Halo: Combat Evolved

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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3080 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 180 out of 3080
  3. Negative: 242 out of 3080
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  1. GaborA.
    Nov 11, 2003
    10
    Campaign mode is well done and exciting but falls in the same pit as many FPS before it like Golden Eye as in the enemies are not challenging just merely endless. However, just like Golden Eye this Halo is the best multiplayer experience out there. Nothing compares and if for nothing else the single player mode can be used for practice for the ingenious mulitplayer mode.
  2. BitBurn
    Nov 7, 2003
    10
    What a ride. Beautiful graphics, wicked storyline and phenomenal multiplayer support.
  3. Apocalypse
    Nov 2, 2003
    10
    Find some other fps with better multiplayer... (you freakin can't).
  4. TatB.
    Oct 29, 2003
    10
    This is the best game of all! Beats any FPS game ever made.
  5. JordanB.
    Oct 23, 2003
    10
    Best. FPS. Ever. The only thing that can top this is Halo 2.
  6. ArttuJ.
    Oct 23, 2003
    10
    There is just one word that tells what kind of game Halo is: "Halo". Halo is the best game ever seen on Xbox.
  7. DanielL.
    Oct 15, 2003
    10
    This game was a fantastic design from microsoft. Everything about it was futuristic and I found it was brilliant set it in 2552, 32 years after an advanced race called the covenant starting to annihilate making due to religious reasons. The generated program Cortana was great too. One thing was missing though. Music in Multiplayer, but apart from that the game was stunning. A bizarre This game was a fantastic design from microsoft. Everything about it was futuristic and I found it was brilliant set it in 2552, 32 years after an advanced race called the covenant starting to annihilate making due to religious reasons. The generated program Cortana was great too. One thing was missing though. Music in Multiplayer, but apart from that the game was stunning. A bizarre twist when Captain Jacob Keyes become a Flood. The Flood were a great and ugly design too. Every level was unique in it's own way and I thought the monitor 343 Guilty Spark played a good part in Halo. Co-operative multiplayer was good too. Being able to respawn was a good addition to the game. Can't wait til Halo2. Apparently the Covenant make it to earth and the Urban War will be great. A bit short though. I thought a couple more levels would have completed it. And I also think they released it 3 months too early. A strong 10 for Halo, if not, more.… Expand
  8. MasterChief
    Oct 14, 2003
    10
    What is wrong with those who gave it below 10. It's either they've never played Halo before or they just gave it a random score. Perfect level designed made it superior to any other game ever made. Now I admit Starcraft RTS was superb but Microsoft has topped Blizzard with this thriller. But there is something I dont get. Even FIFA 2003 has been realeased as a "classics" game What is wrong with those who gave it below 10. It's either they've never played Halo before or they just gave it a random score. Perfect level designed made it superior to any other game ever made. Now I admit Starcraft RTS was superb but Microsoft has topped Blizzard with this thriller. But there is something I dont get. Even FIFA 2003 has been realeased as a "classics" game but Halo has not and it's still $99.99 at some places. Apart from that it was the best hundered bucks I've ever spent. I'll be playing it for years to come and not get bored of it. The only thing that will stop me from playing halo is the Cd Snapping. 8.8 overall score is an underrating.… Expand
  9. JacobK.
    Oct 14, 2003
    10
    It's a real shame this"Rate this game"doesn't go above 10 because it deserves better than perfect. Those who vote lower have obviously not played Halo before. A perfect example of Microsoft's fine work. Their perfect project deserves higher than 10. Every aspect is flawless-perfect. I don't see a glitch in the game. The covenant are a great design and adding the hungry It's a real shame this"Rate this game"doesn't go above 10 because it deserves better than perfect. Those who vote lower have obviously not played Halo before. A perfect example of Microsoft's fine work. Their perfect project deserves higher than 10. Every aspect is flawless-perfect. I don't see a glitch in the game. The covenant are a great design and adding the hungry flood makes a classic even greater. If it weren't for this rating system I rate it 204958 out of 10. Halo will remain number one until Aliens with improved technology come to earth or when Halo 2 gets released in March. I stay with greatest game for many years to come. Perfect Design. I'm impressed… Expand
  10. HuughB.
    Oct 14, 2003
    10
    I think that Halo is the best game ever generated by microsoft or anyone. If that damn "Rate this game" thing went above 10 out of 10 I rate it to it's max. Who's to say if a better game will come out in the next 10 years. The only game that would come close is Halo 2 and that doesn't realease until march so Halo can stand it's resolute. Every aspect of the game was I think that Halo is the best game ever generated by microsoft or anyone. If that damn "Rate this game" thing went above 10 out of 10 I rate it to it's max. Who's to say if a better game will come out in the next 10 years. The only game that would come close is Halo 2 and that doesn't realease until march so Halo can stand it's resolute. Every aspect of the game was flawless. A better game to be realeased by be made by martians with highly advanced technology… Expand
  11. AlexR.
    Oct 13, 2003
    10
    This is by far the greatest first person shooter of all time, I challenge anyone to try and find a better game, just wait for the sequel, it will blow your mind!
  12. PatrickH.
    Oct 5, 2003
    5
    I don't see why everyone makes a big deal over the game. It's ok, but not something that deserves a 96 out of 100.
  13. GHolmberg
    Sep 30, 2003
    10
    Michael K E.A.D This is the best game EVER!!!!
  14. DavidM.
    Sep 30, 2003
    10
    There is no point in time where I will ever cease to throw a Halo party at my house, I own more than one copy myself, just to make SURE nobody is left out at a halo party, anyone who says this game sucks just because the idea has been done before of a first person shooter, holy crap games have been out for how long? how the heck do you expect ANY game to be "new" by those standards. and There is no point in time where I will ever cease to throw a Halo party at my house, I own more than one copy myself, just to make SURE nobody is left out at a halo party, anyone who says this game sucks just because the idea has been done before of a first person shooter, holy crap games have been out for how long? how the heck do you expect ANY game to be "new" by those standards. and people who say it sucks because it has marines just like in halflife, and creatures just like in halflife, OMG THEIR PEOPLE WITH GUNS, IN EVERY GAME WITH GUNS THEIR EITHER GOING TO BE MARINES NAVY OR ARMY ETC, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT THEM TO CALL THEM, GIRL SCOUTS? this game is by far the greatest in gameplay, depth, story, and is extreamly innovative, and is by far the most anticipated game ever as of the announcment of halo 2, hands down, master chief, is the stud of the universe, if the answer to your question of the most gorgeous things in the world is not, gods love, than its halo.… Expand
  15. JoeB.
    Sep 28, 2003
    10
    I played this game for the first time last week and got hooked. I play in literally every spare second i have and cannot put the controller down. A must have great game.
  16. MichaelK.
    Sep 14, 2003
    6
    It does things scores of other things have done before... Perfect Dark came a year and a half before and still managed to have awesome level dynamics, play control, AI, and it was scores deeper in term of weapon selection and multiplayer options (have you heard of bots???). And both Goldeneye and Half Life brought revolutions to the table in term of storyline, graphics, and play mechanics It does things scores of other things have done before... Perfect Dark came a year and a half before and still managed to have awesome level dynamics, play control, AI, and it was scores deeper in term of weapon selection and multiplayer options (have you heard of bots???). And both Goldeneye and Half Life brought revolutions to the table in term of storyline, graphics, and play mechanics for first-person shooters. Get over it: there's little new about this gussied-up rehash of old game ideas. Go to Gamecube if you want the truly innovative games.… Expand
  17. JEFFA.
    Sep 11, 2003
    10
    Best game ever!
  18. TylerR.
    Aug 29, 2003
    10
    The Best Game Ever Made The Graphis are amazzzzzing!!!!!! cant wait till halo.
  19. PramodJ.
    Aug 25, 2003
    10
    This game is DEFINITELY the best game ever!!!! John H., Ricky, and Jimmy are probably into ps2, which is good, but not better then XBOX!!!
  20. Justin
    Aug 16, 2003
    10
    The only game I've played that could come to Halo's level is Frequency for PS2. The things I like about this game are the music, the graphics, and the storyline. I wish I could give it a 20.
  21. JonathonW.
    Aug 15, 2003
    10
    two words, Super Sweet!
  22. DanielC.
    Aug 15, 2003
    10
    This is the best game ever created. I dont own this game but ive played it. I want it so bad!!! Halo is da best and anyone who thinks otherwise is a moron!!!!!!!!!
  23. ZeekyboogyD.
    Aug 15, 2003
    10
    ok, brad, shut up, seriously, half life isnt really THAT great, i mean, halo is the best game EVER! seriously folks, if u have an x-box, or a pc, buy it.
  24. JamieS.
    Aug 14, 2003
    10
    This game really is the best youll ever play. (Until Halo 2)
  25. S.Lielde
    Aug 13, 2003
    10
    This game is one of the reason I got a X-Box... I would love to see Peter Jackson make a movie out of this.
  26. BradD.
    Aug 12, 2003
    5
    This game is just a sorry attempt at recreating Half-Life. You have a special life saving suit. There are little parasitic animals everywhere. And it involves the Marines. The only difference is Half-Life is a quadrillion times deeper and scarier and Gordon Freeman could kick the master chiefs ass any day.
  27. JohnS.
    Aug 11, 2003
    10
    The best game ever.
  28. MichaelC.
    Aug 7, 2003
    10
    This is quite simply the best FPS ever made. The action is non-stop and totally intense. The multiplayer game mode has tons of great settings and features. The story, dialogue, and soundtrack are all very entertaining. Altogether a phenomenal game, and one of the few FPS's for XBox worth picking up.
  29. Ofurbiznaz
    Jul 31, 2003
    10
    This come comes as close as i've ever seen to being perfect. With an original story line, impressive AI, amazing graphics, and in your face action Halo proves that it deserved the Game of the Year award and it is still the best game around. The only game that could possibly be better would be Halo 2...which is something i cant wait to be released.
  30. Mkus23
    Jul 31, 2003
    10
    I would LOVE to see the 10 games that "Michael" considers to be classics for the Gamecube. None approach Halo in any arena, least of all the overhyped and overrated Metroid Prime or Zelda Windraper. Stinks to be jealous, eh?
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#1 Best Xbox Game of 2001
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Metascore
97

Universal acclaim - based on 68 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 68 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 68
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  1. 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]
  2. GMR Magazine
    100
    The definitive reason to own an Xbox. [Feb 2003, p.95]
  3. Gamestyle
    100
    When you finally set down the controller the first time, and eventually hunger or exhaustion do force all of us to take a break, Halo has pulled you completely into its world and started one of the best sci-fi gaming adventures of all time.
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