Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Standard Edition - Xbox 360
Model: HALO COMBAT
SKU: 2856517
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Customers often highlight the significantly improved graphics as a major positive, with many praising the updated visuals. The multiplayer mode also receives considerable praise, cited as a favorite aspect of the game. Positive feedback also extends to the game's story and sound design, with improvements noted in both areas. Finally, the game's price point is frequently mentioned as reasonable and affordable.
Great game, great price, great graphicas , I recommend it 100 %
Posted by Julio
I admit it, I was never a big fan of the Halo series. However, I had friends that were fans so I always wound up in multiplayer matches and knew my way around the controls. The single player campaign was never appealing to me, and the multiplayer was something I was more or less forced to play by my friends. With that somewhat negative background for the game, I still bought a copy of this game so that I'd have something to play with my fiancee that she enjoyed. And much to my surprise, I kind of liked the campaign. Now, that's not to say that I think all of the hype is warranted; not by a long shot. There are some truly evil checkpoint placements in the game, often stranding you with very little ammo, health, or both to finish up a firefight. Some levels or segments are incredibly annoying *cough Library cough* and there's a general feeling of predictability in the game; I always seemed to guess where the "dead body ammo dump" (as I called them) locations would be. The story is also pretty uninteresting, turning into a bland sci-fi zombie story about halfway through. That said, they did cram some impressive size and scale into some of the areas, and switching between old and new graphics on the fly is a nice touch in this version of the game. Co-op is also a lot more fun than competitive multiplayer, which is how I've played most of the time now. And the controls are definitely solid, if unspectacular. Which pretty much sums up how I feel about the game as a whole. Good enough, but nothing special.
Posted by DFR1988
This game quickly became my favorite game on the Xbox 360! I think the aliens in the game are a little goofy though, but the flood are really creepy looking in the original graphics. For my first play through I strictly stuck to the original game and soundtrack for a more honest first look at Halo: Combat Evolved. While the updated graphics look prettier and environments look more full I found that changing the way the flood looked actually made them a little less terrifying. As far as the sound track goes it quickly became one of my favorite game soundtracks which I had to get for myself, yes its that good. Gameplay was a little rough for me at first because the button layout isn't the usual FPS layout but I was able to adjust quickly. Well I say thats good for my review. In conclusion, the graphics are good (being able to switch from the original to the updated graphics on the fly is pretty interesting), soundtrack is amazing, and gameplay might be a little rough at first but is solid. Buy this game!!
Posted by NOTW116NOTW
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