"This game deserves to be in your collection of first person shooters"

"You want to be the next Arnold Schwarzenegger? Get Halo."

"Halo is everything you need. Beautiful graphics, crisp sound, incredible gameplay, cool multiplayer, great storyline and its replay value is enormous."

" If you go in expecting brilliance, you'll realize halfway through that you've been duped; but if you want something different, interesting and well above mediocre, say hello to Halo."

"When all is said and done, Halo is a very solid title. "

"If you want a game which is rock hard and pushes all of the other console shooters around like a schoolyard bully than say 'Halo there!'"

"The satisfaction in this title comes sweeter with understanding this is a first run release."

"Bungie let Halo loose on the world, and everything was good."

"It's not simply the best First Person Shooter, it transcends the boundaries of game genre and is top of the heap in any genre."

"The combination of level design and strong AI combine to create an intense and engaging experience."

"Halo is a beautiful game that provides quite a bit of gameplay and is innovative enough for both console and PC shooter fans to be entertained during the quite long SP game."

"Halo has clearly won first place on the podium of the best Xbox games."

"Halo is THE, I say THE game to get when the Xbox comes out... so get it now!"

"With all the options and the excellent gameplay, Halo is a game you do not have to sit around deciding what could have made it better."

"Have you ever played a game that was so much fun that when it ended you felt depressed?"

"Halo serves as a superb example of what the next level of gaming will be. From this point on, all first-person shooters will inevitably be compared to Halo."

"it became the veritable gem of the Xbox release and it launched it's own following that took the RPS genre by storm."

"The storyline and sound make Halo a great cinematic experience, and it focuses on shooting over puzzles to create a truly action-oriented FPS, and it betters the genre."

"Halo goes in the books as one of those rare "not to be missed" experiences and that makes a pretty compelling argument for getting an XBox."

"The most astounding thing about Halo, however, is the near-psychotic attention to detail."