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More often than not, when a game is in development for over three years it does not live up to the hype. Bungie's Halo is the exception. Not only does the game live up to the hype--it greatly exceeds it. This sci-fi first-person shooter is a nearly perfect blend of gameplay, graphics, and sound.

The story revolves around the conflict between humans and an alien race known as the Covenant. The aliens have discovered a powerful artefact--on the ring-shaped planet called Halo--that will shift the balance of power and it's up to the player to stop them. In addition to several first-person shooter levels there are numerous opportunities to engage in vehicular combat. Both the enemy and ally artificial intelligence are extremely impressive. Enemies will use the terrain and layout to put you in tight spots. Allies will know when to cover and aid you. For instance, if you hop into a jeep an ally will know to jump in and man the turret on the back of it.

Graphics are exquisitely detailed, but only move at 30 frames per second rather than 60. The sound effects and voice-acting are superb. The level design is among the best ever; most of the game is engaging and challenging without being frustrating. There's also high replay value thanks to the built-in single-player, cooperative, and death match modes.

Much like the outstanding GoldenEye 007 for Nintendo 64, Halo raises the bar for console first-person shooters. It will be the title that all console action games are measured against for years to come.--Raymond M Padilla
You are the last of your kind. Bred for combat, built for war, you are the master of any weapon, pilot of any vehicle and fear no enemy.Bent on Humankind's extermination, a powerful fellowship of alien races known as the Covenant is wiping out the Earth's fledgling interstellar empire. You and the other surviving defenders of a devastated colony-world make a desperate attempt to lure the alien fleet away from Earth. Shot down and marooned on the ancient ring-world Halo, you begin a guerilla-war against the Covenant. Fight for humanity against an alien onslaught as you race to uncover the mysteries of Halo.Halo, the award-winning and critically acclaimed science fiction epic adventure, is coming to the PC, courtesy of Bungie and Gearbox Software. Packed with action, Halo contains all the thrilling gameplay and rich story that made it a smash hit with gamers all over the world.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Superb!
Comment: I got my XBOX 360 just before Xmas 2007. I was keen to join the HALO fraternity so decided to start at the beginning and purchase this via the XBOX Originals downloadable games.

I have to say that despite its age it is a superb game and its obvious why the series has gone stratospheric.

The game is colourful with plenty of detail. The graphics stand up to scrutiny yet. Its a big game with about 8 levels involving roughly 4 missions each. The music and sound effects perfectly compliment the game.

The game is simple to play with an intuitive if not easy to learn control system and is quite forgiving to the gamer. You might find this makes it easy but there are still a few good challenges which are difficult but not insurmountable.

Overall, I enjoyed playing this as much as COD 4 and recommend that you take a trip back in time [to the future!] and try this out. You won't be disappointed.

Roll on HALO 2.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Alright Campaign, HILARIOUS.QUALITY.MULTIPLAYER
Comment: Lets start with the single player eh, s'alright.. some introduction to controls, weapons, vehicles and gameplay. Some pretty epic moments, like the end of the level "The Maw" and "two betrayals" is pretty much ALL epic.. "The Library" - probably the worst level created. Shame theres some maps looped, or just reversed. BUT the system link is bloody amazing, 50 kills AINT ENOUGH IN A LAN. Capture the flag can be just too epic and some slayer on sidewinder and the ORIGINAL MAP BLOODGULCH.

If you got a lotta mates who have a lotta space in their house, and 2-4 xbox's an tv's, AND a bunch of crossover cables, AND copies of halo, THEN youve got the recipe for a quality meal of multiplayer gaming. You'll laugh, shout, argue and cry if youre crap, and at the end of games youll find yourself congregating with your chums for ages on whether or not your corpse deserved to get wacked and grenade'd, if it was a headshot or not, DID YOU SEE HIS VISOR FLY OFF??, who got pistol whipped, whos a rocket hog, how'd they get out the map. THEN one of youre mates would get a modded xbox, and make the warthog pink, shotgun fire about 9 rockets, throw master cheifs and sniper bullets instead of grenades and turn vehicles into skulls and so on. GOT FRIENDS? GET HALO. NO FRIENDS? UNLUCKY.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Simply perfection
Comment: This game redifined shooters when it came out and quickly got a huge following. A great game. If you like action, interesting storylines and great multiplayer experiences (for offline play) buy this game.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: The 3RD Best game ever HALO 2 2ND AND HALO 3 1ST
Comment: HALO IS JUST SIMPLY BRILLIANT NO BACKCHATS,I DIDNT LIKE IT BEFORE I THOUGHT IT WAS CRAP,THEN I WENT TO WALES IN THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS AND BOUGHT 20 XBOX GAMES.1 WEEK LATER I HAD 60 XBOX GAMES AND SHOWED MY BROTHER WHO WAS AT EYGEPT WHEN I BOUGHT THEM,HE CAME BACK NEXT WEEK AND SAID WHERES HALO!6 DAYS LATER I BOUGHT IT AND IT WAS BRAZILLIANT OVERALL IT IS THE 3RD BEST GAME EVER FOLLOWED BY HALO 2 AND 3

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Customer Rating:
Summary: One of My Favorate games even after 6 years
Comment: I'm writing this review just after the release of Halo 3.It made me realise that how old the origanal is so I went back to see if it has lost any of its greatness.In a word.It hasent. The story is still one of the best none of the weirdness of the other two and the gameplay is very enjoyable.The enemies arnt just blobs that you shoot with a big gun.Each enemy type has characteristics suchas the grunts (small stupid creatures) will run away if alone but if an elite is with them they will fight.The graphics have lost a bit of WOW since it was reaised but te atnosphere is still there E.G if you look up outside you will see the halo loop round and see some stars aswell.Finaly the marines on your side dont run around in cicles waiting to be shot they do actully help in battles and somtimes you can actully die without the help of them.If you do not own this or leave it in your closet, get it out/buy it and see how the halo greatness begain

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