Anniversary of the decade

Anniversary Logo

The Scary Elites

Ennhanced Graphics

 It's been a good ten years since Halo: Combat Evolved was released from Bungie Studios back in 2001. And now the legendary campaign has returned with a total facelift. With the release of Halo: CE Anniversary, it has been reborn. 343 Industries, an offshoot of Bungie dedicated to Halo, has totally remastered the campaign and given new life. From the stunning Beaches of an island, to the haunting glow of a Forerunner Facility, it is as the fans have always dreamed of and more. It Wasn't just the setting either, 343 enhanced the weapons and enemies too. the Elites look scarier and deadlier, the grunts look even more hilarious in HD. And for each enemy there are lots of variation in armor and colors that make it great. In turn the weapons look beautiful, and they feel deadly.


Pelican Dropship

The New Firefight map: Installation 04

But what kind of Halo would this be without multiplayer? Certain Affinity has rebuffed Six Legendary multiplayer maps from Halos 1 and 2. My favorite, Headlong, is a neighborhood being constructed in the beseiged city of New Mombasa. Fighting in the map bring up feelings of nostalgia and excitement. To be playing on a beloved map from 4 games ago with all the new technology is astounding. But they didnt stop there, also released with the game is a map for Halo:Reach's firefight mode. Based on a level from the Combat Evolved campaign, it comes with two distinct features never before see in firefight. A.I controlled Orbital Drop Shock Troopers who fight by your side, and a pelican dropship that flies in a drops off a M12 "Warthog" LRV equipped with a standard chaingun and, if you have lost one of your four ODSTs, it provides an ODST to man the chaingun while you drive. This is absoulutely the greatest remake/update of the greatest game of all time. In that spirit I must give this a 10 out of 10 and with that, I leave you.