The first HALO released 20th anniversary! Looking back on a masterpiece that refines the genre, such as automatic recovery and the number of ownership possessions of weapons, and revolutionized

Hallo: The Master Chief Collection is a compilation of first-person shooter video games in the Halo collection, initially released in November 2014 for the Xbox One, and also later on Microsoft Windows through 2019 and 2020. A boosted version was released for the Xbox Collection X|S in November 2020. The collection was created by 343 Industries in partnership with various other workshops and was released by Xbox Game Studios. The collection includes Halo: Fight Evolved Wedding Anniversary, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 3, Halo 3: DST, Halo: Get to, and Halo 4, which were originally released on earlier Xbox systems. Each video game contributed to the Master Chief Collection obtained a visual upgrade, with Halo 2 obtaining a total high-definition redesign of its audio and cutscenes, special to the collection, to celebrate its 10th wedding anniversary. The video game includes accessibility to the live-action collection Halo: Nightfall as well as the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta that was offered for a restricted time. The collection's multiplayer functions every map initially launched with each video game, including six Halo 2 maps reprise from scratch. At launch, critics typically commended The Master Chief Collection for its upgraded sound and also visuals, as well as its amount of material, but was additionally met adverse reception for its multiplayer aspects due to a substantial variety of pests and poor matchmaking experiences. A number of these technical problems were later taken care of in post-release patches.

SF action shooter of Bungee development, which celebrated the 20th anniversary since its release in North America in 2021 November 15, Halo (Halo) is, that the FPS of the console with a controller only allowed to establish a style not, and the operating system using the left and right of the stick, two people Co-op possible campaign, has created a such as multiplayer of 16 people fighting.

Anniversary, but I have a little delay from the timing, the latest series of Halo Infinite also means that have been released recently, is a moment when FPS of as a genre of game has been refined greatly I recall the first generation Halo.

was originally for the Mac Halo — Bungee, which was acquired to Microsoft

Marathon 2: Randal and miss darkness of the God of Destruction (Myth: The Fallen Lords) The Bungee has developed after the sale is: was Halo Combat Evolved. The Halo has been officially announced, is, Apple's new product announcement meeting held on July 21, 1999 Mac world Expo New York '99.

Although the product version and some design in this event is different, the iconic visual that make up the Halo, such as soldiers and three laid-Watohogu equipped with armor has been completed, leading too seamless to the vast outdoors from a narrow indoor it has been reported to have been at the time of impact (the other also, the release date at the time was from 2000 Q2 to the holiday season).

The Take-Two Interactive in August 1999, after several weeks from the announcement of Halo to get a 19.9% ​​stake in Bungee, acquired exclusive marketing rights in the North American market, such as Halo and On (at the same time console also edition of rights has been acquired). At this point the development team of Halo is reportedly were interested in the console porting to PS2 / Dream cast, in addition to November of the same year, rumors of the PS2 version of Halo had emerged.

Microsoft (also announced in the Japanese market at the same timing) is GDC, which was held in March 2000 was announced the Xbox as the new console. In May held E3 2000, but a new trailer that figure, such as is seen elite had been published, the acquisition of Bungee by Microsoft has occurred is the same year in June after E3 held. Take-Two at this time, to get the right of it was being developed as a Myth series On, it has sold 19.9% ​​of Shaka bu to Microsoft.

The acquisition play is called a turbulent, CEO Steve Jobs of Apple against Microsoft has been well-known story that protested directly by telephone (other also, and Xbox-only title by acquisition from the user who was attention ringing in the cause is that there was also a sense of crisis and disappointment that?). Or from the results of this protest, it had been presented at the Mac version that the development of Halo is continued of about one month after the bungee acquisition WORLD Expo / NY2000.

Which was acquired Bungee to Microsoft it will also change the content of the Halo with moved his base from Chicago to Redmond. Once when Bungee According to Jason Jones's interview, which has been posted on the official site, initially, but was thought to be a game with an RPG element to search for seamless and vast world book of Microsoft (Xbox documentary setback that of the thousands According to the there is also a MMORPG element to participate), has led to change significantly the contents as a single-play FPS in accordance with the more specific the content of the game.

Was a game recital of March 2001, Microsoft is organized by the game play was first published in the Halo, Game stock 2001. Is about to put spirited enough to be introduced along with the lecture on Xbox of Bill Gates at TGS2001 spring in Japan.

On the other hand, it has also been reported that online multiplayer introduced in the Halo has become difficult at Bungee forum in May 2001. It should be noted that the same E3 Date of Xbox in 2001 has been announced as November 8, had been Halo also be added to the launch title.

However, Xbox will initially release date or relationship of production but had assumed Japan and the United States the same period Release Date in Japan postponed to February 22, 2002. In addition, also Xbox Release Date in the United States will be postponed for about a week (was on November 15, 2001). According to such among TGS2001 implemented the Microsoft Ed freeze his interview in the fall, and 70% of the people has reserved the Halo at the same time as the Xbox console in the United States, I had commented on the height of the attention rice field.

Despite the trouble of large and small in the United States released at the same time as the Halo is Xbox console on November 15, 2001. The following year in April 2002 has achieved 100 million units of sales in North America, and eventually recorded the big hit as FPS, such as to reach even of sales over 600 million copies.

FPS, which also hold the console / controller Halo has opened up

By this work has achieved also of the sales launch title and become 6 million more than the first generation Xbox, the magnitude of the impact on FPS genre regardless of the platform, such as console and PC is that it can not be ignored. Despite not exist are several FPS to expand the console, such as Medal of Honor of Goldener 007 and DreamWorks Interactive rare even in the Halo released earlier, in the genre of FPS, after a de facto standard (de facto system that it can be said that has become the standard) has been created at the time of the first generation Halo.

As its own system of primary Halo had, led by automatic recovery of the shield, red display when the aiming overlap the enemy, weapon two weapons system, check point system, blow that can be triggered by one button, direction display when damaged, aiming at the mobile / right stick in the left stick, circle display of crosshairs, such as steering operation toward the former point of view.... Although not Shire such as comfortably strongly appeal of shooting, there is no big difference between the modern FPS if you look at only the system surface.

The same applies to the key mapping, weapon switching of reload and Y buttons on the X button, such as squatting in the left stick pushing, except that there is no LB / RB button on the original Xbox controller, not almost the same as the current key arrangement It is impressive. Besides, not a player in the game play, and in some cases has been incorporated a mechanism that does not isolate, such as Monomer to battle with the Covenant along with the other Marines.

FPS of the founder is located theories, but you surprised that through about 10 years of Years If positioned as Wallenstein 3D the beginning of a full-fledged development of 1992, it has been refined to anyone enjoy system.

First generation Halo is not displayed destination is clearly in the game play, the elements to explore the vast map for now whole map had been emphasized (is the target point is a long time wandering in the map Is displayed). Given that the series later works is going to result in dramatic expression in the linear, think also, as in the timing of 2001, Halo itself and the FPS genre, the target should aim was made up precisely because the moment that can not be seen clearly increase.

Glimpses single campaign of encapsulating the spirit of innovation Halo

World's first Halo is, in the war of the religious alliance that has been configured in a variety of races of human beings is extraterrestrial life of 26 centuries, which advanced to the universe Covenant, players fight becomes the humanity side of Master Chief thing that.

To explain a little more the contents of this work a little concrete, escape Master Chief from the battleship Autumn, which suffered a Facade by the battle of the Covenant to the circular structure of the mystery Halo. Barely Master Chief a successful escape, also joins the Marines who were out of danger, and act in order to prevent the true purpose of recapture and the Covenant of the captain.

In primary Halo, and it speaks in a cut scene in which the main character of the Master Chief is inserted in the middle of the progress of the mission, about to capture the mission along with many allies, but specific things is not in the mission, at the time FPS It was one of the few exist as a genre.

If location Sugar the eye, and the background to give the impression like a different world a circular structure is visible at all times of what appears beautiful terrain that is similar to Earth in the early stages, landing operation of Cartographer to fight in the beautiful coast (trial version of the PC version unique place called, but it was this mission), vessels inside the Covenant, snowy field that Norimawaseru tanks, humanity vs Covenant vs battle of three horse by the flood, such as the story of the final stage feeling...... galloping in the buggy the end of the battleship in the Autumn Halo It was to demonstrate the fun to fight with.

In the second half of the story, Master Chief is deceived in the middle of the campaign by Guilty spark that monitor of management AI that created the Forerunner, such as accidentally proceed until just before you start the Halo to annihilate intelligent life in the galaxy, player you will notice that, including performing the mission danger of not inspire doubt, have included a trend that was popular in the 2000s, such as BioS hock in a variety of ways.

In particular, in the original version, such as the campaign to enjoy two people Co-op by using a split-screen, after the game there was also advanced nature, such as a function also became prevalent in the. However, it does not change too much play ease and try to play again in 2021 the current year, measures of sophisticated production and game play for the main part of the redundant gameplay is buried, it is not completely transmitted charm the is regrettable.

Everyone can enjoy FPS to Halo was created

First generation Halo is not only to establish a style of console FPS, was the work that was also spread to the standard exists as a system. When I read multiple overseas review was released, although it and 30fps action where there is a repetition of the same map in the campaign is dissatisfied point, beautiful graphics and an appropriate degree of difficulty, including animation, excellent weapon balance / vehicle operation and had been the main evaluation points.

The 2001 primary Halo was released is the moment when the genre of FPS in the console has blossomed. It is drawn this work and another flow, but (since the operating system and the system is not necessarily followed the Halo style), a console for the title of Medal of Honor series and such as part of the 007 series EA in the center, because now it begins to appear transplant operation and console-only FPS from the PC.

On the other hand, development of the first generation Halo in Japan, there was little need to wait for its release in the United States. Launch of the Japanese version of Halo is, (was not a launch in Japan title) Xbox It was April 25, 2002, after about 2 months from the body releases released in Japan from the relationship, such as localized at that time. But the release date, or Halo experience meeting was held of the media joint, had been deployed, such as playable exhibition in multiple game shop.

In addition, the case was a subtle adjustment in primary Halo Japanese version, it seems physical strength recovery at the time of the checkpoint revival According to the interview of Tamera poetry 乃氏 who was in charge of localization is in the original version with the different parts.

In addition, Microsoft announces Microsoft in July 2002 when the PC / MAC version, which has been more announced than Gearbox Software. According to the interview with Gearbox published in August 2003, it is said that absolute conditions to PC porting are added to the online multiplayer mode (however, the Campaign CO-OP is deleted in the PC version).

The PC version in which various optimizations have been made to the mouse + keyboard were launched on September 30, 2003, in Japan on September 30, 2003 (US Mac version is in December 2003, Japan Mac The edition was later released on September 17, 2004).

To play the first Halo from now, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, which combines the series of series from the Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary to 4, supports PC as well as the PC as well as PC Replay is easy (also supported by Xbox Game Pass).

The 20th anniversary of the campaign of Halo Infinite is also delivered, how should I touch the magnificent worldview of the first Halo.

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