HALO COMBAT EVOLVED
WORDS BY ADAM BARNES AND DARRAN JONES
» [Mac] The very first screenshot of Halo: Combat Evolved that was released to the press.
BUNGIE’S HALO TRANSFORMED A GENRE WITH GAME MECHANICS THAT STILL RESONATE TODAY. HERE WE REVISIT THE KEY ELEMENTS THAT MAKE IT SHINE
1t’s astonishing to think that it has been two long decades since we experienced Master Chief’s very first adventure.
Released to critical acclaim on Microsoft’s Xbox, Halo: Combat Evolved set new standards for console shooters, introducing numerous new game mechanics and delivering an exciting world to explore, either on-foot or in one of the many vehicles that were available. For many who were unaware of developer Bungie, Halo must have felt like a bolt of brilliance, completely out of the blue, but the DNA of Master Chief’s debut adventure can be traced back to Marathon, a popular first-person shooter that Bungie released for the Mac in 1994.