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| Halo: Combat Evolved has been made available as an Xbox Original game title for Xbox 360 since December 4th, 2007 for download on [[Xbox Live|Xbox Live Marketplace]] for 1200 Microsoft Points.<ref>http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/xboxoriginals/default.htm</ref> | | Halo: Combat Evolved has been made available as an Xbox Original game title for Xbox 360 since December 4th, 2007 for download on [[Xbox Live|Xbox Live Marketplace]] for 1200 Microsoft Points.<ref>http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/xboxoriginals/default.htm</ref> |
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| == Campaign == | | == Lol == |
| [[Image:Halo.gif|thumb|right|Halo Art (Installation 04)]]
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| ''Halo''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s storyline is linear. There is a single ending in contrast to other first person shooters such as ''[[wikipedia:Deus Ex|Deus Ex]]'' that could have several different endings. It is presented to the player through an instruction manual, scripted events and conversations during the game, and a number of cut-scenes rendered using the game's graphics engine. This method of storyline delivery is common among modern video games. The Xbox version of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' allows one player to play the campaign alone, as well as allow two players to play through the campaign in split screen. The [[Halo PC|PC version of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'']] allows only one player to play through the campaign.
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| ''Halo Combat Evolved'' Campaign consists of 10 levels:
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| #[[The Pillar of Autumn (Level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]
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| #[[Halo_(Halo:_Combat_Evolved_Level)|Halo]]
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| #[[The Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|The Truth and Reconciliation]]
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| #[[The Silent Cartographer (Level)|The Silent Cartographer]]
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| #[[Assault on the Control Room (Level)|Assault on the Control Room]]
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| #[[343 Guilty Spark (Level)|343 Guilty Spark]]
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| #[[The Library (Level)|The Library]]
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| #[[Two Betrayals (Level)|Two Betrayals]]
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| #[[Keyes (Level)|Keyes]]
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| #[[The Maw (Level)|The Maw]]
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| === LOL ===
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| === Backstory ===
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| The events which transpire in ''Halo''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s gameplay must be understood in the context of its backstory, created by Bungie and elaborated in several novels written after the release of the game. Noteworthy is its use of the oft-used battle between monoculture radicalism and free culturalism. Also present, although less pronounced, is the likewise popular theme of blind religion (Covenant) versus free-thought secularism ([[UNSC]]). A summary of this back story is presented below.
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| ==== Early Conflicts ====
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| 2160-2200: This is a period of brutal unrest in Human history in which Governments and Factions fight for control of Earth and its colonies.
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| As overpopulation and unrest mounted on [[Earth]], a number of new political movements were formed including the left wing '''[[Koslovics]]''' led by Vladimir Koslov and the neo Jovian '''Frieden, '''which attacked the UN Colonial Advisers on the moon, and UN-sponsored military forces began a pattern of massive build-ups which culminated in the first Interplanetary and Rain Forest Wars of the Jovian Moons Campaign. After the successful Marine attack on Mars, recruitment drives and propaganda tactics strongly bolstered UNSC forces. They defeated the Koslovics and the Frieden on Earth and crushed their remnants throughout the Solar System. Both factions were defeated in the face of massive, unified UN military.
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| ==== The Human Colonization of the Orion Arm ====
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| In the year 2291, the United Nations Space Command (UNSC) successfully developed humanity's first [[Slipspace]] drive, the Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine. For the first time in history, the rapid colonization of other worlds was made possible. By 2390, 210 worlds had been occupied by humans, and were being actively terraformed (Built) to suit man's needs. These worlds were to become known as the Inner Colonies. By 2490, the UNSC's fledgling interstellar empire had expanded to over 800 planets throughout the [[wikipedia:orion arm|Orion Arm]] of the [[wikipedia:milky way galaxy|Milky Way Galaxy]]. During this period, the planet [[Reach]] became the headquarters of the UNSC military, and was destined to become the most heavily fortified world under human control.
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| ==== The Spartan-II Project ====
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| {{Main|SPARTAN-II Program}}
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| In 2517, several years before contact with the Covenant, the UNSC military embarked on a secret project to create a group of elite soldiers that would deal with occasional unrest in the Colonies. Codenamed SPARTANs, these [[Spartans#Augmentation_Procedures|genetically enhanced]] troops were trained from the age of 6 into a life of battle, and became a great asset against the Covenant. While humans suffered defeat after defeat in space, they could almost always prevail with the help of the SPARTANs in ground engagements. The main character of ''Halo''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s gameplay, the Master Chief, is a veteran SPARTAN of the SPARTAN II project after an unfortunate failure of the first SPARTAN program. All SPARTANS were given special armor designated MJOLNIR, which can increase their strength and speed. They were the only ones who could wear it as those without upgrades would not be able to withstand the reaction times of the armor and die.
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| ==== The Fall of the Outer Colonies ====
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| {{main|United Nations Space Command}}
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| Cole's fleet managed a victory at Harvest, but at a high cost - two thirds of his ships were destroyed. Despite significant tactical brilliance on the part of Human [[Commander (UNSC)|commanders]], Covenant technology guaranteed a four to one kill/loss ratio in most space battles. One by one, the Outer Colonies fell below the onslaught, and by 2535, virtually all had been destroyed.
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| ====Fall of Reach====
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| {{Main|Fall of Reach}}
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| By 2552, the Covenant had destroyed many of Humanity's Inner Colonies. In a move of desperation, UNSC orders a secret plan to capture a Covenant ship using a SPARTAN task force and find the coordinates of their home planet. All of the Spartans except three are chosen for this mission, and, led by the Master Chief, board a specially outfitted ship known as the ''Pillar of Autumn'' (under the command of Captain [[Jacob Keyes]]). This plan, however, is interrupted when the Covenant launch a surprise attack on the fortress world of Reach.
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| During this battle, Reach is overrun and the human fleet is obliterated. Worse still, the Master Chief thinks that all of the SPARTANs but himself are killed on the surface of the planet. The (supposedly) last remaining spartan, the Master Chief, escapes with the ''Pillar of Autumn''. In accordance with the [[Cole Protocol]], the ''Autumn'' makes a blind Slipspace jump, and emerges in the vicinity of an unexplored and remarkable world.
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| ==== Arrival at Halo ====
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| {{main|Alpha Halo}}
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| The ''Pillar of Autumn'' exits Slipspace to find a mysterious ring shaped space station orbiting a [[Threshold|gas giant]]. The ring, quickly named "Halo", is obviously artificial. A Covenant [[Fleet of Particular Justice|fleet]], however, is also present, and a subsequent battle heavily damages the ''Autumn''. Captain Keyes initiates the Cole protocol 2 - all records of Earth's location are erased, the shipboard AI Cortana is given to the Master Chief to protect from the Covenant, and the ''Autumn ''is crash landed onto Halo. Cortana leaves the ''Autumn'' with John 117 in a [[Bumblebee]] escape pod which also crash lands on Halo.
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| Game play begins in earnest with the Master Chief's escape from the ''Autumn'', and continues upon landing. The player will soon discover the origins and purpose of this world - and uncover a threat that forces even the Covenant into retreat.
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| As a literary side note, the ring, "Halo", borrows heavily from the [[wikipedia:Ringworld|Ringworld]] of [[wikipedia:Larry Niven|Larry Niven]] and the [[wikipedia:Culture Orbital|Culture Orbitals]] of [[wikipedia:Iain M. Banks|Iain M. Banks]].
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| ===Main Characters===
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| *[[John-117|Master Chief]]
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| *[[Cortana]]
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| *[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]]
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| *[[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|343 Guilty Spark]]
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| *[[Captain Carol "Foehammer" Rawley |Captain Carol "Foehammer" Rawley ]]
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| ===Minor Characters===
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| *[[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson| Johnson]]
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| *[[Private First Class|(First Class) Private]] [[Wallace A. Jenkins|Wallace A Jenkins]]
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| *[[Private]] [[Manuel Mendoza]]
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| *[[Sergeant]] [[Pete Stacker]]
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| *[[Chips Dubbo|(First Class) Private Chips Dubbo]]
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| *[[M. Fitzgerald|(First Class) Private M Fitzgerald]]
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| *[[Private]] [[Bisenti]]
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| *[[Private]] [[Hosky]]
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| *[[Sergeant]] [[Waller]]
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| *[[Private]] [[Riley]]
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| *[[Private]] [[Kappus]]
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| *[[Corporal|Corporal ]][[Lovik]]
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| *[[Private|Private ]][[O'Brien]]
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