After years, Master Chief finally returns. This is an awesome entry to the franchise. With improved graphics, amazing soundtrack, a great story, and so much more, Halo 4 is Xbox gaming at its very bes… Read more
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Hi! My name is Luke, or Kozzmo on XBL, and I just signed up for GiantBomb about five minutes ago; to "commemorate" this I figured I would write a review on one of my most-played games, Halo 4. I have… Read more
Halo 4 developed by 343 Industries and published by Microsoft is a slightly different take on the iconic series that fans everywhere have loved for years. 343 adds a new story arch and some gameplay t… Read more
Game play: After lots of years into the Halo franchise we have experienced that the storyline in every game is very intuitive and playing through the entire campaign of Halo 4 keeps you on the edge of… Read more
Back in 2007 Call of Duty 4 changed the landscape of the first person shooter and effectively threw a wrench in Halo’s domination of the genre on consoles. It introduced exciting and interesting new g… Read more
Campaign 343i have done a really great job in taking the Halo lore in a new direction. The campaign is tight, fast-paced and exhilarating and character development - a concept previously alien to the… Read more
The review sounds dismissive and, I suppose, in fairness, the game might warrant some of it. 343 had a chance to make this game something different and unique but, instead, opted to go for a drop-dead… Read more
It is time to see if Bungie was the only reason that the Halo franchise could succeed. This was 343 Industries' chance to shine, and also make the Halo series continue. You will once again be called i… Read more
My dad likes Halo. In fact he bought an Xbox 360 when he found out Halo 3 wasn't coming out on PC. His gaming interests aren't diverse, but he does like shooters, and of those, the Halo franchise is o… Read more
I have finally reached level 130, this is the highest rank possible in Halo 4, and I though I would do something special for it. One thing I always hate about reviews is that they don't take into acco… Read more
I'm a little late to the Halo 4 review circuit, but maybe I can give you a different look at Halo 4. Because I've only had time to play the campaign, and I don't normally do well at Halo multiplayer,… Read more
343 have done a great job in revitalising the Halo franchise. The sound has been beefed up, the graphics are gorgeous and the story line ties in nicely and captures you. The multi-player remains fast… Read more
(Warning, there be spoilers ahead) When Halo 3 ended, it was left in a way that when someone was ready, they could really take the series anywhere they wanted. With a different developer being put to… Read more
Developer: 343 Industries Publisher: Microsoft Since Halo: Combat Evolved smashed its way into our consciousnesses back in 2001, the video game landscape, particularly in a first person capacity, is a… Read more
Despite switching to a new developer, the latest chapter in the story of the Master Chief looks and feels great. Unless you’ve been following the story from the first game – and even if you have, it w… Read more
Fondly remembering the Bungie launch party for Halo: Combat Evolved on a cold Chicago evening in October 2001, I couldn’t have been more excited to see how the series evolved with the developmental re… Read more
Halo , the console and genre defining shooter developed by Bungie, helped put Microsoft's gaming division on the map. With millions of copies sold, Halo sequels have become a known quantity. Four game… Read more
Halo 4 has been in development for around three years under newly formed studio: 343 industries. Microsoft has put together the most talented developers at their disposal and given them unlimited reso… Read more
Halo, in many ways, is a machine. It’s a well-oiled mechanism that’s been in use for eleven years and counting. When it was created, it helped evolve a bustling industry with breakthrough ideas, cutti… Read more
One of the most popular game series returns with another 2 more guaranteed. The game doesn't feel much different from the originals which most fans will appreciate. The campaign is just as lengthy as… Read more
Although Halo 4 introduces great new enemies, weapons, and environments, 343 Industries ultimately plays it safe with this new chapter by skillfully iterating on the canonical Halo experience. One of… Read more
Halo is back and the new developers have everything to prove. When it comes to being a new development studio taking on an existing franchise, your first job can’t get much bigger than Halo. There had… Read more
Mario , Nathan Drake , and Master Chief are names that are synonymous with Nintendo , Sony , and Microsoft respectively. Whenever one of these console mascots are mentioned gamers worldwide tend to li… Read more
Videogames were changed forever when Bungie released Halo: Combat Evolved in 2001. In that seminal release, the world met Spartan II cyborg Master Chief as he is awakened from cryo sleep to fight agai… Read more
A constant that's surrounded Halo 4 since it's announcement as been the ever lingering question on if we actually need a new Halo trilogy. The much loved Xbox exclusive shooter as been well served by… Read more
When Halo 3 was one of those games which can be considered the full package of everything that you want in a game. An awesome story which ended that trilogy, competitive and cooperative multiplayer, a… Read more
Halo 4 has a hard job. It has to convince us that a new trilogy of games is worth it. It also has to make us want to play yet another Halo game on the Xbox 360 hardware, even though waiting probably w… Read more
Halo is the most venerated of Xbox series, mainly due to the first Halo putting the original Xbox on the map and making it a legitimate platform with a future in the industry. Bungie crafted Halo into… Read more
343 Industries has the difficult task of appeasing millions of fans that come to expect certain elements when it comes to the release of a new Halo title. As the start of a brand new trilogy starring… Read more
It's like someone took the Mass Effect 3 ending and made an entire game out of it. That's harsh, but I can explain: Mass Effect 3 was released a while back, the culmination of years of planning hundre… Read more
The Halo franchise is in good hands. 343 industries did what many thought it could not be done, make a Halo game that surpasses in many areas what Bungie created with Combat Evolved. The art style is… Read more
Pros: Solid campaign that is far more emotional then previous Halo games. Great sound design and a decent soundtrack. New guns that add in more variety in combat. It's a visual treat. Great sound desi… Read more
Halo 4 is finally here and overall I think 343 Studios did a wonderful job of taking over the reigns from Bungie. The game has all of the feel of Halo (for the most part) while still having the identi… Read more
There are a lot of fantastic-looking moments. It’s perfectly fine to go into Halo 4 weary of a new studio’s hands getting all over a classic franchise, but rest easy for 343 Industries didn’t break Ha… Read more
The Master Chief is back! To some people, they may groan at the thought of playing as a character that hardly speaks and lacks some personality, but in Halo 4 343i has written the chief as much dialog… Read more
The Halo franchise isn't one that I've been a fan of as long as some people have been. Growing up, I didn't have an original Xbox until the release of Halo 2 , so my exposure to Halo: Combat Evolved w… Read more
Halo 4 is the first installment in the new trilogy of Halo series games, named the "Reclaimer Trilogy" and is the first Halo game not developed by the original developers of the Halo Series,Bungie. 34… Read more
Halo 4 starts a new journey for the franchise where Bungie handed the reigns over to 343 Industries. The big question was whether or not 343 could do Halo justice and not ruin the franchise. After fin… Read more
I have a confession to make. Before 3 months ago, I had never beaten a Halo campaign. I will follow up on my history with Halo in a blog post sometime, but I now own every one once again and am a tota… Read more
Halo 4 is about to be set out into everyone's hands and it's an exciting time for video games. Does the game live up to the hype set up from Bungie though? Did 343 Industries handle the franchise with… Read more
~PLEASE ONLY READ THIS IF YOU HAVE FINISHED THE GAME~ The Chief is back! Let's just get this out of the way, I'm a fan of Halo . Moreso the books and the universe they portray than the games. I've rea… Read more
Since it's explosive introduction back in 2001 that helped revolutionize console shooters for years to come, Halo has become recognized as one of the most innovative and adored franchises to hit the g… Read more
If you're not mentioning Call of Duty as one of gaming's top-tier shooters, it's usually Halo. On the flipside, if the answer for the most overrated and/or overexposed shooter wasn't Call of Duty, it… Read more
Before I start, I want to lay out what I love about past halo games, I believe the games offers many options and features and people value certain aspects much more so than others. Hopefully knowing w… Read more
This will be a single player review since i have not dabled in MP yet. There will be some spoilers mostly the beginning. The Chief is back and more bad ass then ever, the game opens with where you lef… Read more