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Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is a spectacularly remastered version of the original Halo campaign, created in celebration of the 10th anniversary of one of the most beloved franchises in gaming history. With a bounty of new features including cooperative play over Xbox LIVE2, a bundle of some of the most beloved multiplayer maps in Halo history reimagined for Xbox LIVE, new challenges and a new story to uncover, Halo: Anniversary is a must-have experience, coming exclusively to Xbox 360 on November 15, 2011.
Developed by 343 Industries in collaboration with Saber Interactive and Certain Affinity, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary immerses you in the landmark campaign and genre-defining multiplayer game that helped revolutionize the first-person shooter genre and sparked one of the most conic science-fiction universes of all time.
Features
• Stunningly remastered campaign. Relive the award-winning adventure that defined Halo: Combat Evolved as one of the best games of the decade with breathtaking next-gen graphics and audio remastered for the Xbox 360. Engage in epic-scale battles against the backdrop of the eponymous Halo ringworld, and relive nostalgic memories with the ability to toggle Classic mode to play the original version.
• Online campaign co-op. For the first time, experience the story that started it all with a friend on Xbox LIVE and launch a cooperative assault against the Covenant, whether you live across the street or halfway around the world
• Classic Halo muitiplayer maps reimagined. Wage battle on six detailed remakes of some of the most beloved Halo multiplayer maps of all time, and bring the fight to the Covenant on a stunning and resonant new Firefight map.2 Remastered in the Halo: Reach engine and inspired by maps from Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2, these iconic battlefields reignite the heart-pounding multiplayer action of the original favorites and let you relive epic confrontations like you've never experienced them.
Developed in collaboration with Certain Affinity, the new multiplayer maps are included on the Halo: Anniversary game disc, which means players wiH not need to own the original Halo: Reach game to play. The first of the new remakes to be revealed at E3 Expo 2011 will be the fan-favorite map Damnation.
• New challenges and enhanced story. Unlock up to 1,000 Achievement points as you clash with online opponents and battle through the campaign, and uncover never-before-revealed backstories told in motion-graphic form that foreshadow new mysteries in the story of Halo 4.
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Review by: kiwireviewer-01
Dated: 6th of February, 2012
I first played Halo when it was first released on the original Xbox back in 2001, and I have just loved the immersiveness of it, the large enviroments, and the wonderful tactial AI. In fact all the subsequent games (all 5 of them) have continued to improve and expand the ever growing Halo universe into one that I almost liken to that of George Lucas's Star Wars. And this addition even though it is essentially a remake of the original is no exception.
Back in 2001 the graphics used on the original Xbox were hugely impressive and of course the game was the flagship game for Microsofts first foray into the game console market, and is also undenyibly one of the main reasons for microsofts continued success in this arena. Of course with the 10 year anniversary of the original game having just passed, it made sense to revisit thist masterpiece and give it a bit of a touch-up, a restoration if you will, of what I think is the digital equivalent to say a piece of art by Monet, Van Gough, or even Picasso. Now I know I may get some abuse for that comparison, but i'm a digital person, my family and friends have always said they didn't know how I would survive if I had been born any earlier that I was, and so to me things like this as works of art.
The graphical revamp has been given life by using the Halo Reach engine, and of course it's brilliant AI engine as well. One of the best features of this new version is the ability to quickly switch between the original and new graphics system, this gives you a real sense in how far the graphics engines have come since 2001. The other great feature is the inclusion of information terminals scattered about the game, withc each successive terminal unlocking some extra information that will help tie in to the recently announced and eagerly awaited Halo 4.
Also given a bit of extra life is the multiplayer system now using the new Xbox live system, and having the original multiplayer maps as well as a few new ones as well.
I loved the orignal game, and since my original Xbox has been having trouble reading discs of late, having this revamp available on my 360 is absolutely brilliant, now if only they will revamp Halo 2 in 2014?????
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