Put it this way...one of my friends suggested I trade it in for something new and I almost wept at the thought. I will never part with it...never.

It is a great game... almost perfect in every aspect. It would have been cool to have a multiplayer AI so u can fight against the computer, and choose to be Master Chief, an Elite a hunter....

One of the best games ever. Can't wait till Halo 2.

This is the best first person shooter game I've played (Quake XXX and Unreal XXX included) It's plenty of fun and much to discover in this game. A must have for any X-Box owner. It's so good it's worth buying an X-Box console to be able to play this game! And playing in multiplayer mode (co-op or head to head) is even more fun. You can even play on the net using XBConnect (www.xbconnect.com). I only whish there was a mouse for the X-Box so that you could have the same controls as when playing on a PC!… Expand

It has changed my life...

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.

This game has the best multiplayer and Campaign mode ever! Half life blows, and the people who dislike it, can't fathom this game, or have the skill to play it! People can acoused that the missions are repetative, but they don't look deeper. When you enter a house in saburbia you will find one thing: they are repetative. You need to realize that you won't find another game thats make you think damn it! When you have five Elites, and two squads of Grunts shooting at you from every angle you'll appriciate this game. If any of you Halo-Haters have the balls, play it on Legendary. They "stupid AI" will tear you a new assh.le! Then latter in the game the Flood come into play! And as for Multiplayer, bots ruin FPS's! They are repetative drones, that take away the fun, and make the game droll. Halo, forces you to find other people, and "interact" with them. I know that the gamming comunity has problems with that sometimes too. You will never have more fun in you're life until you play a 16 person team Slayer game, with Rockets! As for the story line, it's bad ass! The implications of the Covenant, and the creation of Halo is amazing! The Flood don't look like anything I've ever seen before. Half-Lifes parasites are different, and for all you people out there: if Halo isn't original with the Floods design, the neither is Half-Life, or Doom, or any other FPS. You can attribute the designs to Aliens, and Aliens to Gigers works. What you need to look at is this: they are called the Flood, and they earn that name by overwhelming you and riping you to shreds! There is not another game that can offer gameplay that makes you feel like you're in combat! What other game has a fucking tank, or a warthog that you and you're friends can ride? Half-Life? NO! Where else can you fight enemies that will tear you to shreds, and use TACTICS! Half-Life? NO! Halo is the best game FPS wise, hands down, and without question. When Halo II comes out, nothing will stand before it! Besides Fable comes out around that time too! Half-Life II will be a small shade of grey compared to both these games! I have to reinterate: if Halo is a 10, then Halo II is 11! … Expand

BEST GAME EVER!!! it would've been better though if they would've had bots in multiplayer!! Still best game ever!!!

I have one thing to say to anybody who gave this game anyless than a 10 eat the poo, I mean really that rating just tells me that you lack the skill that it takes to master a game like that. I want to see you take on the flood and the covenant on legendary mode and tell me its easy i guarantee that you cannot beat any one level in less than an hour. Oh yeah and anyway i think we need to get a little multiplayer going so i can eat you for lunch just to make me feel better about you pathetic rating skills.… Expand

Obviously a 10. I agree I think we should get some multiplayer going. Anybody play XBC?

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!

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

What a ride. Beautiful graphics, wicked storyline and phenomenal multiplayer support.

What are you guys smoking?!?!?! Halo is one of the best games in the history of the world. The single player is amazing, but it doesn't even begin to scratch the surface. I don't know how many countless hours I have spent playing 2v2, 4v4 or 8v8 halo with system link. It is pure heaven. Someone name a better multiplayer console game. Go ahead and try, its impossible.

Everyone who gave this game something below the green levels is a sh..head. This game is great.

Excellent, multiplayer is fun although slightly lacking...

Let's just say that i thought about it at work, on the train to and from work, at home, asleep and at meal-times.....if i could remember to eat......the only thing i could think about was: "How am i going to get out to the other checkpoint?...." I made it back to the pickup (at the end of the game) with 2 seconds to spare on the clock......i let out a howl worse than anything living in the forests of transylvannia! I rest my case.… Expand

Simply beautiful!

Super Game! Even though some gamplay is repetitive, the addictive level of this holy grail of games won't make you think twice about how great this is. It is superpurb. Nothing like playing against 15 other friends. As a matter of fact, that's exactly what I'm going to do right now. Buy it! You WILL NOT BE DISAPOINTED. I GUARRENTEE IT!

I've half finshed this game so far. i love this game beacuse you could get the enimes car's,weopons,and grenades. this game is too easy' but cool!

This is the closest game to perfection, there is nothing like it and I onlt hope that Halo 2 can at least match it's uniqueness.

Great game X-box rules! I love Spiderman!

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?

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.

two words, Super Sweet!

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!!!

This is by far, The best game i have EVER played! I cant wait till Halo2 comes out! only 27 days, 6 hours, 33 Minutes and 18 Seconds! Sandman

The game got 26 100 up top... thats a rediculous score. an all around awesome game.

This game is so awesome! I've still haven't gotten bored of it after, 3 years!

This is a good game. Dont just give it a bad rating to piss people off and feel cool. Done call people who like it "brainwashed" because it is a game with good graphics and the first time around is pretty unbelievable. The single player can be repetitive but u see this was the game that defined the system link. Ive played 16 player system link and damn that was fun. Play that then rate it again. Im not saying its perfect but yes its as close as we have come so far. I loved goldeneye and perfect dark too people its just that halo is the best right now. Stop the pity party and enjoy it for god's sake.… Expand

This game is the best thing ever!!! Single player is bomb! System link multiplayer is better than anything!! No joke!! Playing system link Halo is better than a girlfriend!!!

This game is simply perfection. I loved it.It must be like the best first person shooting game ever made.

Good Points Blood.

It is awesome!

Wow this game is the best i have played in a long long time and the second halo is even better when i heard it was coming out i reserved my copy rite away.

Might just be the best game of all time and I must say I have had the game for about 6 years and I still play it. It's one of those games that if you don't have it.... get it, if you have it..... keep it.

Easily the most innovative and groundbreaking FPS. Every new control scheme is influenced by it and the multiplayer is enjoyable for years.

Okay mother.....s that hate this game... give me a decent reason this game blows. The campaign wasnt bad and there was no hype towards the campaign so it was what i expected. There was hype on the multiplayer and it has exceeded all the hype by far. It has executed more than expected. It is still to this the the most played xbox live game. And just because you are a computer gamer, doesnt mean every other ... game out there sucks. Hey there are more computer games out there that blow worse than any xbox game. So you can just shut the ... up!… Expand

The graphics are amazing, the gameplay is intriguing and has a lot of depth unlike most other games...what else can I say? Go buy a copy of Halo!

With a simple, yet engaging storyline (that is everything true science-fiction should be), interesting characters and settings, and an intense and frantic style of gameplay, Halo: Combat Evolved stands way out (and alone) among other first-person shooters.

Was able to master control scheme for FPS on a console, and a great backstory. It doesn't add many new features to FPS in general, but it combines all the best features extremely well.

Great game all around. It was definately a giant step forewars for the FPS genre and don't let anyone tell you differently.

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

Halo was the reason I bought an Xbox, and it still amazes me with its originality and overall sense of environment and level design. It used the best aspects of the Xbox and was an amazing start to a series that still captivates today.

This was a great game. Not as good as the Half-Life series, but stiil very good. Then there was Halo 2 (crap), and Halo 3 couldn't fully recover. Ten years from now, we'll be saying "Remember the time when Halo was good?" 2001 - 2003 FTW!

Easily one of the most powerful games ever created. It has raised the bar for the FPS genre and given gamers on the fence a reason to get an Xbox.

The best FPS game ever. Starting the 3D evolution of FPS games and still my favorite to others I have played. like the Doom series. Awesome!!

Awesome detail in 1 player mode. More fun in multiplayer than should be allowed by law!!! Best game ever played.

The most fun I've had in a game! The amazing story, graphics, sound, attention to detail, AI, etc. combine to make the whole MUCH greater than the sum of its parts. Halo simply puts you there.

Amazing, one of the best games, if not the best game, ever produced to this day.

Damn this is the best damn game I've ever played, i dont think they'll ever make a game this good until halo 2 comes out. this game is the reason why i got xbox, without this game xbox would just be crap.

Awesome. With movies, games, books, I look for the entertainment that leaves a lasting impression. Remember the first time you saw the T-Rex scene on Jurassic Park, Star Wars (1977), Indiana Jones, the first 20 min of Saving Private Ryan, the "I'll be back" scene in Terminator, the first time you played Castle Wolfenstein, Doom, Duke Nukem, etc? Remember the first time you encountered the flood? Bloody magnificent. A must have that should be the first title bought with the first purchase of the Xbox. Now, if I could only find a cheat to unlock the tank throughout the entire game...… Expand

This is a above an beyond game!!!! this is why i bought the xbox console!!!! I cn't wait for the sec. one!!!!!

This game gets more and more fun everytime you play it and when Halo 2 comes out it will kick ass. No game will never compete against Halo nothing will be better than this game and to all those people that gave it lower than 10 what the hell is wrong with people. Maybe its just that you don't have an Xbox and never did played Halo oer maybe you don't know what is a good First Person Shooter.… Expand

Perfect First Game For The Xbox! A Must Have.

It rocks, i think after the ending theres going to be halo3. for some reason i felt weird when everything felt so different but still i just beaten the game on legendary and man it was almost impossible and i think just because halo and halo2 are on xbox that it makes xbox the best system. what i like about this game is the levels and the master cheif. that old captain that the seargent gets his medals from is highly detailed. and the new rides. but if they do make halo3 i hope you get to go around earth and save it the go to a new halo like on halo2 except whith more earth levels. halo2 is awesome.… Expand

Made me glad I never followed thru with suicide and lived long enough to experience this game.

It's great but Halo2 be better. Anything lower than 8 is unworthy of picking up an xbox controller.

Even the glitches are fun!

a near perfect shooter in its day that felt it raised the bar for FPS games unfortunitly this is the one and only good halo game in the series. the game starts as you waking up from cryo statis as the master chief a cyborg bad ass that can kick some covenent butt . the game has a great selection of guns and one of the few games where i just loved sniping in it. it felt so fluid and just fun. it also has co op which really makes it a more enjoyable game with a friend . the story is so-so as you feel like you are in the middle of a story with out much informing you on whats been going on overal . the controls are solid and the health shield system i really liked . the real major draw back is there was no multiplayer unless you had a computer and played it on gamespy or xbox connect . if MS had set this game up for multiplayer when xbox live came out or even realsed a patch or a new halo 1.5 game with it i could almost seeing giving this game a 10.… Expand

Lets get something straight,of course it's one of the top rated game ever, not because of some hoax, but I've beat it on every difficulty setting and I can't tell you how in 30 years of gaming this is one of my favorite games and it holds up to now 2011.Halo Reach is of course the best Halo game ever (debatable),but this is the best game to me because it was made 10 years ago and still has the graphics and game play to make you want to beat it all over again.I'll tell you that playing this game on legendary setting, it is incredibly hard but super rewarding in the end.Forget about achievements and trophies you get now,the satisfaction you feel in this game out ways them and that's what made games so good in the past and to be honest,it's there with some games but it's not the same!Original Halo deserves a perfect 10 with no doubt about it!… Expand

One of the all time best fps of all time. this game was amazing in its day and like unreal GOTY still has a large number of people who still enjoy the online action after all these years.

I never actually owned this game but I played it from start to finish in one sitting with a friend in coop mode when it came out. Truly a masterpiece and a very compelling reason to own an xbox at the time.

Halo: Combat Evolved is a 2001 first person shooter title that took what Goldeneye 007 did for the genre on consoles and improved upon it to make the Xbox the primary platform for what would soon become the most popular genre in the industry. The game features everything a player would want in a shooter game. An epic single player campaign complete with a variety of weapons, vehicles and enemies that keep you changing up your strategy and encourages you to try new things. The story draws you in and makes you want to know what happens next to the point that many gamers have stated that Halo was the first game they ever "pulled an all nighter" playing just to get the the end of the campaign. Then you can experience it all again with a friend in co-op or begin your addiction to the multiplayer component that is sure to have you spending many late nights (and early mornings) trying to best your friends a game of capture the flag or slayer. A title that revolutionized the industry and put Xbox on the map. Halo is a must play for any fan of the genre.… Expand

Welcome to 2010. This game has been out for 10 years, and to me, it goes on strong. Overall, doesn't beat MW2 or Black Ops, but still is epic. Halo Reach is better due to forge, and multiplayer, and etc., but forget it. Halo: Combat Evolved's campaign can't be beat. I would like to see CoD beat this campaign.

Halo Combat Evolved may be--no, IS the best game ever made. It has a great story, awesome gameplay, great graphics for a game from 2001, in summary, everything about it is great! I am still playing it, and its sequel, Halo 2, after several years. Halo 3, not so much.

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!

This game was a game changer, and one of the best FPSs in history, the tight gameplay, with graphics and sound which were phenomenal at the time, with a griping story set in a fascinating Sci-Fi world, and gameplay that never got repetitive, and some fantastic split screen multiplayer, set this game apart from every other, the only thing keeping this from a perfect 10 is the fact that it's not as impressive today do to the new FPSs out there, that aside this still a game I HIGHLY recommend, a must buy.… Expand

halo totally changed the way i played videogames, it was so great that me and my friends were hooked for years, and still decide to play it in split screen once in a while just to remember how it was like... of course halo 2, 3 and reach managed to keep up the legacy, but the first game was so mind blowing i can't help but considering it a turning point in hardcore gaming

Why did Bungie make Halo for the Xbox? Why was this game designed like it was. Because it is one of the best games out there today! After a decade I still can not get enough of this game. The story is amazing, and the graphics, even today I still believe they are incredibly impressive. When you are playing campaign and a song with electric guitars in it starts. You know you are playing a deep, immersive game. This series will continue to break new grounds as being one the most innovative, fun, and just plain awsome series today.… Expand

I'm to say one thing about this game. This game was the first game I"ve ever played and because of that game I started to be interested in video games. Because of its originality,AI,story and graphics this game was number 1 in my top 10 video game list for many years until November the 15 which its place will take the anniversary edition of the game. I recommend this game to any gamer who respects himself and he is not a playstation fanboy who even if he likes the game he will say that its bad because it is not released to his "beloved" console.As I said before I'm definitely buying the anniversary edition.… Expand

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!

Story: 8 Characters: 8 Graphics: 8 Setting: 8 Multiplayer: 10 Soundtrack: 10 Audio: 8 Gameplay: 10 Re-Playability Value: 8 Fun Factor: 9 Score: 8.7/10 = A

Halo is an amazing game that is a legend. Everything about the game is near perfect. The graphics for the time are great, the sounds are solid and playabiltity is just great too. The story of Halo is just amazing and very interesting, Halo has one of the most interesting campaigns of any FPS to date that I greatly enjoyed. The game is really amazing. The only flaws I see are that sometimes the objectives are not clear and this can be downright frustrating at times, the melee is very ineffective too so this was irksome but these are minor complaints. Overall, Halo is a great game that is addictive and fun to play that you will remember as a classic. Breakdown for "Halo: Combat Evolved": Presentation: 9.5, Graphics: 8.5, Sound: 9.5, Playability: 9.7, Lasting Appeal: 9.7, Verdict: 9.7 out of 10 "Amazing"… Expand

Absolutely brilliant in every sense of the word. This game is not only the best Halo ever made, it's easily the best shooter ever made in general (Right up there besides Half Life 2).

this game is pretty much the reason to own an Xbox multiplayer is fun but you cant play online but its still good when you've got some mates round the campaign is amazing it can also be played with 2 people which will give you some memories i just remember tipping the warthog over about 16 times and my mate saying how good he was at driving and that he should drive this is the perfect mix of vehicle combat and on foot combat you can buy it on Xbox 360s games on demand feature accessible through Xbox live… Expand

The game that resurrected and redefined console FPS's and gave birth to an ongoing slew of billion dollar console FPS games. Here it is. The Sistine Chapel. The Great Pyramid of Giza. The Double Big Mac. The best console FPS ever made! Great campaign. Great graphics. Great sound. Great musical score. Great gameplay. Innovative weapons and vehicles. Oh and PLASMA GRENADES!!!! Hell even the multiplayer was epic and feature rich, even if it wasn't on Xbox Live....only because Xbox Live had not been invented yet! I mean how cool was it to be able to change the settings of your mutliplayer gametypes? There's nothing bad to be said about this game. I know, I know, the PC gamers are going off on a tangent about how there's so many better FPSs on PC, and they may be right, but no one can argue the influence this game had on the video game industry and how it changed it forever.… Expand

This is my favorite FPS by a mile. I cannot count how many hours I have poured into this game over the past 10 years. The story is epic, the music is a perfect accompaniment, and a well balanced selection of guns. I cannot describe how happy I was when they came out with a remake, since Halo Reach made the original game seem a little old graphics wise. If you dislike this game, then so be it, clearly you're missing something. If you love it, then you know exactly what I'm getting at.… Expand

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 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

Halo: Combat Evolved is what made the xbox what it is, it also defined console FPS's from there on out. A fairly simple run and gun gameplay mechanic with no fancy extras other than a futuristic setting makes people think, what's the fuss about? As soon as you take Halo out of its console setting it dies, as a PC shooter it would fall flat but also its the levels and story. You play as the Master Chief, a SPARTAN II super soldier created by the UNSC and the last of your kind. You are attacked by the ruthless alien forces of the Covenant and crash land on a nearby planet shaped like a ring. However you soon learn it is not a planet but a weapon to ensure the greatest threat in the universe is kept at rest through unthinkable circumstances. You play in huge outdoor environments with giant metal structures towing above you and rolling hills as far as the eye can see. This gives the combat a tactical approach using the living environment rather than barricades or a door, the game is alive as you play and you can feel it.… Expand

Halo CE has a amazing campaign and amazing story witch is the best story and campaign in a halo game. I loved every mission and one of the best fps campaigns I have ever played. This game has a amazing world around you and kept me interested in the campaign. Multiplayer is good in halo 1 but no online multiplayer and also I didn't like how little weapons there are, but its their first game so they learned and made weapons and multiplayer bad-ass in halo 2. Halo CE will never,ever be forgotten and I don't think any Halo campaign, from Halos now or Halos in the future will ever beat the campaign. Halo: Combat Evolved 9.1/10… Expand

The beginning of a legacy, one of the best games id ever played. Halo is the best xbox original from the story to the graphics its the game that started it all

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 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

Halo combat evolved was such a great fps for the xbox. The graphics are top notch, especially for a game that was made in 2000, the campaign is long, compelling, and challenging, the versing and co op is fairly good too, overall, a great buy for xbox gamers

Halo: Combat Evolved is the first Halo game and the best. The campaign was amazing and the graphics not so much but the voice acting and gameplay is what makes a good game. Halo 1 deserves 10/10.

ok so for all the idiots playing this game 12 years later and comparing it to todays standards your a moron. moving on from there.... halo was absolutely amazing when it first came out, had amazing graphics for the time, and was definatly worth the hype. 2 thumbs up as a game that will be remembered for years.

the best fps for its time,great game a real reason to buy xbox back in its day.while at times story can be confusing its still very great. graphics was amazing back in the xbox days,music was nice.

This is the game that got me into FPS, the campaign was the first to get me going and I've thought since playing this game that this needs to be an epic film. Everything about it is polished and classic, even until the climactic car ride at the end. Also, have spent countless hours shooting up friends via local multiplayer slayer. Awesome game, perfect in my opinion.

Simply astonishing, when this game first came out i was just a little boy and my first boner came from this game. I jerked off to this game everynight for the longest time.

It's an amazing game! Resembles the XBox game "Halo".
It's an amazing game! Resembles the XBox game "Halo".
It's an amazing game! Resembles the XBox game "Halo".

This easily stands among games like HL2 and BioShock for being the greatest FPS of all time. The original Halo game was better on the PC than the Xbox, but it's a great game either way with lots of surprising plot twists within an engaging plot. I love the level design, the brilliant AI, the originality, almost everything about this game is perfect. I only have one complaint, and that's that the gameplay towards the end of the game can feel a bit repeditive.… Expand

The game that defined first-player shooting and FPS multiplayer action. The game which defines itself in the very fact that its own company of development fails at replicating (besides Halo 2, all games proceeding thereafter continually have failed to set any substantial significance to the series) the game's original qualities.