Game Review: Halo-Combat Evolved Anniversary

Say Halo to its makeover

by Hedirman Supian

Updated 12:18 PM Jun 15, 2011

HAS IT really been a decade since the original Halo debuted on Microsoft's Xbox? Microsoft's classic first-person shooter game has had a huge impact on the gaming industry and has earned its place in video game history, up there among the Pac-Mans and Super Mario Brothers.



Microsoft is giving the classic a well-deserved makeover and TODAY was given a behind-closed-doors demonstration of the much-rumoured Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary title at the Electronic Entertainment Expo video game convention in Los Angeles last week.

The representatives from Microsoft demonstrating the game were keen to emphasise that the controls and feel of the updated game will remain as close to the original as possible. However, the visuals and audio will be given the full high-definition treatment - the remastered Halo will look and sound as if it was developed for the current generation of consoles.

One cool feature: At any point in the game, at the press of a button on the control pad, you can enable "Classic Mode", which switches the graphics back to how the game first looked in 2001.

Terminals, first seen in Halo 3, are another a new addition. Whenever you reach a Terminal station, you will be treated to a gorgeously-rendered cinematic cutscene that illustrates the Halo backstory. Visit all the Terminals and you'll be able to unveil more details on the upcoming Halo 4.

Players can now earn up to 1,000 achievement points and there will also be a new two-player online cooperative mode playable on Xbox Live.

The game will be bundled with seven of the most popular multiplayer maps in Halo history, which you can use for battle on Xbox Live.

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will be available in November.

Source: http://www.todayonline.com/