Halo: Combat Evolved
by Microsoft
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Video Game Reviews of Halo: Combat Evolved
Customer Review: What's the hype?
Summary: 1 Stars
I'm sorry you people really need to get over yourselves. Halo is a decent shooter, but many of the mechanics are horrendously flawed. Yes, they were fixed in 2 and 3, but other shooters got it right the first time. If you want a shooter that is good at what is does, try Call of Duty 4, Resistance or Resistance 2, or even Call of Duty World at War, not this piece of junk.Customer Review: If there is an almost perfect game, this is It!
Summary: 5 Stars
Yeah..I know I'm almost 8 years late playing this famous game, but at the time of the XBOX/Halo launch, I was JUST getting my original Playstation and owning an XBOX was not even a consideration back then. You could say I'm a bit behind, but catching up, lol.
In the last year or so I have amassed a nice collection of both original xbox and 360 titles. I updated the 360 to play my copy of HALO and all I can say is WOW!. Even by 2001 standards, the graphics are stunning, in addition to the tight gameplay. Now I see what the hype was all of these years in regards to Halo and I'm glad I am finally partaking. I'm on to 2, then 3 next.
Customer Review: Great game with great single-player expierence
Summary: 5 Stars
Halo is a very addicting and fun first person shooter that launched the Xbox system off the ground when all hope for the Microsoft platform seemed to have gone. The science-fiction based game works because of its intense cut scenes, and shocking plot twists, but what really makes it work is the feeling that your character (Master Chief) seems like one who really does serve a purpose in the military and that he is a part of the marines in their fight against an alien force. Most of the rest of the plot found in Halo is typical sci-fi shooter, but it's the atmosphere they manage to create with this game is what keeps it from being thrown in a bin of useless Half-Life and Doom knock-offs.
Gameplay: The controls are great and are easy to learn (both on Xbox original and 360) and do not offer you much difficulty so you can get into the action quickly without having to spend much time experimenting with the controls. Only problem I had with the gameplay is for the most part the weapons are inaccurate and it makes you think: "Isn't this supposed to be the future? This assault rifle is about as accurate as an air-soft pistol."
Graphics: considering it is one of the first Xbox games ever made I have to say that the graphics really manage to hold up to this day.
Story: The Human vs. Aliens concept has been used to death in the video gaming industry so Bungie makes a wise choice and decides NOT to concentrate entirely on fighting aliens as that would quickly grow boring. They throw in some rescue missions and support operations which make your character feel that you are actually do something to help. Of course later on the game we come to an uninspired "random zombie parasite," but they make such a chilling cut scene that you are able to forget that this type of thing happens in just about every FPS sci-fi game EVER MADE.
Entertainment: Halo: Combat Evolved is immensely entertaining and will have you angrily messing with it for days as you try to beat all the difficulty settings.
This game is a much better single-player experience than its two sequels that suffer from over-simplicity and lacking ANY sign of intensity. I don't care how much Bungie spits and polishes this series or how many weapons and power-ups they add it still won't change that they've turned the series into a Rambo style shooter and there are HUNDREDS of games like that already on the market.
If they ever make another Halo game they need to go back to the basics and really see why the first game is still the most popular entry in the series.
Customer Review: Really entertaining!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had this game at first for the computer, and I really liked it, but I only borrowed it from a friend, and didn't have time to finish the main story. Recently, I ordered this game from here, and now, after almost finishing the main story, I have to say, it really is just as fun as any good, new, Xbox 360 game on the market today. The action is still just as real as it was back when it came out. Halo: Combat Evolved is a cannot miss experience for any gamer that is either a fan of first person shooters, or void of any amazingly good classics. In a few years, you'll look back on this review after you've bought this game, and thank me.Customer Review: A 13 Year Olds Opinion...
Summary: 4 Stars
Halo's a really fun game. You start off as Master Chief who wakes up from being frozen in a tube for a period of time. You have to learn how to move and get your health up and do all the boring stuff... then there's a big crash and these aliens come in and shoot the head off some guy up-stairs, so you run for your life! then the guy in front of you blows up and you're alone for a little while. once you finally get off the ship you fall into Halo and the fun picks up and runs. i played on Normal for the first 4 levels then moved on to Legendary after getting used to the controls, it turns out Legendary is waaay to hard for me, so i just went back to Normal, and eventually Easy. the levels can get boring, but never repetitive.
PROS -Good Story
-Easy Controlls
-Great Graphics for a 2002 Game
-One of The Best Games on XBOX-XBOX 360 in My Opinion
CONS -Halo 2 and 3 Are Better
-Can Get Boring (Level 4 Is)
-Everybody Sounds The Same (there's an australian voice, and alien voice, and the captain's voice... the rest are like an average guy, except for Cortana)
i'd say buy it if you want a great game, but if you're expecting an unbeatable game you MAY get disappointed.