"Halo is truly blessed with its slick sci-fi storyline, buckets of gut-buzzing atmosphere and explosively intense alien-annihilating action."

"Halo demonstrates that a first person shooter can be truly playable on a console."

"I realize that Halo is not only the most polished, unique shooter ever created, but a pivotal step in the evolution of its oft-recycled genre."

"In the end, Halo delivers as Bungie's and Microsoft's showcase release for the Xbox."

"Perhaps the best way to describe the single-player experience is equvalent to actually interacting with your favorite action movie."

"It's the kind of game that you'll remember playing when your nieces and nephews are busy toying with Kraft Foods' 1024-bit DVD-changing solar-powered virtual reality system suitable for up to 16 players."

"Although I am against buying a console for one game, Halo is a very good reason to buy an Xbox, and definitely a killer app."

"Overall, this game is the best game to hit the Xbox"

"The sheer attention to detail will leave you wondering how they found time to work on the rest of the game."

"Halo is by far the ground breaking game for Xbox."

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"Get your surround sound gear out and crank up the volume and be prepared to have neighbors knocking at your door in anger!"

"Overall this game has lived up to what was promised to the gamers. "

"This is, without a doubt, the game of the year."

"Halo is a must-have title for all those who plan to buy an Xbox."

"Halo is a beautiful game marred by a bad control scheme and poor level design near the end of the game."

"Halo is a beautiful game marred by a bad control scheme and poor level design near the end of the game."

"The graphics are just mind blowing, the sound was perfect, the music very mood fitting, and the story was incredibly intriguing."

"HALO is far too encompassing to simply classify it as a 'shooter'. It takes gaming to an entirely different level, much like Super Mario 64 did for N64 way back in its day."

"But the combination of fascinating graphics, solid game play, and long-term playability make Halo not only a great shooter, but a flagship game for the X-Box - and that's just a slice of Heaven you don't want to pass up."