Halo: Combat Evolved

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  1. DavidA.
    Jun 28, 2004
    9
    This game is simply perfection. I loved it.It must be like the best first person shooting game ever made.
  2. STROKESs1997
    Jul 27, 2015
    10
    This is by far the best first person shooter ever made. Everything about this game is amazing, from the graphics to the gameplay to the plot and storyline. The Marines are like real people and the enemy A.I. is inteligent and adaptive. Halo is the best X-Box game yet and it simply must be played.
  3. PyTh0N
    Jan 30, 2016
    10
    Its excelent, the gameplay ist perfect, you need to organize your bullets in the enemies, the maps are amazing the view is spectacular and the music is epic.
  4. ShlimV.
    Feb 7, 2002
    10
    This is simply a flawless and possibly the best game eva (MGS2 the only possible rival).
  5. J.S.
    Dec 16, 2009
    8
    The most overrated game of all time. It was a dumbed down, Perfect Dark with Perfect Dark's many feature or great AI. The storyline was extremely simple and short. It had a some decent style and art direction, but was mostly was often along the lines of Golden Eye's 'Aztec' theme; what an eyesore. The ending was very anti-climactic and sudden. This is certainly not one The most overrated game of all time. It was a dumbed down, Perfect Dark with Perfect Dark's many feature or great AI. The storyline was extremely simple and short. It had a some decent style and art direction, but was mostly was often along the lines of Golden Eye's 'Aztec' theme; what an eyesore. The ending was very anti-climactic and sudden. This is certainly not one of the greatest games of all time. Its very mediocre. I credit it for introducing us to The Flood and one of FPS gaming's best titles. Halo 2 and 3 are much better.… Expand
  6. Barrack_Osama
    Feb 6, 2015
    10
    i played the **** out of this game!!! every time i went to my friends house i would play the campaign all the time. me and him played on every great map. the game had a good A.I and the graphics where good for the year it was made. keep using that over powered pistol!
  7. Nomoreheroes122
    Apr 27, 2020
    0
    Lo jugué un rato para probarlo y también jugué los multiplayer de los otros halo.por ejemplo el 4 . Son pésimos en todo sentido y aspectos tanto campaña como multiplayers
  8. theshonen8899
    Aug 3, 2011
    6
    This is a very generic sci-fi FPS with a generic story and ho' hum gameplay. While it did set the standard for online FPS on consoles, the genre has expanded significantly since then and tired shooters like these are definitely not worth remembering.
  9. arrasando
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    One of the worst games I've played. Same enemies, same weapons, Boring story. I dont know how people like these games.
  10. pusheen26
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Cuando salió el juego de halo 1 yo tenía unos 6 años. Siempre quise jugar halo ya que siempre compañeros de clase hablaban de este juego. Para el 2019 tuve la oportunidad de comprarme una xbox one . Siempre quise una xbox desde la clásica y La 360. Y bueno probé este juego y los demás de halo(hasta el 5) y me llevé la decepción más grande de mi vida, mismos enemigos.. mismas armasCuando salió el juego de halo 1 yo tenía unos 6 años. Siempre quise jugar halo ya que siempre compañeros de clase hablaban de este juego. Para el 2019 tuve la oportunidad de comprarme una xbox one . Siempre quise una xbox desde la clásica y La 360. Y bueno probé este juego y los demás de halo(hasta el 5) y me llevé la decepción más grande de mi vida, mismos enemigos.. mismas armas .historia lineal .etc.. Solo cambian los escenarios y así es desde el halo 1 al 5 . No le vi el chiste .. decepcionado totalmente por esperar jugar este juego la mayor parte de mi vida.pense que era increíble por como hablaban de halo pero fue mi mayor decepción.… Expand
  11. papassab
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    Bueno al fin tengo la oportunidad de decir lo que pienso de este "juego". Lo jugué hace ya tiempo y puedo decir que este juego es un insulto a la comunidad gamer. Es un juego pésimo y aburrido
  12. Raizulee1
    Apr 22, 2013
    9
    Very memorable, Its Awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
  13. MichaelScarn7
    Dec 3, 2020
    4
    This game has not aged well. The first few levels were okay, the gameplay and the weapons weren't great, but each mission felt different. The story was alright as well, but once the flood gets introduced this game tanks in every way imaginable. The final mission in this is one of the worst missions ever put into a game. Maybe Halo was fun in 2001, but now it is not worth playing through.
  14. JakubTyszko
    Feb 14, 2021
    4
    Super simple story that makes no sense. A shoot em up with vehicle. Only feature worth mentioning is co-op play. Would never buy this game, got it free with my xbox.
  15. 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
  16. Forza_xbox2
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    Dont play this game . It sucks One of the worst games of the world I got a Xbox one but i dont like this game
  17. lady_kary
    Apr 3, 2020
    0
    Well.. what can i Say ..
    This Game is soooooo boring. I didnt like it .it has the same enemies,weapons and scenarios the whole game
  18. Wildfirexl
    Apr 7, 2020
    0
    Uno de los peores juegos que he jugado en mi vida o tal vez el peor. Esta mucho mejor gears of war su historia y jugabilidad te atrapa .halo no tiene nada bueno
  19. Naxotrollxdwtf
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    I feel the game a little boring, but the horse for all is not bailable on macOS
  20. Mondyjoy
    Jul 7, 2021
    0
    Obviously had to try it since Halo is such a big name and this is what People talked about. I just don't see it... I know its from 2001 but everything is bland and boring. Every single thing litteraly.... new type of rage quit bordomquit
  21. Mindkiller7522
    May 28, 2021
    0
    2/20/21-5/28/21 100% Main Story

    Not sure why this is a classic! It's not that it didn't age well, that can be forgiven, but the terrible level design and controls really made this a difficult game to sit through despite it being short. The story centers around Master Chief, an legendary super soldier with the voice of a golf announcer who can only move at a saunter-probably because    2/20/21-5/28/21 100% Main Story

    Not sure why this is a classic! It's not that it didn't age well, that can be forgiven, but the terrible level design and controls really made this a difficult game to sit through despite it being short.

    The story centers around Master Chief, an legendary super soldier with the voice of a golf announcer who can only move at a saunter-probably because it looks like he is wearing a robot diaper. So MC and his crew come across a mysterious planet in the shape of a ring (or “Halo”) they decide to investigate to get to the bottom of this new wonder and it all goes sideways from there.

    The thing they probably soon realize about this planet is the beings who created the universe really like smashing the copy and paste buttons. I really hate it when a game reuses maps or buildings, but this one does it to the extent that you will literally get lost thinking you've already been through an area before. And these areas are boring to begin with! Why repeat them?

    Most FPS games (especially legendary games like this) are only as good as the guns that you spend the whole game shooting. Well get ready for disappointment! If you do get non-junk weapon it will run out of ammo in about three minutes. You'll be stuck hurling harsh words at enemies that do more damage than your other alternatives.

    And there is the infamous Warthog! Six years after this people will be complaining about the Mako in Mass Effect. I'd drive a Mako to work everyday if it meant not going anywhere near a Warthog. There is one sequence at the very end that is meant to be an epic escape while driving one of these pieces. It absolutely seems like a joke. Like someone said “you know what goes well with tires? Peanut butter!”

    You'll also spend a lot of time wondering where you're supposed to be headed. It's tough to keep a well paced story or gaming experience with almost no direction. Sometime you'll get an arrow on the floor or your trusty AI will remember to put a waypoint out there, but usually you'll pass the same room five times without being sure they didn't just copy/paste it again.

    I can accept that video games have come a long way since 2001. I just think that this game is vastly overrated. The story is generic and just seems like a bunch of unconnected maps, the characters are boring cardboard cut outs, and the gameplay is bottom of the barrel FPS. If you want a game from 2001 that still holds up well, try Clive Barker's Undying. Or Soul Reaver 2. Or even Conker's Bad Fur Day.    … Expand
  22. JesseP.
    Nov 25, 2003
    2
    Too much hype not enough content. Half life is so much better and its years older. so the graphics are better in halo but thats expected. cause its newer. just wait for halflife 2
  23. jonathawill
    Aug 24, 2015
    0
    And both Goldeneye and Half Life brought revolutions to the table in term of storyline,I watched my friend playing this a few years back on Xbox and to be honest did not see what all the hype
  24. esbegan
    Jun 10, 2015
    3
    Never liked it, never clicked on me, Half Life was older and still way better... I tried several times to like it but still looked like Quake 2 with better graphics.
  25. [AnonymousHater]
    Oct 17, 2004
    0
    People keep on talking about how this is the best game ever. The only good part is the multiplayer and the only good level in multiplayer is blood gulch. I was bored after one day.
  26. W0lf_0f_Snyd3r
    Jul 14, 2019
    0
    By far the most OVERRATED game in history. This game is a load of programming crap...esp. vehicle controls.
  27. mmallouhi12
    Aug 2, 2020
    2
    Did people even play Halo Reach then played this? or just fan boys all over the place??
    this game literally sucks compared to Reach, for various reasons:
    1- only handful of weapons to play with like for Humans you have 3 guns maybe and the covenant 3 2- Repetitive game play and arenas 3- There is 4 types of enemies with different "colors" 4- Your teammates A.I. is so broken they can't    Did people even play Halo Reach then played this? or just fan boys all over the place??
    this game literally sucks compared to Reach, for various reasons:
    1- only handful of weapons to play with like for Humans you have 3 guns maybe and the covenant 3
    2- Repetitive game play and arenas
    3- There is 4 types of enemies with different "colors"
    4- Your teammates A.I. is so broken they can't even drive you while you shoot (in Reach they used to drive you just fine)
    5- You totally forget about the story and what's happening because of the repetitive things you keep doing
    6- You can't take the Covenant sword from fallen enemies (In Reach you could)
    7- Boring and not at all fun that every corner there is a covenant soldier that is Camouflaged with the sword (1 hit 1 kill)
    8- While in the vehicle (e.g. the Scorpion) you lose health and armor instead of the vehicle?????

    Just don't play this garbage version of Halo.. Skip it

    P.S. YES I know it's 2020 and this game is 2001 lol    … Expand
  28. Nyush
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    This game is so Boring and repetitive. I dont know how people like it. Maybe if you play this game in the 80's it would be a 6/10 note.
  29. Xbox_user26
    Mar 28, 2020
    0
    Uno de los juegos más chafas y aburridos que he jugado en mi vida . Como es que les gusta?
    Pareciera que los tienen hipnotizados con esta basura. Esta mucho mejor gears..
  30. Xbox-76
    Apr 6, 2020
    0
    Uno de los peores juegos de la historia .solamente a sus fans les gusta
    Muy sobrevalorado
  31. King_Bong
    Jul 26, 2016
    4
    I never really got to play halo when I was a kid because I never owned an xbox, and for a time I thought this was some great thing that I might have missed out on due to all the hype around the time of its release and all the nostalgia years after it but upon actually playing it and then subsequently replaying it just to be fair and give it another chance I discovered that I really didn'tI never really got to play halo when I was a kid because I never owned an xbox, and for a time I thought this was some great thing that I might have missed out on due to all the hype around the time of its release and all the nostalgia years after it but upon actually playing it and then subsequently replaying it just to be fair and give it another chance I discovered that I really didn't miss out on much. In fact I'm actually pretty glad that I never played it, because at the end of the day its an extremely mediocre game.

    The first and most noticeable thing about the game that I found myself hating were the weapons and overall gunplay, the weapons in halo in addition to being completely uninspired have lackluster sound effects and animations for the most part, and many of the weapons are underpowered thus making the plasma pistol and pistol the best loadout for most of an individuals play through, unless of course you are playing on average difficulty which was so mind numbingly easy it made me contemplate suicide.

    The assault rifle doesn't **** shoot straight, the plasma rifle does more dps than the plasma pistol but because of the regenerating shield system damage per shot ofter takes precedence over damage per second since(and this is much truer on harder difficulties than on lower ones) its best to stay fairly close to cover while shooting enemies so you can engage in the hide till you heal **** at your convenience, the needler pretty much requires you to empty half a clip into an enemy to kill it and is a boring weapon that doesn't require any semblance of skill to use properly, and the rocket launcher, shotgun, and sniper rifle rarely show up during the course of a play though which is disappointing because out of all the weapons in the game they are by far the best in the game due to their beefier sound effects and better functionality than the other weapons. Granted it might have made halo which is already easy even easier had these weapons showed up more often but there is nothing inherently wrong with a game being easy or inherently right with a game being hard. Difficulty is something I really only complain about when I dislike the underlying for the game being easy, in the case of halo what I dislike are projectile attacks that move so fast that they usually can't be dodged and the health system which allows one to soak up damage like a sponge and recover shields at his convenience, as well as the slow easy and tiresome gunplay and enemy types, which can hardly be said to require different tactics to beat. The grunts can be killed simply by shooting them with anything or throwing any grenade at them and if you kill their commanders they'll just run around and give you another opportunity to shoot them by running around like a couple of **** in spite of the fact that they were honestly pretty harmless to begin with, they are equipped with plasma pistols but for some mysterious reason they lack the ability to charge them up, you can pretty much just play peek a boo with them and slowly pick them off with any weapon before attacking the elites and because they never charge up their pistols you won't have to worry about losing your sheilds fighting them this way, additionally its entirely too easy to stick plasma grenades to them which ironically enough they happen to drop like candy upon dying, the jackals are only slightly more threatening than the grunts they for some mysterious reason can charge up their plasma pistols while the grunts cannot and the fact that they are equipped with the exact same weapon as most grunts is one of the things I dislike about the game, it simply does not take orthogonal enemy designs far enough, the strategy for dealing with jackals is pretty much the same as the strategy for dealing with elites; attack their weak spot and/or them with plasma then either attack their weak spot or hit them with anything till they are dead, alternatively meleeing them works pretty well if you are close enough and grenades are more effective against jackals than they are against elites because jackals are far more stationary but its still not a big enough difference in enemy design to make the game interesting and if you compare the orthogonal level designs in this game to the ones in say quake the difference is pretty clear. In quake you have hitscan enemies, that require you to take cover and pop in and out of it to shoot them, there is a dude with a grenade launcher that requires you to dodge his grenades(yes you can actually **** dodge most projectiles in that game instead of soaking them up like a sponge) and also tries to chainsaw you if you get close, and most of the enemies in that game require vastly differ methods of movement to to deal with their attacks and some are more effectively dealt with by certain weapons than with others.

    I could say more about the game but I've reached the character limit, 5000 is far to few for a full length critique.    … Expand
  32. Pelu
    Jan 6, 2011
    4
    It's a plain shooter with stupid space characters, the same old weapons and a stupid plot. A lot of better games were seen on PC a couple of years earlier. But it has co-op, so it's not completely useless.
  33. Vire
    Jan 6, 2009
    0
    I'm been an FPS gamer for years and I figured Halo would be good when it came out. I heard a lot of good talk about it. Unfortunately, it was really just... crap. Some of the vehicles were fun for a few minutes, but beyond that the story is boring, the actual fighting is completely crap and really, it's just a poor game in general. This game is so hyped it's incredible. It I'm been an FPS gamer for years and I figured Halo would be good when it came out. I heard a lot of good talk about it. Unfortunately, it was really just... crap. Some of the vehicles were fun for a few minutes, but beyond that the story is boring, the actual fighting is completely crap and really, it's just a poor game in general. This game is so hyped it's incredible. It has a rating of 83 on PC as opposed to 97 on Xbox. Given that ALL FPS games are better on PCs, due to differences in controllers, I think this speaks for how smart console gamers are.… Expand
  34. 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.
  35. JeffM.
    Nov 28, 2005
    6
    After all the hype, its not possible to explain just how disappointing this was. Another shooter with some great moments, but plenty of crappy momements too to weight it down.
  36. Delta_Assault
    Sep 28, 2011
    1
    Halo isn't a very good first person shooter. I know, I know. You're a Halo fanboy and you think I'm just a mindless hater. You think I'm just going along with the crowd. That I'm some sort of dude who enjoys hopping on bandwagons. Well, no... that's not really the case. I've thought about this for a long while. I've never liked Halo. Even back when it first came out in 2000, it didn'tHalo isn't a very good first person shooter. I know, I know. You're a Halo fanboy and you think I'm just a mindless hater. You think I'm just going along with the crowd. That I'm some sort of dude who enjoys hopping on bandwagons. Well, no... that's not really the case. I've thought about this for a long while. I've never liked Halo. Even back when it first came out in 2000, it didn't impress me. I'm not a guy who likes to be counter-culture, or go against popular opinion for its own sake. There are many popular games I do enjoy. It's not that at all. And here right now, I'm going to explain in detail why Halo is terrible, so you can't accuse me of being a mindless hater. The HUD of Halo is just annoying. Instead of being like other contemporary FPSs, Halo insists on representing all of its ammo onscreen as lots and lots of tiny bullets, instead of simple easy to read numbers. This is lame. There is no need to fill up the top corner of the screen with rows and rows of bullet symbols, just show us a **** number. Like... if it said 60 in the corner? That would be fine, that would work for me. I can read and count, I know what 60 means. 60 means that there are 60 rounds in my magazine, I don't need to see a ton of tiny **** bullets up there. Halo's universe is a complete ripoff of Aliens and various other scifi properties. This shows a startling dearth of imagination on Bungie's part. Seriously, it's not an homage, it's a straight ripoff. This is not subtle, this is hitting you over your head with a sledgehammer. The right way to do it would be something along the lines of Mass Effect. With ME, you can tell that the creators at BioWare had an appreciation and respect for scifi and were influenced by all those works, while creating their own unique and imaginative new universe. They had influences, they did not outright copy. Halo does not do this, Halo is the result of Bungie ripping off other scifi works and cobbling them all together. I find this deeply objectionable.

    Let's look at Master Chief. Master Chief as a super soldier is a ripoff of a lot of stuff like BattleTech and Warhammer 40K. He has been surgically engineered to be a superhuman warrior, just like the Space Marines of the Imperium in WH40k. He is physically much larger then a normal human being and possesses much greater strength and athletic capabilities, just like Space Marines and also the genetically engineered Clan Elementals in BattleTech. Then he dons the advanced Mjolnir power armor. This power armor further enhances his strength and survivability in combat, just like Space Marine armor and Elemental suits. Starship Troopers is another example of scifi power armor. His training and origin story in "The Fall of Reach" novel even reads just like Robert Thurston's classic "The Way of the Clans" BattleTech novel. In the Halo novel, the Spartan program takes children and forms them into training cadres to teach them how to become highly capable and skilled soldiers. Their sole purpose is to become the best warrior mankind can produce. This is almost identical to the sibkos, or sibling companies, that the Clans use in BattleTech. If you liked The Fall of Reach, I recommend you go and check out "The Jade Phoenix Trilogy" omnibus edition, which contains "The Way of the Clans." You'll find that The Fall of Reach is simply a pale shadow of Thurston's work.

    Most of what Halo rips off is Aliens, however. That's really the core complaint. Bungie just decided to watch Aliens a lot and uh... rip off the entire film. If they were making an Aliens FPS, this wouldn't be a problem. In fact, that would be great. However, I find it appalling that they ripped off this great film to create their brand new IP. That's incredibly distasteful. And no, it wasn't just ripping off the vague concept of a "space marine." Doom did that and that was fine. There is nothing wrong with taking a general concept like a "space marine" and doing your own thing with it. However, Bungie went far beyond just using that idea. They ripped off almost every element of Aliens. Let's take a closer look at the stuff they ripped off. Master Chief's cryo chamber at the beginning of Halo is a ripoff of the cryostasis chamber in Aliens. Same exact design and function. The Pelican dropship is a clear ripoff of Aliens' UD4L Cheyenne dropship. In Halo 3, there's even a cinematic cutscene that shows the **** layout of the Pelican, which has two seats, one lower down and to the right, with another elevated position on the left. This is almost identical to the **** positions on the Cheyenne. I'm not sure if any dropship pilot in a Halo game ever uttered the line, "We're in the pipe, 5 by 5." but it would not surprise me at all if they did.    … Expand
  37. kelvenal
    May 23, 2017
    0
    3 guns? Seriously? Not to mention the enemies who only have 2 !! We have to congratulate microsoft for this ridiculous game, games like zelda and mario already had better phases than this repetitive crap !!
  38. Gamestop
    Nov 15, 2004
    3
    Halo... Let's see? The first time through it's good only because you want to know how the story is going to turn out. Then you play it again because it's been awhile but it's too easy now that you know what to do. Switch to legendary gives you a challenge but you still beat it only to see a marine hug an elite (let down) You trade it in cause you don't see Halo... Let's see? The first time through it's good only because you want to know how the story is going to turn out. Then you play it again because it's been awhile but it's too easy now that you know what to do. Switch to legendary gives you a challenge but you still beat it only to see a marine hug an elite (let down) You trade it in cause you don't see yourself playing it anymore. 3 months later there isn't anything else good to play so pick up halo again. Legendary is too easy, story line goes faster when you press X, done with it again. Time to try multiplayer... that goes over horribly cause you now relise how stupid the computer AI is. You get good at it have a few runing riots yet as you get killed by a "camper" with a pistol shot from all the way accross the screen the game get's annoying and you find it more fun to commit suicide so your team loses and you can go home faster. Suddenly Halo 2 is announced and you get some what excited to play that so you play Halo once again on legendary yet find it an utter bore and wonder why you are wasting your time once again on this game. Trailers for halo 2 make there way to the masses the insight hits aswell. Sure the cutscenes look wonderfull but the in game graphics not that much of a difference. Some new weapons, vehicles get damaged etc. You can't help to think how much this is going to be more of the same. Nov 9th 2004 hundreds of crazy losers line your store at midnight to have wet dreams about a guy in a green suit. 5 days later your employee have beaten the game just in time to tell you it's not worth your time. The story line in non-existent like *caugh* "Fable" and was more a tool to push halo 3 on the next xbox. So in conclusion no this is not a great game. To agree with other reviews: Aliens comparison the pillar of automn is the ship in Aliens, the master chief's armor is the marines outfits, guns too., Library=BORING, multiplayer never played half life but recall a game called QUAKE "lan party"!!!… Expand
  39. JamesT.
    Nov 25, 2004
    3
    Come on people. open your eyes, its lamen, repetitive, dull and did i mention boring. and the sequel ain't much better.
  40. Rick
    Mar 11, 2003
    2
    Sucks Sicks. No fun, just like any other 1st person but with more crap. Not addictive.
  41. JimmyP.
    Apr 6, 2003
    3
    This game is not fun at all i dont know what everyone sees in it its only fun on multiplayer thats the only reason i gave it a 3.
  42. JohnH.
    Mar 14, 2003
    0
    This game is not much fun. Ok so every one may like it but I think it sucks.
  43. AdrienV.
    Jan 10, 2008
    6
    It was a rainy day. I bought it played it. Nothing great. Very simple, nothing very stand-out. When I bought half life 1 I stopped caring about graphics as much and i realised that there was not much to this game. Fun for an hour, then just drop it and buy something else.
  44. Michael
    Jul 17, 2003
    5
    Yawn... all of these things were done before. Other games have had vehicles (Red Faction), co-op (Perfect Dark), and exciting multiplayer (PD and Goldeneye). Strong narratives have also been present in other FPS (Unreal). The only two things this game has to offer above its competitors is graphics and sound. The weapon selection is crap, the enemies become very repetitive (especially the Yawn... all of these things were done before. Other games have had vehicles (Red Faction), co-op (Perfect Dark), and exciting multiplayer (PD and Goldeneye). Strong narratives have also been present in other FPS (Unreal). The only two things this game has to offer above its competitors is graphics and sound. The weapon selection is crap, the enemies become very repetitive (especially the Flood... god that stage is a mind-numbing bore), and finally NO BOTS!!! Why the hell didn't they just add bots to multiplayer to spruce it up a bit? Already the modes were lacking; that is just an inexcusable exclusion. Give it up guys- this is the only game approaching even slight acceptance on your pitiful system. And Gamecube has... what, 10 classic games??? Pass.… Expand
  45. 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.
  46. ChrisM.
    Jan 1, 2004
    5
    This game is so overrated. It's just not funny. Linear levels are made even worse when they drag on and on for ages. Some levels just feel like the same room copy and pasted next to each other a thousand times over. Don't get me wrong, I am a huge FPS fan but this game just isn't as good as everyone says it is. Oh and legendary why must everyone agree with your ideas or be This game is so overrated. It's just not funny. Linear levels are made even worse when they drag on and on for ages. Some levels just feel like the same room copy and pasted next to each other a thousand times over. Don't get me wrong, I am a huge FPS fan but this game just isn't as good as everyone says it is. Oh and legendary why must everyone agree with your ideas or be a sh*thead? Thats just immature.… Expand
  47. TDFLunatic
    Oct 6, 2004
    10
    This game is the sh.t. If you disagree its probably because you suck at it, or you dont play online.
  48. Citizeus
    Apr 2, 2004
    10
    El mejor Shooter de la historia en consola.
  49. NathanielC.
    May 20, 2004
    10
    This game rocks!
  50. Buried-In-The-box
    Aug 9, 2004
    8
    Gave it a 9 because of Halo 2 coming out. This is by far the best game ever made. I don't care who you are this is the best. Halo 2 will dethrone this though, as it will be polished and built for the Box from the ground up this time. I f you don't like this game chances are you suck at it and need more practice. Get some more practice, get good at it and you will be a believer. Gave it a 9 because of Halo 2 coming out. This is by far the best game ever made. I don't care who you are this is the best. Halo 2 will dethrone this though, as it will be polished and built for the Box from the ground up this time. I f you don't like this game chances are you suck at it and need more practice. Get some more practice, get good at it and you will be a believer. This is the reason all of us started playing games to begin with.… Expand
  51. JayP.
    Jul 19, 2006
    0
    Poor. Atrocious selection of weapons, and very limited unique enemies. The scenery has simply been multiplied a thousand times, so when you're playing campaign it feels like you're running through the same area again and again. Inferior shooter. Buy half-life instead.
  52. AdamN.
    Jan 30, 2007
    0
    How rubbish is this? Where is this big hype about it gone? Oh yes, its shite. This is like another game, so ok it is a good game and can be fun, but it still isn't a amazing game that I should have been so its a let down so the vote should be a let down as well!
  53. robun
    Aug 10, 2007
    0
    Yeah... no. This game was not at all that great, i cant believe people compare it to the half life titles. The game offers no variety whatsoever, the multiplayer gets repetitive immediately after you finish your first match.
  54. DavidC.
    Jan 10, 2002
    10
    This is one of the GREATEST games I have played in my whole life!!!
  55. 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.
  56. LakerH.
    Oct 27, 2004
    10
    This is still the best game of the year.
  57. ProfessorFrink
    Jun 14, 2004
    6
    Before all of you die-hard fans start plotting my death, this isn't a horrible game. Obviously, there are worse out there. But this is not a perfect game, either. The levels remind me of Doom with better graphics. In some buildings, you find room upon room of beds, machinery, emptiness, etc. that you have no idea what they do. They all look the same. After you've played through Before all of you die-hard fans start plotting my death, this isn't a horrible game. Obviously, there are worse out there. But this is not a perfect game, either. The levels remind me of Doom with better graphics. In some buildings, you find room upon room of beds, machinery, emptiness, etc. that you have no idea what they do. They all look the same. After you've played through about half of it you get bored of how this is green or that kind of building is always purple of that creature is always yellow and it just doesn't have the appeal anymore. But the biggest problem of the game would have to be in it's multiplayer. It's one of the cheapest I've ever played in this aspect. You could just hide in one room and pick off people as they come in with a shotgun. Also, sniping is totally unfair, as it is really powerful, health is really too low, and what's up with the melee attack?(hitting people) I charged up my plasma pistol and shot someone in the head with it but hardly made a dent, then they hit me with the SAME weapon and killed me in 1 or 2 hits! The vehicles especially are too cheap, namely, the tank. The huge arenas are also unnecessary as there are usually only 2 to 4 people playing. (unless online). Also, if you think about it, Halo isn't really that new. We've all seen the plasma this, and the laser that, and the ones in Halo aren't exactly totally different. The grenades are all glitched. It's too easy to throw a grenade from like a hundred feet away and kill someone immedietaly. This is not a game that could be improved that much more, so I'm not expecting Halo 2 to be the "Best Game Of The Year" … Expand
  58. SachinS.
    Jun 5, 2004
    10
    This is the best game i have ever played. The graphics are sweet. the plot is sweet. the guns vehicles everything is sweet. if the scale went higher i would give it a 100.
  59. Jfray
    Oct 19, 2005
    6
    I don't know why this game is so highly rated...just another shooter game.
  60. NoahT.
    Oct 7, 2007
    6
    Halo 2 and Halo 3 are masterpieces of the first-person shooter genre and deserve the incredibly high scores they received, but Master Chief's first adventure is vastly overrated. Yes, the graphics are incredible, voice acting is top-notch and there quite a few innovative gameplay concepts thrown around. But what really kills this game is level design. You often visit a singular zone Halo 2 and Halo 3 are masterpieces of the first-person shooter genre and deserve the incredibly high scores they received, but Master Chief's first adventure is vastly overrated. Yes, the graphics are incredible, voice acting is top-notch and there quite a few innovative gameplay concepts thrown around. But what really kills this game is level design. You often visit a singular zone many, many times throughout your adventure, and the repetitive level design and enemies, not to mention the repetitive level design and enemies (oh yeah, did I tell you about the the repetitive level design and enemies?) are cause for frustration and disappointment. Skip this one and get the two sequels instead. They are far superior.… Expand
  61. BenW.
    Feb 10, 2007
    1
    A dreadful game. The hype is all for nothing. Compared to a PC game its nothing even Daiktana is better than this. The sequel haven't improved on it either!
  62. Dan
    Jul 22, 2002
    10
    The best game ever made. Everything about it is perfect. The graphics are unbelievable, and the detail is very extensive. Can't wait till #2.
  63. SamW.
    Dec 21, 2003
    1
    I recently bought an xbox with halo expecting it to be like everyone says. but when i do play it its alright at the start but damn does it get boring!! the levels are boring and are like the same. the monsters are corny and killing them are repetitive. and the weapons are lame. there needs to be more meatier weapons but all they got are stupid alien weapons which are boring to play with.I recently bought an xbox with halo expecting it to be like everyone says. but when i do play it its alright at the start but damn does it get boring!! the levels are boring and are like the same. the monsters are corny and killing them are repetitive. and the weapons are lame. there needs to be more meatier weapons but all they got are stupid alien weapons which are boring to play with. this game is soooooo over rated. there are so many better games out there.… Expand
  64. JonathanS.
    Aug 16, 2004
    6
    I just don't get it. Why are people raving about this game??? I played it on the PC, not Xbox, and I left feeling bored and disapointed. Yah, the graphics are good, but not the best. There are a few good levels, but there are also a few crap ones. I absolutly hated "The Library", nothing but waves and waves of enimies. Point, shoot, point, shoot, yawn. The vehicles are the best part I just don't get it. Why are people raving about this game??? I played it on the PC, not Xbox, and I left feeling bored and disapointed. Yah, the graphics are good, but not the best. There are a few good levels, but there are also a few crap ones. I absolutly hated "The Library", nothing but waves and waves of enimies. Point, shoot, point, shoot, yawn. The vehicles are the best part of the game. Multiplayer can hold very few people, and you only get one skin. To me this is a very average FPS. Nothing ground breaking at all. … Expand
  65. ChickenFace
    Feb 16, 2005
    4
    Pass the chicken, i'm playing a crap game called halo here.
  66. Jared
    Jul 28, 2005
    3
    It got boring fast. their is only 5 different enemies in the whole game and no bosses. that sucked.
  67. Guyman
    Aug 3, 2005
    4
    It's okay... not a great variety of enemies and i can't stand this little warp thing. pretty intense though and story line is pretty good but i just felt like i was running around blowing stuff up.
  68. BenS.
    Jul 19, 2006
    0
    How is this considered good?it was boring!
  69. BoBBoBBy
    Aug 7, 2006
    5
    Aight it is plan and simple Single Plyaer is the MOST UNORIGINAL Sh.. EVER but on the other hand I have never had a more fun time killing my friends in multiplayer, both Halos shine in multiplayer but f.... WRECK in Campagn mode!
  70. Somebody
    Jan 17, 2007
    2
    Run in a straight line shooting the "tough" AI. Just a re-hash of Doom and not as good.
  71. Dave
    Jul 26, 2007
    0
    Oh... My... God people... this game SUCKS. Its not fun... they put absolutely no thought into this game. theres like 5 weapons, and 5 eneimies the whole game. WOW such good variety. Why does everyone like it.. it sucks. the graphics are good and all but its super-repetitive and not fun.
  72. Warmonger
    Sep 5, 2007
    5
    I watched my friend playing this a few years back on Xbox and to be honest did not see what all the hype was about, the graphics we're very nice but the game play was shall we say.... shallow. With the impending arrival of Halo 3 I decided to try out the "original" on PC, least to say, I quickly became bored, only to quit a little more than half way through. I believe you should give I watched my friend playing this a few years back on Xbox and to be honest did not see what all the hype was about, the graphics we're very nice but the game play was shall we say.... shallow. With the impending arrival of Halo 3 I decided to try out the "original" on PC, least to say, I quickly became bored, only to quit a little more than half way through. I believe you should give a game a good run before you judge it but can now truly say..... this game does NOT deserve all the hype and adulation that has been placed upon it. In my mind it is nothing more than a Unreal, Halflife rip off, with very little originality. You only have to look at the similarities, for example: The enemies in the original Unreal and those in Halo, in fact thats the first thing that I noticed! "boy do these enemies look a lot like the Skaarj in Unreal" also, the headcrabs on the people in Half life bear a striking resembalance to the infected covenant and marine soldiers,coincidence? I think not! 5 is being kind to this game but after all... it does have good graphics!… Expand
  73. JohnN.
    May 26, 2008
    6
    Fun with friends, and that was about it.
  74. Sablicious
    Dec 20, 2009
    0
    Halo either deserves a '10' or a '0': '10' if you base the score on sales; the game's capacity in attracting new gamers to this form of electronic entertainment; on the measure of how much of a camoufalging influence 'hype' can have on the actual quality of a product; and on the potential for single game to save a video game console. However, Halo either deserves a '10' or a '0': '10' if you base the score on sales; the game's capacity in attracting new gamers to this form of electronic entertainment; on the measure of how much of a camoufalging influence 'hype' can have on the actual quality of a product; and on the potential for single game to save a video game console. However, it's '0' if you predicate your score on gameplay, originality, grpahics, sound and replay value. Given McDonald's and 50 Cent sell like hotcakes, have fans up the yin-yang and account for the livelyhoods of inumerable people, it's obvious success and popularity don't always equate to quality. As a game, Halo fails horribly. As a marketing tool, Halo literally HAS a halo!… Expand
  75. ColinM.
    Feb 13, 2009
    7
    First of all, I have to say that I am NOT a Sony fanboy. Now that that's out of the way, I can honestly review this game. First of all, the graphics are really nice for its time. It rivals ICO and MGS2. The AI is really smart, but the enemies are just retarded. They look like something out of Ratchet and Clank or Mario. The story is okay, could have been better. Soundtrack is epic First of all, I have to say that I am NOT a Sony fanboy. Now that that's out of the way, I can honestly review this game. First of all, the graphics are really nice for its time. It rivals ICO and MGS2. The AI is really smart, but the enemies are just retarded. They look like something out of Ratchet and Clank or Mario. The story is okay, could have been better. Soundtrack is epic though. Now the vehicles... The Warthog for example, looks like its going to be really cool, until you drive it... The controls are freaking crappy. I crashed so many times trying to get to drive with out skidding all over the place. It just blew up, taking me down with it. The bosses are good. Overall, though, I liked the game. But its not nearly as good as it was hyped to be.… Expand
  76. JeremyC.
    Nov 17, 2003
    5
    Ok this game is in no way as good as everyone says it is. I thought it looked great at the start but five minutes into the first level I found myself traversing dozens of rooms that looked the same and apparently had no real function. The second level picked things up a bit and while one or two later missions were exciting and fun at the start they all degenerating into either boring Ok this game is in no way as good as everyone says it is. I thought it looked great at the start but five minutes into the first level I found myself traversing dozens of rooms that looked the same and apparently had no real function. The second level picked things up a bit and while one or two later missions were exciting and fun at the start they all degenerating into either boring searching around for something or the last enemy. All the rest were boring and poorly made. Through virtually every level I found myself running into fifty of the same room time and time again. Then guess what, once you meet the Flood (a lame copy of Half-life's aliens) you go back and do all the same boring missions backwards, only difference is that now you must fight the flood. The most annoying level called the Library consisted of your character 'Master Chief' running around in circles through numerous floors that all looked exactly the same. Multiplayer is nothing special, Battlefield 1942 blows it away in vehicles, environment, and fun. Everyone claims other games copied this, what about what Halo copied? Name a scene in the movie Aliens and Halo has copied it, from the nervous marine "we're all gonna die man!" to the tough black 'Sarge' "Pull yourself together." Not to mention how the pelican bears a striking resemblance to the transport in Aliens. The guns are all copied from Aliens, and what the movie had in deadly and mysterious enemies Halo miserably lacks. Throughout the whole game there are only about five total enemies each with of course one way to kill them or else you'd be wasting ammo. There are miserably weak grunts which are minute aliens who do nothing then an enormous leap is made to the elites which simply slaughter all your squadmates (they never last more then the first battle) and the shield toting aliens who are just plain annoying with their weak guns and stupid shields. This game was lame and nowhere near expectations.… Expand
  77. HateFounder
    Dec 11, 2003
    1
    Just had to post this after checking out the stats on this baby and coming across Founder's review. Dude, how many games have you actually played in your life? Never seen a tank in a game before? Come on. Never had a vehicle that other NPCs can ride in? We all have. Never been to school and learned how to write or spell? Or put together a cohesive sentence that accurately represents Just had to post this after checking out the stats on this baby and coming across Founder's review. Dude, how many games have you actually played in your life? Never seen a tank in a game before? Come on. Never had a vehicle that other NPCs can ride in? We all have. Never been to school and learned how to write or spell? Or put together a cohesive sentence that accurately represents a coherent thought? And you think Halo offers tactics? Buddy, tactics involves more than deciding what direction to walk in or having to make choices. It's about constructing a plan and following it through as YOUR ACTIONS HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. You cannot possibly have a linear tactical game. If you do, then what you're getting might look like tactics, but it ain't. … Expand
  78. RicS.
    Dec 21, 2003
    2
    This game is so boring!!!
  79. DanH.
    Jan 15, 2004
    4
    To the person who said "Someone name a better multiplayer console game"...how about perfect dark? I'm not saying Halo sucks. But it is truly the single most overrated game of all time. I enjoyed it, but I wasn't astounded by it like you people were. Maybe the brainwashing just didn't work on me like it did for you...
  80. CowO.
    Sep 22, 2004
    5
    Average shooter with a mountain of hype on top. Nothing more, nothing less.
  81. BillD.
    Mar 28, 2006
    5
    Overrated and actually just straight up boring. Good AI is the only saving grace because multiplayer is nowhere near as fun as everyone says. Play a PC shooter instead.
  82. [Anonymous]
    Apr 13, 2006
    6
    its an OK game not nealy as good as Half Life that came out first.
  83. JH.
    Dec 18, 2007
    1
    And they said Assassin's Creed was repetitive? As FPS games go, this is atrocious. Particularly multiplayer where it's like fighting in a cardboard box... "Where are they hiding? Oh. Over there. That's because the levels are so small"
  84. PhilipH.
    Sep 24, 2007
    6
    Decent storyline and gameplay, but mostly just annoying. This game moved the genre forward, but it's a mere stepping stone. I don't care for the Halo franchise in general. Halo 2 should have never been made.
  85. Ragderal
    Dec 17, 2008
    0
    This game sucks, Brett is right nothing original. How can this game is one of the best fps, oh yeah i remember money makes every single human change their minds and guess what... MICROSOFT=Money.
  86. O.C.
    Dec 27, 2008
    10
    Just a quick blurb about Halo CE: I love Half Life. Probably my 2nd favorite game of all time, 2nd to half life 2. I don't love Halo. Not a fan of the stoy, and just never really got into it. So, with that said, you cannot possibly deny that Halo was incredibly inovative and changed FPSs forever - for the better, usually. The rebounding health meter, stunning visuals and perfect Just a quick blurb about Halo CE: I love Half Life. Probably my 2nd favorite game of all time, 2nd to half life 2. I don't love Halo. Not a fan of the stoy, and just never really got into it. So, with that said, you cannot possibly deny that Halo was incredibly inovative and changed FPSs forever - for the better, usually. The rebounding health meter, stunning visuals and perfect execution of all facets of gameplay make Halo deserve a 10.… Expand
  87. Brett
    Sep 28, 2008
    0
    Come on. This game was second rate at best. Plain enemies, boring weapons with no orginality (oh a rocket laucher WOW) and vehicles that have the steering of a blind guy in a truck. Tell me one thing about this game that was original. At least Gears of War tried new things, they changed combat from the 'run directly at you foe, strafing from left to right to 'dodge' Come on. This game was second rate at best. Plain enemies, boring weapons with no orginality (oh a rocket laucher WOW) and vehicles that have the steering of a blind guy in a truck. Tell me one thing about this game that was original. At least Gears of War tried new things, they changed combat from the 'run directly at you foe, strafing from left to right to 'dodge' bullets' gameplay, to something original. As for Halo 2, who wants to play as the guys you fought in the previous game. FPS died when this game was released, yet it will live on in Half-Life, Doom and Team Fortress.… Expand
  88. Messiah
    Mar 16, 2009
    0
    This game, brings nothing new to any game-style. Stole weapons, and multiplayer from unreal (yet everyone is still saying omg, halo is so innovative) The story line is normal, nothing great, nothing all too astonishing. Truely, subpar game, horrible graphics for 2001 (Counterstrike has just about as good graphics as this and it was made in what 1995-7?). True, probably one of the This game, brings nothing new to any game-style. Stole weapons, and multiplayer from unreal (yet everyone is still saying omg, halo is so innovative) The story line is normal, nothing great, nothing all too astonishing. Truely, subpar game, horrible graphics for 2001 (Counterstrike has just about as good graphics as this and it was made in what 1995-7?). True, probably one of the xbox's better titles, but then again, there are probably a bunch that can beat this, easily. Halo: Combat Stole-from-Unreal. Is probably the right name for it. Nothing really evolved from anything. The starting area in Halo is even a ripoff of a fps I played a long time ago. I'm pretty sure that it was also unreal.… Expand
  89. LoserHaloCritic
    Nov 18, 2003
    2
    This game sucks. I mean guns? Haven't we seen this before? Men with hands? Uh..Remeber Goldeneye? Things and objects...haven't we seen this with counterstrike? What I'm really trying to say here is I'm a big nerd. I want bots because my only friends are 3-D and have helmets...remember Counterstrike (again!) Enough with the same crap...how dare you have vehicles with This game sucks. I mean guns? Haven't we seen this before? Men with hands? Uh..Remeber Goldeneye? Things and objects...haven't we seen this with counterstrike? What I'm really trying to say here is I'm a big nerd. I want bots because my only friends are 3-D and have helmets...remember Counterstrike (again!) Enough with the same crap...how dare you have vehicles with wheels. New game? Easy, medium and hard levels? Laughable… Expand
  90. MattP.
    Dec 22, 2003
    4
    The most overrated game ever. To be fair, I'm not big on first person shooters, they annoy me to no end, but I had huge expectations for Halo. When I bought it I unwrapped it in my car and kissed the disc, having the naive concept that it would some how be the greatest game ever. I was wrong, sorely wrong. The second I started fighting off the baddies, I knew something was missing, The most overrated game ever. To be fair, I'm not big on first person shooters, they annoy me to no end, but I had huge expectations for Halo. When I bought it I unwrapped it in my car and kissed the disc, having the naive concept that it would some how be the greatest game ever. I was wrong, sorely wrong. The second I started fighting off the baddies, I knew something was missing, but I couldn't figure it out. As I kept playing, I realized that something wasn't MISSING, there just wasn't a whole lot their, like an old man with Alzheimiers. The story's crack pot, the weapons are suprisingly short shighted and limited and trying to pilot the worthog is like trying to fix a swiss army knife with astronauts gloves. At best a rental game just definitely way too much credit is given to this game.… Expand
  91. 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! 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 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
  92. T.
    Nov 25, 2004
    9
    It's great but Halo2 be better. Anything lower than 8 is unworthy of picking up an xbox controller.
  93. Lambda-11
    Nov 28, 2010
    10
    One of the best FPSs I've ever played, I started to play this game about 3 months ago, and even being a 2001 game, it still amazes me. The gameplay is almost flawless and the music is perfect. This game is epic. A must buy!
  94. NaughtyDog
    Jun 12, 2011
    7
    Usually I don't like "space people", but that was before Halo: Combat Evolved came out! This is one of the best shooters I've played, seriously. And I really don't like FPS, but this game is fun fun fun fun fun. Halo: Combat Evolved is the best Halo game ever. Yes it is. The singleplayer is maybe "dull" if you know what I mean, but I give this game 7 cause of the multiplayer. TheUsually I don't like "space people", but that was before Halo: Combat Evolved came out! This is one of the best shooters I've played, seriously. And I really don't like FPS, but this game is fun fun fun fun fun. Halo: Combat Evolved is the best Halo game ever. Yes it is. The singleplayer is maybe "dull" if you know what I mean, but I give this game 7 cause of the multiplayer. The characters are stupid sometimes but that's nothing.… Expand
  95. steven14329
    Jun 12, 2011
    7
    When I first played Halo, I thought, cheesy space shooter with a generic badass main character and a **** story.... good gameplay, and playing with my friends was cool for a console game. I liked it enough. Nothing really special.... Now it's the most overrated game series of all time. Who knew?
  96. Geoffory2
    Aug 30, 2011
    10
    This amazing game revolutionize the console fps. The first fps to use dual analog sticks. Just an amazing game I can't wait for anniversary!
  97. Mako5
    Feb 26, 2012
    10
    Halo: Combat Evolved is nothing short of GOLD. Everything about this game is amazing!! Gameplay is phenomenal! The weapons are great, each one unique and creatively designed. The AI for its day was impressive. The story is amazing, and easily surpassed any other game in its day. The graphics were great and helped draw attention to the potential Xbox had. LAN multiplayer gave me some of myHalo: Combat Evolved is nothing short of GOLD. Everything about this game is amazing!! Gameplay is phenomenal! The weapons are great, each one unique and creatively designed. The AI for its day was impressive. The story is amazing, and easily surpassed any other game in its day. The graphics were great and helped draw attention to the potential Xbox had. LAN multiplayer gave me some of my best memories of playing with friends. Halo is beyond fun, it's oppressively exhilarating! Each level is unique and detailed to precision. There is nothing quite like Halo, and there never will be. This is easily one of the greatest games of all time.… Expand
  98. Jackthebrit
    Dec 2, 2012
    8
    Great game when I first played it back in 2001 but it hasn't aged well. I'm not much of a graphics whore but bloody hell these graphics are awful, even for it's time when crash bandicoot was out I found those graphics better, they where still great graphics when I first played the game so I won't berate the game for that, but it will cost some points. The story is still good and originalGreat game when I first played it back in 2001 but it hasn't aged well. I'm not much of a graphics whore but bloody hell these graphics are awful, even for it's time when crash bandicoot was out I found those graphics better, they where still great graphics when I first played the game so I won't berate the game for that, but it will cost some points. The story is still good and original for it's time and the gameplay is still fun and satisfying. Voice acting is good but the music and sound effects is where the game makes the game so enjoyable, I must've spent hours just listening to the menu song, love it!. 8/10 (and this is coming from a HUGE halo fan.… Expand
  99. L0rdStyx
    Feb 12, 2013
    10
    I'm still laughing at all the 1-4 reviews. I mean seriously, have you even PLAYED Halo: Combat Evolved? For its time, Halo: CE was the most influential game of all time. Even today, the graphics are still on par with most things people play... Except for Halo 2, 3, Reach, and 4. The story is deep, riveting and interesting, the campaign is long, and paced just right, and certainly providesI'm still laughing at all the 1-4 reviews. I mean seriously, have you even PLAYED Halo: Combat Evolved? For its time, Halo: CE was the most influential game of all time. Even today, the graphics are still on par with most things people play... Except for Halo 2, 3, Reach, and 4. The story is deep, riveting and interesting, the campaign is long, and paced just right, and certainly provides a hell of a bang for your buck. The only complaint I have is that the player never really got to know the Spartan behind the helmet, but, hey, that's what sequels are for.… Expand
  100. MarkyB
    Oct 27, 2012
    8
    Honestly do not understand the hype. The graphics are great and the combat is fun but the much touted story is very straight forward and boring! I think this game is loved so much because it was played by ten year olds who had never played Half-Life.
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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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