Halo: Combat Evolved Xbox
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8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 748 Ratings

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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 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

Critic Reviews

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: 338 out of 391
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 391
  3. Negative: 33 out of 391
  1. ShlimV.
    Feb 7, 2002
    10
    This is simply a flawless and possibly the best game eva (MGS2 the only possible rival).
  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 ga    ined many haters. The reasons that I have heard that people do not like Halo are its originality, itâ… Expand
  3. IndonesiaMan
    Apr 8, 2003
    10
    I've bought many games, but only this game could make me wake up all night long shooting aliens.
  4. TimN.
    Nov 23, 2004
    10
    This game is tight. what would many kids do with out this game? i know i would be crazy.
  5. BrandonH.
    Oct 12, 2009
    10
    This game is amazing. The first console shooter that I REALLY enjoyed. It was revolutionary for its time in that it brought so many things to consoles that have never been done before and did them very well. I don't understand how anyone could rate this game so low as a 2 or 0. My real rating for this game is a 9, but to offset the low scores I went ahead and put 10.… Expand
  6. LazyLewis
    Jul 6, 2003
    9
    I think that halo has raised the bar in video games! And all other game designers are desperately trying to jump it! The music is perfect, the graphics are crisp and the game play is magnificent! The only game that will surpass halo in the next few years will be halo 2! … Expand
  7. JohnH.
    Mar 14, 2003
    0
    This game is not much fun. Ok so every one may like it but I think it sucks.

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