Halo: Combat Evolved (PC)

I just completed Halo: Combat Evolved and I have to say that the game did not live up to the hype for me.



One of the biggest hypes was the "incredible landscapes and visuals". I hate to disagree with so many reviewers online, but I saw a disgraceful amount of cut and paste level building in Halo.

Another point of mention are the vehicles. I guess they really come into their own in the multiplayer mode, but in the buggy there are three places you can sit - the driver side, passenger side and in the back with the no-nonsense heavy machine gun.

I think when a player is faced with a vehicle in a FPS game, as seems common these days, that the player should get to choose how to experience the vehicle. For example, there is no way to sit at the machine gun and have a marine buddy do the driving. You have to always do the driving, which is most fun when you have a couple of marines on board, one in the passenger seat with a sniper rifle and one at the machine gun. If you are alone, then you have to drive to an area with some bad guys, jump out and jump in the back to use the gun.

I did enjoy the later levels as they were more challenging. Overall the game wasn't bad, but I would say it was average when compared to other FPS games.