I just got this game a week ago and have been playing it as much as I can ever since.It's graphics are great,the story is great,the gameplay is great,split screen is great.Now I haven't played it online(Don't got DSL or Broadband)so I can't talk about it.And don't think for one moment that just because it's a few years old it isn't any good,cause it's still one of the best and will probably be 2,3 decades from now.I've played the PS2 for a long time,I just got my X-Box last christmas(had a PS2 since MOH Frontline),and have played many Fps's and "Halo Killers" on it,and the most I've seen is a few games that MIGHT be AS good as Halo,I have seen none better(I'm not including Halo 2 or 3,because I haven't played them).If you are looking for a hardcore FPS this is it,if you are looking for an all around fun game this is it,if you are looking for a great game to play with friends this is it.What all this review is trying to tell you is that this game is worth every penny,nickel and dime you spend on it,period.Buy this game,if you don't like it you can sell it and get something else,but you most likely won't be selling it.

When Halo came out I was not much of a gamer, but my brother told me he had heard it was good so I gave it a chance. I credit this game for This making me a gamer because it was simply that good. It's one of those few games that you don't expect much, but end up being among the best games you play. It's so great that even if there had not being any sequels it would have still remain as memorable as it is today.

Halo was and continue to be the best PC game ever released. Best storyline, best drama, best graphics, great MP, simply great. If you never played Halo you have not experienced scifi yet. Outstanding work of creativity, soundtrack, plot, characters, what can I say !!!!???

Halo is truly one of the best games ever made. Its getting kinda old, but I think its timeless, like doom. Several elements come togather to make this a great game. The graphics, the combat, the soundtrack, even the story, the're all perfect. Some of this is up to opinion, but the one thing thats undeniable is Halo's unique gameplay. Most first person shooters are very linier, the missions, the objectives, they are all planed out for you, like a movie. The problem with this is that the second time you play it, its just not the same, you already know whats going to happen. Halo is different. There is no word for it so I'll just say that Halo's combat is like a mixing bowel. Instead of planning the mission out for you, they give you an open battle field, and several ways to get throuhg. For example; on the level Assault on Control Room, you immerge out into a valley, not a planned senario, just a valley with various friendlies, enemies, weapons, and veicles in it. You have the option to get in a warthog(big jeep with a turret on it) and drive around shooting the enemy, you could find the sniper rifle and snipe the enemy, you could use your assault rifle to go out an meet the infantry on foot, you could even find the rocket launcher and take out the mortar tank, the possibilities are endless. Making this combat experience even more complex is the fact that every veicle, weapon, and enemy has their own strengths and weeknesses, which means you must think to get out alive. All in all, Halo is one of the best games ever to play in campaign mode. Sadly this game was made before xbox live, so theres no online, even though the multiplayer is breathtaking.

If you like shooters or games with engrossing stories, but this, what do you have to lose, its so cheap now lol.

Hi, I just beat Halo, I know, its a little late, we are in 2008 and halo 3 is the big thing. But I'm 13 and I was never allowed to play halo till now.
I beat this game in about a week and a half, and I say this is a very fun game and a great game.

Pros

Graphics are great only in that time it was made, if it was made today, the graphics would be better.

Multi-player beats every game at this game mode. With two player, its fun but not as fun as three and four player. Multiplayer has so many levels and games. Multiplayer is easily one of the best (maybe the best) in this game.

Campaign is very fun, the cutscenes are very realistic and very cool. i feels like a movie, really. The story is very addicting and the flood just made the story even better. Without the flood, the game would be just about shooting easy covenant aliens over and over again. The flood makes the game hard.

Cons

Music is horrible. Thats all I have to say.

Not enough aliens. All you fight are Grunts, Jackals, Elites, Hunters (barely), Flood (four different kinds) and senitals. Thats all. It might seem a lot but its not. I hope Halo 2 has more and better aliens.

Why is it M rated? There is blood and violence, and thats it. Barely any bad languague, and no gore. I heard there were T games worse than this. Its just weird.

I can tell why Halo got game of the year for 2001.

I bought a used xbox just a few weeks ago. Now we all heard that Halo is a must have, so natrually I ordered a copy of this also. WHen I first played the first level, it was descent. But after the 3rd level, I honestly just stopped playing. Not only is there an ENOURMOUS amount of back tracking, but no map. I cant begin to tell you the furustration I had/have. I honestly never completed this game. I stopped after the level called 'the flood.' I guess the rumors of microsoft paying off reviewers is true!

The people who say its bad are just angry because they have no friends to play it whith!VERY sad.NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was very late onto the Halo bandwagon...I didn't play the first until the last was already released...I should have gotten to it sooner.

Halo is probably the best game I've ever played. The storyline is engaging, and the cut scenes are actually more informative and entertaining than annoying. At the risk of sounding insufferably corny, I became quite attached to the story, and sometimes felt like I was ACTUALLY fighting the Covenant.

A very, very, very, very good game. Good graphics, weapons, characters (The Master Chief is the best hero put on disk) gameplay, and levels. Ten stars out of ten!

This is a great game that you will play for hours without realizing how much time has passed. Although it is a game that you shoot and kill, it still doesn't seem violent. Probably because you are shooting aliens and various strange looking creatures. I allow my 7 year old to play it. The only negative I see is some use of foul language but there is not much of it. I highly recommend you try it. Play it and make sure you think it is suitable for your children or teens. Have Fun!

This is the game that got all of those Xbox systems off the shelves. This is the game than ensured Microsoft success. This is the game that revolutionized console shooters.

The graphics are top notch for the time, but were quickly topped by other games, including its big brother, halo 2. There was a large amount of textures and shine. This game has a sort of realistic yet unfamiliar look to it. The guns and character models are pretty well detailed. What's really impressive to me is how far you can see. Essentially, the game was fantastic from a technical perspective, but it didn't stay on top for long.

The sound is great. The soundtrack is one of my favorite in-game soundtracks. As for the sound effects, they're pretty solid, with some standouts like covenant vehicles and explosions.

The game-play is where this game really shines. This game revolutionized how shooters control on consoles. If you play a shooter on the new consoles, you'll notice the controls are very similar if not the same. They also figured out the perfect amount of auto-assist aiming to implement to make up for the inaccuracy of analog sticks. All of the guns and grenades are really balanced, well except for the human pistol, that thing is a little rigged. The story is surprisingly good and surprisingly long for a shooter. I've enjoyed playing through it a couple times. There's one really cool surprise that I won't ruin. Local multi-player is awesome. Split screen is cool, but LAN parties are really a load of fun, you can go into the wee hours of the night.

Just an amazing game. Although it seems to be a love it or hate it kind of game. If you own an Xbox or Xbox 360 and you haven't played a Halo game, I don't know what I can do for you.

This is the best Halo game because it has the best story and the coolest guns pretty much everything is good

Ordered Halo Combat Evolved and received Halo. But, it was in the Halo Combat Evolved box. WOuld like the correct game.

I recently bought this game after losing the PC version. I was extremely disapointed to find out IT HAD NO ONLINE PLAY and had a lot less maps than the PC version. The game felt very limited compared to the PC version. I know its a classic but if you have a decent computer you should skip this and buy the version for the computer.

Need I say more? This game started it all! the storyline is great and the game play is awesome. I bought this game when it first came out and still play it to this day.

I do recommend to play with a friend, it adds to the experience.

After reading the other reviews, you may be wondering about the two-star rating. Yes, this game is beautiful to look at. The attention to detail is astounding. It's really to bad that the development team didn't put as much effort into things like gameplay or characters, or one of the other things that truly make a game great.

From start to finish, this game re-defines the term "cookie cutter". You walk along a pre-determined and shoot everything that moves. It requires no skill whatsoever. A two-year old could beat this game on "Legendary", it's hardest difficulty. That said, mowing down wave after wave of alien bad guys does offer some mindless entertainment.

As if the gameplay wasn't bad enough, the developers felt the need to add what can only be described as the worst cast of characters since the dawn of man. You have:

- Master Chief (you): Honestly, they couldn't give the guy a name? For those of you who don't know, Master Chief is short for Master Chief Petty Office, a high Non-Com rank in the Navy. You have about five lines of dilouge in the game, all of it spoken in a voice that makes you sound more like a neanderthal than a super-soldier.

- Cortana: A highly sophisticated Artificial Intelligence. She's integrated into your armour's systems, but serves no useful purpose. Throughout the game, she offers up a few vague hints as to what your objectives are, none of which are very helpful. You would think that she could at least give you a map, huh?

- Captain Keyes: Not much to say really. He's a fairly stereotypical military officer. Goes down with ship, and all that. You get to rip his brains out later in the game.

- 343 Guilty Spark: And finally, the one character that I actually like. He's evil, mischievous little floating robot who has more to his agenda than meets the eye.

All in all, this game was mediocre. Nothing about it to truly seperate it from the pack. If you see it in your local store's bargain bin, I heartily recoment picking it up. It'll give you a few hours of brain-rotting amusement. Othewise don'r bother. If you want a truly amazing game, I recommend picking up a copy of System Shock 2, Deus Ex, or even Half-Life.

All I can say is wow. I already had Halos 2&3 when I bought this, so I wasn't expecting much. However, the graphics were as good as Halo 3. Also, if you liked 2&3, this game has a jungle scene, a beach scene, a valley scene, a forest scene,... more so then even 3. the game play is great, everything exceeds expectations. It even takes less time loading than 2 or 3. If you like the other Halos, or even own both, you should still get this game. 6 OUT OF 5 STARS!!!!!!!!! I love you, Bungie Corporation.

There may not be the flashing graphics, and voice sound as Halo 3, but this game sure rocks. You should definatly buy it.

The version of Halo that I recieved was the "Very best of Platinum Hits" version, so the cover was different than the original (and what was pictured.) My cousin still loves the game as his Christmas present.

This game plays almost as good as the new Halo3 game. I can see why this game is so popular its a very good 1st person shooter. well worth the $10 I payed for it.

Halo is an excellent game. Even though it may be getting dated, especially with the release of Halo 3 on the XBox 360, it is a very fun experience and should not be missed by any game enthusiast.

Such an overly overrated game like god of war. This is just another fantasy FPS that is nothing special (at least to me.) I'm not gonna write some long review on why it sucks. I'm just gonna recommend a much better substitute like doom for playstation
-P.S. Get a life halo fanatics. Theres more to life than some stupid looking green astronaut shooting other stupid looking things

Introduction:
Okay, I'm writing this review because of an article I read in Gamepro magazine that said that HALO's plot was so difficult that not even it's biggest fanboys could follow it, and I strongly disagree. I do not consider myself to be a HALO fanboy and in my opinion, HALO's story & plot are rather easy to follow compared to other games out there.
So, just so you know, I won't be writing much about the gameplay here. There are already plenty of other reviews for that, my review is to simplify the plot so that anyone who read that article or heard from a friend that HALO's story/plot are too difficult to follow can read it and draw their own conclusions...
Why? Because HALO is one of the greatest games I've ever played, and I'd hate for anyone to miss out on it because some people happen to think that it's plot/story are to difficult to follow.

The Plot: (Simplified)
In the future, human kind has finally created space ships capable of interstellar travel. However, this has caught the attention of The Covenant, an alien race of religious extremeists who view human kind as some kind of great demonic presence. (Sound familiar?) Now human kind is locked in an epic struggle for survival against The Covenant.

The Marines: Human kind's finest soldiers. Unfortunately, The Covenant soldiers tend to make short work of them...

The Covenant: An alien race of religious extremeists bent on the destruction of the human race.

Spartan II: Super soldiers trained for combat since they were just children, complete with cybernetic enhancements, the Spartan II's are the only soldiers who can go toe to toe with The Covenant's soldiers and hope to prevale. Unfortuately, since the Covenant attack on the human space colony "Reach" only one Spartan II was known to survive. Spartan 117, the Master Chief.

Reach: A human space colony that was attacked and destroyed by The Covenant.

Spartan 117, the Master Chief: The ultimate Spartan II, capable of handling both human & covenant weapons & vehicles. Man kind's last hope for survival.

HALO: A ring world created by the Forerunners as a last resort against The Flood.

Forerunners: An ancient alien race that is now extinct, they were responsible for the advent of HALO.

The Flood: A paracitic race of aliens, once they attach themselves to a human or covenant host, the host will begin to mutate and reproduce more Flood spores.

This is basically all you need to know about the HALO universe, the rest you will learn as you play through the game.
If what you've read so far sounds too complicated, then it probably is for you. if not, buy yourself a copy of "HALO: Combat Evolved" and let the adventure for the salvation of the human race begin!

I was never a big fan of FPS's, (First-Person Shooters) but HALO's smooth controls & epic story made me forget I was playing an FPS at all!

Overall Rating: 5 Stars! The award winning classic that started the epic adventure! No XBOX LIVE capabilities, but top-notch multiplayer function & epic story make HALO: Combat Evolved a 5 Star experience.

All I can say is that this game was made for the Xbox. I had so much fun with it. The game has great graphics and is vey intence. If you don't have Halo already then I suggest that you buy it. You will probably enjoy it as much as I have.

ok i luv this game . i try to play it as much as i can cuase i don't have an xbox yet and my friends own it so on weekends we luv to play 4 way multiplayer all i can say is this game is fun and it is a buy!

I am a late comer to the XBox craze being an avid PS player for years. Recently bought a 360 and immediately decided the Halo trilogy was going to be in my collection ASAP. I remember the fanfare this game got back in '01 when the system launched and I can honestly say it was well deserved.

I've been playing the Halo games for a couple years now and have always been wowed by the multiplayer aspect but now that I've gotten into the campaign, I'm blown away by the attention to detail. Great visuals, story and sound. One of the best launch titles ever.

- MikeStan

Halo is the reason for the xbox & xbox 360. Perhaps one of the most influential games of the era, Halo Combat Evolved immersed the player in a sci-fi experience that had everything. It didn't have the BEST graphics or the BEST story, but the combination of the two simply made it the BEST game for any system out there. I even prefer it over Halo 2 & 3.

ONE OF THE BEST FUNNEST GAMES WITH SOME OF THE BEST GRAFICTS TO.ITS FUN TO KNOW ABOUT HALO AN WORK ON CO OP.BUT YOU CAN ALSO BUY THE COMPUTER GAME PEOPLE STILL PLAY IT.AFTER THIS GAME TRY TO GET HALO 2 SPECIAL EDITION ITS FUN, MORE FEATURES.THEN GET A XBOX 360 TO PLAY HALO 3

Halo: CE starts out the Halo trilogy on the right foot with a great storyline and multiplayer.

Halo Combat Evolved; one of the best games gamers can get for x-box; the game starts in year 2552. Earth became over populated and humans needed somewhere to live, so people started colonizing other worlds. Thats when humans found Halo. The covenant " Halos Aliens," religious elders and covenant warriors arranged a Holy War upon humanity. Can the marines and the crew defeat the covenant and their strong forces, or will they need something stronger like a master chief? Halo combat Evolved; the covenant is everywhere, Grunts, jackals,eliths,and even the big ones,hunters. this is more game action than gamers can handle. Gamers are the master chief,leading the squald as gamers go through the game and try to stay alive. Can gamers defeat the covenant and not die? Halo combat Evolved is rated "m" for mature. Since this game is rater mature, ask your parents for permission before getting

This game has a great storyline, good level structure, sound and music are also great. The graphics were state-of-the-art at the time. Great replay value, I've beat this game many times and I never get tired with any of it.

A must have!

In case you don't know. This run and gun FPS is alot of fun.

There is not much too say about this product except it very exciting game
and would recomend it to all gamers.

Quite a fun and thrilling game. XBOX's first behemoth is incredible. The storyline is fantastic, and Master Cheif is one of the greatest game characters I've encountered.

Try It. Especially with the release of Halo 3

This game is pretty adicting. Violence is mild, not gory. Game play is smooth, and it plays well on the xbox 360.

I don't like typically jumping on a bandwagon of any kind, so that's not what this is. I 5-starred the hell out of this game because it was very, very fun.

With Halo 3 coming out last month, I decided it was time to figure out what all the fuss was about. I own several FPS's, and I don't know why. I just keep buying them, but they're not really that fun. It's just not my bag, I guess.

FEAR is spooky, but redundant redundant redundant re... you get it?

QUAKE 4 is pretty, but also pretty standard.

PREY is innovative, but sometimes difficult to figure out where to go next.

But a launch game from the LAST generation of systems has just proven to me why there ARE so many FPS's out there today. HALO was FUN.

When I first tapped into the game, I didn't really get it. I couldn't get behind the idea that these silly Covenant forces were a threat. I didn't know how to utilize my different weapons, and I NEVER understood my shield. Face it, I'm a casual gamer, and Halo came off like just another boring FPS in my collection. But over time, as I went through endless levels of dealing with the Flood, I longed for combat against my Covenant counterparts. I found out that the Needler is the most fun weapon to wield in all of FPS history. And I learned that patience truly is a virtue, because when those warning alarms are going off, that means it's time to run for cover until my shield has recharged itself.

In my opinion, the real joy in playing this game comes from a meshing of all of these somewhat standard elements with a VERY exciting AI, whether it be the enemies or your own teammates. Wow.

I'm writing this review in October of 2007. I've played Gears of War to death, and I absolutely HATED my AI teammates. They were constantly getting themselves shot down, and waiting for me to either heal them, or defeat all the baddies in the area. Halo AI teammates can do stupid things, but they aren't important to the story. If you kill more than one with friendly fire, they'll turn on you. But there were several instances in the game where I had to sniper rifle at least one of them in the head just to get his standard automatic rifle for combat, or to keep him from accidentally shooting ME. This, in my opinion, was not a faulty game mechanic. I ENJOYED picking off my own team. Let's face it, I'm the Master Chief and *they're* not, so they have to do what I say! If that means I kill them and take their guns, so be it.

I could go on forever about the thought they must've put into the various weapons (though simple they may be) and how you have to choose the right weapon quickly for a certain scenario, but it's probably best you just get on this bandwagon next to me and start playing. If you're not a big FPSer (like me), give it a few plays, and you'll eventually "GET" Halo.

I think this review is very fair, since I'm not writing it the day the original XBOX came out. The graphics didn't blow me away, as I'm playing it on my 360, but they're still quite good. If you think MC looks funny as he's falling to his death, just remember that you're still laughing as he's falling to his death, thereby negating any graphical "errors" you think you're seeing. For example, once his body comes to a stop, and he's face down, for some reason he almost always does what I call "the butt twitch" right before I'm respawned. I usually chuckle at this point, and immediately get blown up by a plasma grenade because I wasn't paying attention and didn't realize I was already back in the game.

For some reason, it reminds me of the days we used to play Goldeneye 007 with our friends, and we'd set it up on Slappers Only, turn ourselves into midgets, and run around at double speed just slapping the crap out of each other. You can still laugh at it to this day, so it doesn't matter how crappy the graphics are. It's still fun.

So anyway, Halo taught me that FPS's - in a perfect world - COULD be fun. I just wish all my other FPS's didn't suck. And *they're* all for the 360. Does that make any sense to you?

I can't wait to get my hands on Halo 2 and play as the Covenant. Sounds fun.