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Halo

by John Cole|  March 28, 20051:54 pm| 7 Comments

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So I am playing the original Halo, having rcently purchased an X-Box, and I have to say:

I am not that impressed. This is not the definitive FPS- that was Unreal Tournament for PC, which I still think isthe greatest game ever made.

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  1. 1.

    Adam

    March 28, 2005 at 1:56 pm

    M-M-M-M-MONSTER KILL!
    Unreal Tournament was an absolutely wonderful game. But don’t give up on Halo yet; once you get past some of the less exciting stretches in the middle-end game, you can enjoy the last level, which on a higher difficulty is one of FPS Gaming’s finest hours.

  2. 2.

    Matt

    March 28, 2005 at 2:39 pm

    If you’re on xBox live, give halo 2 a shot. The matchmaking service, while occasionally frustrating, takes multiplayer to a whole new level.

  3. 3.

    Don Miguel

    March 28, 2005 at 8:07 pm

    If you haven’t already, try Halo 2. I’m not a player, but son and all of his military buddies live for it — even in Iraq!

  4. 4.

    Gary Farber

    March 28, 2005 at 8:12 pm

    I’ve only tried the PC demos of each. Perhaps if I can ever obtain the full programs, we can have a death match.

    :-)

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    rus

    March 29, 2005 at 2:10 am

    log on to multiplayer — find yourself a no shields, snipers, blood gulch map with at least 10 players.

    if that doesn’t do it for, throw the game away. it’s not meant for you.

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    Guipo

    March 29, 2005 at 11:00 am

    John, have you tried Half Life 2? After playing neary every FPS for PC, I do have to tell you, that even in Single player mode, that game is by far the best. I’m probadly a hour or so away from finishing it, and I have to say Nothing has come close.

    **disclaimer: I have not played halo 2, but cmon, HL2 got a 11 at Maximum PC. A 11 out of 10!

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    Joel B.

    March 30, 2005 at 6:01 pm

    It’s funny you bring up unreal tournament. Seriously console gamers have no clue compared to a really well done Computer game. Unreal Tournament seriously kicked, especially that sniper rifle. Boo Yeah!

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