1. Ben Catt
Halo: Reach

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

3. 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.

4. 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

5. User Interface

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

7. Artwork

8. 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

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

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

14. 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