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 - XBox's most impresive releaseQuite 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 Rating:  - Truly a classicThis game is pretty adicting. Violence is mild, not gory. Game play is smooth, and it plays well on the xbox 360. Rating: - A Calculated Review.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. Rating: - the best shooter of all time and one of the best videogames for the xboxi love this game! it is so cool! it has a superior plot, it has a 10/10 gameplay, 10/10 graphics, and overall, buy this game! it one of the best buys you're gonna get! Rating: - HaloI was only about nine when i first started playing Halo and I'm only 12 now but this has to be the best game released. It's a classic game of first hand shooting with flawless graphics (for when it came out anyway) and it's four difficulty settings will leave you trying to beat the game on all four difficulties. I must suck at this game because i can't even beat this on heroic. It's well worth the price and i'd reccomend it to all fans of first hand shooters.
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