While the entire Halo series has seen massive sales numbers hardcore gamers generally agree that the original, Halo: Combat Evolved, was the best. Unfortunately, seeing how it was a launch title for the original Xbox back in 2001, Halo 1 did not ship with any official support for online multiplayer via Xbox Live – this feature wasn’t introduced until the release of Halo 2 come 2004. There are unofficial ways of tricking your Xbox by way of applications like Xbox Connect but it really doesn’t compare to the traditional Xbox Live experience.
Luckily, rumors have just surfaced today that say Saber Interactive, the folks behind TimeShift, have been hard at work on a remake of Halo: Combat Evolved complete with a 1080p resolution, 3D support and an engine entirely different than the one that ran both Halo 3 and Reach. However, it will not be the original game with a boosted resolution – something that most Halo diehards long for.
If these rumors pan out the Halo: Combat Evolved remake is said to be dropping on on November 15th, 2011 – the 10 year anniversary of the game’s original release.
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Sure Halo 3 and Halo 2 are cool games, but for the competitive Halo-scene Halo: Combat Evolved is arguably the best of the trilogy.
Well now you have a chance to snag the historic game for 50% off the 1200 Microsoft point price tag, thanks to Microsoft’s Holiday Deal of the Week series. And, for the math geniuses out there, that brings the price down to 600 Microsoft Points.
This deal with be available starting tomorrow on Xbox Originals and, of course, is only offered to Xbox Live Gold members.
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While video games have slowly made a climb from the simple pixellated games like Space Invaders and Super Mario Bros. to breathtakingly real-looking games with picturesque landscapes and fluid animations, the quality of the music quickly outstripped the achievements of the visuals. Even titles like Final Fantasy VI (# 3 in the USA) are remembered for how stirring and immersing the music was despite being purely digital.
With the advent of disc-based games came the ability to cram a lot more information into a small unit, so games’ soundtracks grew accordingly. Full orchestras were brought in and many games feature music that would be appreciated by gamers and non-gamers alike. Whether you love or hate Bungie’s oft-debated series there’s little doubt that Halo brought the feeling of epic struggles to life by their blending of classical instruments, chanting and modern instruments.
Sumthing Else Music has announced that they’re releasing the Halo Trilogy Soundtrack. It’s a five disc set that encapsulates the entire audio experience of the FPS games and gives you a sneak peak at the sounds of Halo Wars. The first disc is the soundtrack of Halo: Combat Evolved and the second is the second volume of the Halo 2 soundtrack. The third disc is a DVD which features four tracks from Halo Wars, a ‘making of’ featurette on the game’s music and also contains the opening cinematic for the campaign mode, “Five Long Years”. Discs four and five are the Halo 3 soundtrack. The set is available beginning tomorrow, December 2nd.
