Halo: Reach

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  1. blackboxman
    May 6, 2012
    8
    everybody is complaining about the graphics of this game, why? do you want to say you play a game because of the graphics?
    you play a game because it's fun not because it looks beautiful.
    the story of the game is good but could be better. people are complaining about the realism of this game, but games like mario or cod are realistic? in mario you are a plumber who wants to save a princes    everybody is complaining about the graphics of this game, why? do you want to say you play a game because of the graphics?
    you play a game because it's fun not because it looks beautiful.
    the story of the game is good but could be better.
    people are complaining about the realism of this game, but games like mario or cod are realistic?
    in mario you are a plumber who wants to save a princes every f***ing time.
    and in cod you are a super-soldier how can survive everything, and if you get hit somewhere your eyes start to bleed and if they stop bleeding and you become healthy, no medpack, nothing.
    this game is actualy more balanced than cod
    people who play longer get better weapons(cod)
    everybody haves the same equiment at start or respawn(halo)
    and halo haves not so much campers( cod haves a lot)
    i know i used cod a lot in this review but it could be every other first person shooter ( since most of them are cod-copies)    … Expand
  2. SCHMOOPITIZE
    May 15, 2012
    9
    Halo Reach, is defiantly the pinnacle of first person shooters in the past 5 years or so. The game's campaign is gripping and filled with Halo esc sci-fi lore. You will find yourself on recon,stealth, FULL SCALE WARFARE, FULL SCALE SPACE WARFARE, search and rescue and defensive missions. My two favorite missions in the game are the full scale warfare one and the space combat one. TheHalo Reach, is defiantly the pinnacle of first person shooters in the past 5 years or so. The game's campaign is gripping and filled with Halo esc sci-fi lore. You will find yourself on recon,stealth, FULL SCALE WARFARE, FULL SCALE SPACE WARFARE, search and rescue and defensive missions. My two favorite missions in the game are the full scale warfare one and the space combat one. The fourth mission tip of the spear is by far the best. Filled with explosions that don't feel like a Michael Bay film. Also, it's cool to have to infiltrate enemy bases on your own land. Also, it's this halo's "vehicle mission." My second favorite is the one just after it. Starting with a world war 2 style "storm the beach" into a UNSC base, only to take control of a space fighter and duke it out STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT 2 STYLE! (about time)
    The multi-player is more of the same...but not...Same classic modes within (CTF, slayer and such) but new ones such as Headhunter are involved where in this mode you get a skull for each kill, and the rest is self explanatory. The armor customization is REALLY GOOD. My only problem is the leveling system. I have Xbox live but i don't see anyone ranking up without it. Also, ranking is extremely easy until you get to L.t Colonel I HATE DIFFICULTY SPIKES.
    Forge is back and better then ever. With a whole level designed juts for forge. It's amazing, however because of this no one and i mean no one uses forge on any other map. I believe they should make a second forge world in a DLC.
    Fire Fight, is like forge, back with more customazation. You can customize wave after wave. However at first the editor can be confusing. Also in a future halo you should be able to set to the point how many of each enemy you want.
    Other modes are the same (theater)
    THIS PRODUCT IS AMAZING AND STILL HOLDS UP TO THE NEWEST GAMES.    … Expand
  3. Notdavidbowie
    Jun 21, 2012
    8
    Halo Reach holds it's place in the Halo Series. It has an absolutely fantastic storyline following that of a spartan in a team of elite spartans. The game brings lots of new ideas to Halo's Table. Various new weapons, vehicles and of course, for the first time, built in armour abilities. I enjoyed this game the full way through and it even skewed away from the fps style game and went toHalo Reach holds it's place in the Halo Series. It has an absolutely fantastic storyline following that of a spartan in a team of elite spartans. The game brings lots of new ideas to Halo's Table. Various new weapons, vehicles and of course, for the first time, built in armour abilities. I enjoyed this game the full way through and it even skewed away from the fps style game and went to the space flight combat simulator. Halo 3 offered me one of my first online gaming experiences and I never found a game I enjoyed online more. Unfortunately, the online didn't hold it for me with Halo Reach. It felt like there was too much going on, too many ways to avoid being killed. The added armour bonuses left all your other halo expertise slightly useless. In saying that, it is still a GOOD online experience by all accounts. I haven't played the game in almost a year but currently the online is holding me back from my last achievement so I will consider investing more time to that game. If you the Halo universe, want more scope on the story, see and experience the legendary fall of Reach, then this is certainly a game worth buying.… Expand
  4. slappysfan
    Jul 7, 2013
    10
    Honestly, I wish that this would have been the last Halo game to come out. I did not enjoy Halo 4 whatsoever, but I won't get into that. Halo: Reach had a very gripping story with great gameplay, a great story, and amazing characters along with it. The game honestly has quite a few sad moments as well, and if you've followed the Halo series you would know that this game doesn't have aHonestly, I wish that this would have been the last Halo game to come out. I did not enjoy Halo 4 whatsoever, but I won't get into that. Halo: Reach had a very gripping story with great gameplay, a great story, and amazing characters along with it. The game honestly has quite a few sad moments as well, and if you've followed the Halo series you would know that this game doesn't have a happy ending whether you've played it or not. It serves as a fantastic prequel to a fantastic franchise.… Expand
  5. IdiotFalcon
    Jul 21, 2012
    9
    Despite not being the largest bang fans wanted Bungie to end the series with, Halo Reach is still the best all round Halo game so far. While some fans may complain that Reach's storyline conflicted with Halo cannon, this is something most gamers can completely ignore as Reach's story will slowly unfold and submerse you as you play through the single player, with realistic characters thatDespite not being the largest bang fans wanted Bungie to end the series with, Halo Reach is still the best all round Halo game so far. While some fans may complain that Reach's storyline conflicted with Halo cannon, this is something most gamers can completely ignore as Reach's story will slowly unfold and submerse you as you play through the single player, with realistic characters that depict the story's emotion as remember the Spartans you will be fighting with are soldiers and not happy-go-lucky hero's. Some sequences in the campaign will feel reminiscent and almost taken from past Halo games this can be glanced over as Bungie has ditched the tedious looming corridors and repetitive missions by making every experience in the campaign completely different so you may have experienced it in previous games but not once will it repeat in the campaign itself. Although there is a bit of back tracking Bungie has smoothed this over by changing the scenery and enemies when you have to return as two missions take place in the same base but they feel like completely different environments.
    Powerups and equipment are now replaced with Armour Abilities that you can use in campaign and multi-player which include invisibility now known as active camo, the ability to shoot out a hologram as a decoy, jetpack (no real need for an explanation), a new bubble shield, sprint and armour lock an ability that makes you invincible but immobile at the same time.
    For their last game Bungie has incorporated a new recoil system called bloom which instead the standard recoiling upwards when shooting the bullets fly less accurately the longer or faster you shoot
    and you will see you reticle inflate to show you the area where your bullets may be hitting.
    While bloom may be almost unnoticeable in campaign it is in multi-player with the character models moving faster, the random bullet spread can be frustrating sometimes especially in competitive play and another thing on the MP is that over the year that Reach has been out there is a bit of unbalance in the armour abilities as with players getting to use them more they find out if they are over powered and armour lock is and as you stop when you use it, stops the gameplay as well which hurts the fun of multi-player as a lot of people use armour lock. But this only really noticeable in the core Halo gametypes as Reach offers an unprecedented amount of playlists to choose from with playlists like invasion which pitches elites verses Spartans, Grifball where two teams of four beat the living daylight out of each other in a crazed effort to get a bomb to the other side of the court, and the ever frantic, hectic, fun return of multi-team which also includes new gametypes like rockethog race and with friends multi-team is easily some of the most fun you can have on any game.
    So even though the core elements of Halo multiplayer are hurt a bit, Reach's variety in fun game modes needs to be explored to get the best out of it.
    Theatre also makes a welcome return in Reach and just like in Halo 3 you can replay, pause and record footage from your gameplay
    Possibly on of the biggest overhauls in Reach is in Forge
    Forge now has its own massive map built specifically for forging and is just simply huge and offers tons of different places ideal for creating your forge built map which is made easier to do with the ability to snap controls, edit the co-ordinates phase and phase and fix the forge piece and speaking of forge pieces there is a truck load of objects to manipulate and play with from massive Colosseum walls to crazy man canons that propel you across the map.
    So whether put painstakingly long hours into perfecting your map or just want to explode your friends in the most obscene way you will end up spending countless hours in forge.
    While the core multiplayer may not be as fun as Halo 3 which still undeniably has one of the greatest multiplayer components of all time,Halo Reach has so much variety, customization and overall accomplishment that makes it possibly the best overall first-person-shooter of this generation because of how much content it provides for the player and is a definite buy for any fan of Halo, shooter and creation.    … Expand
  6. chronoT
    Sep 4, 2012
    8
    Halo is a hit or miss for a lot of people, but personally I like the Halo series, and I think Reach is some of the best it has to offer. Overall for a XBox game this looks good, feels good, and the multiplayer is pretty damn fun IMO. The story here is definitely not the strongest of the series, but the single player is worth taking a look at and an absolute challenge on legendary. I noHalo is a hit or miss for a lot of people, but personally I like the Halo series, and I think Reach is some of the best it has to offer. Overall for a XBox game this looks good, feels good, and the multiplayer is pretty damn fun IMO. The story here is definitely not the strongest of the series, but the single player is worth taking a look at and an absolute challenge on legendary. I no longer own a 360 nor do I plan on it, which is not that big of deal to me except I will miss Halo 4. I do think 4 looks seriously promising.… Expand
  7. Agus1097
    Nov 17, 2012
    9
    Bungie really did a good game here! The campaign was good and the graphics Outstanding
    Still playing the multiplayer here! The theatre and firefight are even better than ever
    Highly recomendable
  8. Rufousjet
    Dec 3, 2012
    9
    This game is great. The campaign delivers on multiple levels, from the story and set up of C.E. to the exploring of a team of spartans to the sacrifice and what happened on reach. The included firefight is great as well, building over the ODST formula adding six new modes to the mix. The multiple is fantastic as well delivering what is expected while adding the new mechanics seamlesslyThis game is great. The campaign delivers on multiple levels, from the story and set up of C.E. to the exploring of a team of spartans to the sacrifice and what happened on reach. The included firefight is great as well, building over the ODST formula adding six new modes to the mix. The multiple is fantastic as well delivering what is expected while adding the new mechanics seamlessly into the experience. All in all a great package and well worth the price of administration, the only real negatives being the exclusion of bots for practice in offline, the relatively small number of maps for multi player and the relatively short campaign which doesn't allow for as much character development as some may desire. Overall though one of the best games for the Xbox 360 and a definite for fans of the halo series and the fps genre… Expand
  9. JediHunter4
    Jan 3, 2013
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Campaign: Excluding the seemingly endless free for all of Spartans willing to die for their cause in seemingly (although unlikely) avoidable circumstances, too many of which went down far, far too easy. Halo Reach added some heart for me to the story, while many seem to feel for master chief I myself have always seen him as an unstoppable killing machine granted invincibility by the money train he rides to the bank for Microsoft, although there have been efforts to humanize him in outside game content. The game didn't do this purely through strength of writing for me, because in all honesty it's not the strongest in the world it did it with 3 simple mechanisms, Spartan Customization, Legendary difficulty and knowing my Halo background the knowledge of Reach's inevitable fall and by and large death of the Spartans. The customization made Noble Six me, he was my Spartan and although relatively restrictive at first, once you get into the higher ranks, you've possibly seen 50 incarnations of your Spartan developing, becoming your Avatar. Which is probably the greatest shame, that many will only have one play through using their relatively stock Spartan, robbing them of the emotional gravitas meant by seeing YOUR lid in the dust, abandoned perhaps even forgotten.
    Legendary difficulty alone made the game feel much much longer, I literally felt like I had experienced a war (albeit a very brightly coloured one where nobody really died and I had booze on demand) after a while it gets to you seeing your Spartan flung across a room time and time again as a grunt takes pot shots at your corpse. Although at times not enjoyable it did help to emphasize the story line that is at times so coldly and frigidly translated to the player. The incredible triumphs of the Spartans against impossible odds, yet still frustratingly unable to stop the seemingly unstoppable alien force despite the sacrifice of the Spartans or the horrendous casualties of the planets occupants.
    The final piece, knowing the entire time that you will lose this battle, if you managed to form any attachment to the ai, knowing that each of their deaths were not just more than likely but demanded by the story line, knowing that unless your kick ass noble 6 has been laying low the entire rest of the war waiting for some tax evasion charges to "blow over", that your avatar themselves were not going to make it through Reach. The opportunity is there for this emotional connection to be made and it is unfortunate that the fast food culture of much of the fan base will mean many will "wham bam thank you ma'am" take their achievements and move on, but as stated how the story is portrayed does it no favours and is ultimately why I can't give the game 10/10.
    Game Play: As ever very well balanced simple controls which the series helped sculpt as the go to layout for FPS (except for having to hold a button to kneel but this can be rectified) making it more than easy to pick up and play. Large assortment of weapons to suit all styles of play although a few very clearly over powered in the right hands and situation (myself with a sniper rifle in any open environment has no doubt cause frustration in a few online). Large amount of varied enemy's with their own play style, although especially on lower difficulty's their IQ reminds me of Brick in Anchorman. Maps online are generally undeniably balanced if nothing else, the rest is personal preference.
    Online: Although generally filled with the most frustrating **** wits with 0 respect that they are communicating with other human beings on the other end of the line and everybody else on a solid 0 communication unable to team work in an effort to avoid the other half of the spectrum. Online is still the pinnacle of the Bungie Era Halo experience and at the time of release the undeniable king of get your mates round and have a pick up and play laugh session online, while still offering a more hard-core experience for those with some hours under their belt.
    There are numerous game modes varying from those that may almost be pointless, to my personal favourite the nail biting SWAT where a second can cost your whole team the round. Firefight is repetitive in the long run but again always good for a pick up and play session in (WHY DON'T MORE GAMES HAVE IT) 4 player split screen or 4 player Co-op online.
    Overview: Halo has to be acknowledged in the genre it is intending to be, not criticized for failing to be a more hard-core FPS like Battlefield or the extensive role playing of Skyrim or the story of The Walking Dead. It is a Sci Fi Arcade Shooter, it nails that bracket to the wall, the day they try and market it as a harrowing tale of one mans fight to make it through an endless war in an uncaring universe and coming to grips that when he returns home he may not be the man he was and then produce this is the day sub 70% scores are justified. 9/10 - Work on portraying the story, if time nudity never hurts.    … Expand
  10. gdmatt
    Oct 3, 2017
    8
    Perhaps the best and most unique Halo since Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo Reach serves as a nice sendoff from Bungie to Halo. The inclusion of Halo 3: ODST's refined Firefight mode is welcome and serves as an option aside from the standard single player and multiplayer.
  11. nightsharks23
    Feb 7, 2013
    9
    Halo: Reach is awesome! After ODST, I was "Haloed out" you might say and I didn't think Bungie had anymore ideas for another Halo game. I was completely wrong! Halo: Reach's story is great and I won't give away the ending, but it is very sad to see all you have worked for. The original guns have improved and Bungie added some new guns like the DMR. I find it satisfying when I shoot gruntsHalo: Reach is awesome! After ODST, I was "Haloed out" you might say and I didn't think Bungie had anymore ideas for another Halo game. I was completely wrong! Halo: Reach's story is great and I won't give away the ending, but it is very sad to see all you have worked for. The original guns have improved and Bungie added some new guns like the DMR. I find it satisfying when I shoot grunts in the head with a one shot with a DMR and hear that Birthday celebration all day long. Most of partners you work with a very fun to be around and can be funny. Firefight is another thing I find fun in Halo: Reach. Millions of Grunts, Jackles, Elites, etc coming at you shooting you from every corner and you taking them down one by one. God is that A nice feeling after you take all those enemies down. Last what makes me love Halo: Reach is the multiplayer. Its the best mulitiplayer I have ever played and its better than pretty much of all the Call of Duty's mulitplayer in my opinion. Halo: Reach is great, try to get this game from like a Gamestop or some place. Its great!… Expand
  12. shprea
    Jun 27, 2013
    8
    The real jewel in Halo: Reach is its campaign mode. One of my main issues with Halo 3 was its bland campaign. Halo: Reach fixes this issue. The story here is awesome, full of cool characters, awesome set pieces, and actual moments of grief and sadness. It's probably the best story of any Halo game to date, and it continues to impress me even after multiple playthroughs. Another awesomeThe real jewel in Halo: Reach is its campaign mode. One of my main issues with Halo 3 was its bland campaign. Halo: Reach fixes this issue. The story here is awesome, full of cool characters, awesome set pieces, and actual moments of grief and sadness. It's probably the best story of any Halo game to date, and it continues to impress me even after multiple playthroughs. Another awesome addition to reach was the improved Forge mode. Nothing is more fun than going to Forge world, giving your characters super human abilities (like jumping up 20 meters and running faster than a vehicle) and having an all out brawl.
    The multiplayer is just a refined version of Halo 3, which is not a bad thing.

    Reach is one of the best Halo games to date, and it's definitely worthy of your attention.    … Expand
  13. XxNightvHawkxX
    Feb 24, 2013
    9
    The game sucks. It was only fun for a year and a half.

    It is really repetitive. There was NO variety in the game AT ALL. The level design sucked. The game takes no skill to play. This is THE WORST FPS EVER MADE. It sucks so bad.
  14. sJagstang
    Mar 17, 2013
    8
    Halo: Reach is a great first person shooter with some of the best multiplayer you can find on the Xbox 360, It is also easily one of the best exclusive games for the Xbox 360. Even if the story mode is not very interesting, It works well as a prequel to the original trilogy of Halo games. There is a great amount of depth to this game with it's multiplayer content and Bungie should beHalo: Reach is a great first person shooter with some of the best multiplayer you can find on the Xbox 360, It is also easily one of the best exclusive games for the Xbox 360. Even if the story mode is not very interesting, It works well as a prequel to the original trilogy of Halo games. There is a great amount of depth to this game with it's multiplayer content and Bungie should be commended for delivering a fantastic Halo game to close off there time with the franchise, If you have an Xbox 360 then this is one to pick up.… Expand
  15. houyi111
    May 10, 2013
    8
    The game is epic, better than Halo: 3 in every possible ways. I love the voice acting and the story/ending the most, also I love all the missions/levels, this is the only halo game or FPS game that has a true character focus. a must buy.
  16. azgoodaz
    Mar 18, 2013
    10
    I miss that this was the LAST Bungie game they made. I was hoping for more, they 343 bought it from them. This game is awesome and still is, it just lacks with the community in which people think that it ''sucks'' but really they never played it.
  17. gstiker5
    Aug 29, 2013
    10
    The last game from Bungie is amazing a decent story great characters,a long campaign and a good ending,the amazing multiplayer,Forge,Theater and Firefight
    The campaign is really really good
    The Forge and theater is improved and the multiplayer is even more refined and extremely deep and the matchmaking is superb and the Firefight mode is so fun and has unlimited replay value
  18. Jryan
    May 6, 2013
    9
    Not just another Halo reboot, Halo Reach takes all the excitement and gameplay that you know and love, and raises them to a new level of sheer awesome might. The engine has been totally redesigned; more of a detailed, next-gen-esque kind of visual. Two additional mechanics are included into the ebb and flow of combat; one allows you to sneak behind and enemy, unawares, and assassinate himNot just another Halo reboot, Halo Reach takes all the excitement and gameplay that you know and love, and raises them to a new level of sheer awesome might. The engine has been totally redesigned; more of a detailed, next-gen-esque kind of visual. Two additional mechanics are included into the ebb and flow of combat; one allows you to sneak behind and enemy, unawares, and assassinate him with lethal force. Another includes various accessory-like items attached to your armor, enabling you to perform different offensive and defensive capabilites.
    The story is one to be loved; as Halo fans should already know, Reach will eventually be taken over by the covenant, in doing so wiping out the remaining Spartan forces in the known universe. The events in the campaign take place just days before this happens, as you play an unnamed Spartan III dubbed, 'Noble 6,' just one soldier operating in the uber-elite spartan Noble squad. As you progress, (as in multiplayer,) you will garner credits which will enable you to purchase different armor pieces to your liking, (purely cosmetic.)
    One of the best qualities about the campaign itself is that you don't need to be a loyal halo fan in order to enjoy it, since the story preludes all the events leading up to the awakening of Master Chief in Halo: Combat Evolved.
    For Halo fans and shooter/actions fans alike, this game is a must have.    … Expand
  19. leeemmott
    Apr 3, 2013
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is just so good the series now has some new power ups to use in the game they 's:
    jet pack, sprint, a decoy to use which works pretty well vs other people it stand somewhere and won't do a thing but then you can lob a grenade if they close to it,
    the camouflage basic ly turns you in visible until you run so moving slow is the best way to use this little gadget, drop shield gives you a shield to reflect bullets, armour lock the guy will fall on his knees and punch the floor so the guy who use it will be immortal for the time being but the biggest drawback is that you're open to attack after you done it.

    Well single player is always the same apart from when you have to fly this ship and shoot down other ships, single player can be a bit dull and boring at times.

    My biggest fave of all time for Halo Reach is the big multiplayer option and so many game modes on it up to 8 players with 2 360 's they can join in.

    My fave mode is infection or zombie mode where one person is this zombie with high life and a good weapon and must infect others by killing them.
    Can sound easy but it's not.

    That's not all, they is the on line mode too with other players.

    So any Halo fan would love this 10/10    … Expand
  20. CurryLord114045
    Apr 2, 2013
    9
    Halo Reach is a great game for the Xbox 360 and I would definitely recommend it. The campaign was definitely my favorite part about the game. The campaign had an amazing story with a lot of twists and turns. It had memorable characters and was fairly lengthy. This makes it one of the best campaigns ever and definitely the best campaign of the Halo series. The online multiplayer was great,Halo Reach is a great game for the Xbox 360 and I would definitely recommend it. The campaign was definitely my favorite part about the game. The campaign had an amazing story with a lot of twists and turns. It had memorable characters and was fairly lengthy. This makes it one of the best campaigns ever and definitely the best campaign of the Halo series. The online multiplayer was great, but it was not the best of the FPS's out there. I felt that Halo 3, Halo 4, MW2, and BLOPS 2 had slightly better online multiplayer. Overall I still give this game a 9 out of 10.… Expand
  21. Rem
    Jul 11, 2013
    9
    Halo Reach in many cases, is the last hurrah for Bungie. This is truly the complete package we have been waiting for, and it goes out with a bang. This package comes with an explosive campaign that fires on all cylinders as it tells the tale of Noble team as they desperately try to secure Reach from Covenant control. This tale is not the most intricately woven, but it is the most polishedHalo Reach in many cases, is the last hurrah for Bungie. This is truly the complete package we have been waiting for, and it goes out with a bang. This package comes with an explosive campaign that fires on all cylinders as it tells the tale of Noble team as they desperately try to secure Reach from Covenant control. This tale is not the most intricately woven, but it is the most polished in terms of setpieces and gameplay. The variety in missions and what one can do within it is astounding. The next part of the package is the extremely customizable firefight. It's what we've seen from ODST, but the options to tweak the game is so vast and varied. Next up is the newly polished multiplayer. It's better than ever with rebalance on most occasions and my only gripe is the small number of maps. Next up is the fantastic forge. I spent hours on end on this newly improved forge because of the maps and objects that one could create. Finally there is the theater which is mostly the same carried over form Halo 3. My major gripes with this game are the unforgiving checkpoints and some forced storytelling at key points. All in all this is the most feature rich package in a videogame to date. Bungie delivered something that both the hardcore and casual fans can both dive into, and spend days into exploring the legacy this studio left behind.… Expand
  22. kylesar
    Apr 21, 2013
    9
    I have loved Halo since the first, and still love it, Excellent guns, challenging elites, and customizable Firefight. The thing that keeps this game from the 10 is the graphics. If you just play it, you won't notice it, but if you compare it to other games released at the time, The graphics seem to be lacking
  23. FelixGuzman117
    Apr 25, 2013
    9
    This game has a very interesting story plot it is a great game and it deserves to be in many people gaming collection No it dose not have solider 117 john But honestly it doesn't really need that it is based on events that have occurred before halo 1 And if your a halo fan you should really test this game out its a great game
  24. Andreasg
    Jun 6, 2013
    9
    After 3 years on the market how the game stands today?
    Single Player: Played most of the halo games, and i was never intrigued or interested in the Halo universe/story. Halo reach is the first game in the series that i was actually interested the story. Fighting a war were you know the outcome from the beginning... fighting against the odds, losing most battles, the final stage... all    After 3 years on the market how the game stands today?
    Single Player: Played most of the halo games, and i was never intrigued or interested in the Halo universe/story. Halo reach is the first game in the series that i was actually interested the story. Fighting a war were you know the outcome from the beginning... fighting against the odds, losing most battles, the final stage... all create an engaging atmosphere. 7/10 GOOD

    MULTIPLAYER: 3 years after its release there are thousands of people still playing online!!! Huge variety of modes and options.. i truly enjoyed playing competitive matches. One of the best multyplayer experiences in the current gen. 10/10

    3 years after its release, and at the end of the current gen, this game highly recommended.    … Expand
  25. ICEExMagic
    Apr 28, 2013
    8
    This is the first online first person shooter game I ever played.The campagin is good,the multiplayer is great and forge mode is so much fun.This game is a really fun time with friends.
  26. savagejoe444
    May 31, 2013
    9
    While it may not have Master Chief and this being Bungi's last Halo title to give us, its a great end to the their part of the series! Seeing the original Spartan's and have them protect their home Reach, makes me want to go back over and over!
  27. callumjsouth
    Dec 6, 2014
    8
    Reach is enjoyable in many ways, be it the freshly presented campaign or the online multiplayer that is saturated with numerous game modes to satisfy any taste. Reach is extensively enjoyable whilst remaining enriching and rewarding.
  28. WyattTheAwesome
    May 30, 2013
    8
    Halo Reach is a much more refined Halo and its multiplayer is what makes this game stick out to me when it comes to Halo games. It also added a much more expanded Forge which adds hours of making maps and just being creative. Halo added its own survival mode, or Firefight, in which you fight waves of Covenant soldiers. Overall, this is a damn good Halo game and should not be ignored.
  29. PrometheanSigma
    Jun 19, 2013
    9
    Halo: Reach provides a satisfying, awesome outlook on every aspect. Firefight was an awesome idea and definently took up much of my time. The multiplayer playlists, while not as cleverly sculpted as Halo 3, were fun and contained a user-based map selection. Campaign was also enriching. Commendations added an extra side of objective.

    I'm giving this a 9 because of two things: a lack of    Halo: Reach provides a satisfying, awesome outlook on every aspect. Firefight was an awesome idea and definently took up much of my time. The multiplayer playlists, while not as cleverly sculpted as Halo 3, were fun and contained a user-based map selection. Campaign was also enriching. Commendations added an extra side of objective.

    I'm giving this a 9 because of two things: a lack of creativity in multiplayer firefight maps (excluding Forge World). All non-DLC maps other than Forge World were copied from parts of the campaign. The other downside was a decrease in custom game options (i.e. no instant kill)

    Overall 9

    Story 9
    Multiplayer 10
    Maps 7
    Misc., Firefight, Forge, Theater 10
    Custom Games 9    … Expand
  30. GamingSoldier
    Aug 30, 2013
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Halo reach is an extremely awesome game and it just proves why Halo is one of the best if not the best fps out there
    pros: gameplay, enemy AI, story is very compelling, that final level is awesome, multiplayer, fun modes like invasion especially in the spire map, multiplayer is fun and addicting, every multiplayer mode is awesome, customization of multiplayer characters, your multiplayer character carries over into single player, the easter eggs like covenant nightclub, while there is no legendary ending there is a room filled with nostalgic entries on past halo games and even red vs blue stuff (by the way red vs blue is canon. love that show)
    cons: could of added a few new modes to multiplayer, Kat and Jun both suck Kat is boring a sterotype russian smart person where the only cool thing about her is she has a robot arm and Jun while he is bad@$$ is never around we never learn anything about him he barely even talks and what makes it worse is he is the only team mate to survive the game while cooler characters like Carter and Jorge die fiery deaths in explosions and ok characters like emile get knifed with energy swords, uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh not much else
    so if you own an xbox why are you reading this review! go play halo    … Expand
  31. memus
    Nov 17, 2020
    9
    More like 8,5. This game aged well. I had a blast playing it for the fist time on Series X in 2020. In the highest moments it feels as mesmerizing and immersive as Half-Life 2.

    Pros: + Art-direction. I didn't expect 10 year old game to look that good. The cutscenes are great. Especially the ones with the spaces and space ships. + Spartan HUD. It feels as a real part of the armor. +    More like 8,5. This game aged well. I had a blast playing it for the fist time on Series X in 2020. In the highest moments it feels as mesmerizing and immersive as Half-Life 2.

    Pros:
    + Art-direction. I didn't expect 10 year old game to look that good. The cutscenes are great. Especially the ones with the spaces and space ships.
    + Spartan HUD. It feels as a real part of the armor.
    + Controls. Oh my, that the best-feeling shooter I played on consoles. Still not a mouse, but great.
    + Variety. The missions don't get boring.
    + Story structure. I like how this game doesn't feed the player with exposition. Stuff is happening and you adapt and it's great.
    + The score. It took me some time to adjust to it. Because to some extent it feels similar in vibe to Russian TV show Бригада. And this music disagrees to go to background. It's a full orchestral score. But it's definitely epic.

    Cons:
    - Enemy AI is stupid at many instances. It doesn't affect gameplay that much. But it does affects immersion in the story.
    - I knew the ending before starting the game. Despite this being my first Halo game ever.
    - The dark side of variety is the depth of gameplay. Vehicle missions feel much more shallow than other ones.
    - The cities are kinda empty. And don't feel lived in.    … Expand
  32. iddqd4
    Mar 17, 2018
    10
    Настоящая жемчужина из мира фантастических шутеров. Мощнейший эпос про долг и героизм. И лучшая Halo в мире видеоигр.
  33. OutdoorMoney70
    Aug 10, 2013
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Halo Reach was the very first Halo game i had ever played/owned and i must say it is the best intro to the halo series as anything. Graphics are beautiful, Gameplay is fun and amazing to have in a game, story was well wrote as the destruction of reach was the main focus, and the voice acting was really well done. Campaign was well done as you start with a search for missing troopers and then you learn covenant has started a siege of the planet. you then are flying through space in shuttles, flying through burning cities, and just being a badassed spartan you can be with a range of new armor abilities, weapons, and armor customization. Armor Customization has been redone and you can make the most unique characters ever with varying options for helmets, colors, visors, etc. Gameplay was a change from Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (which was my main game) with graphical and contol changes but that was easy to overcome. Multiplayer was remade to now include a few new game modes (grifball, firefight, and campaign) all in matchmaking. Forge was redone from halo 3 and has been done very well and made easier to use. Halo Reach was one of the best games i have played and was a very well done goodbye from Bungie. 343 has done well with halo 4 and i hope they continue the greatness they've got in their hands… Expand
  34. AGK
    Dec 22, 2014
    8
    A very great game with heaps of content and it makes the halo story make sense so it all evens out in the end. There is just SO much to do on this amazing game! it basically combines all the other halo's content and makes it into one and it's awesome! if only bungie stayed with making halo games.
  35. umdum9
    Nov 8, 2013
    8
    Well the story may be a little short and the ending was kinda disappointing for some players but other than that its a pass on my list... They also really outdid himself with fire fight mode
  36. MrJurgens
    Nov 6, 2013
    10
    Weaker than the other Halo games preceding it, but still a MUST HAVE. Better than Halo 4. I know this game got some in the community to be turned off while others had mixed feelings, but were still fairly more negative when it came to reception. Regardless, get this game. At its core, it's still Halo, and will be alongside the others, with the exception of Halo 4.
  37. SupaChigga
    Nov 19, 2013
    9
    Single Player/Multi Player (2/2)

    (If the single player is better than the multiplayer, review this section as if it had no multplayer) (If the multiplayer is better than the multiplayer, review this section as if it had no single player) Gameplay (2/2) Visuals/Story (2/2) (If the visuals are better than the story, review this section as if it had no story) (If the story is    Single Player/Multi Player (2/2)

    (If the single player is better than the multiplayer, review this section as if it had no multplayer) (If the multiplayer is better than the multiplayer, review this section as if it had no single player)

    Gameplay (2/2)

    Visuals/Story (2/2)

    (If the visuals are better than the story, review this section as if it had no story) (If the story is better than the visuals, review this section as if the visuals didn’t matter)

    Accessibility/Longevity (2/2)

    (Review this section only on Accessibility if the game has no longevity) (Review this section only on longevity if the game isn’t accessible)

    Pricing (0/2)

    Wildcard (+1)

    This is a guideline for how to properly review games. Many reviewers like to get a “feel” for a game, and arbitrarily give a game a score that they believe it deserves. This results in wildly different scores between different reviewers, and vastly different scores between similar games. This guideline addresses these problems and scores games fairly and consistently. This guideline also gives scores that are usually similar to the metacritic score.

    The review score is based out of 10 points. There are no “half” or 0.5 increments. It is impossible to have a score above 10 or below 0. The review score will change as the game gets new dlc, drops in price, or if more secrets are found through the game increasing its appeal.

    The scoring is split into 6 sections. The first five sections can add a possible 2 points to the final score. The first 5 sections are Single Player/Multi Player, Gameplay, Visuals/Story, Accessibility/Longevity, and Pricing.

    Notice that 3 of these sections have two parts. These particular sections will be scored based on the stronger part of the game of the two. For example, if a game has a lousy single player campaign, but an excellent multiplayer component, that section will be based solely on the multiplayer as if the single player did not exist. This allows games to be based on their own merits, as many unnecessary features are shoehorned into video games by publishers to reach a “feature quota”. Games that excel in both areas of a section don’t receive should be noted in the written review, but cannot increase the score past 2 in that section. However, it can be taken into account in the final section

    The final section can add 1, add 0, or subtract 1 to the final score. This final section is the “wildcard” section. This section is for how the reviewer “feels” about the game, but limits this only to this section, rather than the entire 10 point review. This section can include any positive or negative point that was not covered in the previous 5 sections.    … Expand
  38. etb444
    Dec 27, 2013
    8
    First, the graphics are great. One of the best things about this game is the co-op and being able to customize your soldier in many ways by collecting credits and spending them. The bad things are you only have about twenty guns and the gameplay gets boring after a while. And the story and campaign is great but even though they try to make the covenant scary they really can't
  39. Hortiez
    Jan 20, 2014
    10
    Great gameplay, story, and improved multiplayer. Cant ask for too much more! Love the flying aspect and multiplayer shines on some great maps and great secondary "powers" to use bring new life.. A great addition to halo series.
  40. TimeOfTheChimps
    Oct 11, 2014
    10
    "Send me out, with a bang". These words resonate with me every time I play Reach.
    Story: 8/10
    Halo Reach's campaign is the best in the series; Excellent voice acting and memorable moments make this a thrill ride I love to play over and over. The dramatic climax is a moment to behold. The only problem I have is that you don't get to know Noble Team very well; Character development is    "Send me out, with a bang". These words resonate with me every time I play Reach.
    Story: 8/10
    Halo Reach's campaign is the best in the series; Excellent voice acting and memorable
    moments make this a thrill ride I love to play over and over. The dramatic climax is a
    moment to behold. The only problem I have is that you don't get to know Noble Team very well; Character development is limited in this story.
    Gameplay: 10/10
    Controls are similar to Halo 3, but with a few minor changes..
    Graphics are outstanding, as usual. The Armoury is a huge improvement
    over past Halo games. The addition of visor colours and armour
    attachments make this game endlessly addictive. Assassinations are also
    are a great addition that never gets old. New weapons and armour abilities
    spice up the traditional Halo style in a very appealing way.
    Multiplayer: 9/10
    Great like it usually is. All the old Halo gametypes, with the
    addition of Infection as a full-time playlist. Why did I not give
    it a 10? Hmm... There are three letters that explain why: L-A-G.
    Lagging can happen at any time, in any playlist. The gametype it lags in the
    in the most? Infection. Lag causes a number of problems, such as causing your
    spartan III to die even though you didn't see anyone kill you. It can also cause a number of
    other errors as well: You will see other players running up to walls, only to vanish instantly
    If you can get over these little glitches, you will find multiplayer very addicting
    Overall: 10/10
    Bungie went out with a bang; their final game is an example of excellence
    and perfection.    … Expand
  41. AndyDune
    Mar 14, 2014
    10
    The best game for xbox. I only play with my son on a split screen. The game is completed more than once. We still run the game, to pass an arbitrary level.
  42. Slurpy
    Mar 7, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Probably the best game ever for its time. The campaign is thrilling and emotional, multiplayer and forge are almost limitless, and then they have firefight. To haters of this game: think about it! Campaign is very good. Don't think the AI's are stupid because they don't just destroy the whole planet with corvettes (giant covenant spaceships) . If you listen to what they say in the game you will get it. The covenant have to kill the MAC cannons or else they're cruisers will be shot down. So they send their soldiers to try to kill the UNSC force on Reach. The whole reason the Spartans are there is to basically protect the MACs! If there were no MACs the covies WOULD just destroy the planet. Plus, the covenant want a precious resource on Reach so they don't want to destroy the whole planet. Anyways, great game, good graphics for its release date, almost limitless multiplayer, and is now under 20$ in most stores. I highly recommend it more than Halo 4 too. Halo 4 is one of those games where they ran out of ideas and focused mainly on graphics.… Expand
  43. qcDOOMqc
    Mar 15, 2014
    10
    Best Halo with Halo 2...

    SO MUCH DIVERSITY! Full scale warfare with other spartans as well, the enemies feel so threatening (all top ranked elites and brutes everywhere) you feel like Reach WILL FALL and it delivers on every single aspect. They also made the best assault rifle of the series... I beat legendary with an Assault Rifle... have you ever done that in halo before? x) The    Best Halo with Halo 2...

    SO MUCH DIVERSITY! Full scale warfare with other spartans as well, the enemies feel so threatening (all top ranked elites and brutes everywhere) you feel like Reach WILL FALL and it delivers on every single aspect. They also made the best assault rifle of the series... I beat legendary with an Assault Rifle... have you ever done that in halo before? x)

    The single player is so varied, escorts, vehicles, defenses, flying sequences, infiltration... EVEN A BOARDING MISSION BATTLEFRONT 2 STYLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Man I was amazed by every single mission of the campaign... And the score is WONDERFUL much different than the previous halos (felt fresh too!) and perfectly fits the tone of the story. No surprise, O'donnell is a genius.

    The multiplayer is great but the jetpack is OP... you fly WAY to high with it (in halo 4 its just perfect) and it feels so gimmicky that everyone uses it...

    Still, 10/10 for this AMAZING campaign... I didn't think I'd ever like a Halo as much as halo 2 anytime soon... Oh and the firefight and coop matchmaking is just perfect.    … Expand
  44. GraveFruit
    Mar 16, 2014
    9
    Vary decent game. Since Halo franchise is never focused on story but on game play a bit shallow plot is to be expected. Nevertheless game-play is on solid 'Halo' level. Innovations make game-play more complex and on higher difficulty it's quite a challenge not to die over and over again. Noble 6 is not Master Chief and you can feel it. At least i did. Game-play is smooth and i have only iVary decent game. Since Halo franchise is never focused on story but on game play a bit shallow plot is to be expected. Nevertheless game-play is on solid 'Halo' level. Innovations make game-play more complex and on higher difficulty it's quite a challenge not to die over and over again. Noble 6 is not Master Chief and you can feel it. At least i did. Game-play is smooth and i have only i frame-rate drop-down playing the game so i do not complain. I love the environment. In (R)each mission you have something new, but i found the last mission not very refreshing.

    The game is good but i had one little problem that made me spend more time with the game than i planned to. Save bug to be specific. my save data was lost twice (and yes i used save and quit), but i cant tell if that's Reach's problem, or my old 1st gen XBox is broken somehow.    … Expand
  45. crazychameleon
    Sep 20, 2014
    10
    A great action packed campaign which may not have had a memorable antagonist and characters as the main halo trilogy, but each level was very fun, challenging and different. Multiplayer is great, there are a wide variety of game types with great maps. Halo reach forge is the best out of all them in the halo series. Graphics are very good and still are reasonably good even in 2014. A mustA great action packed campaign which may not have had a memorable antagonist and characters as the main halo trilogy, but each level was very fun, challenging and different. Multiplayer is great, there are a wide variety of game types with great maps. Halo reach forge is the best out of all them in the halo series. Graphics are very good and still are reasonably good even in 2014. A must buy for xbox and if not the best in the series… Expand
  46. SirMarty
    Apr 16, 2014
    10
    Weaker than the Halo games preceding it, but still a MUST HAVE. Better than Halo 4. This game got some in the Halo community to be turned off while others had mixed feelings. Regardless, get this game. At its core, it's still Halo, and will be alongside the others, with the exception of Halo 4.
  47. flametail23
    Dec 9, 2014
    10
    THIS IS MY FAVOURITE HALO GAME OF THEM ALL. The story is a prequel to Halo 1,2 and 3 based around a squad of Spartans. You are Nobel six the newest recruit and you must help your squad kill some aliens.
    Along the way you will lose people and they have very emotional deaths.
    Verdict: One of the very best shooters on the market with great multiplayer maps,modes and CO-OP 10/10 Would    THIS IS MY FAVOURITE HALO GAME OF THEM ALL. The story is a prequel to Halo 1,2 and 3 based around a squad of Spartans. You are Nobel six the newest recruit and you must help your squad kill some aliens.
    Along the way you will lose people and they have very emotional deaths.

    Verdict:
    One of the very best shooters on the market with great multiplayer maps,modes and CO-OP
    10/10 Would bang more times then I have.    … Expand
  48. Tristian98005
    May 29, 2014
    10
    Halo: Reach is one of the best games I ever played. I'm sad, sad that the multiplayer fell to hackers, aimbotts,etc. It had it's glory days, and I will forever remember it the way it was, and not is. The story mode I played literally 50 times plus. I played thousands of multiplayer matches, and hundreds of some of the best custom games. I love this game so much, and you too should buy thisHalo: Reach is one of the best games I ever played. I'm sad, sad that the multiplayer fell to hackers, aimbotts,etc. It had it's glory days, and I will forever remember it the way it was, and not is. The story mode I played literally 50 times plus. I played thousands of multiplayer matches, and hundreds of some of the best custom games. I love this game so much, and you too should buy this game regardless of the hackers. This game was the most wonderful experience for me, and I hope it will be for you too.… Expand
  49. Arbitraryspore5
    Jun 1, 2014
    10
    This game was a great Halo, From the community to the Gameplay i had so much fun and i know no game will do what bungie has done for us when you are in the mission the background is amazing you see explosions in the sky indicating it is all out war and the health system is a great one you see many types of enemies and Easter eggs i hope 343 will do what bungie wanted them to do RememberThis game was a great Halo, From the community to the Gameplay i had so much fun and i know no game will do what bungie has done for us when you are in the mission the background is amazing you see explosions in the sky indicating it is all out war and the health system is a great one you see many types of enemies and Easter eggs i hope 343 will do what bungie wanted them to do Remember reach... No but really its great.
    Message: This is my first review so don't question me if i make mistakes Thanks you.    … Expand
  50. Tobuscus372
    Jun 24, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One reason about halo reach is some of its is sad because everyone dies including you. Anyway I still like the game.This game is temping to play because I play it everyday.… Expand
  51. Jipa
    Sep 5, 2014
    9
    Why all the hate! The best campaign easily and the best multiplayer!
    The armory thing where you could customise your character.
    Big Team Battle was the most fun.
    However not everything is perfect with this game. Like when you get ranked up with 10 inheritors when your a god damn warrant officer! Grrr.
    This game is awesome.
    Describe it with 3 words: GREAT CAMPAIGN,FUN,NOBLE SIX IS AWESOME
  52. tommyterminater
    Aug 2, 2014
    10
    Halo reach is my personal favorite it isn't as revolutionary as 1 and 2 but games don't have to be rovolutionary to be fun and reach is just a big thank you from bungie and they did everything to make it the best.Lets get the bad out of the way first and its just the ai not all of it they do help but kat loves to drive of cliffs other than that there are no other problems but the framrateHalo reach is my personal favorite it isn't as revolutionary as 1 and 2 but games don't have to be rovolutionary to be fun and reach is just a big thank you from bungie and they did everything to make it the best.Lets get the bad out of the way first and its just the ai not all of it they do help but kat loves to drive of cliffs other than that there are no other problems but the framrate can drop a bit in the first level.The campaign at first felt a bit like halo 3 as just being there and the real selling point being the mutiplayer but around the fourth mission it gets a ton better the graphics are gorgeous and the back grounds make it look like an invasion.The storyline isn't a good as combat evolved but it is what it is the characters are likeable and when they diedI felt sad and wish they didn't go but their deaths are memorable.The story takes place before combat evolved and tells the tale of the nobel team a bunch of spartens defending planet reach since its being invaded by the covenet an alein race. You play as the newest member nobel 6 who is just there to repracent you since you can choose the gender and customize and it apperes in the campaign nobel six is pretty much your sparten.The reason i like the campaign is that the missions are just fun there is even a space ship battle which was just amazing.The armour locks are fun to use with my favorite being the jet pack.Then the mutiplayer which is sooooooooooooooooooooooo much fun co op campaign is awesome playing through this fun campaign with friends is just fun. The mutiplayer games like team death match and others arejust again fun.Firefight introduced in odst is back with some new maps and this alon is worth a purchase its the best mode in the game for me.If you own a 360 and don't own this game BUY IT its just incredebly fun and for halo fan its just bungies way of saying goodbye to halo and a giant thanks to the fans.Whilie the framerate drop and the qestionable ai I give it a 10 out of 10… Expand
  53. NinjaPRO
    Aug 12, 2014
    10
    The game Halo: Reach never gets old. It's seriously still a great game to play with a decent population slowly greater than Halo 4's, thus making it the most active Halo game still to date. It's a touchy and tragic story but that makes the story more suspenseful and exciting to play. The multiplayer is great to play. Some of the most favourite able game modes are Team Slayer, SWAT, LivingThe game Halo: Reach never gets old. It's seriously still a great game to play with a decent population slowly greater than Halo 4's, thus making it the most active Halo game still to date. It's a touchy and tragic story but that makes the story more suspenseful and exciting to play. The multiplayer is great to play. Some of the most favourite able game modes are Team Slayer, SWAT, Living Dead, Big Team Battle (BTB), Grifball, Invasion, and many more.

    Many other game mods like firefight, forge, and even the campaign are alternatives to making credits and having fun when your offline. So the game never gets boring when Xbox Live is down or you don't have a membership. The game is much more exciting and fun than any other Halo multiplayer. And in my opinion beats any storylines or gameplay that Call Of Duty has.

    Halo: Reach is cheap in price now, and if you're looking for a fun game to play, I recommend getting it. It still has life in it.    … Expand
  54. Noble_Nexus
    Sep 2, 2014
    10
    Halo is a successful franchise, but every franchise has it's bad games, and it's awesome games, Halo reach is an awesome game, the soundtrack is one of the best i ever heard, has good graphics and light effects, a good story and an excellent playability.
    the AI is good in the enemies, ally NPCs are dumb like always.
    the customization is good too, but the price of some items are a little    Halo is a successful franchise, but every franchise has it's bad games, and it's awesome games, Halo reach is an awesome game, the soundtrack is one of the best i ever heard, has good graphics and light effects, a good story and an excellent playability.
    the AI is good in the enemies, ally NPCs are dumb like always.
    the customization is good too, but the price of some items are a little high.
    Halo is a successful franchise, and Halo Reach is one of the best of this franchise    … Expand
  55. NianGao
    Sep 30, 2014
    10
    Outstanding game, with tons to do on multiplayer on all those gamemodes, great campaign, and forge especially. I spent hundreds of hours playing this game and it was hours well spent. It's pretty cheap today so if you don't have it... Get it.
  56. AmericanGinger
    Jan 1, 2015
    10
    One of the greatest Xbox 360 games ever. The campaign is great. The multiplayer is plenty fun, but is a little unbalanced with armor abilities like Armor Lock and Jet Pack. It is great for people who have never played Halo before, and still is pro-friendly, although it makes veteran Halo players adjust. Custom games are more fun than ever before, and the creative freedom Forge modeOne of the greatest Xbox 360 games ever. The campaign is great. The multiplayer is plenty fun, but is a little unbalanced with armor abilities like Armor Lock and Jet Pack. It is great for people who have never played Halo before, and still is pro-friendly, although it makes veteran Halo players adjust. Custom games are more fun than ever before, and the creative freedom Forge mode brings to Halo truly is amazing and will increase the game's longevity significantly. This game will take hours upon hours of your time. A must buy for anyone.… Expand
  57. SiAScORCH
    Nov 4, 2014
    9
    If the story mode was a bit longer and it wasn't an issue of people lagging at times then I would give the game a 10. This was actually my first Halo game I played and was turned onto it by a friend. Once I started to play the game I tried other games and I didn't find them as good as this one. I played online for quite awhile before getting bored because a lot of my friends were leavingIf the story mode was a bit longer and it wasn't an issue of people lagging at times then I would give the game a 10. This was actually my first Halo game I played and was turned onto it by a friend. Once I started to play the game I tried other games and I didn't find them as good as this one. I played online for quite awhile before getting bored because a lot of my friends were leaving for other games so I couldn't find other people I enjoyed playing with. I personally played Team Swat mainly, but would play other games in order to do the challenges for points. With that being said I found Team Swat to be the most enjoyable because everybody uses the same gun, no cloaking and all the other stuff found in the other game modes. The other game modes that I enjoyed playing was in the Open World Zombie part, which I also found to be quite enjoyable. I'd likely still be playing today if it weren't for my friends leaving for other games. You play to acquire points to update your character which unlocks some neat upgrades to purchase with XP. After awhile they unlocked the ranks and you leveled past what it was capped off which then it was a race to get as high as you could. I enjoyed the game and I'm sure if you like FPS then you will as well. So it's a game you should definitely try.… Expand
  58. SeanBurke2001
    Oct 16, 2014
    10
    This is the most unbeleiveably brilliant game I have ever played. The Campaign is so good you could seriously make a movie from it. The ending is the best ending I HAVE EVER SEEN and this is the best fps ever!!
  59. Nicksell19
    Jan 9, 2015
    10
    Halo reach is bungie's last halo game, and I'm here to tell you it was a damn good last run, and without a doubt my favorite of the halo titles. In this game you get a full fledged campaign with a great story and tons of action to sink your teeth into, a horde mode labeled as firefight where you can customize a battle against AI enemys in waves rounds and sets, a multiplayer that I feel isHalo reach is bungie's last halo game, and I'm here to tell you it was a damn good last run, and without a doubt my favorite of the halo titles. In this game you get a full fledged campaign with a great story and tons of action to sink your teeth into, a horde mode labeled as firefight where you can customize a battle against AI enemys in waves rounds and sets, a multiplayer that I feel is truly halo's best yet, with tons of game modes, playlists, stat tracking and all around good time. I simply have a hard time expressing just how much I enjoyed halo reach, it's one of the few games I stuck with for 3-4 years after release, and one of the only games I bothered to master and beat on the hardest campaign difficulty. Overall, anyfan of the halo series should pick this up, and even if you've never played a halo game before, this is a masterpiece that will hopefully impress you, the game mechanics are fine tuned, the story is great, the music is top notch and I had a ton of fun with this… Expand
  60. Termin8ter
    Jun 25, 2017
    8
    Halo Reach is an excellent way for Bungie to close off the franchise that they created. Boasting a much more expanded upon Forge, much more fleshed out Firefight from ODST, massive and addictive multiplayer that is still pulsing proudly after all these years, a gripping and satisfying campaign that tells the prelude story before Combat Evolved begins, featuring a fresh new space combatHalo Reach is an excellent way for Bungie to close off the franchise that they created. Boasting a much more expanded upon Forge, much more fleshed out Firefight from ODST, massive and addictive multiplayer that is still pulsing proudly after all these years, a gripping and satisfying campaign that tells the prelude story before Combat Evolved begins, featuring a fresh new space combat level which was designed by Sage Merrill, the guy behind Crimson Skies on the Xbox. This game is so packed to the brim with content, it's amazing what Bungie has accomplished here. This game would get a legendary 10/10 score, if it were not for a few issues. First off, there is no Legendary ending. Why? Why break tradition if this is intended as a thank you to the fans? And to be honest, the character development wasn't that great. As the Noble Team started dying like flies, I found myself barely caring. And it was also a shame that Bungie didn't capitalize on the excellent new space combat controls by applying it to multiplayer, far improving the experience. Sadly, Bungie didn't want to annoy all the Halo fans by switching up the formula, because there are so many Halo fans, but I believe that taking that brave step would have been worth it. Overall, Halo Reach is a great game and a great way to end my favourite franchise. if you appreciate good games, pick up Halo Reach.… Expand
  61. Epik_Ninnja
    May 23, 2015
    9
    Halo Reach breaks away from Master Chief and follows a team of Spartans that are ordered to protect the planet Reach against the Covenenant. You can play the campaign alone or co-op online. Then there’s matchmaking which includes a wealth of modes (one in which you can play as an Elite). You can choose which ability you want before respawning; a jetpack, a deployable shield, etc., whichHalo Reach breaks away from Master Chief and follows a team of Spartans that are ordered to protect the planet Reach against the Covenenant. You can play the campaign alone or co-op online. Then there’s matchmaking which includes a wealth of modes (one in which you can play as an Elite). You can choose which ability you want before respawning; a jetpack, a deployable shield, etc., which is new to Reach and improves every game mode. On top of this there’s a firefight mode that you can either play as a survival mode with limited everything or unlimited ammo with powerful weapons and 20 minutes to score big. There’s also a map-maker (forge) mode and theater mode. Your custom Spartan carries over all three modes, which you can buy new armor for with money you gain from playing (and from the addictive daily challenges). This game exceeds all previous Halos, in my opinon, and should be experienced by any shooter fan with an Xbox 360. I give it an 8.7.… Expand
  62. TheBlazingTruth
    Sep 4, 2015
    10
    This game is great. The ability to create and be your own spartan is one of the best things to happen to the franchise. Campaign wise, the game has an amazing story and great graphics for its time on the 360. One of my favorite games of all time. The multiplayer as well was amazing, especially the living dead mode. Well made, and fun to play. Remember Reach.
  63. cish
    Oct 20, 2015
    8
    Was expecting more from this game. The lore that surrounded reach in previous games made me super excited to play this but the story was rather uneventful. The recoil was overdone but was a good idea.
  64. SDS_IV
    Nov 25, 2015
    10
    Without just absolutely oozing all over the place during this review.... Ya know what that's impossible. This game is amazing. It's BEYOND amazing. This was the best title in the Halo franchise. I miss this game really bad and hope that they remaster it at some point as I was really disappointed it was skipped over during the Master Chiefs collection. This game not only deserved to be onWithout just absolutely oozing all over the place during this review.... Ya know what that's impossible. This game is amazing. It's BEYOND amazing. This was the best title in the Halo franchise. I miss this game really bad and hope that they remaster it at some point as I was really disappointed it was skipped over during the Master Chiefs collection. This game not only deserved to be on there it might even deserve its on dedicated remake.

    If you gave this game negative reviews you have no idea what makes competitive matchmaking multiplayer good in an FPS. This is the epitome of first person shooters. I hold this game to a higher standard than Halo II and my personal favorite CoD title Word at War.

    If you haven't played Reach please for the love of god try to give it a shot of the servers are still up.    … Expand
  65. armsoffury
    Jan 6, 2018
    9
    Story
    Really good story like everything about it the cut scenes the voice acting the missions and how the customization for your spartan and how your character gets put in the story.
    Forge The forge was super fun to miss around. A lot of improvements from halo 3 my only problem tho is i wish they had made the money higher so you could make more. Multiplayer It was really good like    Story
    Really good story like everything about it the cut scenes the voice acting the missions and how the customization for your spartan and how your character gets put in the story.
    Forge
    The forge was super fun to miss around. A lot of improvements from halo 3 my only problem tho is i wish they had made the money higher so you could make more.
    Multiplayer
    It was really good like the new game modes the new guns and the new armor abilities.
    My only problem tho was the bubble shield it could protect you from getting shot but that's not the problem is that it could regenerate you heath and shield back which was annoying.    … Expand
  66. porqueeuquis
    Jun 17, 2016
    10
    probably the best game I've ever played! gameplay is amazing, awesome story, huge multiplayer, i bit hard in Legendary but still my TOP 1 game! Best of all Halo's for sure
  67. Spooniix
    Jul 10, 2016
    10
    Halo: Reach is in my opinon the single greatest fps game of all time. This is coming from a guy who has spent many hours in multiplayer and singleplayer in every halo game to date. I find myself coming back to this game all the time even setting up my old 360 just to play it. My personal favourite game. It'll still be worth buying in 50 years. (Unless they remaster it, get that instead.)
  68. iamevilhomer
    Sep 20, 2017
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I would give the game a 10 but I can't even though I really want to and it's my favorite game.

    Soooo much content here...

    Great story... So what if it doesn't follow the books. The bungie halo games always did their own thing...

    Great campaign mode... No annoying flood. No super lame levels. Just action!

    Great game play... Halo at its best. All the halo goodness in the world is here.

    Amazing sound track... Marty at his best as usual. Him and halo ARE halo.

    Great in game visuals. One of the best looking xbox 360 exclusives. Even better looking than halo 4...

    Smart AI... Cept kat lol... I think they made her dumb on purpose to add difficulty.

    Tons of content... Forge world, fire fight, multiplayer and more! All custom tailored to fit your style.

    No weak micro transactions like halo 5 lol.

    It's one of the best halo games. It's easily competing for best halo game against 1,2, and 3.

    Now for the mediocre/bad...

    Some minor gripes...

    Spoilers!

    You can't explain Kats death very well story wise... What happened to her energy shields? And if they were out temporarily then that would explain why it only took one needle rifle round to kill her. Fair enough.... But if that's the case... Why didn't the shooter take out the whole team as well? They played this scene well emotionally but it was dumb in a logical kind of sense.

    I wish you could make a fire fight mode where endless sword elites attack you nazi zombies style. They can't shoot or toss nades. They can only use cqc melee attacks with their swords. I always thought that this would be kool... But heck... I dunno if it would be since it doesn't exist and I'm not sure how long it would take until it got boring...

    Spartan laser is much worse than it was in halo 3. In Halo 3 it was the end all cannon against anyone just about... In Reach it's much harder to pin point, takes longer to charge up, has less ammo, and requires a more steady aiming thumb. It's worse in just about every way. I guess they wanted to nerf it since it was a anti tank sniper rifle in halo 3 and that was kind of OP lol. It did make vehicles some what useless in halo 3 btb.

    Bloom... Made shots random some what. Granted this only really upset strict competitive players who take the game very seriously in the rankings and what not... But for them it was a bit of a downer even though it's pretty silly to take "skill" in a video game so seriously. Especially considering that halo 2 has a hit scan br with high bullet magnetism and halo 3 has a br that's spread is pretty random too. Halo isn't exactly the most skillful shooter out there folks... Just saying. Play for fun. Not to try and be super mlg pro elite status... No one cares how good you are at a game. Besides... There are plenty of playlists that don't have bloom or even armor abilities for that matter so there is no need to complain anymore.

    The rank system. Apparently some folks only played to see a number by their name go up. It motivated them to play for some reason. Instead of playing to have fun they would focus on the level 1-50 rank system. Reach has no such system unless you look it up on a web-site.

    Anyone else miss having bots in multiplayer like perfect dark 64?

    So those are the mediocre/bad things. A lot of which doesn't bug me personally but I can see why it would bug some people. Especially those who are not that smart or are too quick to judge this game.

    Remember folks... No game is perfect but some games are pretty awesome anyways so I give this about a 8 or a 9. A 8 at launch. And a 9 now that patches and more content polished the game up.    … Expand
  69. dislexicpotato
    Jan 4, 2020
    8
    This was the first Halo game I ever played and its a great game. The music is great, the visuals are great (holding up well even today on PC) there are a TON of game modes in the multiplayer, the combat itself is a lot of fun and there are multiple spartan abilities added which add to the variety of the game-play. The game does have some minor flaws though, such as the lack of characterThis was the first Halo game I ever played and its a great game. The music is great, the visuals are great (holding up well even today on PC) there are a TON of game modes in the multiplayer, the combat itself is a lot of fun and there are multiple spartan abilities added which add to the variety of the game-play. The game does have some minor flaws though, such as the lack of character development in the campaign which results in certain moments (avoiding spoilers) feeling melodramatic. The maps are also a mixed bag, with some maps being a ton of fun to play on with the likes of Sword Base and Countdown, meanwhile others feel very uninspired or are badly designed such as Condemned, Boneyard and the forge maps.

    Overall, its a great game that is definitely worth checking out. Ignore the people that say the game is perfection and the others saying the game is complete trash, check it out and form your own opinion. Its definitely worth your time despite its flaws.    … Expand
  70. sgthombre
    Sep 23, 2016
    9
    I'm just writing at least 150 characters because I wanted to save this review in a more convenient way to look back at scores that I had given stuff as a user.
  71. Arthur123
    Mar 23, 2018
    10
    Um dos melhores Halo já lançados gráficos muito bem feitos boa história,personagens a customização do seu personagem na parte da armadura e cor os combates missões um ótimo FPS.
  72. GutairHeroGod
    Dec 6, 2016
    10
    This is coming from an individual who has never played the original 3 halo games. In a way I consider this a good thing, as I hear many die hard Halo fans heavily criticize this game on the basis that it doesn't feel like the other 3 and it does not include Master Chief. I can say without a doubt that this is the greatest game I have ever played. The next word pretty much sums up myThis is coming from an individual who has never played the original 3 halo games. In a way I consider this a good thing, as I hear many die hard Halo fans heavily criticize this game on the basis that it doesn't feel like the other 3 and it does not include Master Chief. I can say without a doubt that this is the greatest game I have ever played. The next word pretty much sums up my teenage years of video-gaming: FORGE!
    Unlimited possibility, user made downloadable maps, map sharing, game-type creating, 16 player party hosting, I could go on for hours. The incredibly vast amount of memories I have playing this game is touched by no other and the fun this title has given me and my friends will always be remembered. Thank you Bungie    … Expand
  73. frederik1478
    Mar 27, 2020
    9
    I like it it's a good Halo game but I do not like the features introduced to the series like weapon accuracy degrading by every shot.
    Armour abilities
  74. TopPopFop
    Jan 27, 2017
    9
    Right next to Halo 2, but not as good, is Reach, definitely my favourite when it comes to playing with friends in matchmaking and custom games, the amount of great times I've had with my friends, I just wish I could relive them. Halo 2 in my opinion was best with its campaign, soundtrack and gameplay, but Reach was best with its forge, custom games and matchmaking. Of course, Halo 5'sRight next to Halo 2, but not as good, is Reach, definitely my favourite when it comes to playing with friends in matchmaking and custom games, the amount of great times I've had with my friends, I just wish I could relive them. Halo 2 in my opinion was best with its campaign, soundtrack and gameplay, but Reach was best with its forge, custom games and matchmaking. Of course, Halo 5's forge is great, but before that was even out, Reach's was the best. But, it can't be a review without talking about its other major gamemodes, the campaign and firefight, the campaign in my opinion wasn't the best, not bad, but not good, firefight is pretty good, I enjoyed it, my friends did too. Overall, a great game, despite all the hate it got.… Expand
  75. ladygaga93
    Jul 3, 2017
    8
    It is very underestimated game. Why ? Because its not game like call of duty, or gears of war, god of war where popularity of these games based on that are a simple games that brings a lot of fun. This is quite different. It is like good movie, about life and about the cruelty of war, best music i have ever heard in games, dialogues between soldiers reminds from movies, very sad moments,It is very underestimated game. Why ? Because its not game like call of duty, or gears of war, god of war where popularity of these games based on that are a simple games that brings a lot of fun. This is quite different. It is like good movie, about life and about the cruelty of war, best music i have ever heard in games, dialogues between soldiers reminds from movies, very sad moments, and you dont surrounded by explosions and only good graphics but you are alone. You have to create your mind by your own. Just try this game, and you see what i would like to say but i cant . you have to watch it by your own. Masterpiece.… Expand
  76. DreamEaglr
    Mar 1, 2017
    8
    Завершающая часть шедевральной серии от Банджи. Идеальный баланс, графика и мультиплеер. Один из лучших шутеров на консолях и одна из лучших игр всех времен. Жаль, что после не пошел один трэш
  77. 14lalo
    Mar 21, 2017
    10
    Inmersivo, divertido de jugar, tiene una campaña buenisima y un multijugador muy bueno también, de lo mejor para jugar solo, acompañado o en linea!!!!
  78. Phoenix123
    Nov 6, 2017
    10
    This game was amazing. It had no Master Chief, but that didn't matter one bit. This game's campaign revolves so heavily about sacrifice. The story is amazing, and sad as well. It was my first Halo game, and made me fall in love with the franchise. The multiplayer was also pretty amazing as well. Bungie went out with a bang. If only they could make Destiny as good as a game like this.....
  79. CamyVero
    Jun 3, 2021
    8
    I have never played a Halo franchise game before this. Even i have played the first Destiny before this because i never had a XBOX until now. What can I say about Halo:Reach? This is an excelent old school, fast paced and with espectacular moments FPS maybe it's lack of some exploration mechanics, but the shooting ones are very satisfactory. Good game.
  80. DKurac
    Jul 18, 2019
    10
    Comparing to Halo 5 and MCC this game is still the best in series. Everything there is so great. Story in Reach is only one I am really interested about and I love how dark and emotional it is. Another amazing thing is how you can customize your spartan and play a campaign with that nice armour and feeling that it is you. And when you need more PvE combat then there is firefight with lotsComparing to Halo 5 and MCC this game is still the best in series. Everything there is so great. Story in Reach is only one I am really interested about and I love how dark and emotional it is. Another amazing thing is how you can customize your spartan and play a campaign with that nice armour and feeling that it is you. And when you need more PvE combat then there is firefight with lots of great modes, After playing multiplayer in 5 and MCC this one is still most enjoyable. Gameplay is there just so smooth and intuitive This game is Masterpiece.… Expand
  81. Alex_Pilgrim008
    May 13, 2023
    9
    Bungie's final "Halo" game is arguably the best one ever made. It may be a prequel to the original trilogy, but this installment also marked the beginning of the modern era. Series fans will easily see the influence it had on the entries made by 343 Industries. The story campaign, multiplayer, Firefight and Forge are all excellent. "Reach" ranks up with "Halo 2" as the franchise's highBungie's final "Halo" game is arguably the best one ever made. It may be a prequel to the original trilogy, but this installment also marked the beginning of the modern era. Series fans will easily see the influence it had on the entries made by 343 Industries. The story campaign, multiplayer, Firefight and Forge are all excellent. "Reach" ranks up with "Halo 2" as the franchise's high point. I would rate it with a 9.4 out of 10.… Expand
  82. NathanKallis
    Aug 17, 2017
    9
    8.5/10 (Keep it, Replay it)

    The big finisher from Bungie, Halo Reach is a interesting step away from the adventures of Master chief, as the game takes place on the planet Reach, in events before the adventures of Master Chief. The game is packed with variety, from the interesting maps and worldspaces, to the improved gamemodes returning from past games such as Forge. The campaign    8.5/10 (Keep it, Replay it)

    The big finisher from Bungie, Halo Reach is a interesting step away from the adventures of Master chief, as the game takes place on the planet Reach, in events before the adventures of Master Chief. The game is packed with variety, from the interesting maps and worldspaces, to the improved gamemodes returning from past games such as Forge. The campaign introduces brand new characters, each with their own quirks and noticeable personalities, with enough variety in the campaign missions to satisfy ever type of shooter fan. The new abilities mechanic added is well done, offering the player with useful tools to help with mobility or approach a situation in a new manner. Firefight gives players a survival challenge to fight against increasingly difficult hordes of Covenant forces, and multiplayer is fairly similar to past games, with much needed improvements where it matters most.
    Some of the games biggest strengths would have to be its forge gamemode, armory, and campaign. forge in Reach is vastly improves then the clunky and temperamental system in Halo 3, with much more tools and assests provided to the player, allowing for more creativity as well as the ability to fine-tune and adjust each piece of the map you create. The armory now allows players to better customize their spartan, with a wide variety of armor pieces that the user can unlock as they rank up.
    There are however some flaws that are not forgivable to me though, which do harm the rating of a near perfect game. Friendly AI in the campaign can be insufferable, with higher difficulties usually resulting in invincible walking and talking bricks as the rest of Noble team, compared to the player who can be easily taken out by a grunt if they are not careful. Noble Team AI frequently would appear to bug out, as they would freeze up in place and not even attack enemies, to the point where i would have to melee them to get them to move up to the next objective at least twice a mission.
    In conclusion, I do highly recommend this game to anyone who is a fan of Halo or scifi FPS games, though I do recommend a pass on difficulties such as legendary due to the insufferable AI making the game more difficult then needed and borderline insufferable. Besides the flaws with the campaign, it is a solid conclusion to Bungie's work on such a beloved series. With the mostly free DLC on the XBox 360, It is definitely worth the current price.    … Expand
  83. Refreshment
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Halo: Reach is a good example of how a First person shooter should be made. The gunplay is solid, fun and gripping; what is the most important part of a FPS. In addition, the game is challenging due to different kinds of enemies that we'll have to face in different ways and the difficulty of the game in general, so strategy will be something that we'll hve to take into account.
    About the    Halo: Reach is a good example of how a First person shooter should be made. The gunplay is solid, fun and gripping; what is the most important part of a FPS. In addition, the game is challenging due to different kinds of enemies that we'll have to face in different ways and the difficulty of the game in general, so strategy will be something that we'll hve to take into account.
    About the story, this time we've a prequel of the franchise, so it is a good way to introduce ourselves to this saga if we had not given a try before. Plot and characters do not disappoint, so we have a very enjoyable campaign mode. However, It's quite short, so we'll not end satisfied enough in the end. The variety of weapons is not big at all neither. So, that might feel a bit repetitive.
    Online mode is a good way to keep playing this game. It's a gamemode that stands out in the Halo franchise and It's competitive and gripping.
    To sum up, Halo is still a great FPS and one of the best Xbox franchises. However, I really miss more content.    … Expand
  84. TMind
    Oct 31, 2017
    10
    The campaign was brilliant, the story telling and the voice acting was spot on. Now this is how Halo CE began. I noticed some slowdowns in the cut-scenes but the story overshadow that small issue. Amazing game.
  85. Darkison
    Jan 26, 2018
    9
    Simplesmente uma obra de arte. Halo te dará uma história bem contruída, com personagens sensacionais e ótima qualidade gráfica.
  86. halo124
    Aug 1, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The campaign is the best in the halo series because of its camera work not perfect characters, but the best they could have done, great game play and sandbox tools and a (mostly) silent character who you actually get to care about when they end the game and his life. Nova team might not be the best characters but everybody can admit they felt sad when they are killed off. The multi player will not be liked by all (armor lock) but can be enjoyed even if you are not a halo fan. The weapons are all fun and unique but the first time i used the DMR i was surprised it was in a halo game. the art style was slightly altered but it was a prequel so you can forgive them for that. This game has armor customization but praise Bunjie for you had to do well to progress to get theses items instead of having to use loot boxes (the definition of EA right now) like in halo 5.… Expand
  87. Poupipomme
    Mar 9, 2018
    10
    Truly the best Halo Bungie ever made w/ Halo 3 ODST, in my opinion the feels this game delivered to me will ever stay in my mind, this should have been the turn Halo saga should've taken instead of The reclaimer trilogy
  88. Skaamit
    Sep 5, 2020
    9
    The good game. I like it. A cool shooter and an epic adventure upon battle military standoff with space setting.
  89. PalpetineSheev
    Mar 21, 2020
    10
    This is probably the Halo game I've played the most in my life. Excellent singleplayer and multiplayer. Hell, excellent everything. Bungie really did go out with a bang.
  90. Taylord99
    Aug 12, 2018
    9
    Halo Reach is my personal favorite Halo I've played. It has a gripping story, immersive world, great graphics for its time, an incredibly fun "firefight" mode, forge, and a diverse multiplayer mode. This game may have been Bungie's last Halo, but they sure went out with a bang.
  91. Dperks
    Jan 23, 2022
    9
    Halo Reach is a fitting conclusion to the Bungie era Halo games that refines a lot of what made the series so good while still adding new and interesting ideas to shake up the formula. I love how the story has the character ware your multiplayer armor set. Noble 6 is already a mostly blank slate for you to put your self in and this makes the game even more effective. The game feels like aHalo Reach is a fitting conclusion to the Bungie era Halo games that refines a lot of what made the series so good while still adding new and interesting ideas to shake up the formula. I love how the story has the character ware your multiplayer armor set. Noble 6 is already a mostly blank slate for you to put your self in and this makes the game even more effective. The game feels like a love letter to the series with effectively your own spartan and actions being the reason by the end that the subsequent trilogy to even occur. Prequels usually suffer from the audience knowing what's gonna happen by the end as is the nature of a prequel. And while we knew sorta what was gonna happen as we herd about how Reach was destroyed in the other games and expanded material. But the game gives a great cast of Spartans in your team that you come to know during the game only to slowly kill them off until your final stand is both genius and just very effective in showing the tragedy of Reach. So I love the story and in visuals and sound the game much like its predecessors is really solid. The gameplay is also really good although there are some minor changes that I and a lot of fans weren't a fan of. Such as adding bloom to the guns which never bothered me that much but can be annoying at least in multiplayer and the new armor abilities. The most annoying one being the armor lock especially in multiplayer can be a real headache as it allows a player to be invincible for a couple of seconds. Other then those aspects which for me are fairly insignificant the rest of the gameplay is really solid and a ton of fun. The enemy AI is still really solid with enemy's making pushes when they know your shield is down and taking cover when grandees are thrown along with a bevy of other small details that make fighting them so fun and repayable. Designs for the covenant have been tweaked but aside from the brutes who just look weird the rest of the cast looks wonderful or relatively the same. My favorite being the elite who were made to stand up straight making them taller and more intimidating. One really annoying thing with enemy behavior is the melee swings of covenant happen so quickly you have no way to counter them. Which on higher difficulties can be a one shot kill. Overall the Reach campaign is a ton of fun and while I might not put it higher then the original trilogy it is right below them if I had to rank them. The multiplayer though is also great and I've spent a ton of time in the past playing it. And aside from some of those minor annoyances I mentioned earlier the multiplayer is still great competitive fun. Along with the forge mode which was expanded upon from 3 and I cant even count how many hours I spent making maps and playing other peoples customs maps and just screwing around with the game engine with friends to see what we could get away with. Halo Reach holds a special place in gaming for me and I believe it still holds up just as well as the original trilogy based on my most recent playthrough of the series.… Expand
  92. game_pooch
    Oct 2, 2018
    10
    This game shaped many people's description of what Halo is. For me, this game leaves nothing but good memories. Yes, the campaign could've been longer and gone more into detail about Noble Team, but this not mean the games story is garbage. Excellent storytelling like what we have come to expect from Bungie, and the game truly deserves the 9/10 rating most websites give it.
  93. SevZeroSeven
    Dec 24, 2018
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Halo: Reach, in my opinion this game truly does deserve the title of Bungies Swansong. Lets start of with the Single Player Campaign, Unlike the Original games where you were pretty much guaranteed to win, this time with Halo: Reach the tone totally shifts, there is no victory to be found. From the Beginning you know that you're fighting a losing battle, and the games excellent Musical score does the job of reinforcing the dark tone. As you star to care for your teammates there picked...killed in their own unique and Ironic way. The story is simple in its structure and execution, making it easy to understand[far easier than Halo 2 & 4]

    This is a game that is definitley worth $60 it offers so much content, while the map selection is not the best, what with the maps being recycled from the campaign, in the series, there is simply so much to do, that I never felt bored, I would pop this game in my Xbox Any! Day.    … Expand
  94. Serchvaz
    Jul 3, 2019
    9
    Halo reach is one of the best halo games ,it has a good campaign ,and the story is ok but no excellent ,multiplayer is also awesome. Its on the level on halo 3 and combat evolved.
  95. LuckyDrum
    Jun 10, 2019
    8
    La historia explora los antecedentes de la trama de la saga de Halo lo que lo hace interesante. Tiene un buen multijugador bastante adictivo.
  96. Ripvanwinkle
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Ótimo jogo, muito eletrizante, cheio de tiros e explosões... Perfeito para jogar em coop com um amigo. Trilha sonora marcante e combina perfeitamente com cada momento do jogo, além da história e dos personagens marcantes.
  97. 789636
    Dec 6, 2019
    9
    Grandísimo juego interesante desde el principio hasta el final Jugado en Xbox One versión 2019
  98. MYP
    Jun 18, 2021
    9
    For me connecting to Halo Reach was a little difficult. I don't know but Reach did not give me the Halo Feeling i wanted, the Gameplay was pretty awesome and the multiplayer (though had some problems ) was pretty enjoyable but the story just felt a little bit uneven, most of the time during the story i did not know which direction bungie was taking the game. Bungie wanted Halo Reach toFor me connecting to Halo Reach was a little difficult. I don't know but Reach did not give me the Halo Feeling i wanted, the Gameplay was pretty awesome and the multiplayer (though had some problems ) was pretty enjoyable but the story just felt a little bit uneven, most of the time during the story i did not know which direction bungie was taking the game. Bungie wanted Halo Reach to have some Great Character Developments and be More About Characters, but at some parts during the campaign i felt the main character was the planet reach itself. Reach is a very unique game and not made for every fan of the Previous halo games i can appreciate Reach for what it did but i can't love it as much as the original trilogy.… Expand
  99. JesterTRT
    Jan 17, 2020
    9
    Probably the best of the best of the Halo games. (Or at least tied with Reach for being the best Halo game.) Halo 3 campaign was fun for the entirety, beginning to the end. The story was incredible, and a lot of fun. And all of the new weapons made the gameplay much more fun.
    I was never big on Multiplayer, but this game had amazing multiplayer. I had a lot of fun playing multiplayer.    Probably the best of the best of the Halo games. (Or at least tied with Reach for being the best Halo game.) Halo 3 campaign was fun for the entirety, beginning to the end. The story was incredible, and a lot of fun. And all of the new weapons made the gameplay much more fun.
    I was never big on Multiplayer, but this game had amazing multiplayer. I had a lot of fun playing multiplayer. There is just something with how the Halo games play, that make it a lot of fun and worth playing.    … Expand
  100. Rubiales
    Apr 15, 2020
    10
    The final Halo videogame from Bungie, and what a way to finish. The story is a prequel to Halo:Combat Evolved and brings us to the planet Reach in which a group of brave Spartans try to save the planet fighting the terrible Covenant. An UNFORGETTABLE VIDEOGAME.
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Awards & Rankings

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#6 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2010
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#1 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2010
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#2 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2010

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 99 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 93 out of 99
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 99
  3. Negative: 0 out of 99
  1. Video Game Talk
    Jan 18, 2011
    80
    If you loved all the other Halo games, there's little I can say to dissuade you from purchasing Bungie's last creation in the Halo series.
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  2. Absolute Games
    Jan 15, 2011
    71
    Halo: Reach is not a breakthrough, yet it's a clear showcase of Bungie's creative growth. The game is hardly a "must buy" – its single-player campaign is way too short and uneven in quality, while multiplayer has very little room for expansion besides map packs and useless character decorations. But with that said, Reach is worthy of your attention for a couple of evenings.
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  3. Games Master UK
    Dec 25, 2010
    94
    Almost achieves the impossible and fulfills the hype. Among the best shooters ever created. [Issue#231, p.82]
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