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Dont worry about low-end systems

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 16
Date: April 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

A lot of the reviews I read before buying this games said that you need the best computer to run it. This is not true. I have an eMac G4 1Ghz, ATI Radeon 9200 32Mb Video Card and a 17" screen. This game runs fine even at medium graphics settings. Although there are some choppy glitchy parts, I noticed this also occured on some of my other friends' higher-end computers on the same settings. I would recommend getting it for Xbox although it is better to be played with a mouse and keyboard rather than a game controller.

On another note, those parents who keep track of what their kids are playing, do not let the M rating of this game prevent you from letting your kids play it. Rent it for Xbox or buy it used and then sell it back if it doesn't suit your standards. I would compare this game to many T games that I have played, such as Golden Eye: Rogue Agent, Metroid Prime, the 007 James Bond games, Mercenaries, and Star Wars: Battlefront. Most of the explicit content of the game can be disabled or won't even be noticeable during gameplay. The main thing that I have noticed to be a problem is the blood on the ground. Just a tip: You can turn this off in the Options Menu by locating the choice called Decals and disabling it. Other than that, there isn't really any other content that should require an M rating.

Let me add one more thing. If by chance some paranoid parent thinks that their kid might enable anything that they have disabled, trust me. Unless your kid just lives to annoy you and make you mad, they wont because they will be so thankful to you for getting this game for them, they won't do anything that might have a chance of taking it away.

REMEMBER!!!!!! Runs fine on a G4 1 Ghz Mac with a ATI Radeon 9200 Video Card....(The video card is standard for any eMac or iMac G4 or G5

Play it long, Play it hard!!!!!

Another Game to Remain in Your Collection Forever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 15
Date: July 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you like FPS games (first person shooter), then you have probably heard about Halo. My Friends have the advantage of having an Xbox right (because of Halo)? Well as far as I knew Halo was only on Xbox and PC. It made me mad because after playing Halo multiplayer it was a blast and I couldn't even imagine how good the single player game would be. All I have is a Playstation 2 and a Mac. I thought to myself that Bungie (the creators of the game) would come out with a Mac version because their very first games like Marathon and Pathways were only for the Mac! And they were a great mac company. And what do you know, Halo comes out on Mac. I WAS SO HAPPY. I decided before I bought the game I might want a game pad similar to the Xbox controller because that is what i'm used to playing against my friends. So I look around on the net and I found the absolute perfect thing, an Xbox controller USB adapter that plugs in the USB port of your Mac or PC. So I can play Halo on my Mac with the Xbox controller set to the xbox controls!!!!!!!! Just like having an
xbox with Halo. (...) I could not find it anywhere else!!! It's another great buying site like amazon.com but is shipped from Hong Kong. Also if you want a free demo of Halo (which is awesome) go to macgamefiles.com. The demo offers the single player level "The Silent Cartographer" and online multiplayer with the map Bloodgultch!!! TRUST ME THE ONLINE MULTIPLAYER WILL CAPTIVATE YOU FOR HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS. There is also an additional feature for the computer versions of Halo and that my violent friend is the flamethrower! YA THAT'S RIGHT!
Well I really hoped I have helped you make a decision on this game. Give that demo a try also and trust me on the Xbox controller idea.

Lata killas....

I can run it on my iBook

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: July 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I don't get why everyone can't seem to run Halo very well on all these high end machines. I can run the single player without lag on low/medium graphics on my 800MHz G3 640MB RAM. I can even run the multiplayer on medium/high graphics. I can run it better than my roomates 2GHz pc. I guess you just have to fool around with the settings and find the one that works.

You do need a fast connection to play the multiplayer though.

Some Mac issues - but awesome fun.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: January 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have a 1.25Mhz G4 iMac with a 17" screen. It is roughly two months old. Halo is the first software title that I've bought since getting the iMac. When I installed it and started playing the first time, I was horrified ... I thought, "I've spent $2,200 for an iMac that doesn't even have the guts to run this game?" If you are having this problem, or if you've experienced the same thing and haven't upgraded to Panther ... do it now. Once I upgraded to Panther, Halo started playing great. Without Panther, the cut scenes were awful. The characters' looked like sticks, and their mouths stayed open when they talked, exposing their teeth. It looked more like resident evil than Halo. With Panther, however, those problems have been fixed.

Graphically, I'm a little disappointed. But I bought my Mac for my design work, not gaming.

Game play, however, is awesome. Online play with my DSL connection is seamless. Sound is great.

I am not at all disappointed that I bought the game. I would recommend it. I wish I could see it in all of it's glory ... but now that I'm hooked, I have a feeling there's an Xbox and Halo 2 in my future.

Exhilirating title...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: January 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

"Now as a great Halo fan, I was looking for to this for months." This quote, notwithstanding the grammatical error, would've been more believable if the reviewer had stated "years" rather than "months". The keyboard/mouse combo for Halo is the way Halo was meant to be played. This allows for precise aiming and avatar control in a much tighter span of time than with a gamepad- all first person shooter fans understand the difference- even those who own Halo on both the XBox and the Mac (like myself)- moreso for those trying to enter an online fray with a gamepad... they find out, as I once did, that gamepad first person shooter players will ALWAYS be trounced by keyboard/mouse players...

The improvement in gameplay made possible by the mouse/keyboard combo aside, I quickly found out why this game is so addictive. It's the intelligence with which the player must approach all skirmishes/battles from beginning to end. The nearby enemies, the type of enemies, your weapons, your health, the surrounding area- all must be taken into account. A quick, visual poll of the enemies, based on the level of difficulty you're playing on, dictates both the enemy's attack patterns and the difficulty involved in disposing of them.

Everything from trees, barrels, walls, windows, dividers are taken into account when you go for cover- especially when you're trying to allow your shield to build back up from being bombarded by attacks.

Now the afore-mentioned would quickly make most other games a bit tedious after awhile... but that's where Bungie's trademark comes in- the storyline. The storyline, like much of your immediate surroundings in this game, is far from linear and quite far from expected. It's not just based on sci-fi/fantasy... it's like playing through an action-laden science fiction book.

The fun stops when you find yourself barely keeping your eyes open and having to go to bed to wake up in a couple of hours for work... or coming up with a lame excuse as to why you couldn't go see you're loved one that day... lol

Have fun!

I am updating this review (as of 7/7/04) with newer system specs for this game. The only things that have changed are; an operating system version update and a video card replacement. But why bother updating for that? The OS update isn't anything major; 10.3.2 when I first wrote this, 10.3.4 as of this writing. The video card change made one HECK of a difference, though- I usurped my OEM Radeon 9000 Pro with a Radeon 9800 Pro and all I can say is WOW! This is one heck of a card and Halo really shines with it! The games 1. plays smoother with this card and 2. actually looks like the XBOX version!

With the Radeon 9800 the water looks more realistic, the lighting effects are stupendous (even off the weapons!) and the fluidity made me feel great about that 9800... made me play Halo all over again!

THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST GAME ON EARTH

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 16
Date: October 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Okay, how many people have actually played the game. If you have then you know what I'm talking about. For those of you who have not played this IT IS THE BEST GAME ON EARTH. Banshees, Warthogs, Ghosts and Tanks rule the maps. With a full arsenal of human and alien weapons inluding the Shot gun, Assult Rifle, Flamethrower, Rocket Launcher, Fuel Rod Gun, Needler, Plasma Pistol and Sniper Rifle. BUY IT. TODAY. NOW. I have this game on my G3/G4 17-inch flat screen and it works very well. An expansive multiplayer, a great storyline and by far the best graphics for the type of game make it a very good use of your money. Oh, I forgot to mention, there are gun turrets. A VERY COOL GAME BUY IT NOW.

AAAARRRRGGGHHHHH!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 12
Date: October 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Sonuva... they said simultaneous release!? This thing is gonna be over two months away!? What the hell!? This game better be far more scalable and have those tools with it, if its gonna take this long.

For more info and news on Halo (Mac/PC/Xbox) or anything related to Bungie's games check: http://www.rampancy.net/ and http://www.bungie.org. Both sites are not official, but just great fansites.

Good game, great graphics

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have played many video games and found halo to be one of the best. It is pretty much a duplicate of the xBox version. The story line is great for campaign, and hosting and joining multiplayer games is really easy. There is very little lag when I play on a 800 mhz g4 and DSL. I highly reccomend this game.

HALO Combat Evolved Mac OS

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: October 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Over the past month this has been a truly addictive game. Just the campaigns have had me cringing and jumping out of my seat. The graphics are nifty, even on my somewhat modest dual 867 Powermac G4 with a paltry 32 MB of VRAM. If the campaigns are cool, the multiplayer action is downright marvelous! I connect via gameranger and play for hours against whoever is out there in myriad settings and game types. I am considering upgrading my machine in the hopes that there are more HALO titles coming! Kudos to whoever is responsible for porting this so that we few trivial Mac gamers can enjoy a taste of what the rest of the world is playing...albeit a few years later:-(

excellent first-person shooter with a few minor flaws

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: January 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

At first I wasn't too impressed by the graphics of Halo. Having heard all the hype about the game, I was expecting a more beautiful and dense rendering, but the game play makes up for it.

Good things: a great storyline with varied tasks (including indoor and outdoor missions), awesome settings, multiple vehicles (including jeeps and planes), long levels, frequent checkpoints, lots of different weapons and villains, seamless loads and saves, stability.

Bad things: occasional slow-downs during "busy" segments, and you have to keep picking up new weapons (but they're usually readily available)

Excuse me -- now I have to go back and play it again!

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