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Halo: Reach
$60.00
Released September, 2010
The Pros:Able to stand on its own for those who haven't played the other Halo games. Great soundtrack. Stunning graphics.
The Cons:People that don't install the game to the hard drive slow down the loading in multiplayer for everyone. Shallow characters - Noble 6 has zero personality, other members of the Noble team are cliche. Credits earned aren't very useful - for aesthetic bling and braging rights only.
Released on September 14th 2010, Halo: Reach is the 4th and final Halo game from Bungie, the original creators of the popular series. Taking place before the events of the Halo trilogy, Halo: Reach puts you in the boots of a new protagonist - the rookie Noble 6 - as part of an elite team, outing the iconic Master Chief.
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The popular online multiplayer of past Halos has also been improved. Retrofitted with all of the improvements of the single player campaign - including the game changing class-like armor abilities such as the jet pack - the online experience has been expanded with weekly challenges for credit, new and improved modes, an expanded Forge for custom level design, and the ability to tweak the very finest rules of the game - for customization never before seen in the Halo franchise.
Features
- 7-12 hour campaign mode
- split screen co-op
- online co-op
- "score mode" with toggle-able options
- online multiplayer with up to 16 people
- competitive multiplayer game types
- firefight mode with 4 people online
- Forge mode to create your own levels
- watch and view replays
- take screenshots
- new graphics engine
- new armor abilities
- new weapon selection
User Reviews (9)
Pros & Cons
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able to stand on its own for those who haven't played the other Halo games
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straightforward and easy to enjoy plotline
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still Halo - expands the universe, makes references to and integrates successful elements from past games
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can be quite a challenge for those who are interested in one
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campaign can be played alone or up to 4 people locally or online
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tweakable maps and gameplay rules allow for a decent amount of customization for power users
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familiar Halo multiplayer has been further expanded with new modes, inclusions of the new gameplay mechanics, weapons and armor selection
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great online balance that is not upset by unlockable extras
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earn credits by playing the campaign and multiplayer to customize your character model
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weapons feel and appear more badass / deadly
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7 armor abilities including a jetpack - vastly improve the strategic aspect in all parts of the game, including multiplayer
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Arena multiplayer section is a good way to section off more serious players that care about their stats from the casuals
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great pacing - a thrill all the way through
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innovative active list features for seeing what your friends are doing and joining up with them easily
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a ridiculous number of people playing online, meaning there will always be an active community
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firefight mode is amazingly fun
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people that don't install the game to the hard drive slow down the loading in multiplayer for everyone
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shallow characters - Noble 6 has zero personality, other members of the Noble team are cliche
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credits earned aren't very useful - for aesthetic bling and braging rights only
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Playing co-op requires an official Xbox 360 Hard drive
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people can't join multiplayer games that are in progress - meaning when people leave your game the teams become very unbalanced
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custom maps are not officially supported by the online match making system
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frame rate issues during the campaign
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Graphics are not state of the art, but still great.
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limited number of multiplayer maps
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due to the nature of the playlist and voting system you can end up playing a bunch of game types that you don't actually like
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core gameplay is getting tired - hasn't evolved very much over the past 10 years
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Only incrementally better than previous Halo games sold for full retail price.
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'New' multiplayer modes are ripped from other games and not very different from standard death match.
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Comments (5)
Omar:
#halo_reach Last night I finally got around to playing the firefight mode... all I can say is WOW. I was having a hell of a lot of fun. I don't know how long I'm going to have this same amount of fun with the mode, but for now it's absolutely awesome. I think one of the great things about the mode is that it actually feels like I'm playing with a team - much more so than standard team-based multiplayer games. There's also a nice amount of variation with Sniper firefight and Rocket firefight. It's not a big deal when somebody leaves the game early. Just all around a great time.
Sep 22, 10
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Omar:
#halo_reach After playing this game for a few days now it can be easily summarized as: If you like and want more Halo then Reach is right up your alley. If you've never liked Halo, or are tired of it, then Reach probably won't change your mind.
I find myself a decent Halo fan, and the game is mucho fun. I don't think I'll be putting as much time into it as other games like Starcraft 2, or Street Fighter 4, but it's a good game to have around and bust out every once in a while. I still haven't really gotten into the Firefight modes though, so maybe that'll change my mind and I'll find more fun there.
For now, it's definitely worth the money, but it's not a rousing success that I can recommend to everyone.
Sep 17, 10
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