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Halo: Combat Evolved
Developer	Bungie Software
Publisher	Microsoft
Platform	Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
Console Release Dates	NA November 15, 2001 EU March 14, 2002 JP April 24, 2002 AUS March 14, 2002
PC Release Dates	NA September 30, 2003 EU October 10, 2003
Mac OX Release Date	NA December 3, 2003
Genre	First-Person Shooter
Rating	(M) Mature

Plot

The story begins with the main character Master Chief waking up from a stasis pod that is outlined in the Halo novels. From there, the story begins to unfold as the group crash lands on the mysterious Halo to swarms of the Covenant, the Earth's largest threat. A small group of surviving UNSC members and the Chief mount up to lead a tactical assault against the ever powerful forces of the Covenant. As their mission progresses, both parties stumble upon an ancient evil hidden away in the depths of Installation 04. The only hope left for Earth, and the Galaxy, is for the Master Chief to succeed in his objectives.

Characters

Humans

• Master Chief Petty Officer John-117
• Captain Jacob Keyes
• Sergeant Major Avery Johnson
• Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood
• Commander Miranda Keyes
• AI Construct Cortana
• UNSC Marines

Covenant

• Elites
• Grunts
• Hunters
• Jackals
• Prophets

Flood

• Gravemind
• Carrier Forms
• Covenant Warriors
• Human Warriors
• Infection Forms

Other

• 343 Guilty Spark
• Sentinels

Weapons

Humans

• Assault Rifle
• Shotgun
• Sniper Rifle
• Rocket Launcher
• Pistol
• Fragmentation Grenade

Covenant

• Plasma Rifle
• Plasma Pistol
• Needler
• Fuel Rod Cannon
• Plasma Grenade
• Shade

Vehicles

Halo has a wide spectrum of vehicles.

Human

• Warthog
• Scorpion

Covenant

• Ghost
• Banshee

Non Usable

Some vehicles were only usable by NPCs.

Human

• Pelican

Covenant

• Spirit
• Wraith

Campaign

• The Pillar of Autumn
  • Reveille
  • AI Constructs and Cyborgs First!
  • Escape
• Halo
  • Flawless Cowboy
  • Reunion Tour
• The Truth and Reconciliation
  • Into The Belly Of The Beast
  • Shut Up And Get Behind Me...Sir
• The Silent Cartographer
  • It's Quiet...
  • Shafted
• Assault on the Control Room
  • I Would Have Been Your Daddy...
  • Rolling Thunder
  • If I Had a Super Weapon...
• 343 Guilty Spark
  • Well Enough Alone
  • The Flood
• The Library
  • Wait, It Gets Worse!
  • But I Don't Want To Ride The Elevator!
  • Fourth Floor: Tools, Guns, Keys To Super Weapons
• Two Betrayals
  • The Gun Pointed At The Head of The Universe
  • Breaking Stuff To Look Tough
  • The Tunnels Below
  • Final Run
• Keyes
  • Under New Management
  • Upstairs, Downstairs
  • The Captain
• The Maw
  • And The Horse You Rode In On
  • Light Fuse, Run Away
  • Warning: Hitchhikers May Be Escaping Convicts

Multiplayer Maps

• Battle Creek
• Sidewinder
• Damnation
• Rat Race
• Prisoner
• Hang 'Em High
• Chill Out
• Derelict
• Boarding Action
• Chiron TL 34
• Blood Gulch
• Wizard
• Longest
• Death Island (PC Only)
• Danger Canyon (PC Only)
• Infinity (PC Only)
• Timberland (PC Only)
• Ice Fields (PC Only)
• Gephyrophobia (PC Only)

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