Released 10 years ago to the day on the 15th of November, Halo: Combat Evolved broke out into stores, vastly becoming the harbinger of Microsoft's first Xbox console and even luring away Sony's ever faithful Playstation gamers. The original, for me, was the main reason for getting an Xbox in the first place because the game looked and played far smoother than anything that was currently on offer on the PS2, fairly inexpensive and had many worthy 'Xbox Only' titles. Me and my fellow droogs enjoyed the odd System Link experience back in the day, running a large cable throughout the house, setting up numerous 4v4 battles of Slayer and Capture the Flag, with the most ...  Read the complete review

<<< Happy Haloversary... >>> It's 10 years since "Halo: Combat Evolved" burst onto the scene, changing the first-person shooter (FPS) genre forever. As a launch title on Microsoft's original Xbox, Halo showed the world that it possible to produce a well-rounded, fluidly controlled FPS for a console. 10 years on, consoles have actually become the primary tool for playing this kind of game. And now the original Halo is back! Since this is a remake, you should be able to pick it up for £30 or less - personally I believe£20 - £25 would be most suitable! <<< R-R-R-R-Remix or Remake? ...  Read the complete review

Lets start with the positives with this. first off it is as stated a re-make to celebrate the 10th year of halo. as a re-make you shouldn't expect many changes in the game play or story. what you do expect is updated graphics, some new features and perhaps an online mode which has been given to use by 343 industries. it has given the new graphics which make the old look like its um well 10 years old, the online co-op that allows for two players to play over live, terminals and skulls to satisfy the need to discover something new and the added kinect support that incorporates voice activated commands such as grenade, reload etc. it has stuck with ...  Read the complete review