Instead, the studio opted for an even more ambitious game that focused on the civil war brewing within the Covenant ranks.įor about half of the game, you’d control the Master Chief, but the other half was spent as the Covenant “Elite” warrior known as the Arbiter. Halo 2īungie could have made a cookie-cutter sequel to Halo: Combat Evolved and fans likely would have been satisfied. Halo: Combat Evolved was more than just the Xbox’s biggest game – it was the Xbox.
“Blood Gulch” battles could list into the early morning, with friends sticking each other with grenades and running them over with Scorpion tanks. If campaign modes weren’t your thing, however, you could stick to the tremendous local multiplayer mode. Its final mission is one of the most thrilling in all of gaming, culminating in a high-speed escape sequence. Halo’s campaign begins with a disastrous emergency-escape onto the titular ring and quickly evolves into a mystery surrounding the ongoing conflict with the Covenant and the zombie-like Flood. Halo: Combat Evolved was the rare first-person shooter that put just as much emphasis on its universe and narrative as it did its competitive multiplayer, giving both types of players something to live. The original game defined an entire generation of players, and for very good reason.
With 12 different games split across multiple genres, there’s a whole world of games to (re-)experience before Halo Infinite comes out next year. Here are all the Halo games ranked from best to worst, to help you decide which games to play and which to avoid like a plague of Flood. For this list, however, we’re judging them as they were when they first launched, and not counting rereleases like Halo: CE Anniversary or Halo 2 Anniversary as distinct entries. Nowadays, most of the Halo games - not counting the spinoffs - can be found in optimized form on the Master Chief Collection. The original game spawned countless books, toys, television series, and, of course, sequels. The original Xbox launched with lackluster exclusives like Blinx: The Time Sweeper and Fuzion Frenzy that wouldn’t have given players much of a reason to pick the console up - if it weren’t for Halo: Combat Evolved.
The Halo series is not only one of the most important shooter franchises of all time, but it’s also the only one that managed to save an entire platform.
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