Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

1. ozamiprime117

   Nov 23, 2011

   10

   The best game always wll be the best game. This happens in this case....why...because in a few words: its the same halo but improved!!!The best game always wll be the best game. This happens in this case....why...because in a few words: its the same halo but improved!!! It´s like to wake up and see Megan Fox besides you and later you receive Katty Perry in the other side!!!! Halo Combat Evolveld Annyversary is too exciting and took me ten years ago and remembered me why i´m in the videogames vicious. If you enjoy the epic histories this is your option!!!!!… Expand

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2. PP7Silenced

   Mar 9, 2012

   10

   Presentation: 10/10 How do you honor a game that single handedly put the Xbox on the map, spawned countless clones and revolutionized the FPSPresentation: 10/10 How do you honor a game that single handedly put the Xbox on the map, spawned countless clones and revolutionized the FPS genre? Remake it to look, sound, and feel like a brand new game while keeping all of the things that make the original great, intact. Weather your a casual Halo fan or just a fan of the genre you owe it to yourself to see where modern First-person shooters as we know them today got there start.
   
   Gameplay: 9/10 It's not a bad thing that Bungie has taken the "if it isn't broke, don't fix it" approach to developing every Halo game since the original. Halo:CEA feels exactly how it did ten years ago. For better or worse, nothing has changed. What does that mean? That means that you will wish you could sprint on many occasion and will want to memorize where health packs are located before tackling the higher difficulties. This also means all of the powerful Halo:CE weapons return as well. All of the weapons feel as they should and enemies aren't the bullet sponges they seem to have evolved into in the sequels. Movement is what you would expect from a Halo title especially if you've played the latest title, Halo: Reach. The game-play as a whole is very solid, if not stretched a little thin at times.
   
   Graphics: 9/10 Artistically, Halo:CE always felt like the odd man out. Every other game was in sync as far as art style was concerned. It was as if Bungie didn't know what they wanted the environments of a Halo ring to look like in 2001. 343 Industry fixes this in Halo:CEA. Taking art assets from Halo 3 and Reach, 343 has done a fine job at helping this game to look in sync with the rest of the Halo Universe.
   Running on top of the pre-existing graphics engine does bring the quality down, only in one spot though. The character models. These high detail models need to match the old models geometry that exists underneath them. That means you get characters that look great when standing still but mouth movement and facial expressions just look funny in an almost buggy sort of way. Nothing that isn't forgettable but it's a shame they couldn't have at least re-made the cut-scenes from scratch considering you can't do an on the fly graphics change in the middle of them. Oh did I mention you could change the graphics back to how they looked in 2001 at the push of a button? It's awesome!
   
   Sound: 10/10 I was nervous when I heard they were re-recording all of the music and sound effects for Halo:CEA and for good reason. After 10 years, I know what Halo sounds like. The buzz of a plasma pistol, the pounding discharge of the sniper rifle, and the epic music that starts up as you make the long trek through a snowy battlefield. No matter how little they changed, it would not be for the better. Then I played the game, and was pleasantly surprised. Skywalker Orchestra did a great job at recreating what you heard in the original without trying to improve on it in any way other than improved sound quality. What this provides is an audio experience to match the visual splendor with the option to toggle all the audio back to the way it was in 2001 in the options menu. Like you would ever want to. 343 took great strides to make Halo:CEA feel like a 2011 FPS and it shows in the sound more than anything else. The character voices are just as you remember and fit in very well with the new audio.
   
   Value: 10/10 You get arguably the best campaign in the Halo series, new collectables in the form of skulls, terminals, and achievements. Multiplayer offers six new multiplayer maps and a new firefight map to play. If you have already been playing Reach for a year than the multiplayer offering may feel more like a map pack rather than a full fledged multiplayer option but with 343 releasing playlists that very closely emulate the Halo:CE experience in the Reach Engine there is plenty of reason to assemble old school Halo Party's for some late night fun. For the true Halo fan it's a must buy and the price is a great deal.
   But you know, James... Goldeneye was always better.… Expand

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4. bluemonkeyguy

   Nov 15, 2011

   10

   I'm starting to doubt the value of the score in video game reviews (83 is fine, not my point). There is such an inflation issue with theI'm starting to doubt the value of the score in video game reviews (83 is fine, not my point). There is such an inflation issue with the perspective of readers that devalues anything less than 90 to pure trash.
   
   Anyways, for Halo CE fans this game is a 100. It's the game we love, with the faults we love, now with online co-op. Nothing gets better than that.
   
   I get lost on Pillar of Autumn and the Maw every time.… Expand

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5. flametail23

   Dec 9, 2014

   9

   Halo Anniversary is the remastering of Halo 1. You can now switch between the Xbox graphics and the 360 graphics almost seamlessly. It alsoHalo Anniversary is the remastering of Halo 1. You can now switch between the Xbox graphics and the 360 graphics almost seamlessly. It also adds reach's multiplayer into the mix which is always a good thing.
   
   Verdict:
   The same game but with multiplayer.
   9/10… Expand

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6. TalDoOliveira

   Jan 9, 2023

   8

   It is a prime start to one of the largest space operas in the games, and one of the best FPS. This version helps a lot those who want to enterIt is a prime start to one of the largest space operas in the games, and one of the best FPS. This version helps a lot those who want to enter the Halo world. It amuses and renews.… Expand

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7. Jerjef

   Dec 8, 2011

   8

   I have to say this remake of arguably the best FPS ever made has it's good and bad points. The campaign is still dynamite because frankly itI have to say this remake of arguably the best FPS ever made has it's good and bad points. The campaign is still dynamite because frankly it wasn't touched aside from the new cut scenes which were changed to fit the continuity with Halo: Reach, which is kinda cool. The new graphics, sound, and musical score by themselves would garner a 10. Also the addition of skulls and terminals, which are ALOT better than the terminals from Halo 3, really jack up the replayability of the campaign. I mean there's nothing funner than turning on the BOOM, Pinata, Grunt Funeral, Grunt Birthday Party, and Bandana skulls and going on a rampage. Simple put, everything we dreamed for when we spent hours on end playing CE 10 years ago has come true. And at $40, spot on guys.
   
   That being said, with the good comes the bad. First off the framerate issues if you don't install the game to the hard drive. Seriously WTF? Oh yeah Skyrim runs fine, but a remade 10 year old game has issues? Also why no love for the original multiplayer? I know it was unbalanced, but damn was it ever fun. Lastly the online campaign LAAAAAAGGGGGG!!!!! Man does it ever suck. Just like the framerate issue, why does this game have to run so poorly with online coop. Seriously, walk over to Bungie studios and if you ask nicely they might give you their netcode. Maybe.… Expand

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8. ElBarto1992

   Oct 7, 2020

   0

   The remasters visuals are too far detached from the source material. I found myself preferring the original graphics. The emotion andThe remasters visuals are too far detached from the source material. I found myself preferring the original graphics. The emotion and atmosphere the original provokes is lost in the remaster. The remaster uses a new warm and colorful palette. The original halo feels cold and lonely in a beautiful kind of way. The architecture was brutalist/minimalist and intimidating. I understand 343 is trying to blend the architecture with halo 4 and 5s forerunner architecture but changes the tone too significantly in my opinion. The game feels overexposed from a lighting standpoint, making the flashlight completely useless.… Expand

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