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Halo: Combat Evolved

by Bungie2001Franchise: Halo
ShooterSingle playerMultiplayerCo-operativeSplit screen
85
Generally Favorable894 ratings
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About Halo: Combat Evolved

Bent on Humankind's extermination, a powerful fellowship of alien races known as the Covenant is wiping out Earth's fledgling interstellar empire. Climb in

85/100Generally Favorable
2001Release Year
4Platforms
Blam! EngineEngine

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Storyline

After the fall of Reach, The Pillar of Autumn, the only surviving human ship, makes a random slip-space jump away from the planet, so as not to lead the Covenant to Earth. When the Autumn drops out of slip-space, they find themselves next to a large, artificial, ring-world. A Covenant fleet hiding behind the adjacent planet engages the Autumn, the biologically augmented super-soldier John 117, or the Master Chief, is taken out of cryostasis. He proceeds to the bridge while fighting hordes of boarding Covenant forces. The Master Chief retrieves the ship-board AI (Artificial Intelligence) Cortana from the Captain of the vessel, Captain Keyes. The Chief and Cortana board an escape craft and begin to drop towards the surface of the ring-world. The Chief is the only one in his escape pod to sur

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About Halo: Combat Evolved

Halo: Combat Evolved is a game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios. Released in 2001, built on the Blam! Engine engine, Halo: Combat Evolved falls under the Shooter genre. It holds an overall rating of 85/100 based on 894 ratings.

The game is available on XBOX, PC, Mac, X360. It features co-op gameplay and split-screen support, supporting up to 16 players online. Game modes include Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen.

The game explores themes of Action, Science fiction, Warfare and is played from a First person/Third person perspective. It is part of the Halo franchise, with 1 DLC and expansion available. Players who enjoy Halo: Combat Evolved might also like the 8 similar games listed above.