Halo: Combat Evolved

Release dates

North America dates

Dec 4, 20076,901 days ago
- Xbox 360
Dec 3, 20038,363 days ago
- Mac
Sep 30, 20038,427 days ago
- PC
Nov 15, 20019,111 days ago
- Xbox

About

Bent on Humankind's extermination, a powerful fellowship of alien races known as the Covenant is wiping out Earth's fledgling interstellar empire. Climb into the boots of Master Chief, a biologically altered super-soldier, as you and the other surviving defenders of a devastated colony-world make a desperate attempt to lure the alien fleet away from earth. Shot down and marooned on the ancient ring-world Halo, you begin a guerilla-war against the Covenant. Fight for humanity against an alien onslaught as you race to uncover the mysteries of Halo.

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How long to beat

HowLongToBeat ↗ · 911 players

Main story: 10 h
Main + extras: 12 h
Completionist: 15 h

Reviews

Critics (IGDB)87/1003 reviews

IGDB players85/100936 ratings

Game info

Released: 2001 · see every game from that year
Modes: Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative · Split screen
Perspective: First person · Third person
Engine: Blam! Engine
Multiplayer: Xbox 360Online up to 16Local up to 4Online co-op 2Couch co-op 2Campaign co-op, Online co-op, Couch co-op, LAN co-op, Split screen
XboxOnline up to 16Local up to 4Online co-op 2Couch co-op 2Campaign co-op, Online co-op, Couch co-op, LAN co-op, Split screen

Editions, DLC & expansions

Expansions 1

Halo: Custom Edition2004 · Expansion

Editions & bundles 1

Halo Triple Pack2005 · Bundle

Other versions

Remakes 1

Halo: Campaign Evolved2026 · Remake

Remasters 1

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary2011 · Remaster

Studios

Age ratings

ESRBMBlood and Gore, Violence
PEGI16Violence
ACBMA 15+No content descriptors

Languages

2 languages

English, French

Language	Audio	Subtitles	Interface
EnglishEnglish (US)		–
FrenchFrançais		–

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Story & names

After the fall of Reach, The Pillar of Autumn, the only surviving human ship, makes a random slip-space jump away from the planet, so as not to lead the Covenant to Earth. When the Autumn drops out of slip-space, they find themselves next to a large, artificial, ring-world. A Covenant fleet hiding behind the adjacent planet engages the Autumn, the biologically augmented super-soldier John 117, or the Master Chief, is taken out of cryostasis. He proceeds to the bridge while fighting hordes of boarding Covenant forces. The Master Chief retrieves the ship-board AI (Artificial Intelligence) Cortana from the Captain of the vessel, Captain Keyes. The Chief and Cortana board an escape craft and begin to drop towards the surface of the ring-world. The Chief is the only one in his escape pod to survive the impact, and sneaks away from the crash site. After gathering all the survivors from the Autumn, the Chief makes an attack run on a Covenant ship in order to save Captain Keyes. Keyes tells the Chief and Cortana that the Covenant call this world Halo. Cortana realizes that it has

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