Mini Review: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
This review is of the Master Chief collection version of Halo. The foundations are here with great combat that requires some thought like it is half puzzle all action. Along with a few nice set piece moments that remind you how much fun it is to drive a warthog or the explosive dramatic intro level that lets you know what you've gotten yourself into. The overall story line is a little lacking but it also has its moments. It is also to bad that all the interesting story bits are hidden in terminals that weren't in the original release. The remastered graphics manage to give a old game a nice new look that let it hold up better against recent releases.
Along with the good comes the bad which has to be headlined with a the set of horrible levels called Library. Going around in circles for 4 times in a row just gets boring since your just fighting the same types of enemies the entire time. Halo also has a lot of backtracking through environments again. Sure new sets of enemies might be around but seeing the same level in reverse is kind of ehhh. If your looking to replay Halo again this seems like the best way to do it. Even coming in fresh it's still worth checking this out just to see how this series started.
