I have been a big fan of Halo since day 1. I still remember going to Best Buy on the launch of the original Halo and staying up the entire night playing through the campaign. I also fondly remember all of the LAN parties that used to get set up between my group of friends. Fortunately, Halo just continued to get better and better as it went on, especially the multi-player. I honestly can't even begin to estimate how many hours I logged on Halo 2 multi-player. It would be a pretty scary figure.
Well, The Master Chief has really come full circle with this release. This title contains the Anniversary Edition of Halo 1, a new remastered HD version of Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 4, Halo: Nightfall (a new digital series), and access to the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta. The sheer amount of content here is nothing short of mind numbing. 4 Campaigns, Over 100 multi-player maps, the Halo 5 MP Beta, and the Nightfall digital series. If you were to spend just 10 minutes on each multi-player map, it would take you over 17 hours to play them all. The best part about this release? Its just $59.99. As I stated in the title of this review, I personally consider this to be the single best deal in the entire history of gaming. MS could have easily charged $50-$60, just for the remastered version of Halo 2 and people would have lined up in droves to buy it. I can't think of a single release that beats the Master Chief collection in regards to the sheer amount of content included. It really is just a mind numbing amount of content.
Obviously the main attraction here is the remastered edition of Halo 2. I finished the campaign a couple days back and it was truly amazing. The new cut scenes from Blur Studio are absolutely breathtaking and really add to the story. As with the Anniversary edition of Halo 1, Halo 2 runs 2 independent graphics engines simultaneously so you can switch between the old version and the new version with the press of a button. I really love this effect as it really shows the amount of work that has gone into these remastered versions. The difference at times is nothing short of amazing. The advances we have seen in graphics the last 10+ years is truly astounding. All in all, Halo 2 Remastered doesn't disappoint and in all honesty, is worth the price admission all on its own. And being able to jump right into Halo 3 really gets rid of the disappointment many people had with the cliffhanger ending.
I really don't think I can add anything to Halo 1 and Halo 3 that already hasn't been said before. Both are amazing games. In fact, they are some of the highest rated games of all time. There was mixed consensus with Halo 4 and many people were disappointed with the multi-player aspect of the game. To be perfectly honest, I didn't really play a lot of Halo 4 MP. When Halo 4 launched, I was having one of my busiest working seasons I have ever had and I just didn't have the time to play a lot of MP. I will say that I absolutely loved the single player campaign. In fact, in regards to story, I think Halo 4 was the best title yet and I am anxiously awaiting the release of Halo 5.
Now I understand that there have been some issues in regards to the multi-player component of this game, but I am giving this game a perfect 5 star rating anyways as I understand that these kinds of issues happen. Multi-player gaming is incredibly complex and a LOT of things can and do go wrong on occasion.That is simply the real world. Have you ever seen the Xbox Live Command Center? Is nothing short of INSANE!!! If you can't handle a few small delays while they iron out the MP problems, simply wait a couple weeks before buying MP games like this, or jump into the campaigns for awhile while they are working out the issues. I have no doubt that 343 and MS will work around the clock in getting these issues worked out. At the end of the day, it changes nothing in regards to the overall quality of this release. The MP component of this game will be played years down the road. A few short weeks isn't going to kill anyone.
The bottom line - If your a fan of the Master Chief than this is about as no brainer as no brainers get. The sheer amount of content in this release is nothing short of mind blowing and the fact that its only $60 is nothing short of incredible. MS could have easily charged $80-90 bucks for this release. Have you even seen the number of achievements? I hate to think how long its going to take people to get to 100%. If your more interested in the MP than single player, simply wait a few weeks before buying it. If anything, that will just give you the opportunity to scope out the best deals on the game. How any fan of Halo can pass this release up is....well, that is simply beyond my comprehension. In regards to overall value, gaming simply doesn't get any better than this.
5 Stars and then some!!
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XBOX Game Pass Members – Download and play by selecting 'Halo: The Master Chief Collection' under 'In this bundle'. For the first time ever, The Master Chief's entire story is on one console. Featuring a re-mastered Halo 2: Anniversary, along with Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 3, and Halo 4, and new digital series, Halo: Nightfall, this is the definitive Halo experience. The Complete Master Chief Story – Honoring the iconic hero and his epic journey, the Master Chief’s entire story is brought together as Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 3, and Halo 4 are all included with a total of 45 campaign missions plus more than 100 multiplayer (including the original Halo Combat Evolved maps) and Spartan Ops maps. Now updated with Xbox One X enhancements to provide up to 4K UHD and HDR support, this is the collection Halo fans have been waiting for!*
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Joseph De La PazReviewed in Mexico on May 8, 2017
El juego definitivo de casi toda la saga de Halo de Xbox 360 para Xbox One.
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