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this game rocks!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

this game is a very good FPS, and has a very good story line! The weapons are very interesting, and the characters are increadable! The book is awsome, and the game helps most people visualize the action. I beat the game with a friend, on easy, and on normal. I do wish, however, that it revealed more of the information from the book. The graphics were good for the time whe it came out, but halo 2's graphics were better. Some of the enemies in halo 1 are stronger than the second one, but the weapons are also better, with the pistol having a scope, and the assault rifle being able to sufficiantly lower the shields of elites.
the story line is, that a human fighter ship got past an alien attack on the planet reech, and warped to another galaxy.There, they found a huge ring, eventually they learned to call it halo. halo has many secrets though, containing very nasty secrets at that! The flood, a cannibale alien race, in unleashed by the marines, by accident, and the aliens get worse. In the end the master chief blows up halo, and escapes back to earth.

Load up and FIGHT!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you like busting up aliens and shootem up games then bye this game this game has amazing graphics fun guns huge and long levles sweet guns and vehicles and an all around good 1st person shooter

the AI in this game is good the aliens are actually smart and will give a good fight i think its awsome that you have marines that will help you and there smart enough to shoot you if you shoot themthey also talk and what they say in game play actually makes sense in 007s Nightfire the bad guys say stuff that you cant either understand or makes no sense at all

The gamem has a great story long levels and very adicting if you have more then one friend over then switch off of CO OP and kill each other in multiplayer it has lots of games to choose from and you can even make your own game do what my friend did and have a halo party I brought my Xbox over we conected them we got 2 T.Vs each team had its own T.V so we couldnt screen peek and we had a 4vs4 game of capture the flag we ended up playing all night so scroll up and add this game to your cart and have a great time.

Shame on me for ignoring this game for so long.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The organization I work for used to be Mac based. Therefore, back in the mid-90s we played a lot of Marathon on our LAN. Marathon was a first person shooter, my first first person shooter. It was more or less the Mac's answer to the PC's Doom. But it was much more cereberal than Doom. It told a complex tale through the eyes and text of computer AIs which guided you through the game. While the network co-worker vs. co-worker games were sinfully fun, the single player game was also incredibly engrossing. Shortly after the Marathon 2 demo was out, a bunch of us had to shift from Mac to PC due to some software issues. No more Marathon for us. Sometime later Quake hit, and that became our LAN game of choice. The single player mode was OK, but nowhere near as engaging as Marathon's. I also played lots of FPSs on my home consoles, like Disruptor and Tenka on the PSX, Turok and Goldeneye on the N64. Turok was my favorite of the console FPSs. This time it wasn't the (almost nonexistant) story, but the environments, level layouts, graphics, and sheer gameplay that grabbed me. It also introduced what I considered to be the perfect home console FPS control scheme ever devised. I couldn't believe it when Goldeneye didn't use it as the default setup. Turok 2 was the last FPS I really got into. I loved it, but it was such a grueling, hurculean task of a game. Beating it nearly killed me, and I was utterly and completely burned out on FPS when I finished it. I tried getting into Perfect Dark when it came out, but I just couldn't. I played it for a few levels, then it became a dust collector. The point of all of this is, when Halo was heralded as "perhaps the greatest FPS ever" my response was "I don't care."

I didn't have any plans to buy an Xbox for a long time. Eventually it was announced that a new Panzer Dragoon game would be an Xbox exclusive. That was when I knew that I'd be buying an Xbox someday. Last week, I went to a game shop to buy a game. The game I wanted wasn't in stock. Not wanting to leave empty handed, I decided to just get my looming Xbox purchase out of the way. The clerk asked me if I wanted a game with it. I hadn't given that any thought. He recommended Halo. I said that I wasn't really interested in an FPS. I ended up buying Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams, even though I'd already played it on PS2. (My drooling fanboy anticipation of Silent Hill 3 made me do it. And hey, it *does* have a little extra scenario that wasn't in the PS2 version...) When I got back to my computer, buyer's remorse caused me to look up info on Halo since I knew virtually nothing about it. The first thing I noticed was that it was a Bungie game. If I'd known that before, I would have been at least marginally interested in it. Bungie was the developer who created Marathon. Suddenly the idea of owning a new FPS didn't seem so absurd. Warm and fuzzy reminiscence of Marathon goodness filled my head. I only had to read a couple of Halo reviews before I decided to try it for myself. Thank God I did. I've been playing this game non-stop for over a week now. Even if Panzer Dragoon were never to hit the Xbox, my purchase of the console has already been justified. The story may not be *quite* as heady as Marathon's, it's still an excellent sci-fi story, better than most you'd find in an action game.

I have nothing specific to say about the game. Almost 600 people have already said it all here. All I can say is, you are cheating yourself if you do what I did and ignore Halo. PC/Mac "GIVE ME MOUSE & KEYBOARD OR GIVE ME DEATH!" diehards will never give it a fair chance, but I think every other gamer should.

The Legacy Begins.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I was first introduced to HALO a couple of summers ago when some of the campers at the camp I worked at were telling me about it. Later that summer, I had my first chance to play the game, at a friend's house during our one night off. I was such a novice then and had no idea what I was doing. We played several rounds of the multiplayer levels and I got beat horribly every time. I was such a novice and having never made a kill once could have frustrated me enough not to want to ever play the game again. However, it didn't. I continued to play the game when the opportunities arose and when I purchased an XBOX for the first time several months ago, HALO was the one game I knew I wanted to play first.

As far as games go, the campaign mode of the game isn't all that different from other sci-fi action games. You play a super-soldier (the last of his kind) named Master Chief who is responsible for trying to save a crew and their captain from a bunch of aliens (called the Covenant) that the humans are at war against. Along the way, Master Chief uncovers another deadly race of foes, called the Flood, that act like huge mobile viruses on legs that turn their victims into zombies. Gaming on normal level is fairly easy. The movie cuts that help explain the story are visually enchanting and the action is usually exciting. Like many games, you basically run around shooting aliens and Flood, blowing things up, and moving from one point to the next.

What makes HALO so unique, however, is the multiplayer options. The best part of HALO are the multiplayer options. Capture the Flag, Skull, King of the Mountain, and Slayer are all different mulitplayer games that can be played. These games can be played in several different formats and if one so chooses, one can create their own multiplayer version. These games can be played with up to 4 people on a regular XBOX, but it an XBOX is hooked up online, the numbers are limitless. The multiplayer options of HALO are what have made HALO famous, because HALO was the first console system to successfully monopolize on those options.

Overall, HALO plays like many other video games. However, the game is a lot of fun to play and will always remain a classic because of the role it has in video game history.

A Must-Have for any gamer!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The X-Box has been promoted as having stellar gameplay, and Halo is just the game to prove how incredible this system truly is. It shines in just about every aspect - graphics, replayability, enjoyability, intelligence of your in-game friends and enemies, even plot!

You're working with the humans against the Covenant, on a ringworld much like many other ringworlds in Sci-fi. You often work with a team of marines against the enemies, and the marines actually work like a unit! They'll run down halls with you, laying covering fire. If the group is up against nasty odds, some marines will start worrying. If you're doing well and you snipe someone a marine was aiming at, they'll complain!

There are lots of different weapons, each with its own fun attributes. When you're holding a weapon in your hand, you can see by its counter or the needles sticking out of it how much ammo is left in it. There are jeeps and other vehicles you can drive, and if you get near a marine, they'll jump in to help you out! Jeeps climb over terrain quite realistically, and if you flip one, you can even try to flip it back over.

The graphics are just amazing. From the way the different missile types fly over the terrain, to the terrain itself, to night vision and zoom-in-sniper-rifles to the details on the enemies, it's truly like watching an animated feature come alive. The water ripples. The drop ships fly overhead - complete with shadow rippling over the landscape - and when they set down, you can watch as they open and the aliens inside come out. And start shooting you immediatley :)

The whole interplay of plot and characters is great. One alien type is a little creature that runs around laughing, unless it feels threatened, in which case it waves its arms over its head and runs away yelling "help! help!". When a marine shoots one, sometimes he'll call out "Who's laughing now?" or other such jibes. Very little is "contrived" in this game. You really get a sense that you're moving forward with a purpose, and that your team is THERE with you.

And, even better, you can multiplay in a way which is REALLY fun! With two players you still get a lot of screen space, and you can easily work as a team - flanking an enemy, coordinating attacks. Your marines will see this and help out. If one person jumps into the driver seat of a vehicle, the other can hop in back and man the machine gun. There is a rainbow of colors for your suit, too. When they get Broadband set up for this next summer, a whole new addiction will be spawned.

Definitely a MUST HAVE!

Still One of The Best Games Ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have decided to review this game for the buyer who is still skeptical about this game. It took me a long time to finally purchase this game as I thought it was not my type of game. I was wrong. I turned out to be the best all around game I have ever played. If graphics, story, sound, player involvement and ease of play are what you are looking for in a game, this is the one to one. This game has been out for a few years now and it looks like the first game with the ability to top this game will be Halo 2... we shall see. Read all the other review if you want a more technical review.

Combat Stress Never Felt so Good

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

To lavish any further praise on this game would be redundant at this point. Virtually every adjective of praise is deserved.

Halo emphasizes the combat aspect of first person shooters, more than the exploration/fear elements in other games. The campaign mode constantly presents large groups of enemies that must be dealt with tactically; running in with all guns blazing will be a short-lived moment of glory in most cases. Sniping, effective use of cover and terrain, and exprimenting with different strategies are all part of the game. Teaming up with a friend on the campaign mode opens up even more tactical possibilites.

The best part of the game is the multi-player, both the four player mode, and the capabilites with LAN and internet games. Finding a large group of Halo fans and playing a 16 person Halo LAN game on the Blood Gulch map is one of the most fun experiences a gamer could ask for.

A must buy game for anyone who has a Xbox

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

First off im over the age of 13,but anyways about the game here is my review:

Yeah i finally just got the first Halo game but anyways...Halo is a great game,even now the graphics a great to me...not perfect but they are pretty darn good.

The gameplay is awesome!!Your a Master Chief or something like that (sorry im new to the Halo games) and your fighting a alien race called the "covenant" (i think thats how you spell it) and Halo is a ring shaped planet.One cool thing is you can fight with alien guns(i prefer the human wepons)and drive or fly thier vehicles.Some of the vehicles i have used are the Ghost:a flying alien thing, the scorpion:its a human vehicle like a tank Warthog:A human vehicle its kind of like a jeep and a hummer mixed in my opinion it also has a machine gun on the back.And thats pretty much all the vehichicles i know of.

It's hard to remember all the cool things in this game there is alot to do.But this is one of my favorite Xbox games of all time and i think its a must buy...so go buy it its only $20.00.

EASILLY THE BEST LAUNCH GAME EVER !MAYBE THE BEST FPS EVER!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Halo is an outstanding game in every possible way.The gameplay is to die for,The graphics are great.if this game came out today,the graphics would still be pretty good,The enemy AI is a lot better then you'd expect from a game where you fight aliens,and last but not least,The sound is sooo great.Time for my review.

Graphics 10/10
Controls 9.5/10
sound 10/10
gameplay 10/10

Overall: 99/100

If you havn't already BUY THIS GAME NOW!

ONE OF THE GREATEST FPS GAMES EVER

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is definetely the game that put xbox on the map. Even years later other companies still cant make anything half as good as either halo 1 or 2. I have both an xbox and ps2 and enjoy both systems but halo 1+2 are still much better in terms of gameplay and fun than anything on ps2 and gamecube. Multiplayer deathmatches are amazing and story mode is fun alone or co op. The replay value of this game is huge and it is a blast having a group of people in a halo tournament, this game is a must have and bungie has really shown the world what can be done when a game is polished to perfection

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