat the game with only the pistol and the shotgun - best weapons in the game. The assault rifle is utterly useless.
    In the end it was hyped up by the console plebs, when it came to PC it showed nothing new or better then the things we already had.
    If the usual "Halo fan" tries to convince people for the le graphics he obviously did not played Unreal 1.
    As for the multiplayer part it's like on a caveman level of "Combat Evolved" especially when Unreal Tournament, Quake and CS raped around that time.
    Worth a play, but not the "masterpiece" they make it out to be.    … Expand
  34. Boskowitz
    Sep 21, 2016
    4
    Halo. I was dreaming about this game. Someday I am going to buy an Xbox and play this game of games. When I realized I can play Halo on PC, I immediately get the game. I am playing Halo. Download. Click the mouse. And there it is.

    I do not have enough memory. Well, ok, I it is too old to recognize. The game crashes. Ok, I close the Mozzila and it runs smoothly. The videos. And the menu.    Halo. I was dreaming about this game. Someday I am going to buy an Xbox and play this game of games. When I realized I can play Halo on PC, I immediately get the game. I am playing Halo. Download. Click the mouse. And there it is.

    I do not have enough memory. Well, ok, I it is too old to recognize. The game crashes. Ok, I close the Mozzila and it runs smoothly. The videos. And the menu. Oh my. Actualy not as good as the (Brutal) Doom, which I have been playing lately. Where the music and the feel and sounds prepare you for the slaughter to come. Halo has.... the mouse is way to fast, lets tone it down. I saw a video where it had those vocals and textual recap of the story. You know, what happened on Reach and the lore and situation on the Covenant and Spartans. That was awesome. The vocals really fit the desperation of humans fighting a losing war against the aliens. Not the case of this menu though. It is just menu, who cares

    Profile, Campaing, Heroic, and I am off. The ship that... looks like a beer bottle, the ridicolous glass command center and...oh my, I am such a supersoldier has to be thawed from the ice prison. That is pretty good. Lets fight off the Alien scum. Wait a minute, what kind of Alien scum, what the hell is going on? You know, some introduction to the story that some fan was able to do about 100 times better then one of the most famous developers? Oh, and what about that huge piece of space decoration no one seems to care about. Should I care about it? Noone cares about it. Well, seems like it lacks any importance to the events.

    Not as awesome as I imagined, but it is the gameplay that matter and this is the god damn Halo. I am off to kill some xeno scum. Actualy I do not even have a weapon and have to navige coridors full of aliens to get to the brige where the captain gives me his empty pistol. Wait a second, is this real? Well, it is. But that is all forgotten already, because I finaly get to fight the aliens. The first three koopa "enemies". That are so dumb I can stand right in front of them and it still takes them a minute to kill me. On teh second highes difficulty. I can pass right thrue them without bothering wheter they exist or not. Because that is what shooting them is. A bother. These little **** are so miserable, there is no point in killing them. The big ****, called Elite for some reason, are only slightly better. Probably because it takes about two magazines (120 bullets!) from the pea shooter to kill them. Why is that a fun thing to do, I do not know. Anyway. The tactic is to concentrate fire on the big **** which staggers them and pass the smaller, because they are more dangerous to themself then to me.

    At this moment, the only reason why I keep playing Boro, is because I am still hoping it is going to get better. Worth playing and all. I crash on the ring and told to avoid the patrol. I do not not and wonder why, because it cannot even hit me, not to mention kill me. How the hell did humanity lose to idiots of this magnitude? No matter, I venture forth. Kill few aliens, get to the marines in the strange bulding, head where the arrow points.At least I think the arrow on the pea shooter is there to tell me where to go, because the "radar" is pretty useless. Walk into some kind of tunels and then realize I somehow skipped the part of the game where I fight off few drop ships and then ride the Warhog or what. So I cannot continue, because there is a big hole in the ground. Reload. This time I do kill every alien and wander the building untill the game decides to continue. And experience the classical idiot vehicle controls. But I ride. And it is as good as the combat. Even running the scum over is not satisfying.

    The best moment is when I ride the Hog into an abyss. That was fun. Then I quit the game, because I do not see any reason why I should continue. It might be because I play the best FPS of all times, the Brutal Doom, but Boro is simply incomparable to masterpieces like Max PAine, Mafia, Modern Warfare 1 or even Medal of Honour and is severely lacking in every direction. It is not entirely great to play as a character who does not even reassure a soldier he is not going to day while I am breathing or similiar American pathos. Well, they all died so I guess Chief was correct, still, it is not as awesome. Gameplay is ridicolous, guns are joke, there isnt any story worth of mentioning. Why play this game?

    So the only score the game is going to get is it runs at all and the art direction. I do not care about graphics, level design, framerate or any of that silly things, but when an enemy is not even worth shooting, I consider that a bad game.

    The only explanation I have is it is a game for children, but in that case I did not get the M rating.    … Expand
  35. Magical_Viktor
    Apr 30, 2023
    4
    Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»
  36. DanD.
    Oct 2, 2003
    3
    WTF!!!! Why does this game run so slow. My Computer Specs 3200+, 512mb DDR Dual Channel, and 128MB Geforce FX 5600 Ultra. My Xbox Specs 733mhz p3 64MB Geforce = (TI 500) and I'm only getting and average of 34 FPS @ 640x480 thats with 1.4 pixel shader enable, with 2.0 it's even worst. Why even bother to add 1600x1200 not even an ati 9800 pro can run at that resolution? Bungie why WTF!!!! Why does this game run so slow. My Computer Specs 3200+, 512mb DDR Dual Channel, and 128MB Geforce FX 5600 Ultra. My Xbox Specs 733mhz p3 64MB Geforce = (TI 500) and I'm only getting and average of 34 FPS @ 640x480 thats with 1.4 pixel shader enable, with 2.0 it's even worst. Why even bother to add 1600x1200 not even an ati 9800 pro can run at that resolution? Bungie why didn't you finish the job? Gearbox nice port, but it runs way to slow for graphics that are 2 years old. Come on guys I don't think your minimum requirements of 733 and 32mb 3D card is even reasonable to play this game. I'm not giving this game a good score, because it wasn't ready for release and needs a major overhaul in the performance department.… Expand
  37. PaulS.
    Oct 6, 2003
    3
    The game runs terrible! I have a p4 3200,1 gig of pc32oo ram dual memory with a geforce 5900 ultra and you have to drop the resolution to 800x600 to get decent framerate,stay away!
  38. Energy36
    Oct 12, 2003
    3
    OK i really like the game it has ok graphics and good game play but YES the game does seem to have just a few problems !!! Im running Win2k 512 ram 2700, AMD 2600, Radeon 9600 pro. and well it chucks to no end. I finding its getting worse the more i play the game. Later levels don't help. And im running at 1024 by 768 i did have it on 1280 by 1024 but my god i have changed all my OK i really like the game it has ok graphics and good game play but YES the game does seem to have just a few problems !!! Im running Win2k 512 ram 2700, AMD 2600, Radeon 9600 pro. and well it chucks to no end. I finding its getting worse the more i play the game. Later levels don't help. And im running at 1024 by 768 i did have it on 1280 by 1024 but my god i have changed all my settings in windows like Tru form and AA has been turned off. God Microsoft sucks.… Expand
  39. KostasM.
    Oct 3, 2003
    3
    The Game is very very slow on my computer. It is the first game that runs so slow on my machine. I have AMD 3200+ o/c 2500Mhz with 512DDR/400 and GEFORCE 5600 ultra. HELLO MICROSOFT FIX THIS GAME WITH A PATCH!!!
  40. AlexA
    Mar 1, 2009
    3
    So I'm playing this game now, in 2009, because I had luck to get a bargain Halo 2 - and so I also got Halo on Ebay, so I can start the story at the beginning. Well, the game got out in 2003 - and it doesn't show. If I'd play this in 2003, I might have been mildly entertained, but just mildly. I can't understand the fauvorable reviews. The game is just stupid, boring, So I'm playing this game now, in 2009, because I had luck to get a bargain Halo 2 - and so I also got Halo on Ebay, so I can start the story at the beginning. Well, the game got out in 2003 - and it doesn't show. If I'd play this in 2003, I might have been mildly entertained, but just mildly. I can't understand the fauvorable reviews. The game is just stupid, boring, repetitive, unintuitive, whatever negative you can imagine. Halo was released a year or two after the likes of Max Payne, Deus Ex, Mafia, Star Trek Voyager, Medal of Honor, same year as Max Payne 2, Unreal II... It's just no competition. Halo is comparable with shitty, stupid games such as James Bond Nightfire (funny the PC versions are both from the same company Gearbox). Gore is also quite comparable in unintuitiveness. I don't know about multiplayer, but the single player campaign is a thing to avoid. What happened to Bungie anyway?… Expand
  41. GaborA.
    Sep 13, 2004
    3
    So inferior to the xbox version its puzzling. The controller literaly adds a new dimension to the game. On the xbox Halo is a game of strategy and sheer skill. On the pc its a slow and typical FPS with good level design.
  42. PrestonJ.
    Jun 24, 2007
    3
    Broken... it was a broken product. The multiplayer server browser was ungodly slow, the graphics were ugly and dated, not to mention buggy, and then that gameplay was nothing short of underwhelming in light of all the high profile PC shooters in the last four years.... Terrible.
  43. Rice303
    Aug 14, 2011
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Halo on PC is the most overated and worst port for a time when FPS gaming was in its prime.

    For starters its framerate is bad and choppy and people who say otherwise has got a win 7 gaming laptop or extremly good graphhics card from 2010, the graphics are quite bad, The level design is poor and worst of all the game is allmost unplayable on most older computers and the gameplay is so dodgy that It makes me want to tell developers to stop messing the hell around and make a game worth playing for more then an hour.

    Worst FPS period    … Expand
  44. nyran125tk
    Jan 26, 2017
    3
    One of the most boring games, ive ever played. The Same enemies in every stage. The exact same levels throughout the entire game , repeated over and over and over and over and over and over and over. There's this one level , that , holy hell, it was hell to go through, because every area was repeated over and over and over, every room was repeated over and over and over, every monster wasOne of the most boring games, ive ever played. The Same enemies in every stage. The exact same levels throughout the entire game , repeated over and over and over and over and over and over and over. There's this one level , that , holy hell, it was hell to go through, because every area was repeated over and over and over, every room was repeated over and over and over, every monster was repeated over and over and over. The best part of this game was at the start, the ship and then outdoors. After that, it really becomes repetitive, boring and very empty. At a time when there was some pretty amazing games out with lots of variety, Medal Of Honor Allied Assault comes to mind, Quake, DOOM, Call OF Duty 1 was just round the corner, Timesplitters (every level was different in Timesplitters), Even the original Golden Eye was more entertaining than this game. I don't understand the hype at all. The story was ok, but has nothing on Half Life or even Red Faction, for that time period.… Expand
  45. tetohmu
    Jul 13, 2017
    3
    Bad level design, bad weapons: you don't feel any power when you use them, repetitive waves of enemies in an arena. I finally gave up inside the alien ship.
    It was released in 2003!. Doom (1993), Turok Dinosaur Hunter (1996), Duke Nukem 3D (1996) GoldenEye 007 (1997), Serious Sam (2001), Far Cry (2004) are better.
    I tried this game because of the "Halo this, Halo that..." you see    Bad level design, bad weapons: you don't feel any power when you use them, repetitive waves of enemies in an arena. I finally gave up inside the alien ship.
    It was released in 2003!. Doom (1993), Turok Dinosaur Hunter (1996), Duke Nukem 3D (1996) GoldenEye 007 (1997), Serious Sam (2001), Far Cry (2004) are better.
    I tried this game because of the "Halo this, Halo that..." you see everywhere. What a big disappointement.    … Expand
  46. QAOSbringer
    Feb 25, 2023
    3
    Halo 1 is a game overrated for 20 years for no other reason than it was a hyped game in consoles. And like any other overly hyped console game, people don't even care if it was a good game or not and just jump on the hyping bandwagon.
    People act like we never got games like Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, DOOM 2, Half-Life, Quake, Quake II, Quake III, Hexen, Heretic, Blood, Blood II, Unreal, Unreal    Halo 1 is a game overrated for 20 years for no other reason than it was a hyped game in consoles. And like any other overly hyped console game, people don't even care if it was a good game or not and just jump on the hyping bandwagon.
    People act like we never got games like Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, DOOM 2, Half-Life, Quake, Quake II, Quake III, Hexen, Heretic, Blood, Blood II, Unreal, Unreal Tournament, System Shock, System Shock II, Deus Ex, Team Fortress Classic, Tribes, Strife, Rise of Triad, Redneck Rampage, SkyNET, Kingpin, Aliens Versus Predator, Requiem Avenging Angel, Turok, Shadow Warrior...
    We had things like good gameplay, story based action, captivating soundtracks, incredible settings, beautiful sceneries, LAN parties, large mod communities, pure arena multiplayer LOOONG before Halo came to consoles.
    But the Modern Game Media push this game like the "FIRST FPS GAME EVER" just because it was a console game. And just because it was a console game, people behave like all those PC Games were never happened.
    Modern Game Media channels LOVE TO neglect PC gaming.
    Halo 1: Terrible gameplay, terrible gun mechanics, repetitive level design, repetition of same repetitive level design, and repetition of game by backtracking from the same levels to the beginning.
    But who cares, right? This game is being displayed as the pinnacle of gaming, and we are being forced to act like this.

    3: Terrible - It's a pointless game even for a fan of this genre.    … Expand
  47. GoloT.
    Oct 3, 2003
    1
    This game is horrible.... and anyone who gave it a good rating either has the fastest computer on earth that can actually run this game.... or you only have an xbox and decided to rate the pc version just to feel special since you dont have a computer to play a real FPS like Countet Strike or Medal of Honor to name a few.... the graphics suck... the mechanics and the game engine suck This game is horrible.... and anyone who gave it a good rating either has the fastest computer on earth that can actually run this game.... or you only have an xbox and decided to rate the pc version just to feel special since you dont have a computer to play a real FPS like Countet Strike or Medal of Honor to name a few.... the graphics suck... the mechanics and the game engine suck too.... HORRIBLE rushed port to the pc.. stay clear from this trash.… Expand
  48. RickG.
    Nov 4, 2003
    1
    While I'm impressed with the level of thought and detail this game offers, the simple fact is: this is just another FPS. At this point in time, unless it differentiates itself somehow, really what's the point? Halo XBOX had such a thing -- it's multiplayer coop story mode. Why this was removed from the PC edition is beyond me; without it, this is just another boring While I'm impressed with the level of thought and detail this game offers, the simple fact is: this is just another FPS. At this point in time, unless it differentiates itself somehow, really what's the point? Halo XBOX had such a thing -- it's multiplayer coop story mode. Why this was removed from the PC edition is beyond me; without it, this is just another boring shooter. About the only thing more tiring and boring than FPS are all these pointless Massively Multiplayer online games (evercrack, etc...). Yo game developers, try something new and different (like 'There'). Back to playing SSX3 on my console, the best current game out on any system... … Expand
  49. ErikL.
    Oct 19, 2003
    1
    Man, im trying run this game on a amd xp2200 athlon on a k7 triton nforce2 chipset with 1.5 gb of DDR dual channel ram with a geforce FX 5200 AGP 8x 128 DDR and it has trouble in 1024 x 768 wtf is microsoft thinking????!! i can run Epic's Unreal 2 faster than a monkys ass tho!
  50. Matty
    Oct 21, 2003
    1
    All i can say is - WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY!! ive got a p4 3Ghz, 1 gig of ddr 400 memory, geforce FX 5600 Ultra and the game is barely playable. ive downloaded the update and its still the same. it must be running at like 10fps or maybe less. probably going to take it back this weekend. pfft...
  51. Hosef
    Oct 30, 2003
    1
    Veryveryveryvery choppy, when, for like 2 seconds, it doesnt chop up, i might get a kill, but otherwise its not worth my time.
  52. JanneJ.
    Apr 28, 2008
    1
    The game is so boring that i sold it for my friend and never finished it. Nothing happens in the game. i don`t know what other people see in shooting some midgets (or elfs). The only plus that i gave was for the "halo" that looked fine in the outside areas.
  53. OlSkoolGamerReleaseV
    Oct 7, 2003
    0
    I am simply tired of spending $50 only to deal with poorly designed software. EVERY other current FPS game I own runs smooth as silk on my PC. I'm sorry but Microsoft needs to re-think their development dept. and release processes. Freelancer to Halo, Win2k to XP all equal to one thing . . 40 thousand plus known bugs and a series of additional lawsuits to come. HALO? Go find a spot I am simply tired of spending $50 only to deal with poorly designed software. EVERY other current FPS game I own runs smooth as silk on my PC. I'm sorry but Microsoft needs to re-think their development dept. and release processes. Freelancer to Halo, Win2k to XP all equal to one thing . . 40 thousand plus known bugs and a series of additional lawsuits to come. HALO? Go find a spot to spin because when DOOM3 and HL2 comes out, I really do pity you and your uneducated programmers . . . . DOOM3 and HL2 *drool* … Expand
  54. HolySh*t
    Oct 20, 2003
    0
    I am very disappointed in the game... it seems to run OK on my P4 3.2/1Gb DDR/Radeon 9800 pro, but the game looks pooooooor. As if the maps were made by some 5y old kid. Driving those vehicles with a mouse is only fun for players who love to have RSI... I love to play CTF but not in HALO... To me, for online gaming, BF42 and SOF2 are fun better!
  55. PhilT.
    Oct 27, 2003
    0
    I can't even rate this ****ing game cuz I haven't been able to run it! It says certain NVidia chips have serious issues running it. WTF! A lot of ppl run Nvidia and to put out a game that dosnt even support many Nvidia chipsets is a waste of time. I am running a Nivida Vanta and it SHOULD run but it doesnt!
  56. ArnoldS.
    Nov 28, 2005
    0
    Very poor game. Starts off boring, makes its way through tedious, and eventually sinks to the levels of utter drivel. The look and feel of the game are enough to make me feel sick, it either looks incredibly bland with concrete slabs everywhere, or disgusting bright colours. The "fearsome" alien race consists mainly of comical (except it's not funny) koopa troopers that run around Very poor game. Starts off boring, makes its way through tedious, and eventually sinks to the levels of utter drivel. The look and feel of the game are enough to make me feel sick, it either looks incredibly bland with concrete slabs everywhere, or disgusting bright colours. The "fearsome" alien race consists mainly of comical (except it's not funny) koopa troopers that run around shrieking and waving their arms around. The level design seems to be a lesson in cutting and pasting - how many times should I be made to go through the same room? The praise this game receives completely baffles me because I can't find a single positive thing to say about it.… Expand
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#30 Best PC Game of 2003
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#9 Most Discussed PC Game of 2003
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#26 Most Shared PC Game of 2003

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 40
  3. Negative: 1 out of 40
  1. GameZone
    92
    The Xbox is all about high resolution graphics. The PC version outdoes the original with better graphics with hardly any loading time. The models are fairly good but the enormous amount of activity that occurs on-screen makes the graphics that much better.
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  2. GameSpot
    90
    Surprisingly taxing even on very fast PCs with tons of RAM and the latest video cards. Halo for the PC also loses the original version's much-vaunted cooperative play mode. But in spite of all that, and in spite of the very high standards for first-person shooters on the PC, Halo is still an incredible action game. It's a true classic.
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  3. Next Level Gaming
    98
    A decent storyline, lots of NPC interaction, and graphics that you have to see to believe. Anyway, if you are even remotely a fan of FPS games, this is an absolute must have, and one hell of a ride.
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