Halo: The Master Chief Collection

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1941 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 304 out of 1941
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  1. SpaceCoyote
    Dec 8, 2014
    4
    I am writing this after the latest patch that was to fix matchmaking times, and I still am unable to be placed in a match in under 5 minutes. Other bugs that I have found, a Hornet does not ascend when holding the thumbstick forward in Halo 3 campaign, requiring the player to scrape along cliffs until they are high enough to advance to the next area; when attempting to view the terminalI am writing this after the latest patch that was to fix matchmaking times, and I still am unable to be placed in a match in under 5 minutes. Other bugs that I have found, a Hornet does not ascend when holding the thumbstick forward in Halo 3 campaign, requiring the player to scrape along cliffs until they are high enough to advance to the next area; when attempting to view the terminal videos in the new version of Waypoint, the same video plays for both Terminal 3 and 4; the prologue video for the terminals uses only Japanese voices for some reason...I'm beyond saddened by this game. And Halo Nightfall, the live action mini-series that comes with it? AWFUL! Characters behave in manners inconsistent with their roles (Elites don't act like Elites, ONI operatives strolling along when supposedly on a secret op) and the CGI elements looked cheap. I've been a fan of the story since the beginning, reading every book, playing every game, and even looking past some of the plot inconsistencies that crop up from time to time. I couldn't even start the 3rd episode of Nightfall though, it was that bad.

    So that means this game consists of the three and a half campaigns (since Spartan Ops aren't available yet for Halo 4), broken matchmaking, and a terrible mini-series. Disappointed doesn't begin to describe my feelings for what was once my favorite universe to immerse myself in.    … Expand
  2. Hi_Im_Game
    Dec 3, 2014
    4
    Alright *cracks fingers*, here we go again.

    This game is broken. Common theme this is Fall for some reason... Multiplayer does not work, co-op online sucks due to the delay. 343 started out great with the Halo Anniversary remake of the original Halo, tailed off with an below average shooter in Halo 4 (not deserving to be in this collection in my opinion) and has now come out with    Alright *cracks fingers*, here we go again.

    This game is broken. Common theme this is Fall for some reason...

    Multiplayer does not work, co-op online sucks due to the delay. 343 started out great with the Halo Anniversary remake of the original Halo, tailed off with an below average shooter in Halo 4 (not deserving to be in this collection in my opinion) and has now come out with this broken trash which should have never passed quality control. I have lost faith in critics who still give games such as this good scores. Yes, I would give this game a 9/10 or higher BUT IT DOESN'T WORK so why all the high scores I wonder?

    I'll give this game a 4 for attempting to put four games into one for a generous price. Still does not excuse releasing a broken game for the holiday rush. When it works, its a 10 in my books but the multiplayer doesn't work (which is what I want to play, just like many other people here who are giving bad reviews) and something tells me this a sign of things to come from 343 industries. After this game and Halo 4 I have honestly lost complete interest in Halo 5. I think it's about time for me to throw in the towel with Halo, just like I have already done with Gears and CoD. Halo died with Halo 3 and you are blind if you don't see that. Move on just like Bungie did.    … Expand
  3. PedroRocks
    Nov 21, 2014
    4
    Halo: The Master Glitch Collection, the worse work on halo ever. MCC it's just unfinished, every thing is not working appropriately (Achievements, Matchmaking, Save Points, Subtitles for Brazilian Portuguese). Deeply disappointed about this, never buying a 343i game on launch again. RLY, THX MICROSOFT
  4. bcpurshe
    Dec 3, 2014
    4
    Not much more than a nostalgia act. Compared to other currently available games, it just feels and looks "old". Menus, sound, graphics, and aiming system are all clunky
  5. jomoney05
    Nov 12, 2014
    4
    You know what makes me hard? Helping my friends and playing Halo MCC. The game play is so smooth it just gives the game an entire different feel. The cut-scenes in Halo 2 Anniversary edition looks breathtaking and lifelike. I hate to even think about how much time Im going to put into this one game its that massive!! Definitely a must have for anyone who has an X1 or if you don't have anYou know what makes me hard? Helping my friends and playing Halo MCC. The game play is so smooth it just gives the game an entire different feel. The cut-scenes in Halo 2 Anniversary edition looks breathtaking and lifelike. I hate to even think about how much time Im going to put into this one game its that massive!! Definitely a must have for anyone who has an X1 or if you don't have an X1 go out and buy one and get this game. You wont be disappointed.… Expand
  6. Tomn8er
    Feb 8, 2015
    4
    This game gets a 4 because the online matchmaking component is completely and inexcusably broken. It commonly takes 2-5 minutes to get into a game - assuming it finds one at all! About 50% of the time it fails to find any game and I give up after 5-10 minutes of sitting there waiting. Even after several patches this problem still occurs. The Halo 3 playlist (my favourite game forThis game gets a 4 because the online matchmaking component is completely and inexcusably broken. It commonly takes 2-5 minutes to get into a game - assuming it finds one at all! About 50% of the time it fails to find any game and I give up after 5-10 minutes of sitting there waiting. Even after several patches this problem still occurs. The Halo 3 playlist (my favourite game for multiplayer) doesn't work at all now. It acts like it's going to put you into a game but then as it's supposedly loading the map (even this takes too long - why should maps with low-res graphics from 2007 take 30 seconds to load???) it kicks you back to the main lobby. Hell, I've had this piece of crap freeze on me when I pushed B to exit the lobby!

    Completely inexcusable. 343 should honestly be sued because this is literally half a game. And after months of this **** it's quite apparent that they cannot be bothered to fix it. From their perspective why bother? Everyone who was going to buy the game already did; they stand to make no more money in cleaning up this incomplete mess.

    Thankfully, the single player seems to work fine. And the new coat of paint for the Halo 2 campaign is very sweet. The remastered cutscenes look amazing. The single player content and my love for the Halo series is the only reason I'm giving this tragic wreck of a game a middling score. It probably deserves a 1-3, especially if you bought it mainly for the multiplayer. But the sheer amount of great single player content pushes it up for me.    … Expand
  7. davidprice96
    May 26, 2015
    4
    The multiplayer was completely broken for the first few months, which pretty much killed this games' potential community. There are also some questionable design decisions to say the least (no join in session in customs???). Now that the game is fixed the multiplayer is actually quite enjoyable, but I can't excuse a broken game being released - especially one that was designed to be aThe multiplayer was completely broken for the first few months, which pretty much killed this games' potential community. There are also some questionable design decisions to say the least (no join in session in customs???). Now that the game is fixed the multiplayer is actually quite enjoyable, but I can't excuse a broken game being released - especially one that was designed to be a system-seller.

    At launch - 4/10 (Half of the game was broken).
    Now - 8/10
    Definitely worth buying if you've never played halo because of how much content comes on the disk. Otherwise I would say pass unless you're a die hard fan...in which case you've already bought the game... but whatever.    … Expand
  8. Fuyur
    Aug 20, 2020
    4
    Bueno la verdad soy de Xbox pero la saga halo nunca me llamó la atención le voy a castigar un poco porque xbox ya abusa de los shooters la verdad,a mí personalmente el juego se me hace pesado ya
  9. AlcoholicGoat
    Mar 27, 2022
    4
    Even on PC, nowadays, it's disappointing. Why does 343 get so many second chances? It's proven time and again they are incapable of finishing a game on time. Halo CE was broken for the longest time and took a community member to fix it. These ports are buggy, Halo 2 uses Halo 4 assets which is annoying and inconsistent, 343 needs to be removed from Halo because they have no idea what theyEven on PC, nowadays, it's disappointing. Why does 343 get so many second chances? It's proven time and again they are incapable of finishing a game on time. Halo CE was broken for the longest time and took a community member to fix it. These ports are buggy, Halo 2 uses Halo 4 assets which is annoying and inconsistent, 343 needs to be removed from Halo because they have no idea what they are doing… Expand
  10. TDUupdaterHD
    Nov 11, 2014
    3
    Even though of the network problems and a few bugs that 343i is currently dealing with. Remember you have 4 campaigns to play 2 of them being completely remastered for the Xbox One. The network problems will be fixed in the next few hours/days depending how fast they work. So just wait for the online to work and then it will be the ultimate Halo experience

    At the moment I give the game    Even though of the network problems and a few bugs that 343i is currently dealing with. Remember you have 4 campaigns to play 2 of them being completely remastered for the Xbox One. The network problems will be fixed in the next few hours/days depending how fast they work. So just wait for the online to work and then it will be the ultimate Halo experience

    At the moment I give the game a 7/10 for the campaigns but what makes it not a 10 is the technical problems with getting online etc which is a main feature of the game. When they get the online working it will be a 10/10    … Expand
  11. EDatsu
    Nov 16, 2014
    3
    i bought the game because of the multiplayer and this absurd happens to me and all halo fans that wasted money on the halo the masterchief collection!
  12. DarkWolf1991
    Feb 19, 2015
    3
    OK. Enough of this! This game makes me angry and I need to get this off my chest.

    Halo Master Chef Collection looks good on paper with all 4 campaigns and multiplayer on one disc with a price tag of £45 but is it too good to be true? Yes it is. The game is a broken, buggy, pile of mess of a game! For starters the game match-making times are absolutely poor, when you do manage to find    OK. Enough of this! This game makes me angry and I need to get this off my chest.

    Halo Master Chef Collection looks good on paper with all 4 campaigns and multiplayer on one disc with a price tag of £45 but is it too good to be true? Yes it is.

    The game is a broken, buggy, pile of mess of a game! For starters the game match-making times are absolutely poor, when you do manage to find a game you either get placed in a game with unbalanced teams such as 6 v 2 or 3 v 2 v 1 and if you're really lucky you'll have the game crashed with results of you being brought back to the home screen or when you are playing you'll get the most horrible lag ever in a game despise 343i saying they run on dedicated server which I can assure you that is not true at all. Lastly good luck on trying to get a game with a friend going. The in-game roster does not work at all since it does not show your friends or invite them so be prepared to reboot the game very often.

    Microsoft and 343i should be slaughtered for releasing this game with the amount of issues and treating the loyal Halo fanbase like dirt by not saying a word and yet they have the audacity to release Halo 5 end of this year? Don't pre-order and don't buy Halo 5 on day of release 343/MS doesn't deserve our money after treating us like this.

    Finally, Don't trust any user that gives this mess of a game a high score. Chances are they are either a 343i fanboys that likes getting shafted or an employee of MS/343i.    … Expand
  13. Krawbeard
    Nov 12, 2014
    3
    Well what can I say?......

    Look I'll start off by saying that its halo 1 thru 4 obviously and that the graphics are definitely great. the campaign is great as well. If you love the halo series then you will love it. But why the 3? Its simple my friends. Once again we have another halo released by 343 with a broken matchmaking system.... I was disappointed with their incompetence    Well what can I say?......

    Look I'll start off by saying that its halo 1 thru 4 obviously and that the graphics are definitely great.
    the campaign is great as well. If you love the halo series then you will love it.

    But why the 3?
    Its simple my friends.
    Once again we have another halo released by 343 with a broken matchmaking system....
    I was disappointed with their incompetence to fix the lag fest of halo 4 multiplayer, but lets not get into
    that shall we...

    The 3 rating mainly goes for the companies 343 and microsoft.
    Don't release an unfinished game anymore your console depends on it.

    I almost considered getting an xbox one after being excited.

    Luckily for me I went to a friends house who has an xbone and "tried" to play matchmaking.
    Lets just say upon launch we were barely getting a match per hour and the sad part is it was small teams of 2v2 and other nonsense. Then there were maps where it couldn't render textures and was all white with lines everywhere.

    This game is full of bugs and glitches and LAG!!!!. I mean honestly if you are a halo fan then you have already beaten the 4 games already and want to see what matchmaking has to offer, which is nothing at the moment.

    There's also a glitch where you can boot a member from the opposing team.... wow!!!

    Once again I have lost interest in buying an xbone.

    I know there are a lot of people saying "don't worry they are fixing it".
    However like Ron White said "you can't fix stupid", and this my friends is 343 and microsoft being stupid.

    I am sick of games these days coming out that are broken and or unfinished products and we have to be stuck waiting for several patches to download while the rest of the game is sold as DLC.

    You would think after all the hate that Microsoft received after their xbone reveal that they would be nothing but a perfectionist upon releasing their games.

    I would only expect this much incompetence from EA games.

    Also didn't they say something about 300,000 servers for xbox one or some large number of the sort?
    They all must've taken the day off or are very lazy or maybe their not paid enough like all jobs these days so they do a half asked job.

    So yeah great job on the graphics, but shame on you for the broken day one matchmaking.

    Do you realize how many people took the day off their job or even called in just to have a day for this?
    If my beloved halo isn't dead yet then I will say this game is now on life support.

    CODAW worked fine for my friend and I on day one AT MIDNIGHT!!!
    Mario Kart 8 worked perfect for me the day one of release!
    BUT FOR SOME REASON THE BIG FREAKING COMPANY KNOWN AS MICROSOFT CAN'T EVEN GET THEIR MOST POPULAR CONSOLE SELLING GAME TO WORK MATCHMAKING ON DAY FREAKING ONE!!!!!!!!

    Shame shame shame on you.

    You better be kissing your consumers butts and giving out some great free stuff for those who suffered.

    If I would've bought this game and an xbone the day of release I would've taken it back and got my money back and used it to buy a nice bottle of scotch because atleast i wouldn't have been let down by the scotch's characteristics compared to those of the ignorance and incompetence of the 2 companies. When you spend 60 dollars on a game and in some cases 400 dollars for a console that day and take the day off work/call in which also means more money spent then a game should work without a doubt. Quit releasing broken games and letting the patches do the rest of the work. Maybe learn from Nintendo and postpone the game if its not entirely finished. So anyways..... if you love Halo then yes get the game, but I would wait till the price went down. These companies don't deserve the price they're asking for if they are just going to half ask job it and expect us to wait for patches    … Expand
  14. Ramyo
    Nov 26, 2014
    3
    As someone who loved every game of the Halo series I was genuinely excited for the Master Chief Collection and so it is with a heavy heart that I am forced to write this negative review. The game simply does not work and with each patch that is released more of the game stops working. At first after buying the game I could not play multiplayer but I was forgiving because all these triple AAs someone who loved every game of the Halo series I was genuinely excited for the Master Chief Collection and so it is with a heavy heart that I am forced to write this negative review. The game simply does not work and with each patch that is released more of the game stops working. At first after buying the game I could not play multiplayer but I was forgiving because all these triple A multiplayer games have problems in their first week or two. I also could re experience he single player campaigns in HD so I wasn't denied all play. But after patch number 1 I can't even access the single player campaigns. Patch #2 brought longer loading times and hour long sessions for match making, when the multiplayer worked at all but still with a non functional single player option.

    This game has been a frustration and a major disappointment. 343 need to remember that their fans have played all these games before and never experienced these massive problems in the past. For these errors to persist is inexcusable. There is simply no apology or justification for releasing an incomplete and broken game. This is a discourtesy to the fans, to the creators of Halo and to 343 as artists. This collection was supposed to celebrate Master Chief and Halo, but all its done is tarnish a brilliant legacy.

    Do not buy this game until 6 months have passed and 343 have gotten their act together. The frustration isn't worth it.    … Expand
  15. savionen
    Dec 30, 2014
    3
    2 months later and multiplayer is still mostly unplayable. I play with a friend, and most of the time we can't even join parties together. Assuming the game actually lets us, it's 5-10 minutes of waiting for a BTB match where we can't choose the Halo we want to play. 50% of the time we get disconnected before the game starts and have to requeue. Assuming we get to play, there's a good2 months later and multiplayer is still mostly unplayable. I play with a friend, and most of the time we can't even join parties together. Assuming the game actually lets us, it's 5-10 minutes of waiting for a BTB match where we can't choose the Halo we want to play. 50% of the time we get disconnected before the game starts and have to requeue. Assuming we get to play, there's a good chance we'll have to restart Halo from the dashboard or it will break things.

    I really hope Halo 5 has 343's A team, because MCC clearly has their B team. I gave up trying to play after awhile because over about 3 hours we'd get to play for maybe 30-45 minutes.    … Expand
  16. ware06
    Nov 12, 2014
    3
    Im not sure how everyone keeps giving the game a 10. Matchmaking is pointless you can watch paint dry and be more thrilled. This is Halo Master Cheif Collection. Not the original 1,2, 3 or 4. Im writing a review for this game not those. I waited for the midnight realese and still cant play a game. Nba 2k got bad reviews and rightfully so for its bad server connections. If COD had this bigIm not sure how everyone keeps giving the game a 10. Matchmaking is pointless you can watch paint dry and be more thrilled. This is Halo Master Cheif Collection. Not the original 1,2, 3 or 4. Im writing a review for this game not those. I waited for the midnight realese and still cant play a game. Nba 2k got bad reviews and rightfully so for its bad server connections. If COD had this big of a issue all hell would break loose. These new gen games are failing us and we are paying outrageous amounts for all this. Im not even willing to change my rating once its fixed. You just made millions of dollars for this game. Get it right no excuses.… Expand
  17. AlexanderJordan
    Nov 11, 2014
    3
    I was overjoyed at the fact that the Halo Collection was coming out. I could finally have all of the remastered games in one place. I went to the midnight release and got back around 12:30 I couldn't wait to play. I inserted the game and waited three hours for the massive 88 gigabyte download to install. It allows you to go into the game until its fully downloaded only to get your hopes upI was overjoyed at the fact that the Halo Collection was coming out. I could finally have all of the remastered games in one place. I went to the midnight release and got back around 12:30 I couldn't wait to play. I inserted the game and waited three hours for the massive 88 gigabyte download to install. It allows you to go into the game until its fully downloaded only to get your hopes up of playing. The next day after 8 hours of downloading I was finally able to play. I tried to invite my friends to a party and it didn't work. So I tried again. And again. We ended up playing only 2 games in 2 hours. Do the difficult math and that is one matchmaking game an hour. I had more fun just using the xbox as a cell phone to chat with my friends and make jokes while we endlessly tried to get the game to work. I miss the good old days where 16 people could connect with ease. Now all I do is accept an invite to connect and not connect. What is the point of inviting someone if it doesn't even work? I would rather play solo Sunset Overdrive than try to play multiplayer Halo. You should never hear anyone say that in your life. If you don't believe me then go see for yourself. Go try to connect to a game of team swat, after 45 minutes of waiting come back on and post for yourself. If you can prove that you played 3 games in 45 minutes then contact me and I will personally give you 100 dollars via Paypal. That is how confident I am. The only reason I rated this game a 3 is because of the legacy. Back to Call of Duty and Destiny whose makers actually do things right.… Expand
  18. CheddarBang
    Nov 13, 2014
    3
    The multiplayer is completely broken as of now. Do not purchase this game if you're interested in playing multiplayer of any kind. Even co-op is impossible because the party system is bugged.

    It's a great collection of games but a completely unfinished product. Wait and do your research to see if all the issues have been fixed. Do not buy in the current state. If you read the other    The multiplayer is completely broken as of now. Do not purchase this game if you're interested in playing multiplayer of any kind. Even co-op is impossible because the party system is bugged.

    It's a great collection of games but a completely unfinished product. Wait and do your research to see if all the issues have been fixed. Do not buy in the current state. If you read the other reviews you can tell most of the tens hadn't even played it yet.    … Expand
  19. arappl
    Nov 14, 2014
    3
    I feel obligated to give this game a review due to the awful representation of positive reviews. These are obviously from individuals that have not spent any time playing the game.

    I started off playing single player halo 2 anniversary and was initially very impressed, but the feeling did not last long. I played around with the ability to switch from old to new graphics. Seemed cool at    I feel obligated to give this game a review due to the awful representation of positive reviews. These are obviously from individuals that have not spent any time playing the game.

    I started off playing single player halo 2 anniversary and was initially very impressed, but the feeling did not last long. I played around with the ability to switch from old to new graphics. Seemed cool at first, but there is one glaring flaw. If you switch modes during a cut scene you will end up terribly out of sync and miss parts of the scene altogether. The new cut scenes are indeed impressive, but why include the ability to switch graphics if it clearly isn't going to sync up.

    Moving onward.

    I made it through the first 2 chapters on heroic difficulty. Started the third chapter got about halfway through and saved my game. I came back later and it started me at the beginning of chapter 3. Needless to say I was not pleased to have to start over.

    Campaign:
    Pros:
    Graphics are nice
    All levels unlocked at the start

    Cons:
    Issues with checkpoint saves, having to start over.
    Issues with H2 anniversary switching modes during cut scenes.
    Issues with achievements not unlocking

    Now on to multiplayer. I was not able to attempt multiplayer on release day due to the huge 15GB update. Call me silly but I still think games on consoles should just run right off the bat without lengthy install times. If I want that experience I will do so on PC. PC installers are also 10x faster.

    11/12/2014 I attempted to find a match in halo 2 classic. I waited hours and nothing happened!! I tried numerous match types/lobbies and never got anything. Very disappointing and frustrating.

    11/13/2014 Attempted to find a match in halo 2 classic. After about 10 minutes it put me into a H2 Anniversary map against an outnumbered overpowered team. 4v2 Why wasn't it 3v3!?!?
    I tried another search and it took just as long. Finally got into halo 2 classic match and... LAG, lag everywhere.
    Tried yet again in Halo 3. Took another 5-8 minutes to find players. The match started and there was initially lots of lag, but it got better as the game went on.
    Throughout all these sessions it was clear that there is no ranking whatsoever. So matches where terribly unbalanced and therefore not very fun.

    Multiplayer
    Pros: None
    Cons:
    No ranking
    Horrible wait times to get a match
    Unbalanced teams
    Lag

    I would not expect this from a game I paid $63 for. I feel cheated and screwed over. This was clearly just a money grab from Microsoft. It I want to experience some classic halo I guess I will stick to Halo 2 Vista on PC and Halo 3 on Xbox360. This is not worth anyone’s purchase.    … Expand
  20. Rammer259
    Nov 14, 2014
    3
    Now to begin, let me state that I am a staunch Halo loyalist, it is the first FPS I ever played, and has always had a special place in my heart. To say I have rose colored glasses for the series is an understatement, I basically taped pink construction paper on my face and ringed the TV with bloody Christmas lights. I loved Halo CE, Halo 2, Halo 3, Reach, Halo 4, and even sort of enjoyedNow to begin, let me state that I am a staunch Halo loyalist, it is the first FPS I ever played, and has always had a special place in my heart. To say I have rose colored glasses for the series is an understatement, I basically taped pink construction paper on my face and ringed the TV with bloody Christmas lights. I loved Halo CE, Halo 2, Halo 3, Reach, Halo 4, and even sort of enjoyed that god-awful top down RTS spinoff.

    343, this is a godawful way to release your game, did you test it at all? was the port done by rabid STD riddled half rat-half monkeys?

    -Terminals which provided interesting story tidbits in Halo CE remastered now require me to install, update and boot another app to view. Why? every time I press a terminal I get a jarring, immersion breaking transition to an app I can't be bothered to use, the transition is cumbersome and poorly thought out.
    -Matchmaking is broken. broken is an understatement, if I were to personify the matchmaking service it would appear as a lobotomized Neanderthal suffering from the black death and colon cancer. It can take up to 20 minutes to find a match, and when matches are found they are always unbalanced with one team given more players(and more skilled players) while the other is stuck with newbs and less players.
    -The campaign save feature is broken, after completing the ENTIRE halo 2 campaign on heroic I have a total of 0 missions completed, and a sticker on my account saying I've never even tried it. then after playing 2 missions of halo 3 on legendary I have no record of that either. Was the save file system designed by someone repeatedly bashing they're skull in on a keyboard until they die of internal hemorrhaging?
    -Achievements don't pop, and sometimes don't even unlock. Admittedly this may be the Xbox one live teams fault, so I won't come up with a witty comparison to shame the hapless developers.
    -In halo 2 the enemy and friendly AI fails a shameless amount, with NPC's suddenly freezing on the spot lowering their weapons and staring blank eyed into what I can only assume is their own internal hell from which there is no escape.
    -Graphical update is good but disappointing.
    +the cut-scene remasters are beautiful.    … Expand
  21. Handbanana007
    Nov 17, 2014
    3
    The game started off great, enhanced graphics and 4 Halo games. The problem is the game's multi player is still not working properly after a week, I have yet to play matchmaking with any friends because it boots you or won't let you join. We tried playing campaign together, it kept freezing. I'm not sure how all these people are giving it such high marks, too many Halo fan boys, don'tThe game started off great, enhanced graphics and 4 Halo games. The problem is the game's multi player is still not working properly after a week, I have yet to play matchmaking with any friends because it boots you or won't let you join. We tried playing campaign together, it kept freezing. I'm not sure how all these people are giving it such high marks, too many Halo fan boys, don't rate something if your going to be biased and if you think a game that only has about 25% of it wokring is good then you need to have your head examined. I dont' mind paying $60 if the whole things works, but their most recent update actually took away game features, not only does it not work but now you are getting less then what was advertised.… Expand
  22. CutthroatChris
    Nov 24, 2014
    3
    If you played the Halo series strictly for the campaigns, then this collection is for you. The new graphics and small additions they've added are pretty cool. However my biggest issue is that I've finished each of these campaigns before - multiple times. They get boring fast and no amount of updated graphics can make up for that.

    So on that note, if you're like the majority of us and    If you played the Halo series strictly for the campaigns, then this collection is for you. The new graphics and small additions they've added are pretty cool. However my biggest issue is that I've finished each of these campaigns before - multiple times. They get boring fast and no amount of updated graphics can make up for that.

    So on that note, if you're like the majority of us and have been waiting for months upon months for a chance to play Halo on Xbox Live again (especially on a next-gen console). DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. It's an absolute joke - 343 has dropped the ball so badly on every level that it's almost sad. None of the patches they've released has made any difference whatsoever for me nor any of my friends. The last one made it noticeably worse. The game launched two weeks ago and there has been little-to-no improvements. Only a continuing spew of excuses from 343 and no timetable on when (or if) things will be fixed.

    I highly advise not wasting your money on half a game. An incomplete one if that. Farcry 4, Assasin's Creed Unity and GTA V (XBO) are all out now so you have the luxury of not wasting $60 on this pathetic excuse for a product.    … Expand
  23. RYWIN
    Dec 4, 2014
    3
    I made a Metacritic account just to say how disappointed and upset I am with this game and 343i. I dont know how you managed to ruin Halo Matchmaking but you did and the fun of the game along with it. Sure its beautiful and campaign is nice but that only gets you so far. How many broken patches will this game take to work; 10, 11? Ive given up and you should be ashamed of yourselves forI made a Metacritic account just to say how disappointed and upset I am with this game and 343i. I dont know how you managed to ruin Halo Matchmaking but you did and the fun of the game along with it. Sure its beautiful and campaign is nice but that only gets you so far. How many broken patches will this game take to work; 10, 11? Ive given up and you should be ashamed of yourselves for selling this broken product. I hope someone is getting fired and the consumers who bought this better be getting some damn nice compensation.… Expand
  24. YTR_Reviews
    Dec 26, 2014
    3
    I love Halo, I really do but 343 really messed up on the Master Chief Collection! I love the campaigns, but no working multiplayer servers with no working patches. And faker than Dolly Parton's chest apologies from 343 have soured my taste for this abomination!
  25. KleetusMcFetus
    Jan 11, 2015
    3
    I put this game aside for a few months to let 343 fix their terrible launch. I get on to the same playlists as when I left with the update of a Halo 1 playlist. I try to find a game. Over and over again i leave matchmaking after waiting 5 minutes. Still the same problems as 2 months ago. I gave them a 3 SOLELY for the fact that the campaign seems to work and I enjoyed their new graphics onI put this game aside for a few months to let 343 fix their terrible launch. I get on to the same playlists as when I left with the update of a Halo 1 playlist. I try to find a game. Over and over again i leave matchmaking after waiting 5 minutes. Still the same problems as 2 months ago. I gave them a 3 SOLELY for the fact that the campaign seems to work and I enjoyed their new graphics on old campaign missions. Don't bother buying this game for anything other then a replay of the campaigns. Worst purchase and worst excuse for a game I have ever experienced. I thought Battlefield 3's launch was bad haha, it doesn't even compare. Congrats 343 you have ruined halo, I hope no one buys your **** halo 5 game, I know I won't be giving you another penny.… Expand
  26. gamingisgreat
    Feb 22, 2015
    3
    This game has nice graphics and good gameplay but the reason I buy an FPS is to play multiplayer and Halo is renowned for great multiplayer.It took me 6 weeks after launch to get an online game and it still doesn't work properly.Thanks 343,I won't be buying any Halo product developed by you,EVER.This is coming from a HUGE Halo fan.
  27. Paisano_Joe
    Mar 17, 2015
    3
    I hate Halo bye
  28. JorgeRaedon
    Mar 30, 2015
    3
    Hoy 30/03/2015 sigo sin poder jugar en matchmaking a cualquiera de los modos de juego online que ofrece este título. Por lo demás no deja de ser un port de juegos anteriores de halo a excepción del halo 2 aniversario que incluye nuevas cinemáticas.
  29. sulaco426
    Jan 27, 2022
    3
    it aged very poorly. halo as a series has lost all the quality it was known for 20 years ago and has not developed any further.
  30. Jester7677
    Dec 10, 2014
    2
    Most of us have played all the games contained in the bundle before. For me, I purchased it to play the Multiplayer again, but on the XBOXOne, in one place.

    The issue is that the Multiplayer doesn't work. As of 12/10, matchmaking takes a LONG time, Play lists have been pruned down in an attempt to 'fix' the situation but it doesn't and limits the content. When you do find a match,    Most of us have played all the games contained in the bundle before. For me, I purchased it to play the Multiplayer again, but on the XBOXOne, in one place.

    The issue is that the Multiplayer doesn't work. As of 12/10, matchmaking takes a LONG time, Play lists have been pruned down in an attempt to 'fix' the situation but it doesn't and limits the content. When you do find a match, you have games that end instantly, teams that have more players than the other (could be that others dropped) and lord forbid people chose a Halo 1 map, the lag is then ridiculous.

    I've played all this before and this release tells me I should not go back and accept that we've moved on.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

10
#10 Best Xbox One Game of 2014
3
#3 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2014
8
#8 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2014

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 69 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 69
  3. Negative: 1 out of 69
  1. Hyper Magazine
    Feb 9, 2015
    80
    Utterly broken right now, but the central appeal of four Halos on one disc is irresistible. [Issue#257, p.54]
  2. GameCritics
    Feb 4, 2015
    45
    A bit of a disaster...Why? It's a half-assed, crudely cobbled-together product prone to crashing, lockups (and as of press time) absolutely non-functional multiplayer.
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  3. GameOver.gr
    Jan 22, 2015
    85
    The problems with the multiplayer modes of the game are still there, but you can't overlook the greatness of the 4 games this package offers.
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