Years after its release, this game is still one of the most favourable story-driven FPS you will come across.

User Rating: 8.3 | Halo: Combat Evolved PC
By echoes_fan88 | Review Date:
“Unique” is really the only way to describe the gameplay in Halo. It certainly doesn’t boast a great amount of innovation in it, aside from the distinctive shielding system, but it does have lots of cool stuff to keep you interested. Things such as air and ground vehicles, turrets and grenade physics, although this sort of stuff didn’t originate from Halo, it still does a good job of adding to the feel of the game.
With the weapons system in Halo, you are able to melee if you ever happen to run out of ammo and u can only carry 2 weapons just to add a bit of realism, meaning you will find yourself switching weapons a lot and sometimes even backtracking to get the gun you want.
In the opening sequence of the game, the Pillar of Autumn looked very nicely detailed and the textures admirable. Really the only problem I had in the cut scene was Keyes’ and some of the soldier’s animations, then again this is an Xbox launch title. When you land on Halo, the very first time I saw the artificial planet from the edge of the cliff arc upwards into the sky all I could think of was “wow.” Halo has some of the most beautiful environments in a video game that I have seen in a while. The bump mapping looks pretty sweet along with other visual treatments, though it’s usually only noticeable when you have your flashlight on.
It’s safe to say that the character and enemy models live up to the environments in detail, and are varied enough throughout the game to stop them from being repetitive.
If there’s one thing good about the sound in Halo it’s the music. It ranges from the catchy main theme track to the downright creepy Flood noise you’d probably find in some zombie flicks. The speech that you hear from the covenant during combat is well executed, and can be very unforgettable and humorous. Gunshots and grenades setting off are aurally believable, and add to the sense that you are in the game especially when you are fighting large groups of Covenant alongside your allies.
There isn’t much point doing story mode again unless you are trying to complete it on a more difficult level, once you are tired of that there’s always the multiplayer option if you have a decent net speed. I wouldn’t recommend this game for anyone who would play it just for the multiplayer, as there are many other shooters around that are better designed for that area. I would recommend this game to anyone who wants a unique FPS with an epic storyline, or for something to simply kill boredom.

I give this game an 8.3/10.

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