Halo: Combat Evolved

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  • Summary: Enter the mysterious world of Halo, an alien planet shaped like a ring. As mankind's super soldier Master Chief, you must uncover the secrets of Halo and fend off the attacking Covenant. During your missions, you'll battle on foot, in vehicles, inside, and outside with alien and humanEnter the mysterious world of Halo, an alien planet shaped like a ring. As mankind's super soldier Master Chief, you must uncover the secrets of Halo and fend off the attacking Covenant. During your missions, you'll battle on foot, in vehicles, inside, and outside with alien and human weaponry. Your objectives include attacking enemy outposts, raiding underground labs for advanced technology, rescuing fallen comrades, and sniping enemy forces. Halo also lets you battle three other players via intense split screen combat or fight cooperatively with a friend through the single-player missions. … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 68 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 68
  3. Negative: 0 out of 68
  1. GamePro
    100
    This immersive sci-fi epic delivers both an expansive story and electrifying first-person combat, making it one of 2001's best games.
  2. PGNx Media
    100
    The attention to detail blew me away. The graphics are beyond anything I imagined.
  3. Xbox Nation Magazine
    100
    Halo is quite simply the closest thing we have ever experienced to a living, breathing alternate universe. [Jan 2002, p.72]
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  4. GamingWorld X
    98
    It may be the best FPS ever created. Yet from my personal standpoint, Halo is one the greatest games ever created. Ever.
  5. Game Over Online
    97
    I started playing Halo early one afternoon. Several hours in, I figured I should probably take a break to get a bite to eat, so I said to myself, "I'll just finish this one level first". Suffice to say, I never did get around to eating much that day.
  6. Kombo
    95
    Weighing in with 13 maps, 26+ game modes, and a slew of adjustable options, Halo is a veritable cornucopia of multiplayer goodness. Add System Link Support to the fray, and you're looking all night frag-filled benders.
  7. All Game Guide
    80
    The animation on each Marine you encounter is remarkable, possessing almost endless moving parts and distinct facial features, while the lighting, textures, and massive landscapes prove Halo and the Xbox to be without equal on the console market.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 696 out of 826
  2. Mixed: 63 out of 826
  3. Negative: 67 out of 826
  1. DanS.
    Dec 12, 2001
    10
    The AI in this game is amazing, in no other game have I seen an enemy dive away from a grenade, or try to flank me.
  2. Seriously
    Nov 13, 2010
    10
    This is my attempt at a helpful NO SPOILER review.
    With popularity you get hate. Halo has gained many fans over the years, but it has also    This is my attempt at a helpful NO SPOILER review.
    With popularity you get hate. Halo has gained many fans over the years, but it has also gained many haters. The reasons that I have heard that people do not like Halo are its originality, itâ    … Expand
  4. Bob.B.
    Feb 9, 2004
    10
    Best game ever. Too many haters!
  5. Chis1006
    Aug 20, 2020
    10
    It's just a masterpiece, a great linear and non linear level, a great character development, a simple and perfect gameplay, Multiplayer, greatIt's just a masterpiece, a great linear and non linear level, a great character development, a simple and perfect gameplay, Multiplayer, great dialogue, great narrative etc.… Expand
  6. pearsyy
    May 17, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Even today, over 20 years later, this game is still extremely fun to play. The graphics are obviously outdated but I found the anniversary edition (part of the Halo Collection on Game Pass) to be a solid remaster for those looking for some nostalgia. I fondly remember playing this as a clueless 9/10 year old during all nighter sleepovers with friends. I’m only slightly surprised at how well it’s aged. Great story and characters, balanced and fair game play, phenomenal maps, and quite solid AI. This game revolutionized the FPS genre and certainly deserves its must play status.… Expand
  7. TheQuietGamer
    Mar 6, 2011
    9
    This game was a game changer, and one of the best FPSs in history, the tight gameplay, with graphics and sound which were phenomenal at theThis game was a game changer, and one of the best FPSs in history, the tight gameplay, with graphics and sound which were phenomenal at the time, with a griping story set in a fascinating Sci-Fi world, and gameplay that never got repetitive, and some fantastic split screen multiplayer, set this game apart from every other, the only thing keeping this from a perfect 10 is the fact that it's not as impressive today do to the new FPSs out there, that aside this still a game I HIGHLY recommend, a must buy.… Expand
  8. BrainwashCommittee
    Nov 11, 2004
    0
    What are you people thinking. Really. This game is terrible. There are about 4 types of guns and about 3 different types of enemies. Oh look! What are you people thinking. Really. This game is terrible. There are about 4 types of guns and about 3 different types of enemies. Oh look! a monster! buts he's red, not blue! holy crap! what a different creature! its the same creature, but its a different color, which must make it different! Really people. This game is bad. Look at the PC. The game have much superior graphics, the controls are a hell of a lot easier to use, and to top it all off, the game costs less! Come on now people...smarten up. Buy a game actually WORTH your money.… Expand

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#1 Best Xbox Game of 2001
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#1 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2001
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#1 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2001