Super-soldier John-117, Master Chief of the United Nations Space Command, must battle a genocidal alien race known as the Covenant following his violent crash-landing on Halo, an ancient and... Read allSuper-soldier John-117, Master Chief of the United Nations Space Command, must battle a genocidal alien race known as the Covenant following his violent crash-landing on Halo, an ancient and mysterious ring-world.Super-soldier John-117, Master Chief of the United Nations Space Command, must battle a genocidal alien race known as the Covenant following his violent crash-landing on Halo, an ancient and mysterious ring-world.
- Won 2 BAFTA Awards
- 5 wins & 2 nominations total
- Cortana
- (voice)
- …
- Captain Keyes
- (voice)
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- 343 Guilty Spark
- (voice)
- The Master Chief
- (voice)
- Sgt. Johnson
- (voice)
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- Pvt. Bisenti
- (voice)
- Pvt. Mendoza
- (voice)
- Pvt. Jenkins
- (voice)
- Cryo Tech
- (voice)
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- Cryo Assist
- (voice)
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- Corporal Lovik
- (voice)
- (as the Bungie Auxiliary Players)
- Scared Crewmen
- (voice)
- (as the Bungie Auxiliary Players)
- Pelican Dropship Pilot
- (voice)
- (as the Bungie Auxiliary Players)
- Hunter
- (voice)
- (as the Bungie Auxiliary Players)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSome of the dialogue spoken by the marines, comes directly from the film Aliens (1986)
- GoofsOn several occasions, Captain Keyes refers to individual Marines as "Soldier." Navy personnel do not address each other or Marines as "Soldier." While anyone serving in the armed forces could be considered to be a soldier, only Army personnel would be addressed in this manner.
- Quotes
Sgt. Johnson: Well, I don't care if it's God's own anti-son-of-a-bitch machine or a giant hula hoop, we're not gonna let 'em have it!
- Crazy creditsAfter the credits end, the Monitor can be seen zooming through space, having survived Halo's destruction.
- Alternate versionsThe Xbox version had cooperative play and multiplayer limited to split-screen and system-link. The PC version did not have cooperative play, but it had online multiplayer instead.
- ConnectionsEdited into Red vs. Blue (2003)
Speaking of action, the best parts of the game are the action sequences. Taking on groups alien soldiers with just a limited selection of weapons, to blowing a Banshee out of the sky with a rocket launcher is immensely satisfying. The action is SO GOOD I felt like I was in an Arnold Schwarzenegger film!!! The fact that you can only carry two weapons makes for some pretty interesting tactical strategic thinking. And I gotta admit, I was certainly enthralled with this aspect of the game.
My only real complaints is that it should've been a little longer and the level design more varied and some of the vehicles, namely the Warthog are hard to control. But since this is an old Xbox game, it's easy to overlook these gripes.
As someone who likes action games with a Sci-Fi setting, I currently consider myself a Halo fan. It wasn't just the story, characters, action that drawn me to this game, but the freedom of strategy and tactical decision making that won me over. After I beat it (which took me a while to do on Legendary) I felt a real sense of accomplishment. Not too many games of this type have that kind of spark that Halo has and for that, I'm glad that I bought it and since I'm new to the franchise, I'll be hunting down Halo 2 and 3.
Master Chief rocks!!!
- johnnymacbest
- Apr 7, 2009
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