Halo: Combat Evolved

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Damn good game

This game is by far at the top of my list of "kick ass PC games". Graphics are awesome, great story line (I've read all 3 books), game play is great, and the AI is actually smart though not brilliant. My only beef with this game is; WHY XBOX FIRST? IT WAS MENT FOR PC FIRST!

Actually, though multiplayer is pretty good, its nothing much to chat about. CTF, elimination, KotH, T/FFA, get to drive or fly around. Sometimes its slow as each map is so huge that you need the vehicles. Kicking options would be nice as there are a lot of a$$e$ out there TKing.

Pretty good...but not quite...

Ive never had an XBOX, so I only got to play this at friends' houses. Now I have a good PC, and I got Halo PC. Single Player is still incredibly fun...but when I tried to play online, i faced a lagfest. Instead of walking around, i was warping around. My camera angle was swinging around erratically, and it took me several seconds to get into a vehicle. My internet connection is nowhere near slow, and neither is my computer. It still lags. So i just play this offline, and play Unreal Tournament 2004 (which is much better anyway) both offline and on. Get UT2K4. Its better.

Which is which?

The Halo game on Xbox is fun! But the Halo on Xbox does have multiplayer online, you may want to buy 2 xbox if you have more then 2 kids! Don't forget that this gamming system won't enable DIAL-UP. DSL/CABLE modem or you could plug the ethernet cable from the Xbox to the ethernet wall patch! On Halo Xbox you can't play with other people around the globe!
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Now here is the PC Halo differnts between Halo on Xbox

Computers and video game systems are almost alike! But computers have more capablity of playing more games then gaming systems! HALO PC Requriments 733MHz 32MB video card 128MB of SYSTEM RAM. Celeron Computers and AMD atholon computers are not RECOMENDED. And why? because Celeron is horrible at playing games! AMD can make the game choppy and so can Celeron! Pentium 3 or a Pentium 4 is recommended. It needs to be higer then 800MHz other wise the detal looks very bad. Depends on what video card you have. HALO PC is alot of fun!

My computer: 1.60GHz Intel Pentium 4 512MB of RAM 128MB NVIDIA GeForce FX5200 grapihcs card!

One of the Best PC games on the Market

This game is a must have for anyone that enjoys sci-fi action. The best part of Halo is the multiplayer, if you can choose the right server to enter, a server without lagg or uncooperative people, and that will make the greatest game you have ever played. And believe me there are some good servers out there with cooperative people, that hardly if not at all swear. I don't think any game will ever beat Halo. Just that fact that you can drive 5 different vehicles is neat. The maps are great, i really enjoy the landscape. The only game i think of that compares to this is Max Payne. This is a Must have.

There are first-person shooters...and then there is Halo

The only word I can say for this game is "magnificent!" I can't quite put my finger on what makes this game better than any other first-person shooter i've played, but I do know that it's the only one I like enough to purchase. The story is given in other reviews; basically, humans are fighting a losing war against a covenant of aliens bent on eradicating us called (surprisingly) the Covenant. You play the last remaning supersoldier called Master Chief, and you're on a last-ditch mission to draw the alien forces away from Earth. The ship you're on makes a random space jump and crashes on this place called Halo. It seems to be a planet...or is it? What secrets does it hold, why are the Covenant exploring it? Play the game and find out.

This is an intelligent gamer's FPS. You have limits as to what weapons you can carry (2 at a given time) and you can only pick up ammo for the weapons you're carrying. You can only have 4 grenades (thought you can have 4 each of Marine and Covenant grenades, switching to the one when you run out of the other), and you have control of various vehicles at various points in the game. You also have the intermittent support(?) of Marines who crashed with you. Usually, they end up being cannon fodder, but they can hold their own; if you're in a Warthog (indestructible 4WD that holds you and two others), it's great to have them as gunners.

My passion is the weapons. These are for your selection, human first then Covenant

Assault Rifle: The mainstay of your armory (in my opinion), I view this as a steady girlfriend. You may date others and use them more, but you always return to her. It is good allround, has a max of 600 bullets with a 60 bullet clip. Relatively accurate but don't try sniping with it. I always try to have it as a backup. I may use the shotgun or plasma rifle as my main weapon, but this is always there.

Hand Pistol: This pistol is good for accurate shooting and taking out Hunters in their weak spots, but i haven't developed the skill for that. Other than that, I see no use for it unless you have no other weapons. It has 60(?) bullets and is a single shooter.

Shotgun: Can't dodge buckshot! This is my fav weapon in the game. It has a max ammo load of 60 shells and chambers 8. It isn't good at distances, but one shot at close range will take out any bad guy except a Hunter and maybe an Elite with shielding (and 2 shots will take the Elite out). Especially good for fighting the Flood...

Rocket Launcher: Tried and true staple of all FPS, operates like all the others. You're only allowed a max of 4 rockets, and 2 per chamber, so aim well or die.

Sniper Rifle: Great zoom, nice accurate bullets, one shot one kill, great for the game, bad for multi-players. A pox on all those who win by sniping. I believe it's a 20 bullet limit there.

Covenant weapons: Whenever possible, I recommend using these against the covenant. They seem to be more sucseptible to these than to human weapons (not that human weapons are BAD) and you can conserve your ammo better. Keep your machine gun, but use and discard Covenant guns as your main attack when dealing with covenant.

Plasma Pistol: Small energy-blast weapon that can be retrieved from bodies of defeated Covenant. It's better than fighting bare-handed, and you can charge the pistol to deliver a large burst against your enemy. Firing the weapon depletes the charge, and you cannot recharge it; once it's depleted you'll have to toss it and get something else.

Plasma Rifle: The covenant equivalent of your assault rifle, it's bigger and more powerful than the plasma pistol. It doesn't do the charge-release attack like the pistol, and must be fired in moderation lest it overheats. A good primary weapon when facing the Covenant. As its smaller cousin, it depletes with firing and cannot be recharged.

Needler: This weapon fires needles which home into and stick onto your targets, and then explodes. The needles bounce off shields and Hunter armor, but it's a decent weapon overall. You can get ammunition for it. You can have a max of 80 needles, and the weapon holds 20.

more can be said, but look it up yourself. This is a good game and I recomemnd it wholeheartedly.