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June 15, 2001 Link to this post
Ambivalent Halo preview at Gamespot UK
GameSpot UK has posted a new preview of Halo, and the verdict is... confusing. Apart from the fact that they seem to be working from the Gamestock build (instead of the more recent E3 build), it's not clear whether they think Halo will knock your socks off, or if it's missed the boat... or both.
Taking off the rose-tinted spectacles, it soon becomes clear that the game doesn't actually have anything new to offer. Team play has been covered in Counter-Strike, and established companies like id Software and Epic Games bring us awesome graphics with every new engine. Action fans can find lavish detail in Deus Ex, whereas Tribes 2 has already done the tanks and jeeps thing to death, boasting numerous weapon-packed vehicles. Faced with these sobering facts, we can only conclude that it's the combination of all these features that makes Halo special - quite simply, Halo has everything.
In any case, it's worth a read - there's nothing really new, but it's a nice overview. (Louis Wu 15:22:24 UTC)
