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Halo Reach Comprehensive Game Review

Overview

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Genre: Shooter

Players: 1- 4

Co-op: 2-4

HD: Up to 1080p(scaled)

3D: Yes

Rating: Mature

Button Layouts

Default Button Layout

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RT- Fire                                RS- Line of Sight

LT- Grenades                      LS- Move

RB- Melee Attack               D-Pad- Night Vision/ Team Chat

LB- Equipment                   X- Reload, Use (Action)

Y- Swap Weapons              B- Swap Grenades

A- Jump

Details for Xbox Live

Online: 2- 16 players Content Download: Yes

File Sharing: Yes       Voice: Yes

Development

Developer: Bungie Studios       Release Year: 2010

Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios

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Halo Reach Manual and Resources

Game Manual

Official Game Manual

Graphics: StarStarStarStarStar

Attention to detail. Eye-popping colors and textures. Rich and expansive environments. Rock-solid frame rate.

Gameplay:StarStarStarStar

Immersive single-player campaign. Powerful story that drives the game through and through. Not to mention those crazy fights with friends in the game’s multiplayer mode. Feels a bit too one dimensional. .

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The softly dramatic orchestral score give rise to pretty suspenseful music. Not to mention the great sound effects, and stupendous voice acting.

Lasting Appeal StarStarStarStarStar

Plenty of content here. Tons of map packs, a rich multiplayer environment, hearty customization, and a plethora of game modes and types.

Presentation StarStarStarStarStar

Graphics top notch of course. The menu is impressively slick. Beautiful cut scenes. Looks like the game it plays.

Awards:

editor's choice game award

best shooter game award[8]

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How Halo carried the Xbox to Success

imageWe’re not going to lie to you. In fact, we will be the first people to notify that a game sucks, regardless if Microsoft, Apple, or Fisher Price made it…. Halo is simply a fantastic game and the most riveting series I have seen in years. Yet as fantastic as Halo is, an even bigger Microsoft success owes Master Chief some props. And  no. We are not talking about Windows, Office, or Zune…as great as those stories are. Ladies and gentlemen, Xbox owes it’s life to Halo. Master Chief and his pals contributed success to Xbox in nearly every possible way. Had not the Covenant invaded and attacked the UNSC, Xbox would be  a no-show. Count on it…and (lest you think we make claims without proof) …here’s why.

  1. imageBungie’s Combat Evolved had “Multiplayer” as a game menu option… but far from this actually working.  I mean…who would ever want to play real-time with thousands of people online?  Then along came Halo 2 with real Multiplayer ( something as unheard of as the Wii U in 2010). Fast-forward to 2005 , Microsoft releases Xbox LIVE, a revolutionary multiplayer breakthrough for Xbox. Who do the Xbox master minds owe LIVE’s incredible success…. Master Chief… after all, it was Halo who popularized the brand new idea of Multiplayer.
  2. imageBack-track to the first Halo….yeah… Master Chief, the Halo, the amazing story….Now if you remember correctly the game was released in 2001. Hmmm… 2001 should ring a bell…that was the momentous release of Xbox (First Gen.) Obviously, the Xbox was a big hit….why?….. Halo was the award-winning launch title that attracted millions of Halo fans to the brand new Xbox console. Not to mention it’s exclusivity made Halo on Xbox the ultimate “killer app.” Experts and gamers alike all agree that the success of a console depends on “killer apps”, exclusive games that win gamers to the console in mass. Make no mistake about it…Halo is that Killer app that has ensured the success of Xbox for years to come.
  3. Third and finally, the series success brought the popularity of First Person Shooters full circle on the Xbox. Appropriately, Xbox game sales are nearly entirely generated on First Person Shooters (FPS). According to a Joystiq report, nearly 20% of shooters are played on the Xbox 360. Black Ops was the most popular game on Xbox LIVE with some 5.9 hours of multiplayer gameplay. In short, the FPS is synonymous with Xbox and is entirely due to Halo franchise. Halo was the first FPS on Xbox, introducing Xbox’s capability to handle FPS with surprising flair. Gamers worldwide were given the Halo treat on Xbox…when new FPS titles started hitting shelves, they stuck to the console and made Xbox home to their FPS games.
  4. Halo will continue to carry Xbox to greater success. It did when Master Chief came to life. It did when the Covenant invaded Reach. And it will continue to do so as the Halo Saga develops. Make no mistake about it. Halo fuels Xbox.

 

Let me not forget: Merry Christmas 2011

Why Xbox Maintains its Lead over Wii and PS3

In an era where Microsoft needs to establish a consistent and brand-name product, Microsoft has made the jackpot with the Xbox system. Surprisingly, Xbox kept its lead against its competitors, continuing to outperform Nintendo Wii and Sony PS3 sales.   In addition, Microsoft’s console has racked up more sales than its Nintendo and Sony PS3 during a time period of 12 months of 13. First introduced when Sony ruled the video game universe, the Xbox took off slowly and then sky-rocketed to fame. The very word “Xbox” conjures up images of the Halo franchise, Gears of War epic screenshots,  and Call of Duty platinum titles.Microsoft’s Xbox is currently in it’s sixth year since Bill Gates unveiled the “Black Box”  way back in the early 2000s.

The general rule in technology killer products slow down over time- yet, the Xbox shows no sign of aging…according to an independent market share firm, the Xbox 360 owns 48% of the market, ranked #1 Best-Selling console, and the Xbox 360 version alone has sold 537,000 units.

The video above should refresh memories…way back last year, Microsoft announced its new Xbox 360 console, commonly called the Slim. Although it was the hype of news for much of that year, Xbox sales figures confirm that the console is no fad, but a strong, consistent market for Microsoft.

 Games like “2K11” and “Halo Reach” have kept gamers hooked up to their 360s like no consoles has done. While the Wii’s WiiPlay and PS3’s popular FPS games have maintained a good gamer following, the Xbox set of franchise, high-quality games are simply too good for gamers to resist.

Halo Reach, the latest installment in one of the most famous Xbox franchise, not only continues the story Halo fans love, but expands on saga, in the package of a great game. This characteristic goes for almost all Xbox games…each game in a franchise expands, it delves into more characters, more excitement, more game. Xbox games are truly a huge reason why Microsoft’s console is nearly unstoppable.

 If you liked this article, check out other great Xbox articles:

Kinect gets Smarter     MW3: Battlefield 3 falls short?    MW3 Special Ops Mode Revealed

Bottom line: Xbox 360 has continued the success of the long-forgotten first version. Having introduced great console hardware, adding more features to the Xbox experience, and enhancing the fundamentals of what makes Xbox Xbox, it’s rather easy to see why gamers continue to buy Microsoft’s console over other consoles that perform just as well but don’t have the games or features to make a complete gaming experience.