Ben Catt Halo: Reach

Basic Information Developer: Bungie Studios Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Genre: FPS Price: $59.99 for the standard edition Required Hardware: Xbox 360

Story It's the year 2552 and you play as a spartan in Noble Team, which is sent out to more difficult missions that need to be completed. It takes place on the planet Reach, where the covenant are mounting an attack to gain vital military information.

Player's Role Campaign Completing certain objectives which generally amount to defending or securing a certain point Multiplayer Killing the opposite team Attacking / defending a base Capture the flag Don't turn into a zombie

User Interface

Scoring Campaign and Firefight Multiplayer Free for all vs Team Slayer Oddball King of the hill

Artwork

Sound and Music Original soundtrack Sound quality is top notch Weapons have unique sounds You can often hear someone coming up behind you Different sounds for far away or behind you

Special Features Armor Abilities Sprint / Roll Jet Pack Active Camo Armor Lock Drop Shield Hologram

The Good Lots of gametypes Forge lets you create gametypes and maps More replayability than previous games Unlockables Daily / weekly challenges Campaign is difficult but beatable

The Bad AI in campaign can be buggy Limited gametypes in matchmaking More will be added once they are sure everything is working as planned Lots of redone maps from halo 2 May not be a bad thing though

How does it compare One of the best known brands in FPS $200 million first day sales for a reason Very in depth and competitive multiplayer Appropriate audience Rated M so older audience than some games

Design Mistakes Melee System Scoped pistol only slightly worse than DMR Powerful grenades

Summary Strengths Weaknesses Definitely worth it to purchase High replayability Lots of gamtypes give variety to gameplay Weaknesses AI in campaign Design choices Reuse of old maps Definitely worth it to purchase How to improve: More gametypes / maps Reconsider some balance issues, namely melee speed