Halo: Combat Evolved for Xbox

Pros: graphics, gameplay, story, Master Chief is so cool

Cons: lame indoor environments, a couple of bad frame rate drops

The Bottom Line: Halo and KOTOR are the reason to own an Xbox right now.

Review: Out of all the system releases, out of all the different games available at launch, there has only been one system that has REALLY peaked my interest, and that system would probably be the Dreamcast with Soul Calibur, followed by the Gamecube with ...

Pros: Gameplay. Graphics. Audio.

Cons: ...load times?...

The Bottom Line: I really think you should buy this.

Review: "Fans of the FPS genre are a finicky bunch. With fierce competition, the PC has always been leaps and bounds above consoles for this type of game... until now."

The humbling
First Person Shooters have always been the...

Pros: Controls, sounds, graphics, weapons.

Cons: Human vehicles.

The Bottom Line: While Halo lacks the advancements of a game like Goldeneye it still has something that makes it stand out from the rest.

Review: Halo is an example of a game that I was personally determined not to review, not today, not tomorrow and not any time within my own life. Afterall, no matter how good it could have been I was sure that it would have been little more than a ...

Pros: great gameplay, nice guns, vehicles, gorgeous graphics

Cons: cannot use bots in multi-player mode

The Bottom Line: There is a reason why Halo was named Game of the Year, it's just that good.

Review: Sadly, I did not purchase Halo for a very long time. When I first got my Xbox, I was too busy ...

Pros: Months of replay value, awesome graphics, co-op campaign mode, multiplayer, many tricks and secrets...

Cons: No bots in multiplayer

The Bottom Line: read review

Review: A little less then a month ago, my mother bought an Xbox for me and my father. With it she bought an extra controller, Halo, and SSX Tricky. First off, I played Halo. I had heard all great talk about the game and knew I would love it. Halo has become my...

Pros: graphics, intersting enough story, multiplayer, controls, good level design

Cons: only if you hate first person shooters

The Bottom Line: Hard to find a reason not to like this game. The only people who shouldn't buy this are those that hate first person shooters!

Review: You read many of my reviews... and likely a few of scattered gaming reviews I've posted. I got my XBox on release day after finishing the graveyard shift at the hospital. No lines and no preorder. I got a XBox in less than 10 minutes after I entered...

Pros: Exciting gun play action. Superior graphics and sounds.

Cons: The controls are awkward at first. Some boring single player moments.

The Bottom Line: Halo is simply one of the best First Person Shooters ever made, if not thee best!

Review: HALO (Microsoft/Bungie, November 15, 2001) It was only a matter of time but here is my review of the legendary Halo! Sure, as I'm writing this, Halo is still a fairly new title on a pretty new game system (Xbox of course) but in such a short ...

Pros: Almost everything.

Cons: Load times, no online play.

The Bottom Line: You know a game has to be good for me to even consider wasting my time writing this 201st review on it.

Review: Only those who have ever played a first-person shooter on a console prior to the creation of Bungie’s Halo: Combat Evolved for the XBox truly understand what a triumph this game is. Even today I still occasionally have Sega Genesis Zero ...

Pros: Visuals, sound, plot, cooperative story mode

Cons: Weak multiplayer battle modes

The Bottom Line: In my opinion, Halo will change the way we play FPS's on our video game consoles.

Review: .:Halo:.


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System: XBOX
Players:1-4
Genre: First Person Shooter (FPS)
ESRB Rating: “M” for Mature


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Pros: Engaging story, incredible visuals, excellent voice acting.

Cons: Somewhat low frame rate, non-ideal controls.

The Bottom Line: An incredibly engaging experience that every gamer should try and play.

Review: I remember the day when Steve Jobs unveiled Halo at the Macworld Expo in the summer of 1999. There had been some rumors and hype about the game, but none of it prepared me for the real-time demonstration prepared by Bungie Software. I had played...