Halo: Combat Evolved

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Released Nov 15, 2001

By: Bungie, MacSoft Games, Microsoft Game Studios

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Bent on Humankind's extermination, a powerful fellowship of alien races known as the Covenant is wiping out Earth's fledgling interstellar empire. Climb into the boots of Master Chief, a biologically altered super-soldier, as you and the other surviving defenders of a devastated colony-world make a desperate attempt to lure the alien fleet away from earth. Shot down and marooned on the ancient ring-world Halo, you begin a guerilla-war against the Covenant. Fight for humanity against an alien onslaught as you race to uncover the mysteries of Halo.

Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Mac PC (Microsoft Windows)Xbox Xbox 360
Themes: Action Science fiction Warfare
Franchises: Halo
Collections: Halo
Game modes: Co-operative Multiplayer Single player Split screen
Perspectives: First person Third person
Engines: Blam! Engine
Keywords: a.i. construct achievement hitching achievements adapted to - anime alien invasion alien languages aliens alternative blood ancient advanced civilization technology anti-cheat system arrival by crash landing artificial intelligence auto-aim auto-saving banshee been here before behind the waterfall betrayal bink video bloody book adaptation book tie-in camera shift camping capture the flag checkpoints collective conciousness color customization context sensitive countdown timer crash landing cult customizable characters cyborg death death match dedicated servers difficulty level dolby digital e-sports easter egg easy mode eb games expo australia environment as weapons escort mission explosion faceless protagonist falling damage flight friendly fire futuristic game critics awards games on demand gamescom 2011 good vs evil greatest hits hologram hostile a.i.human hunters in-engine cinematic in-game announcer instant kill interactive achievement awards 2002 inverted controls invisibility invisible enemy kill streak kinect support king of the hill launch titles linear gameplay machinima male antagonist male protagonist melee meme origin mercenary military multiplayer lan multiple endings new game plus non-player character novint falcon support one-man army original soundtrack release pack-in game pax prime 2011 pilot platform exclusive played for charity plot twist polygonal 3d profanity professional gaming propaganda real-time combat red vs blue regenerating health religion respawning rivaling factions robots run and gun saving the world scorpion scripted events sniping snow special forces speech synthesis speedrun spike video game awards 2003 splash damage split-screen multiplayer squad stealth camouflage strafe-jumping strategic dismemberment suicide super soldier swarming enemies team deathmatch team killing teleportation throwing weapons time limit trilogy twin stick control undead useable vehicles vehicle combat vehicular combat voice acting war wasd movement weapons swap xbox 360 backwards compatibility xbox controller support for pc xbox one backwards compatibility
Languages: English · Audio, Interface French · Audio, Interface
Age ratings: ACB MA 15+ESRB M PEGI 16
Multiplayer: Campaign co-op LAN co-op Offline co-op Offline multiplayer Online co-op Online multiplayer Split screen

Complete release history (9)

Xbox · Nov 15, 2001
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Xbox · Mar 14, 2002
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Xbox · Apr 25, 2002
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PC (Microsoft Windows) · Sep 30, 2003
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PC (Microsoft Windows) · Oct 10, 2003
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Mac · Dec 3, 2003
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Mac · Dec 3, 2003
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Mac · Feb 11, 2004
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Xbox 360 · Dec 4, 2007
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