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  1. May 7, 2023
    9
    Halo 4 was my first ever multiplayer experience and it was a lot of fun.
    Single player mode was great as well with a great story and awesome OST.
  2. Jan 15, 2021
    6
    this game is odd however has some good however a lot of bad, this was 343s first attempt to make a halo game and the outcome was moslty bad, this game banks off of alot of highlights, the pretty good story, and being a halo game. the multiplayer is a cheap rip off of call of duty, the forge was a shell of its former glory, the gameplay is horrible, and the story is good however itthis game is odd however has some good however a lot of bad, this was 343s first attempt to make a halo game and the outcome was moslty bad, this game banks off of alot of highlights, the pretty good story, and being a halo game. the multiplayer is a cheap rip off of call of duty, the forge was a shell of its former glory, the gameplay is horrible, and the story is good however it completely drives away from the past halos. this game had alot of shoes to fill and halo 4 had feet that were to small for those shoes, this game is a halo game, however a bad halo game, better than 5 however just a nock off of its competition. Expand
  3. Dec 28, 2020
    5
    This is definitely the most divisive Halo game. I personally thought the story was pretty weak and i didn't like how they handled the chief's relationship with Cortana. The level design was decent but the new enemies, the 'Prometheans' were pretty bad as there was no strategy when fighting them. I also hated how limited your ammo is and i personally couldn't stand the main villain. AtThis is definitely the most divisive Halo game. I personally thought the story was pretty weak and i didn't like how they handled the chief's relationship with Cortana. The level design was decent but the new enemies, the 'Prometheans' were pretty bad as there was no strategy when fighting them. I also hated how limited your ammo is and i personally couldn't stand the main villain. At least the gameplay and level design is still good. Expand
  4. May 16, 2021
    8
    Halo 4 is a very good game, it lacks some of the franchise's greatest strengths but it was a very good breath of fresh air, some of the level design in Halo 4 reminds me of Horizon Zero Dawn and that shows Halo 4 was way ahead of its time. 343's depiction of a Sci-fi military shooter was almost perfect and a true AAA experience.
  5. Mar 14, 2021
    6
    Halo 4 is infinitely better than halo 5 and it has some good concepts, it just executes them poorly. The story isn't by all means dreadful, however it just feels uneventful compared to previous Halo games. The characters aren't by all means bad, they're just not as good as the previous Halo games and some are even unlikeable.
    Halo 4 however falls flat on its gameplay. It's boring, not
    Halo 4 is infinitely better than halo 5 and it has some good concepts, it just executes them poorly. The story isn't by all means dreadful, however it just feels uneventful compared to previous Halo games. The characters aren't by all means bad, they're just not as good as the previous Halo games and some are even unlikeable.
    Halo 4 however falls flat on its gameplay. It's boring, not very fun, it's tedious and some of the enemies are just poorly designed. Enemy variety has never been Halo's strong point, but no matter the enemy type they where always fun to fight. Halo 4 is the opposite, the promethians are not fun to fight and the covenant are not fun either.
    So whilst there are some nice concepts with halo 4, like the story for example. It just isn't a fun game to play.
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  6. Nov 17, 2020
    6
    Jogo bom, pudi me divertir muito. Gostei muito do que joguei, me diverti muito
  7. Dec 3, 2020
    10
    Great game, the campaign has amazing atmosphere, multiplayer feels balanced, and this game arguably has the best story from all the halo games. The haters will tell you "Oh it didn't feel like Halo", because of sprint and armor abilities (which were also in Reach and people didn't complain there). All in all, if you're a halo fan, this is a must have.
  8. May 27, 2021
    8
    Halo 4 é, na minha opinião, um dos melhores exclusivos do Xbox 360 senão O MELHOR! Os gráficos são lindos e a jogabilidade é fenomenal! O único ponto que ele peca na minha opinião é na duração, já que eu consegui zerar em um único dia, mas de resto é só amor! É obrigatório para qualquer dono de Xbox 360, até por que esse é o carro chefe da Microsoft, né, então pode esperar um jogo deHalo 4 é, na minha opinião, um dos melhores exclusivos do Xbox 360 senão O MELHOR! Os gráficos são lindos e a jogabilidade é fenomenal! O único ponto que ele peca na minha opinião é na duração, já que eu consegui zerar em um único dia, mas de resto é só amor! É obrigatório para qualquer dono de Xbox 360, até por que esse é o carro chefe da Microsoft, né, então pode esperar um jogo de qualidade! Expand
  9. Jan 13, 2021
    8
    Saiu um pouco do rumo, ficou meio distante da trilogia original, mas ficou muito bom, realmente muito bom
  10. Jan 4, 2021
    10
    People gave **** for this game because it’s not made by Bungie but really 343 did a amazing job with Halo 4
  11. Jan 13, 2021
    10
    not as bad as you think og halo fan sgive this game a bad wrap tbh play it its fun
  12. Feb 9, 2021
    10
    Un juego que me encantó desde principio a fin ya que narra la historia más humana que he visto en cualquier Halo.
  13. Apr 18, 2021
    10
    A mi parecer halo 4 es un muy buen juego ya que su jugabilidad se siente fresca y renovada. Además de su historia que yo pienso que es muy buena
  14. Mar 11, 2022
    8
    Good compelling story. Graphics are great. Campaign Level Design is mostly bad. Big Team Battle and infection are fun but the rest of multiplayer isn't very good. Overall a good game but not one of the better halo games.
  15. May 19, 2023
    10
    Como um fã apaixonado da franquia Halo, aguardava com grande expectativa o lançamento de Halo 4. Desenvolvido pela 343 Industries, o jogo prometia dar continuidade à saga do Master Chief de uma forma empolgante. Infelizmente, devo admitir que, embora tenha seus pontos positivos, Halo 4 não conseguiu atingir completamente o nível de excelência estabelecido pelos jogos anteriores.

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    Como um fã apaixonado da franquia Halo, aguardava com grande expectativa o lançamento de Halo 4. Desenvolvido pela 343 Industries, o jogo prometia dar continuidade à saga do Master Chief de uma forma empolgante. Infelizmente, devo admitir que, embora tenha seus pontos positivos, Halo 4 não conseguiu atingir completamente o nível de excelência estabelecido pelos jogos anteriores.

    A história de Halo 4 inicia uma nova trilogia na franquia, trazendo elementos intrigantes e aprofundando ainda mais o universo de Halo. O enredo apresenta uma abordagem mais focada nos personagens, explorando a relação entre o Master Chief e a inteligência artificial Cortana. Essa abordagem mais emocional e íntima adiciona camadas interessantes à narrativa. No entanto, em comparação com os jogos anteriores, a história pode parecer um tanto confusa e menos envolvente, perdendo um pouco do impacto que esperávamos.

    A jogabilidade de Halo 4 mantém a essência da série, oferecendo tiroteios empolgantes e uma variedade de armas e veículos. Os controles são responsivos e aperfeiçoados, proporcionando uma experiência sólida e familiar aos fãs. No entanto, algumas adições e mudanças na jogabilidade podem dividir a opinião dos jogadores. Por exemplo, o sistema de regeneração de vida, embora seja comum em outros jogos de tiro, afasta-se do estilo mais estratégico e desafiador dos jogos anteriores de Halo. Isso pode diminuir a sensação de estar enfrentando uma batalha épica e exigir menos táticas de sobrevivência.

    O design dos níveis em Halo 4 é visualmente impressionante. Os ambientes são ricos em detalhes e apresentam uma variedade de paisagens alienígenas. No entanto, em comparação com os jogos anteriores da série, os níveis podem parecer mais lineares e menos abertos, perdendo parte da sensação de exploração e descoberta. Apesar disso, a qualidade gráfica e os efeitos visuais são de alto padrão, adicionando imersão à experiência.
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  16. Apr 5, 2021
    9
    La jugabilidad es muy buena y refrescó un shooter de primera persona que requería esa modernización. Se incluyó una gran cantidad de recursos y armas nuevas. La historia es buena, teniendo que empezar una nueva narrativa para justificar continuar con más entregas. El apartado musical es bueno pero no llega a ser lo que se tuvo con Bungie. Considero que la campaña es algo corta pero suLa jugabilidad es muy buena y refrescó un shooter de primera persona que requería esa modernización. Se incluyó una gran cantidad de recursos y armas nuevas. La historia es buena, teniendo que empezar una nueva narrativa para justificar continuar con más entregas. El apartado musical es bueno pero no llega a ser lo que se tuvo con Bungie. Considero que la campaña es algo corta pero su apartado gráfico está muy bien pulido. Expand
  17. Apr 16, 2021
    8
    Buen juego, buena historia, buen desarrollo, buenos gráficos os... Malos sonidos, mal multijugador y misiones repititivas.
  18. Jun 18, 2021
    10
    The multiplayer for this game is incredible i love it feels like battlefield in some time but it’s halo
  19. Dec 7, 2021
    8
    Halo 4 es el primer videojuego de 343 Industries, y hace muchos cambios para empezar uno de esos cambios fue el diseño de personajes, donde el Jefe Maestro parece un puto tanque con extremidades y Cortana esta mas rica, así que punto doble. En Halo 4 añaden nuevos enemigos, y con ello un arsenal mucho mas amplio, y son muy diferentes a las demás y se siente muy bien al disparar. Yo creoHalo 4 es el primer videojuego de 343 Industries, y hace muchos cambios para empezar uno de esos cambios fue el diseño de personajes, donde el Jefe Maestro parece un puto tanque con extremidades y Cortana esta mas rica, así que punto doble. En Halo 4 añaden nuevos enemigos, y con ello un arsenal mucho mas amplio, y son muy diferentes a las demás y se siente muy bien al disparar. Yo creo que es el Halo que añade mas armas detrás de Halo 2, muy bien aquí por parte de 343. Falta hablar de la historia donde añaden mucha profundidad en los personajes en general, mas en el Jefe Maestro y en Cortana, y los enemigos me gustan en el apartado de gameplay (aunq el jefe final es una mierda xd) pero no me gusta como esta implementado en la historia, ya que no llega al nivel del Pacto ni mucho menos, que vuelve y no tiene ninguna relevancia en la historia, por cierto Halo 4 es una historia de ¿amor? entre el Jefe Maestro y Cortana, no me desagrada la idea pero tampoco es que me guste excesivamente, para mi lo que mas me atraía de Halo eran sus enemigos, conflictos, el anillo, etc. No esq me entusiasme si el Jefe Maestro se coje a Cortana. Como ves en este Halo cambian muchas cosas, y una de ellas es el multijugador, yo no lo jugue pero he escuchado que el multijugor estaba algo roto porq había una habilidad donde podías ver a tus enemigos detras de las paredes (q divertido) y se parecía mucho al COD, bien, PORQ HALO LE COPIA AL COD??? q desesperado tenía que estar 343 para copiar al COD, ah si por cierto este Halo esta roto y bugead completamente el modo historia donde literalmente hay un bug que literalmente te prohibe hace UNA MISIÓN ENTERA, en fin, una verguenza, aún así el juego es notable, tiene muchos fallos pero aún así se pude disfrutar, la primera obra de 343, no esta nada mal, a ver que hacen con Halo 5... Expand
  20. Sep 4, 2023
    2
    I do not like this game at all. The campaign is an attempt to rekindle the series that had been beautifully capped at the end of Halo 3, which was never needed. Sure, I can see why some people like the story, I just don't see at as appealing personally. The game looks like every late-era xbox 360 game, dull and washed, a blur of green and grey most of the time. A few decent set piecesI do not like this game at all. The campaign is an attempt to rekindle the series that had been beautifully capped at the end of Halo 3, which was never needed. Sure, I can see why some people like the story, I just don't see at as appealing personally. The game looks like every late-era xbox 360 game, dull and washed, a blur of green and grey most of the time. A few decent set pieces doesn't save half the game looking bad. But Halo 4's biggest sin is it's multiplayer. It takes a perfected formula, and turns it into Call of Duty. No equal starts, weapons avaliable in loadouts being so broken you would think it would be a power weapon. Map layout knowledge is also gone because of markers and weapon drops that completely ruin the games arena shooter roots. Expand
  21. Sep 8, 2023
    6
    Halo 4 is a decent time, the graphics are beautiful and the machanics are tight.

    But the ugly new designs for old characters, the annoying enemies, and the over dramatic narative keep it from being a truly great game.
  22. Jan 26, 2023
    8
    Hello, this is a default review because i'm forced to use 75 characters. I'll edit this review in the future talking about the game, don't worry ;)

    My final rate is: 8
  23. Nov 25, 2021
    7
    The story is amazing but sometimes the game is just confusing and hard (Even in normal difficult).
  24. Mar 7, 2022
    9
    Un juego que tuvo cambios para bien y desarrollo de personaje genial una historia interesante lo único malo era el villano desaprovechado
  25. Nov 30, 2021
    10
    Halo 4 Campaign is good and i'm tired of pretending it's not. It has nice story, good voice acting, best looking Cortana, good graphics, solid soundtrack (both discs). I personally think it's very important to overall Halo lore that Halo 4 Campaign exists and i think it was easily one of the best video games of 2012. Yes, multiplayer was bad and that's why i almost feel that Halo 4 shouldHalo 4 Campaign is good and i'm tired of pretending it's not. It has nice story, good voice acting, best looking Cortana, good graphics, solid soundtrack (both discs). I personally think it's very important to overall Halo lore that Halo 4 Campaign exists and i think it was easily one of the best video games of 2012. Yes, multiplayer was bad and that's why i almost feel that Halo 4 should be just treated as Campaign. Whenever someone says they hate Halo 4 or that Halo 4 was bad, my first question is "are you talking about Campaign or Multiplayer?". You can't say that Halo 4 as a whole game just sucks, because you didn't like the multiplayer part. I feel like lots of people who Hate 4, just hate it's multiplayer and they never even really cared about story/Campaign part. For me lore/story/campaign always comes first, multiplayer is just fun bonus thing. I agree that both equally matter, but when one part of the game sucks and other part is great, you can't say that whole thing sucks. That's why i feel it's so easy for some to say that Halo 4 sucks, because they never cared about Campaign anyway. Either way i think it's solid and important game, obviously not the best (that would be Halo 3). Does anyone agree/disagree? I really want to get this discussion going, because i deeply care about this game as a long time Halo fan. Expand
  26. Dec 1, 2021
    10
    Halo is quite simply the closest thing we have ever experienced to a living, breathing alternate universe.
  27. Dec 9, 2021
    10
    Tiene una historia espectacular, un gameplay que innova es intuitivo, la mejor Cortana de la historia y el mejor John 117
  28. Dec 11, 2021
    7
    343i really tried its best but...its like an action movie! a Call of Duty game at its best!
    writing is ok i appreciate the effort...but its not a great halo game!
    i hate Forerunners and their Guns,,, the villain is basically a sith lord... no boss fight with the villain? what was the point of him in the game ? but i enjoyed playing this game...although the musics are completely
    343i really tried its best but...its like an action movie! a Call of Duty game at its best!
    writing is ok i appreciate the effort...but its not a great halo game!
    i hate Forerunners and their Guns,,, the villain is basically a sith lord... no boss fight with the villain? what was the point of him in the game ?
    but i enjoyed playing this game...although the musics are completely defferent because they are not made by Marty but 117 is good...the others? not so much

    anyway... it was Acceptable!
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  29. Dec 13, 2021
    9
    The story is good and chief is back
    But the multiplayer feels more like cod and I don’t like it Where is the halo way
  30. Dec 13, 2021
    8
    Multiplayer wasn’t great however it was fun but not in the typical halo sense. Story was strong though not as good as previous entries.
  31. Jun 22, 2022
    10
    This game is good. The graphics, the guns, & everything. Really, this game is amazing.
  32. Aug 25, 2022
    10
    Hot take: This is the best halo story campaign wise and it has the best progression system in its multiplayer of any halo game. I think this is a great game, and the best thing 343 has ever done. I love the emotional depths of Chief and Cortona in this story and I think all the levels are so fun. Amazing Halo.
  33. Mar 27, 2022
    6
    the game is ok i did not like the story the gun play is good i have not tried the multiplayer but that all i have to say
  34. Mar 12, 2022
    10
    The best Halo game ever! This was my first ever Halo game on my first Xbox and it was the most fun I have ever had playing a game! The graphics were so amazing, the story was great and I loved the custom games that I would play with my friends. This, to me, is top-notch Halo with great modern mechanics. I definitely recommend this game to anyone and everyone as I truly believe this to beThe best Halo game ever! This was my first ever Halo game on my first Xbox and it was the most fun I have ever had playing a game! The graphics were so amazing, the story was great and I loved the custom games that I would play with my friends. This, to me, is top-notch Halo with great modern mechanics. I definitely recommend this game to anyone and everyone as I truly believe this to be the best Halo game!
    There is so much packed into the story and I think that 343i did such a great job with their first outing with Master Chief! Also, I think he has never looked cooler. His armor design is gorgeous and I love the more rugged worn down look to his colors.
    I know a lot of people don't like this game, but I will forever stand by my opinion of this being the greatest Halo game of all time.
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  35. Mar 13, 2022
    7
    Even with it's massive problems what comes to game desing and story writing, Halo 4 is NOT a bad game. Is it flawed? Yes. Is it different from the earlier games? Also yes. But is it bad just because of it being different? No. Halo 4's gameplay is amazing and the graphics aren't bad at all, I'd even say Halo 4 is one of the best-looking Xbox 360 titles to this day. The story may be a littleEven with it's massive problems what comes to game desing and story writing, Halo 4 is NOT a bad game. Is it flawed? Yes. Is it different from the earlier games? Also yes. But is it bad just because of it being different? No. Halo 4's gameplay is amazing and the graphics aren't bad at all, I'd even say Halo 4 is one of the best-looking Xbox 360 titles to this day. The story may be a little lackluster and new enemies may be annoying but the game's still... worthy. Worthy Halo game. Still not entirely good but fine enough to be enjoyed. Expand
  36. Apr 7, 2022
    5
    I played the hole game and I liked 1 part about it 1 PART but the muliplayer was okay but the spec ops I can rate because i never could but still I would just play Halo Reach.
  37. Mar 26, 2022
    7
    When Halo's quality dropped due to 343i taking over it broke my heart as a fan of the first
    three instalments.

    I play it occasionally on The Master Chief Collection, but not as much as the first three.
  38. Nov 11, 2022
    10
    Este juego nunca se mereció el hate que le tiran, para mi es y será la mejor campaña de Halo
  39. Jun 23, 2022
    9
    No se pero para mí halo 4 está bastante infravalorado.
    No se pero la historia me gustó mucho y pues el multijugador está bastante divertido XD
  40. Jun 26, 2022
    8
    343 Industries does a good job at keeping the legacy of Halo intact. The multiplayer is fun, and the single player is fantastic.
  41. Jun 29, 2022
    7
    A a kid, I really enjoyed the game. It's the first shooter game I've ever played. I loved the the sci-fi action and the characters; however, I realize that the game isn't as good as I remember. The previous games have better gunplay, characters, and multiplayer, and story.
  42. Aug 21, 2022
    6
    Really felt like a departure from the original series. I was never a huge halo fan but even I knew this game didn't feel true to the spirit of the franchise. The game mechanically was decent, the story was decent, and the gameplay sections were decent, ultimately the entire experience felt painfully average. The only thing helping this game is the multiplayer is fun even though it stillReally felt like a departure from the original series. I was never a huge halo fan but even I knew this game didn't feel true to the spirit of the franchise. The game mechanically was decent, the story was decent, and the gameplay sections were decent, ultimately the entire experience felt painfully average. The only thing helping this game is the multiplayer is fun even though it still doesn't feel like traditional halo multiplayer and feels much more washed out. Expand
  43. Nov 6, 2022
    2
    Un juego muy lento que rompe con el clásico triangulo de halo, check points muy lejanos unos de otros y gráficos malos
  44. Dec 22, 2022
    10
    Halo 4 - o primeiro Halo da 343 e eles iniciaram na franquia com o pé direito! É o melhor Halo que eu joguei até agora e não querendo ser repetitivo mas de novo melhoram tudo em relação aos anteriores: história; personagens; variedade de armas, inimigos e veículos; dublagem; a ambientação está muito boa e o vilão é bem legal também. No geral é um dos melhores da franquia e um dos melhoresHalo 4 - o primeiro Halo da 343 e eles iniciaram na franquia com o pé direito! É o melhor Halo que eu joguei até agora e não querendo ser repetitivo mas de novo melhoram tudo em relação aos anteriores: história; personagens; variedade de armas, inimigos e veículos; dublagem; a ambientação está muito boa e o vilão é bem legal também. No geral é um dos melhores da franquia e um dos melhores FPS que eu já joguei, é um jogo nota 10! Expand
  45. Dec 24, 2022
    8
    Answer: 75 characters is between 10 words and 19 words with spaces included in the character count. If spaces are not included in the character count, then 75 characters is between 12 words and 25 words.
  46. Jul 2, 2023
    10
    The master chief and Cortana are stranded in hostile territory when they encounter a new alien threat in the form of the foot soldiers used by the Forerunners in the war against the Flood. This plot is essentially an excuse to relocate the war between Earth and the Covenant to some new environments and features new weapons, new vehicles and new enemies but otherwise the format is virtuallyThe master chief and Cortana are stranded in hostile territory when they encounter a new alien threat in the form of the foot soldiers used by the Forerunners in the war against the Flood. This plot is essentially an excuse to relocate the war between Earth and the Covenant to some new environments and features new weapons, new vehicles and new enemies but otherwise the format is virtually unchanged. This is my only gripe; it's a little too similar to Halo 3 - but being too similar to my favourite game in the world isn't exactly a damning indictment. Another cutting edge FPS from the Halo franchise that fans will love just as much as the others. Expand
  47. Jan 27, 2023
    10
    This game was the first game that ever made me cry. Near the end when you're going up the staircase with Cortana in her death throes I was playing through literal tears welling up in my eyes that at a certain point everything was blurry. To me this game was a Masterpiece.
  48. Feb 9, 2023
    9
    Nao tem como nao querer jogar o ultimo halo pra Xbox 360, tirar o maximo do console dessa geração
  49. Jun 20, 2023
    6
    For me this halo game has the worst campaign of all the halo games. Mainly because in this game you have to fight the sentinels the most. It also made you fight the flying drone sentinels the most and that was so annoying. The missions were more boring than other halo games and the story was also very boring and dull- there were a few fun missions though- the one with the massive vehicle.For me this halo game has the worst campaign of all the halo games. Mainly because in this game you have to fight the sentinels the most. It also made you fight the flying drone sentinels the most and that was so annoying. The missions were more boring than other halo games and the story was also very boring and dull- there were a few fun missions though- the one with the massive vehicle. The multiplayer tried to copy call of duty in some ways and so was quite meh. The maps of the multiplayer were quite solid though. Overall a disappointing halo game. Expand
  50. Aug 25, 2023
    7
    O jogo teve uma queda considerável de qualidade comparado a seus antecessores, a história eu achei confusa e não MT interessante, os gráficos e a gameplay são bons, mas o jogo é muito linear e não passa o mesmo felling dos outros Halo.
  51. Apr 25, 2023
    10
    Best Halo game. The forerunners are a good enemy, great story, and visually amazing!
  52. May 6, 2023
    6
    I give this game a review of six out of ten because it is not particularly fun.
  53. May 11, 2023
    10
    Well for these people Saying that halo 4 is not like the others. What do you think, We’re getting a new part of the story that is awesome. You are just talking about the nostalgia. Which is a stupid reason to hate a game just because is not the same as “the old ones” Bro if we gat the same it will be so boring. Like just more and more Covenants what is happening to your mind. YouWell for these people Saying that halo 4 is not like the others. What do you think, We’re getting a new part of the story that is awesome. You are just talking about the nostalgia. Which is a stupid reason to hate a game just because is not the same as “the old ones” Bro if we gat the same it will be so boring. Like just more and more Covenants what is happening to your mind. You definitely have bad taste on games history Expand
  54. Aug 20, 2023
    10
    I basically never use this site but this is one of those games that are so good that you gotta talk about it.
    This game deserves more attention and ever since I played it its been my favourite in the series.

    (What do you mean, "12 years late"? shut up no one cares, just buy the game)
  55. Jun 27, 2023
    8
    11 años después vuelvo a jugar al juego desde su lanzamiento (esta vez en su versión de la MC Collection) y haré la reseña aquí porque hablaré específicamente de Halo 4, no de la MC Collection.

  56. Jul 11, 2023
    7
    While this game certainly has some major flaws, some aspects of the game are truly amazing. The game still looks amazing, and has a great story. The multiplayer is poorly designed, and the Promethean enemies are awful to fight, but many great new weapons and vehicles were introduced, and the game overall is solid.
  57. Sep 3, 2023
    10
    Great story (master chief is not just a covenant killer machine) , game play is awesome Lodout system for multiplayer is bad idea but at the end halo4 is a upgrade for franchise I Don't know why some people hate this masterpiece for like runing ability?!? Some people sey noo 343i added too much new things in halo so what? Bungie whith halo reach added new things to
  58. Sep 7, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Halo 4 was not great for the time, and did not live up to Bungie's line up of Halo games, however, it was not bad. The art style was done somewhat subpar, however you could deal with it in this game. The campaign was alright. The Prometheans were very generic, they were not that amazing, and got pretty old the more that I played the campaign. The Didact for a villain was good, however, did not follow Bungie's original plan to make Forerunners human, which came off a little weird coming from Halo 4, but not horrible. The multiplayer was average, even down to the core gameplay. It did feel a lot more like a Call of Duty game with the way that sprint worked. The Loadouts were not a very good idea, as all they did was allow you to pick the weapons you wanted, but there was kind of no point of getting other weapons that were around as powerful. Ordinance ray was also kind of dumb, and did not make sense being in a Halo game, there was no need for it. Spartan Ops was easily the worst part of this game. Most of the missions felt like repeats, and not only got repetetive, but on legendary, was somehow WORSE than Halo 2 jackal snipers. The story also eventually would lead into the events of Halo 5's campaign, which was a failure of campaign story writing. The Forge mode in this game was also average, and nothing was expanded more than what was already in Halo Reach. Overall this game was average at best, and sometimes lackluster, although, you could find some good times, in Forge and Multiplayer, and Campaign. Expand
Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 87 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 83 out of 87
  2. Negative: 1 out of 87
  1. Hyper Magazine
    Dec 17, 2012
    90
    Halo 4 eschews esoteric delivery for a sledgehammer story with a blockbuster aesthetic. Epic, engaging and sensorially awesome. [Jan 2013, p.60]
  2. 90
    In the end, this game is still a fairly conservative and faithful to the original spirit, even with some significant changes.
  3. Dec 3, 2012
    75
    The narrative is outstanding, even in spite of a few plot-point missteps, and the character evolution of Master Chief and Cortana deserves to be further explored with these wonderful storytellers (well, maybe one of them can't happen, but I'll avoid spoilers). However, the gameplay feels jilted, awkward and unrefined, three unforgivable sins in a landscape populated with other quite-capable FPS franchises. As a result, I'm going to average everything out: great story plus bad gameplay equals an average experience. And in this overcrowded FPS genre, "average" is isn't something I'd recommend buying.