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Halo 4 review

Master Chief is back in action in one of the year's best shooters

Words: on November 1, 2012
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  • avantguardian - November 1, 2012 3:09 a.m.

    i love my 360, but i gotta say, the countdown timer for this game that pops up as soon as you boot up your system is hilarious. "hey guys, your annual 360 exclusive is almost here!" i suppose i might get suckered in to getting this after a price cut, as halo seems to be something that i really want to like, but have always found a bit underwhelming.

  • ObliqueZombie - November 1, 2012 4:29 a.m.

    "Annual" 360 exclusive? Reach came out in 2010, and the Halo: CEA was just a fun somewhat-fanmade release. The next Halo won't come out for another two years.

  • KnowYourPokemon - November 1, 2012 6:14 a.m.

    Yeah, Halo might have plenty of games out by now but so far only 5(the main titles) of them including halo 4 have actually done anything to multiplayer other than bonus maps. 5 big titles in 11 years isn't exactly what I would call annual...

  • Dadyo238 - November 1, 2012 11 a.m.

    He means 360 exclusives as a whole, not just Halo.

  • ObliqueZombie - November 1, 2012 5:28 p.m.

    That's still kind pointless to point out. Doesn't every system have at least one exclusive that comes out a year?

  • avantguardian - November 1, 2012 8:51 p.m.

    a) not as pointless as you commenting on it. b) twice c) the point of the joke (unfortunate that i have to explain it, especially to someone who probably owns a 360) is that it's the ONLY (big) exclusive this year. get it? d) why do people that play games all day have to be so uptight?

  • ObliqueZombie - November 2, 2012 7:29 a.m.

    I'm not really uptight, I'm just simply pointing out that the joke sucked. I mean, should I list it in bullet points so you'll get it easier? Here: A) The joke sucked B) It was hardly a joke, until people called you out on it and you said it was C) Word your sentences better so there's no confusion (the point of communication as it is) D) You seem much more "uptight" than I do. >.> E) Take some criticism

  • Dadyo238 - November 2, 2012 5:05 p.m.

    He means that the 360 hasn't been getting much support in terms of exclusives lately so much so that it seems like there's only one out a year, opposed to the recent surplus of PS3 exclusives (Last of Us, Beyond, Wonderbook, etc).

  • avantguardian - November 2, 2012 6:10 p.m.

    yeah...dude ruined it. thanks, though.

  • zombi3grim - November 2, 2012 8:16 p.m.

    I also have to disagree with some gameplay elements havent evolved. Its almost like you HAD to say that to say something negative about the game. Iron sights would ruin Halo. Period.

  • GC_Tom - November 3, 2012 6:48 a.m.

    How about you name some releases that are actually released, instead of just announced.

  • Takeshi-GR - November 3, 2012 8:45 a.m.

    It's not Cooper. Video reviews are always voiced by our video producer extraordinaire, Frank Adams a.k.a. Frankenberry. If you don't know what that's about, watch the Halloween episode of the New Games Releases Super Show. ;-)

  • tehtimeisnow - November 3, 2012 5:19 p.m.

    i like halo ganes but i awlays feel like there a call of dut ripof. i hope black op 2 gets a 5 start rateing cuz its way more beter then this game and its the seuqal of the best gane of all time modern warefare 3

  • TurtleAssasin33 - November 3, 2012 9:05 p.m.

    Makes me wish I had an Xbox, but this is about the only reason to get one.

  • Pytor - November 4, 2012 8:08 a.m.

    8/10?! 8/10?!?!?! What the fu... Oh, wait nm. Having flashbacks :) Nice article Coop!

  • iGrimezY - November 4, 2012 8:44 a.m.

    I'm looking forward to this Halo. Although I do want to see hwo 343 changed the multiplayer.. Halo Reach's multiplayer was alright, but now that their bringing back the Battle Rifle the DMR is gonna stand no chance...or is it? But with the release of Black Ops 2 at nearly the same time.. will this affect the sales of Halo 4?

  • GoldenEagle1476 - November 4, 2012 9:04 a.m.

    lol I think this is your best one yet.

  • Pwnz0r3d - November 4, 2012 10:10 a.m.

    That's a fair question, but let's look back; Did Black Ops stop Reach? BO sold 13.7 million copies in America, and a combined total of 5.6 million copies in the UK and US in the first 24 hours. Reach sold 3.3 million units in a span of 2 months, and by September of last year, it sold 4.7 million copies. But it also made a lot of money off of merchandising, $350 million. So yeah, the Call of Duty brand itself is more than capable of stealing the Halo customers, but this is a different case. This is the first actual sequel to the Halo series since 3 five years ago, and Reach was released in September, farrrr before the holiday market. So we'll see how it goes.

  • iGrimezY - November 4, 2012 10:31 a.m.

    That is very true. after a couple months of BO people started to leave it for Reach. I actualyl got Black Ops the first day it came out and play that game non-stop. But now the game is freakin stupid to me... and then I picked up Reach and I've been playing it ever since. Im honestly looking forward to Halo 4 and beleieve that its sales are gonna triple that of the sales of BLack Ops. But yet again I wanna see how Black Ops 2 is, and I'll probally only buy it for its zombies.

  • BHawk5993 - November 4, 2012 6:42 p.m.

    Reach wasn't too bad, but this looks soo much better. I am disappointed at the hearing that the campaign is shorter, though. In my opinion, I think the more Halo campaign levels there are the better, but I guess that's what Spartan Ops will be for.

  • FVHound - November 4, 2012 8:20 p.m.

    Wait, Lack of Iron Sights? Dude did you not Hear everyones Reaction to EGM saying he felt the game hasn't evolved, basically because it wasn't like Cod? I would've agreed with you about feeling some gameplay elements feel the same, or should've moved up, but in ways of using like tablets as a second screen, or other cool ways to interact with the game, Not because you can't aim down the iron sights...

  • johno_kush - November 5, 2012 12:30 a.m.

    agreed

  • Divine Paladin - November 5, 2012 12:49 a.m.

    So wait, it's the best Halo yet, and yet it has a lower score than Halo 3? C'mon, don't make bold statements when this very site contradicts your claim. (Also, because I'm sure somebody will, don't try to justify the lower score by saying that reviews have gotten harder, because scores as a whole have been higher than ever in the past few years.)

  • Divine Paladin - November 5, 2012 12:53 a.m.

    No Halo game will ever outsell any CoD game from CoDs 4-14. After 14 it's a toss-up, depending on whether the series has plateaued and fallen after BO2 like I expect it to. Hell, I'd doubt Halo 4 outsells 3 by more than 1 million.

  • Divine Paladin - November 5, 2012 12:58 a.m.

    I can understand his complaint. How can you take a review seriously if something that integral to Halo is messed up? Also, saying "it's a video game" and implying it's not serious business to some people stopped applying years ago when gaming surpassed movies and music as the highest-grossing medium, but that's getting nitpicky on my part.

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Excellent
YOU'LL LOVE
  • Playing through the thrilling campaign
  • Keeping up with Spartan Ops
  • Losing a few hundred hours in multiplayer
YOU'LL HATE
  • How quickly it’s over
  • That Spartan Ops isn’t hard enough
  • That some gameplay elements haven’t evolved

More Info

Release date: US
Nov 06 2012 (Xbox 360)
UK
Nov 06 2012 (Xbox 360)
Available Platforms: Xbox 360
Genre: Shooter
Published by: Microsoft
Developed by: 343 Industries
Franchise: Halo
ESRB Rating:
Mature: Blood, Violence
PEGI Rating:
16+: Violence
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