Halo: The Master Chief Collection

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Summary

The improved and enhanced Halo: The Master Chief Collection is included with Xbox Game Pass. Featuring visual enhancements with up to 4K UHD resolution on Xbox One X, improved matchmaking, offline LAN, customizable installation options, and faster load times, it’s the definitive way to experience the ultimate Halo saga. Includes the extensive suite of campaign, multiplayer and additional features from Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 3, and Halo 4 - all updated to run at 60FPS.

Storyline

Halo: The Master Chief Collection includes Halo 2: Anniversary, celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the iconic fan favorite. The campaign features a “Classic Mode” to instantly switch between the remastered next-gen graphics and original game, updated sound effects, and completely new cut-scenes created by Blur Studios. Discover new story elements with extended cut scenes, hidden terminal videos, and uncover clues about the story of Halo 5: Guardians. Utilize game-altering Skulls to experience the campaign in a whole new way. For multiplayer you have access to all of the original multiplayer maps from Halo 2 and Halo 2 Vista included, exactly as you remember them. Play on fan favorites including Ivory Tower, Ascension, and Lockout, plus 6 completely re-imagined maps that take full advantage of the capabilities of the Xbox One.*


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Halo: The Master Chief Collection Reviews & Ratings

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Review by DavidBondy [user]
May 29, 2022

I'm a big sucker for bang-for-your-buck games, and the Master Chief Collection (MCC) is easily one of the best out there. The fact you canI'm a big sucker for bang-for-your-buck games, and the Master Chief Collection (MCC) is easily one of the best out there. The fact you can get six good first-person shooters for the price of $40 is an absolute steal. The fact that this bundle includes three all time classics, two great games, and one good game plus the multiplayer for each game is an outrageous deal for $40. My only gripe with the game is the broken co-op campaign in Halo 2 Anniversary.

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Review by EasyGamerBoi [user]
July 22, 2021

These reviews are only for the 4 mainline Halo games as Reach & ODST don’t come pre-installed in this collection, I’ll review them at a laterThese reviews are only for the 4 mainline Halo games as Reach & ODST don’t come pre-installed in this collection, I’ll review them at a later date on my 360.Halo: Combat Evolved -This wasn’t a fun way to start the series for me.. I hope this doesn’t discredit the rest of my reviews here but I didn’t like this game.. the story is good & the soundtrack holds up but that’s where the positives end for me.. for the Master Chief collection it would’ve been nice if they fully remastered this game too cuz it seriously needs some fine tuning after all these years, even with an enhanced version I still can’t get past a lot of the flaws here. This is a issue I have with the series as a whole but I’m not a fan of the physics. Yeah, jumping 10 feet in the air, having Moon gravity for vehicles or when you get melee’d by an enemy is funny sometimes but.. when it’s the cause of deaths is when I have an issue.. nothing will ever be worse than the vehicle sections in the first Mafia game but DAMN do the Warthog sections come in a close second for worst driving in a game ever. Especially the last one, I nearly tore my hair out. Not a fan of the control scheme either. I beat the game in about 5 1/2 hours even with the amount of times i got lost in the empty environments. Were they going for open world but gave up halfway through? Ugh. Don’t let your nostalgia cloud your mind on this one, I can see this getting a full remake in the near future & I think it would be much better for it. 4/10, maybe a 5 if I’m feeling generous some days. Halo 2: Anniversary Edition -Halo 2 was the only game I never got to play from the original series since I never owned an original Xbox. I played the remastered version why wouldn’t I? The game looks STUNNING in its updated glory too, on par with some games coming out today. I love the feature they implemented for Combat Evolved & 2 that lets you switch between the OG visuals & the updated ones with the click of a button, it’s a cool little feature I wish more remasters would take on. The story is more fleshed out this time, as is the gameplay. They improved upon everything from the 1st game, the mark of a good sequel. I really enjoyed how we get to see the Covenant’s side too, it’s always fun to play as the bad guys, especially when they’re aliens! The physics still aren’t my thing but from game to game they seem to be toned down a little more. It’s been talked about to death but the ending leaves a lot to be desired, the painful part of being the middle chapter in a trilogy. If I had to wait 3 years for Halo 3 like I’m sure many of you did back then, I’d be mad too. Still, it’s a 5 hour campaign that’s a ton of fun! 8/10.Halo 3 -Both Reach & Halo 3 made up a lot of my childhood. I sunk HOURS into the multiplayer modes with my little brother over the years & I have the fondest memories of 3 more than any other, so did the nostalgia hold up over 10 years later? YUP. This is still my fave in the series. The story never stops which can be exhausting in other games, but I finished the campaign in a little over 4 hours (shocked myself on that one tbh) & it’s consistently engaging with obviously massive stakes that I can finally appreciate as an adult. Somehow they improved everything even more since Halo 2. The linearity might be an issue for some but i appreciate Bungie making these games less open over the years. The short story might be an issue, I would’ve loved to play hours more of it but if it can cause such a good reaction in me in a short amount of time, I’m glad I experienced it. I would’ve loved to see this entry get as much love the other remasters got (despite it still looking great for a game from 2007, wow I’m old) so maybe someday we’ll get a remake of this one too. 9/10!Halo 4 -So I never actually played this one, I watched my lil bro play it when it came out &.. we both hated it. Now almost 10 years have passed & I’m playing it for the first time, I definitely don’t hate it anymore. However, it’s still flawed. The visuals are still stunning to look at, despite being a late 360 title. The soundtrack stands out a lot too, but all Halo games have bangers. They did change the gameplay a bit though, Chief can run now & they seem to have played with the physics again, not for the better imo. The story is more cinematic which is both good & weird to me. Some parts just kinda made the game feel more generic, something Halo never was in my mind. Seems like 343 had a lot of big ideas but only paid off a few of them here. The enemies are more bullet spongey than in other entries, & it definitely got on my nerves. Overall, it’s not bad, I’m glad I finally experienced it first hand. Visuals & soundtrack are solid, gameplay is good with some annoying as hell parts & enemies, & the story had so much more potential even with a decent pay off. Campaign took me a lil over 5 hours. 6/10.

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Review by Mehrab4K [user]
June 11, 2021

I played halo the master chief collection on pc and Xbox , this collection have 6 amazing halo game and specially halo reach is my favoriteI played halo the master chief collection on pc and Xbox , this collection have 6 amazing halo game and specially halo reach is my favorite halo game of all time :)

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Review by ProwoodStuff [user]
May 12, 2021

The game has bad flashbacks to 2014 but other than that it is now astonishing, I love how they came back and fixed it and gave the gameThe game has bad flashbacks to 2014 but other than that it is now astonishing, I love how they came back and fixed it and gave the game another shot! Halo 2 Anniversary runs in damn 4k and the Forge in Halo 3 is more expansive than ever!

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Review by Lizarino [user]
July 24, 2020

This is coming from someone who never played the originals. Free of nostalgia or bias.TLDR; Buy it when it's heavily discounted (around -50%This is coming from someone who never played the originals. Free of nostalgia or bias.TLDR; Buy it when it's heavily discounted (around -50% off or more) and / or the bugs and issues are fixed.- Most of the campaign levels in the games are big, empty, boring open worlds where you're forced to aimlessly drive around trying to figure out where to go as there are no waypoints most of the time- The weapons and mechanics are very dated, even in the more modern games and with this remake, however the combat be enjoyable if you ignore the issues and try and play it not seriously on an easier difficulty.- The game has player collision and friendly fire. I have no idea why some games do any of these, they're just annoying and make the game worse...- The co-op campaigns have a lot of issues, either being laggy, disconnecting or just not working in the first place. The devs have said that they don't see any issues with the co-op and are not planning on fixing it- Also no spllitscreen- Audio is very weak and not many options. Certain aspects of the game are too quiet and muffled, namely some voices or gun shots- Took me 3 or 4 times to even download the separate games as they kept uninstalling themselves- Playing with the older graphics mode on is discouraged since you'll miss out on extra details, lore and achievementsThere isn't really any noteworthy positive things about the game, it's just okay.

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Game Information
Release Date November 11, 2014
Publisher 343 Industries, Certain Affinity, Saber Interactive, United Front Games, Ruffian Games, Splash Damage, Xbox Game Studios, Splash Damage, Blur Studio
Total Rating 86%
Content Rated M (Mature)
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Player Perspectives First person, Third person
Genres Shooter
Themes Action, Science fiction, Warfare
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S