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Halo: Combat Evolved

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First release
Nov 15, 2001
Developer
Bungie
Genres
Shooter · Warfare, Action, Science fiction
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox, Mac, Xbox 360

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.

Also known as Halo: El Combate ha Evolucionado, 光晕：战斗进化, Halo: Kampf um die Zukunft, Halo CE
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Storyline
After the fall of Reach, The Pillar of Autumn, the only surviving human ship, makes a random slip-space jump away from the planet, so as not to lead the Covenant to Earth. When the Autumn drops out of slip-space, they find themselves next to a large, artificial, ring-world. A Covenant fleet hiding behind the adjacent planet engages the Autumn, the biologically augmented super-soldier John 117, or the Master Chief, is taken out of cryostasis. He proceeds to the bridge while fighting hordes of boarding Covenant forces. The Master Chief retrieves the ship-board AI (Artificial Intelligence) Cortana from the Captain of the vessel, Captain Keyes. The Chief and Cortana board an escape craft and begin to drop towards the surface of the ring-world. The Chief is the only one in his escape pod to survive the impact, and sneaks away from the crash site. After gathering all the survivors from the Autumn, the Chief makes an attack run on a Covenant ship in order to save Captain Keyes. Keyes tells the Chief and Cortana that the Covenant call this world Halo. Cortana realizes that it hasRead more

After the fall of Reach, The Pillar of Autumn, the only surviving human ship, makes a random slip-space jump away from the planet, so as not to lead the Covenant to Earth. When the Autumn drops out of slip-space, they find themselves next to a large, artificial, ring-world. A Covenant fleet hiding behind the adjacent planet engages the Autumn, the biologically augmented super-soldier John 117, or the Master Chief, is taken out of cryostasis. He proceeds to the bridge while fighting hordes of boarding Covenant forces. The Master Chief retrieves the ship-board AI (Artificial Intelligence) Cortana from the Captain of the vessel, Captain Keyes. The Chief and Cortana board an escape craft and begin to drop towards the surface of the ring-world. The Chief is the only one in his escape pod to survive the impact, and sneaks away from the crash site. After gathering all the survivors from the Autumn, the Chief makes an attack run on a Covenant ship in order to save Captain Keyes. Keyes tells the Chief and Cortana that the Covenant call this world Halo. Cortana realizes that it has

Release dates
Xbox
Nov 15, 2001
Xbox
Mar 14, 2002
Xbox
Apr 25, 2002
All 8 release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 30, 2003
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 10, 2003
Mac
Dec 03, 2003
Mac
Feb 11, 2004
Xbox 360
Dec 04, 2007
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
9h
Main + Extras
10h
Completionist
13h
Game modes
Split screen, Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person, Third person
Keywords
aliens, vehicular combat, bloody, death, military
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At a Glance

Critic Score
87
Main Story (IGDB)
9h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
10h
Completionist (IGDB)
13h
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Overview

Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 22 Oct
  • Online co-opIGDB · 22 Oct
  • Local co-opIGDB · 22 Oct
  • Shared or split screenIGDB · 22 Oct
  • LAN co-opIGDB · 22 Oct
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 22 Oct

Feature data: IGDB