Halo 4 for Xbox 360 Reviews by Gamers

Halo 4, what to say about Halo 4? I'll admit, I was very skeptical about this game when it was announced, seeing as how Halo 3 had ended. I decided to give it a try anyway though, and honestly I was amazed. It is a a great game, so here we go:

The Good:
- The graphics and the sounds are amazing in Halo 4, almost comparable to what the Frostbite 2 engine can do for BF3.
- Has a good storyline, and shows more of the human side of our buddy Master Chief and Cortana
- End of the campaign leaves you wanting to know what is going to happen next
- The multiplayer is much better than it was in Halo Reach
- A decent amount of new guns to have fun with, of course with a bunch of old favorites showing up as well.
- Lasky, nuff said.

The Meh:
- Can't help but to feel like it is the same story arc as the first Halo in a way, just on a new planet.

The Bad:
- The campaign was incredibly short, like Call of Duty type short, and a little choppy in places.

Long Story Short:
If you are a fan of the Halo series, you will love this game. If you used to be a fan of the Halo series, but aren't sure if you want to try the new one, you do, you'll love it. 343 Industries did an amazing job with this game, and it will be good to see where they take this Reclaimer series and where it all ends up.
It gets a solid 9/10 from me.

halo 4 reclaims its throne with a blaze of glory. truly this epic quest reestablishes the mantle of glory that has been so thoroughly tarnished...story telling, combat, and music all combine to give a presentation that leaves one awe struck and amazed at how far the series has come.

This campaign is moving and truly epic, a return to its roots in that you once again care about the trials and tribulations that the master chief must undergo and rise above. the outcome isnt some meaningless solution that must be slogged towards, rather it is a culmination of all the minute struggles that comprise this enticing campaign. rarely does a video game move me like this has, and never has it looked so good doing so. if you can tell the difference between the prologue and a movie then your a better man than I, and while the main parts of the game arent as shiny they are still far and away one of the most beautiful games ive ever had the pleasure of playing. sterling symphony comes in at opportune moments to give a sublime feeling of greatness to the experience.

with varied enemies and an entirely new host of weapons to use this game has the feel of a brand new halo, almost like how the first one felt when we learned about the covenant. awe inspiring back drops and extremely detailed environments provide a new playground that weve never seen. gone are the endless corridors and mindless repetitive dribble that made up the last few games. gone are the npc characters that fall by the roadside without a care, suddenly you find yourself trying to save them just because thats what you want to do.

multiplayer is also fun, it seems to move much faster and it has an excellent flow. the customization of powers is a nice touch, and yet a stock amateur can still take down a top level guy with a quick hand and steady sights.

well worth a purchase, IMHO, this is one of the best games all year. This game makes being the master chief amazing again, and the journey has never been

The 1st thing that hits you is the visuals. This game has truly raised the bar with the graphics & sharp scenery alone. It's truly pleasurable to just explore. It can get you distracted from the mission at hand. 343 has managed to make the series look fresh & reborn which, after 7 iterations, is probably exactly what any series of this kind of veteranship & player base needs.
Secondly & most importantly, in my humble opinion is, the story. Right out of the gate, you feel like your watching/living/participating/suffering...a Hollywood blockbuster. You are strapped with a sense of urgency & desperation, within the first 10 minutes. Brilliant writing & spot-on voice acting flesshes out the characters & instills importance with almost every hovering "Hold X". A genius marriage of visuals & drama to dristract you from the oncoming explosion of action just around the corner or on the other side of that blast door.
Microsoft Studios & 343 packs all of the aforementioned candy into its offering of competetive multiplayer. Nothing suffers. To make it even better, they've thrown in the mainstay of "Forge" & some extra ideas for glory hounds out there with "Spartan" mode & "Infinity Missions" & yes, even MORE.
Finally, what keeps a game on the shelves & in a players library is simply the "replayability" value. With so much landscape & frantic gameplay, it's very easy for a player to miss seeing things & doing things with just 1 or 2 plays through the fantastic "Campaign". Add in HALO 4 benchmark multiplayer systems & dozens of modes & achievements that continue to raise the bar for the entire industry & you'll have yourself so many different ways to play & end your day that...you might not be playing that new military shooter, after all.
What Microsoft Studios & 343 has accomplished is nothing short of spitting in the critics & haters faces by showing that they don't ALWAYS disregard the public & others property. This time they paid attention & deserve a HUGE 10

A glace at the score would likely spark a precursory assumption that I'm probably unqualified to have a real opinion anyway, but you've read this much so maybe hear [sic:read] me out a moment longer.

I was stunned when I opened up my IGN mag from this month and saw that Halo 4 had made a solid claim for Game of the Year via the fans (and quite a few editors as well), and with my curiosity piqued this game went immediately to the top of the queue. (Briefly my background: 1, 3, Reach). When I popped it in I kept thinking to myself (as I'm sure many who've already played it were), "Gee, this opening is sure a lot similar to the original..." and no sooner had we [spoilers] landed on the Forerunner planet and hopped into a happenstance intact warthog [end spoilers] that I finally realized what this franchise has left to offer in form of a first person shooter- nothing! Guys and gals if you're thinking this game has anything different to offer you than any of the other Halo games you're going to be sorely disappointed. It looks graphically amazing and stunning in a lot of places, but the story is just more of the same.

If you're the type of person who loves Halo for what it is and are always wanting more of the exact same, then this game is probably your cup o' tea. In my opinion it's a fallacy that this humanist look at the Master Chief is so refreshing- that's nearly exactly the same feel they were going for in Reach; these brothers fighting and dying for each other not because they had orders, but because they had such strong bonds. For those of you who crave interactive story telling with visceral combat intertwined with strategy and tactics... this isn't the game.

I'm writing this for those on the edge out there. If you're on the edge of buying it my advice to you is RENT IT FIRST. Duh. If you're considering renting I'll say this: play it if you have to (I did), but don't be surprised when you send it back faster than you thought. Not GOTY material at al

I have been a long time fan of the Halo games, and have played every one, minus ODST. I was very excited that there would be a new race of alien to combat, as I, like most, were kinda bored with the usual bogeys. It didn't take long to realize that this was going to be very much the same game as all the others, but with upgraded graphics and effects (which I loved), and an extremely sappy romance (which seemed to have been written by someone who has never actually had a romance).

There were some good parts in a couple of the missions, mostly while outside, as the inside scenarios reminded me of every Halo prior to this one, and why shouldn't they, the architecture is of the same manufacturer, but I felt like there was way too much inside combat and not enough fresh air.

The new enemies were nothing to write home about, and their weapons just pretty much paralleled the weapons already in place, but of a different make. Not much creativity involved.

The real kicker, and the thing that wanted me to write the most disgusting review ever, was the way that it ended, and the (SPOILER ALERT) lack of actually getting to fight a main enemy. Instead, there is a semi-cinematic scene that tells you to press 2 buttons at specific times.

The multi-player is awesome and a ton of fun, but this will most likely be the last story mode I waste my time on.

Somehow, 343 pulled it off. Even with competing interests they gave fanboys, critics, and causual fans laike everything they wanted.

the story is a 10/10
the gameplay 9/10
graphic10/10
and master chief being awesome as ever 10/10

the title says it all.....need i say more.

Halo 4 looks great, feels great, sounds great, and is an outstanding shooter that anyone can enjoy. Except people who want to play "Halo". Halo 4 is a great game, but it doesn't "FEEL" like a Halo game. It feels like a new sci-fi shooter that ripped off Halo. Considering Bungie, the previous maker of Halo, didn't make this game. I didn't find this suprising. Now 343 Industries has taken over and changed A LOT! For the better, or worse is really your opinion. Which is why I definatley reccomend this game to rent. You never know, you might just love it.

Halo 4 tries to take stuff from COD and halo to build a new multiplayer game and fails. It just doesn't feel like Halo anymore. There is no reason to change when you are selling 8 million copies, at least a game. With only 10 maps in multiplayer, people will get bored of this game quick. Weapon balance is also an issue. Unfortunately the developers will need to update the game to keep people playing.

The campaign is essentially a 'greatest hits' of all other halo games. Any big halo fan will instantly draws comparisons to other campaigns in the series. Example being one mission where you fly a pelican around a city, get out push a button and go to another place, which is the exact same mission as the one in reach except you fly the pelican instead of a falcon. Every level requires you to go some where and push a button, showing that the developers didn't get creative at all.
The story of the game is decent. While chief and cortana are humanized and portrayed well, the villain is completely under-developed. You don't really feel like he is a threat at all. You just go through the motions making this another day in the park for chief, which isn't good. This game also has one of the worst endings in game history, surely somebody said this during development but its still in the game.

In the end this isn't halo anymore. By trying to attract new players they have created a game with no identity. This isn't halo or COD. It would actually work better under a new IP. Unless halo goes back to the way it was the series will go by the wasteside.

7/10

Halo 4 is very good game that hits all the right notes but doesn't do anything to break the mold. 343 obviously wanted to play things safe and give fans more of the same Halo experience. Not that it's necessarily a bad thing, just don't go in expecting a revolution.

The most impressive thing about it are the graphics which are amazingly beautiful! And that is really saying something considering the age of the 360 hardware nearing the end of its life cycle. There were a few low rez textures here and there but they were rare and not very noticeable.

It's not a perfect 10 but still a good solid shooter that is definitely worth playing, especially with friends.

Halo 4 delivers to our expectations. The new faction doesn't add a lot of character but the vehicular modes help to mix up the game-play a bit. The story is great and the graphics may be some of the best I've seen, and certainly head and shoulders above most console graphics. I'm up for another ride alongside the Master Chief anytime.

Master chief is back and he's never looked better. The new enemies are great and require strategy to beat. Playing on harder difficulties really makes you appreciate the new enemies and their abilities. There's a lot of variety in the missions that keep the campaign fun and keeps you wondering what's coming next.

Multiplayer is as fun as ever, 343 did a great job with the maps. Weekly updates keeps the game fresh with new maps and game modes. Can't wait for them to start adding forge maps and game types made by the halo community.

the multiplayer in this game was a disapointment to me halo used to take skill to get kills now it all determines on who has the most op gun no skill at all story is good multiplayer sucks

I play this game for hours with my friends and online. Like the new look to master chief and to the new enemies along with the campaign.

Title says much of it. Halo 4 is 343's introduction into the Halo series, and it was a good introduction.

The graphics are amazing, character customization is great and multiplayer is fun.

Storyline is certainly incredible, though it's an "offshoot" of the original Halo storyline, or more of a time waster. Something to let 343 stray a bit for their first game, and give them time to get used to it. It has it's advantages, obviously, though it's an interesting attempt. This "timewaster" also allows them to add more to original Halo storyline, due to the obvious cliff hanger ending. Really, they did pretty well with it all, considering how it set the Master Chief up. And yet it all still makes sense, more or less.

Gameplay still feels very much like Halo, but it adds more then enough content and gameplay changes to make it new and exciting for Halo players new and old. Anyone who tells you otherwise obviously needs to play the game more, or go back to CoD.

Multiplayer is much the same, and even that has some slight back story, due to it being re-named "war games" and taking place upon the Infinity. It's no longer just shooting people because you can for no apparent reason. Matchmaking is fun, but still challenging, though you will most likely rage. Then again, what multiplayer won't at times?

And 343 addressed a rather heavy fan request. The ability to fly a Pelican. However, this was rather off-putting, due to the painfully short time you can use it, and the lack of Forge use. This is much the same with the Mammoth, the upgrade of Halo 3's Elephant.

Forge Mode is just incredible. The shadow baking load time whenever you exit Oracle mode when even one piece is on the map gets a little irritating, but it only affects your console, making it much less hassle to other players online.

Overall, the game is a great introduction for 343 Industries into the Halo series, and truly re-makes it, though I can't wait to see Halo 5 and it's real storyline.

Real interesting. Great graphics, weapons, vehicles, plot, and characters. The backstory behind the forerunners was significantly elaborated upon and the Cortana plot was spot on.

Complaints are lack of single-player location variety, most are indoors in forerunner/promethean facilities/ships. They could have shown us more about Requiem. Halo Wars was also set on a forerunner shield world and they did a better job of showing different landscapes and settings. A couple locations that aren't are in a UNSC ship and a UNSC space station. I do know some of the beginning was outdoors and the whole mammoth thing where you get your vehicle exposure was outdoors thats pretty cool. Not a lot of new vehicles though aside from the mammoth and that uber-phantom covenant ship thing on the mammoth mission. There could also be more promethean units, it seems there are only two main types aside from their little watcher things and 343 looking drone balls.

It was a lot of fun and I still have a lot to do, such as terminals. And I haven't even touched multiplayer yet, I'm excited to do that!

now i have had halo 4 for about 3 weeks now and i got to say its a lot of fun however there is something missing i dont know how to explain it but for what ever resign i just got board of this halo i played 3 and reach for about 10 months and never got board but with this halo i just lose interest dont know how to explain it

this is a really great game the online play rocks and the game itself is pretty cool...

During the opening scene I swore I was watching live action the graphics dnt stop there. Even map is beautiful and rich. The game play just blows my mind away, everything is exciting and fun yet blended with a good amount of challenge. Spartan ops ads further info and fun to this great rich galaxy. Best shooter released this year and will be for along time buy this game!

The graphics are killer ten of ten they made a game that is the old halo we've been craving with a hint of new that we've needed since reach. It is a must have for any 360 owners.

It's okay I guess, Forge is a step down. NO forge world just small maps to forge on. NO simple menus they have to be over complicated or just pointless. NO online pass which is a great thing so renters and pre-owned buyers can play online without forking 20 bucks over for online play, yay! NO free time to do things in campaign do to many many many random enemies, like in halo 3 or reach or 2 or 1 or even ODST where you can look for interesting easter eggs and bugs which was fun; I guess you can put it on a lower difficulty and spend about ten minutes fighting enemies but would you do that or would you just be like forget it and run past them? Online okay but not as good as reach's. Also, apparently 343 industries likes to "borrow" things from Call of Duty; Spartan ops REALLY!? Also spartan points (really?) and weapons seem like they come or were based on CoD weapons. I Love Cod but keep my Halo and Cod separate please! Plus if you thought Cortana was a nuisance in the other games well apparently she doesn't ever shut up, ever. It's online is very very good but somewhat bad, trying to mix halo reach with with halo 3's online is not a good idea. armor, emblems, and even weapons for your load outs are what you will be doing unlike halo reach where you either buy it or have it already unlocked for you. all in all it's okay I guess

At first, I was not to happy with halo being taken on bye another company. But when playing this game, I could only point out the improvements.

The Good
- The graphics are some of the best on consoles yet. I was wowed when first seeing requiem.
- The gameplay is just as good as playing multiplayer in Halo 3 or the campaign. The controls are the easiest to get used to, and the game plays flawlessly.
- The campaign is very well done. For being a short game, it is one of the best ones yet. By far the most emotional. You get attached to the characters and you learn that the man in the suit is still human deep down.
- The AI in the game actually seem like they have a brain. They know how to shoot and take cover and use the environment to their advantage.

The meh
- The multiplayer modes are alright. There isn't that much of an option and they got rid of firefight mode too. But knowing how the past games were, they will add a LOT more to it in the future, that and maps.
-The forge mode is not the best. The controls are not as solid as they were in reach, but the maps are all great for it. I hope in the future they decide to add sandbox and foundry as a "flashback map pack"

The bad
- The 8 y/o's that play the game. I can hardly get in a match without some 8 year old kid yelling into the mic that he got shot by a teammate and then proceeds to start a rampage against the entire team because of it.
-The OVERPOWERED needler. This gun has cost me more lives than any other weapon in campaign. It shoots 5 needles into you and you explode. They are almost impossible to dodge anymore, and MUST be nerfed.\

Overall analysis... 9.5/10 The game is one of the best I have played on xbox, and gives you a breath of fresh air from reach. It is definitely worth the purchase in the end. If you are a FPS gamer, then this is the best game of your choosing.

343 had a tough act to follow with Bungie, but 343 did everything Bungie did, and went above and beyond. The campaign was so immense, deep, and emotional and you really realize the human behind the armor. The multiplayer is addictive, the forge is jam packed, the graphics are beautiful, and an overall beautiful game.