In 2001, Halo: Combat Evolved changed the way we played video games and set in motion the story of the Master Chief, Cortana, and a mysterious artificial world called Halo. Now, after a full decade of technological innovation, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary presents the original campaign, reimagined and remastered, alongside seven multiplayer map remakes from Halo's history.
The legendary Master Chief we met ten years ago has finally returned, graphically updated and better than ever. Experience his epic journey on Halo unlike you've ever seen it before.
Halo: Combat Evolved has been thoroughly and lovingly remastered, leveraging a decade's worth of visual fidelity and technological improvements to bring this campaign experience to life in ways previously impossible.
"Chief? Chief, can you hear me?"
Whether it's the teeth-shattering boom of a Rocket Launcher, the ear-splitting crack of a Sniper Rifle, or the iconic and legendary music Halo's renowned for, the sounds of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary have been completely remastered to bring diehard fans an entirely new experience.
"They call it Halo."
"Attention all personnel. We
are reengaging the enemy.
External and internal
contacts imminent."
"Keep your eyes downrange,
fingers on your triggers,
and we all go home in one piece."
"Somebody order a Warthog?"
"All you greenhorns who wanted
to see Covenant up close...
this is gonna be your lucky day."
"Are you ready, Reclaimer?
This is how my story begins."
As a special new addition, Anniversary includes information terminals hidden throughout the campaign for you to discover. Each of these terminals provides an episodic look into one of the most important characters in Halo history, offering deeper insight into the events of the past hundred millennia.
Through a specialized software, provided by Cortana and embedded in the Master Chief's MJOLNIR Mark V armor, your suit will actively scan and analyze nearby objects, both animate and inanimate, upon voice command, storing retrieved data for later review. With your Xbox 360 Kinect Sensor active, say "Analyze" when near an object of interest, and then say "Scan" to collect intel on that object, returning later to the game's Library for a populated data entry.
