Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (XBox360)

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Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (XBox360) (2011)
genre: first person shooter

score: 75%

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'In the end, Combat Evolved Anniversary is a strange package. Its campaign feels half hearted, neither fully remaking nor preserving the original game.'
Read more » Strategyinformer
'Anniversary edition is a collection of some of the best pieces of Halo. It revives a classic campaign that sports a fresh look. The multiplayer package adds classic maps into Reach's larger framework and re-enables classic CE behaviors for multiplayer fans to revisit the original, and even Kinect brings something unique to the table.'
Read more » 1up.com
'It's an awkward reinvention that manages to be at once faithful and a little wide of the mark. But such is the strength of Combat Evolved, this is still an Anniversary that's worth celebrating.'
Read more » Eurogamer
'Take Halo's combat model and place it in the worst spaces imaginable and you can still have fun with it - it's that good.'
Read more » Computer and Video Games
'Regardless of any complaints or criticisms above, we'd still wholeheartedly recommend Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary to any diehard fan of the franchise, and with just minor reservations to everyone else.'
Read more » GamesRadar
'If you can approach the experience with an open mind and are willing to take a few frustrating old-school design choices, and you're fine with a 'best of' map pack versus a full redo, then this is a great way to bide the time before Halo 4.'
Read more » IGN
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'Bungie's iconic title was clearly an ambitious project, and this modern remastering sufficiently highlights what it was that made the original Halo: Combat Evolved such a landmark gaming moment to begin with.'
Read more » Video Gamer (Pro-G)
'And yet, even with the flaws, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary dramatically succeeds in being a celebratory look back at what was considered a "perfect" first-person shooter experience 10 years ago.'
Read more » GamePro
'Though it expertly renovates one of the defining campaigns of the console FPS, Halo: Anniversary is perhaps less successful at being a tribute, woefully omitting a large part of what made the series a success on top of somehow forgetting about party favors along the way. In the end, Anniversary comes a bit underdressed to its own celebration, but if you've got a soft spot for the Chief or have yet to experience Halo in its original form, now would be a great time to start the fight.'
Read more » GameTrailers
'All in all, this is a welcome return to an adventure that changed the face of gaming a decade ago.'
Read more » Cheat Code Central
'At the end of the day, I think Halo: Anniversary is primarily designed for hardcore Halo fans. If you don't already own Halo: Combat Evolved or are still addicted to Halo: Reach, then I highly recommend getting Anniversary.'
Read more » Destructoid
'343 have done a fantastic job updating a 10 year old game into something that feels entirely modern.'
Read more » Gaming Age
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