Halo is the best game I have EVER PLAYED!!! I have been playing games since before the Atari 2600, and Halo just enveloped me in a world of Science Fiction heaven. I would describe it aa a cross between Aliens (the one with the marines) and Starship Troopers. Never before have I been faced with as many alien enemies at one time. Sometimes it seemed like hundreds coming out of the woodwork, dropping from the sky in troop carriers, swooping up in hovercraft. It reminds me of the scene in Starship Troopers when the base is being overrun by the bugs. They look over the wall and you see thousands of bugs advancing on the base. The action is constant, frantic (especially when fighting those little "Tribble" (Star Trek) like things that explode out of one type of alien. These things come at you in the hundreds, and you have to fight them off, while still fighting off the Covenant solders.
The concept of carrying just two weapons is a stroke of genius. Having to strategically decide which weapons to carry, shoosing brtween alien and human weapons, and also conserving ammo really adds to the game tremendously. The control scheme is simply the best ever. The controller works perfectly. You never die, or miss a shot because of poor or inaccurate aiming controls. You can go exactly where you want, look exactly where you want, and shoot exactly where you want with ease.
As a matter of fact, the opening sequence has you being prepped for awakening from hypersleep, and the technicians on the ship, while testing your suit, reflexes, and your sighting, actually are taking you through a tutorial in controlling your character. Awesome! And just when you think you are getting the hang of it, the Captain orders you to the bridge. You follow a fellow marine at a dead run, out of the Cyro-bay, through a door and around a corner. Then as soon as you round the corner, an explosion kills your guide. There you are, without any weapons, witnessing the boarding of your ship by an alien army, with no idea what to do or where to go. Mind you, this takes place in the first five minutes of the game. Talk about frantic.
I could go on and on about this game (I feel my blood pressure going up just writing about it, and I want to go back and play it again...For the 5th time!!!) but I'll end this review with the sound track. Fantastic! You will be hearing the theme music in your head all day, as you anxiously wait for the workday to be over so you can ruch home and play some more. I really enjoyed this game. It is the 1st game I have played through to the end, without cheating, without playing on Easy, and without becoming bored. That is really saying a lot, considering I've been playing games for over 20 years!!!!! Every time I got stuck on a really tough section, I just could not stop trying over and over to get through it. I LOVE THIS GAME!!!!
All BOW TO THE MASTER CHIEF!
This campaign is non stop action, the story, music, action, sci-fi universe, and I'll admit, the multiplayer was awesome too! You definetly need to add this to your Old School collection. Halo's gameplay still holds up against the newest releases today! If you have a Xbox, Xbox-360, PC, and you don't have this in your collection.....Shame On You! Lol
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