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Easily the best Xbox launch game, but also, possibly the best console shooter, period. This game offers so much variety
and depth of gameplay that this is a truly stunning and awestriking game to play. I personally only bought my Xbox last summer
and only a few weeks later, guess what I bought, Halo. Here are a few of Halo's pros and cons:
Graphics
Pros:
Stunning
visuals that show off the Xbox's power. Excellent human and alien weapon and vehicles look amazing. Human, ballistics powered
weapons, look and feel right. They have an excellent kick to them and the smoke that comes out of the barrel looks almost
real. Covenant weapons, even the less than popular Needler, have distinct sounds that you can differentiate on the battlefield.
Cons:
Sometimes
dead bodies pass through supposedly solid objects. Cut scenes are kind of disgusting to look at. Voices are nice but when
you see characters "talking", it doesn't seem the voices should be comming out of them. It just looks that bad. Environments
are VERY repetitive, expect the re-use of many of the maps in campaign. Like the Pillar of Autumn level is used again at the
end of the game as The Maw, and the Assault on the Control Room level is used again in the Two Betrayals level also towards
the end, along with the Keyes level which is just like a carbon-copy of the Truth and Reconciliation level in the beggining.
My main complaint is that all environments are basically either close-quarters or canyons, thats about it. Don't believe me?
Check. Every level is either in cramped or in large canyons or also on cliff sides.
Score: 9.0
Sound
Pros:
Guns sound great. Period. Music is absolutely amazing, it captures the mood and feel
of this alien ring.....and those who dwell there. Iv'e personally bought the soundtrack.
Cons:
Ummm........uhh.......oh.
Voice acting is laughable, the mouthes are almost square, it just doesn't look as pretty as the rest of the game is.
Score:
10.0
Value
This is basically a measure of the amount replayability that this game has:
Halo
isn't Halo without the multiplayer. And you all know that. Do I really need to say more? I mean come on. Other than that there
are four difficulty settings that you can play on. Starting from the n00b skill setting of Easy and working its way up to
Legendary, an almost impossible difficulty leve. Should not attempt if you don't like a challenge or you actually want to
beat the game. Definetly NOT for begginers. You have been warned.
Score: 9.0
Gameplay
Pros:
Well, theres not much to say here because you probably already know my verdict.
THIS GAME ROCKS. But, to remain prefessional, which I'm not but lest assume, here are actual pros. ::Deep breath:: Stunning
variety, innovative story, amazing and memorable characters, non existent load times, well balanced weapons, fun driving sequences,
funny AI chat, need I say more???
Cons:
Uhhh........ummm..........Well, Iv'e always hated the Flood and am now terrified
of them since this and Halo 2 have come out. Thanks for making those images haunt my dreams Bungie....thanks a lot!
Score:
10.0
Tilt:
Well, I totally love this game and theres not much more to say, except, I LOVE THIS GAME.
Thunmbs-^
Reviewer's Tilt Score: Definetly a game that should be a part
of any Xbox owner's collection. This game deserves every bit of my thumbs up. Highly reccommended.
Total Score: 9.7
