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Halo: Combat Evolved
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2001 video game for Xbox
OverviewAI-generated
Halo: Combat Evolved is a shooter and action game developed by Bungie. Released on November 15, 2001, the title is part of the Halo franchise and utilizes the Blam! Engine. It supports single player, multiplayer, co-operative, and split screen modes, with a maximum of 16 players. The game is available on Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, and Xbox 360 platforms.
The work carries an ESRB rating of Mature. It has received various scores, including a Metacritic score of 90, a Wikidata review score of 82/100, and an IGDB rating of 83 based on 915 ratings. A critic rating of 87 is also recorded. Software versions 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, and 1.04 have been identified for the title.
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Game data
Metacritic 90- Released
- 2001-11-15
- User rating
- 4.33 / 5
- Genres
- Shooter, Action
- Platforms
- PC, macOS, Xbox
- ESRB
- Mature
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Game details · IGDB
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.
- Released
- 2001
- Genres
- Shooter
- Platforms
- Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
- Engine
- Blam! Engine
- Franchise
- Halo
- Developer
- Bungie
- Publisher
- Microsoft Game Studios, MacSoft Games
Key facts
- Developer
- Bungie
- Publisher
- Microsoft Game Studios
- Director
- Jason Jones
- Composers
- Martin O'Donnell Michael Salvatori
- Series
- Halo
- Platforms
- Xbox Windows Mac OS X
- Release
- November 15, 2001 Xbox NA : November 15, 2001 PAL : March 14, 2002 Windows NA : September 30, 2003 PAL : October 10, 2003 Mac OS X NA : December 3, 2003 Xbox 360 WW : December 4, 2007
- Genre
- First-person shooter
- Modes
- Single-player , multiplayer
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Encyclopedic overview
Halo: Combat Evolved is a 2001 first-person shooter game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The game was released on November 15, 2001 for the Xbox, with ports to Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X released in 2003. It is the first installment in the Halo franchise. Set in the 26th century, players assume the role of Master Chief, a cybernetically enhanced supersoldier. Accompanied by an artificial intelligence construct named Cortana and the forces of the United Nations Space Command (UNSC), players battle against an alien theocracy known as the Covenant while they attempt to uncover the secrets of the eponymous Halo, a ring-shaped artificial world.
The development of what would eventually become Halo began in 1997. Initially, it was a real-time strategy game that morphed into a third-person shooter before becoming a first-person shooter. Microsoft acquired Bungie in 2000, intending for Halo to be a launch title for the upcoming Xbox, and the game subsequently became a first-person shooter. Despite having a troubled development, Halo introduced multiple new features not previously seen in first-person shooters, many of which became standard in the genre. The game also features a multiplayer component.
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