Editing Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary announcement trailer

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The '''''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'' announcement trailer''' is a [[trailer]] for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. It was first shown at [[Microsoft]]'s [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3 Media Briefing]] on [[2011|June 6th, 2011]]. It shows the new features and graphics in the remake of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]].

==Transcript==
''The [[Halo Theme]] plays. Fades in to a canyon where [[John-117]] and his [[UNSC Marine Corps|marines]] were looking for survivors on [[Installation 04]] in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' graphics.''

*'''Narrator''': "[[2001|Ten years ago]], ''[[Halo universe|Halo]]'' changed the way we played videogames."

''Cuts to an underground [[Forerunner]] [[energy bridge]].''

*'''Narrator''': "Ten years ago, ''Halo'' game introduced ''millions'' of fans to an incredible new universe..."

''Cuts to the snowy canyon near Installation 04's Control Room, where marines from [[Fireteam Zulu]] can be seen engaging [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] troops and vehicles.''

*'''Narrator''': "...and delivered ''billions'' of hours of entertainment."

''Cuts to the camera zooming in towards [[John-117]] in front of another Forerunner light bridge inside a [[Flood]] [[Flood containment facility|containment facility]].''

*'''Narrator''': "That was ten years ago."

''A white light flashes, and in the same place, everything changed into ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'' graphics.''
[[File:Halo CE Anniversary John-117.jpg|thumb|200px|John-117 as he appears in the trailer.]]
*'''Narrator''': "This is ''now''."

''The Halo Theme chorus ends, and the quick percussion music begins. The camera zooms out, showcasing the completely new graphics in the containment facility.''

''Cuts to the beginning [[cutscene]] of the [[Campaign]] level "[[The Silent Cartographer]]", two [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican dropships]], [[Echo 419]] and [[Bravo 22]], approach the island containing the [[Silent Cartographer]].

*'''Narrator''': "The campaign of the decade..."

''Cuts to the campaign level "[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]", the swamp with upgraded graphics.''

*'''Narrator''': "...remade and remastered."

''Cuts to the [[Library]] from [[The Library|another campaign level]], also in upgraded graphics.''

''Cuts back to "The Silent Cartographer", an [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]] races around the beach of the island. Cuts to the marines engages the Covenant during their beach assault.''

''Cuts to a [[Sangheili Major|Major Elite]] patrolling the second floor of the [[Hangar bay|shuttle bay]] of the {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]. Cuts to the player, as John-117, fires a {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}} at a [[Sangheili Minor|Minor Elite]] on the lowest floor of the hangar bay.''

''Cuts to John-117 engaging Covenant troops in a jungle. Cuts to a group of [[Flood combat form]]s fighting a [[lance]] of [[Kig-yar|Jackals]] and [[Unggoy|Grunts]] in the Flood containment facility.''

''Cuts to John-117 firing his [[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System|Assault Rifle]] at an Elite onboard the ''Truth and Reconciliation''. Cuts to John-117 firing a [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]] at an [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]]-wielding [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealot]] onboard the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.

''Cuts to the camera panning over the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' [[multiplayer]] map "[[Damnation]]", fading to "[[Penance]]", the remake of it in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'', followed by the remake of "[[Hang 'Em High]]" and "[[Battle Canyon]]", the remake of "[[Beaver Creek]]".

*'''Narrator''': "Combined with classic multiplayer maps, enhanced and updated for [[Xbox 360|Xbox]] [[Xbox LIVE|LIVE]].

''Cuts to a blue team player firing his Rocket Launcher at two red team players in "Battle Canyon". Cuts to "Penance", a player performs an [[Assassination]] on another player.

''Cuts to the campaign level "The Library", the index chamber, fading to the upgraded version in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''.''

'''FULLY REMASTERED CAMPAIGN'''

*'''Narrator''': "A fully remastered campaign."

''Cuts to several campaign [[Cooperative Play]] shots.''

'''CO-OP OVER XBOX LIVE'''

*'''Narrator''': "Co-op over Xbox LIVE."

''Cuts to a Warthog crossing a bridge on the map "[[Ridgeline]]", the remake of [[Timberland]], in ''Anniversary.

'''CLASSIC MULTIPLAYER MAPS'''

*'''Narrator''': "And [[seven]] of the greatest multiplayer maps of all time."

''Cuts to Installation 04 in the [[Soell|Soell system]].''

*'''[[Cortana]]''' (''voiceover''): "Halo... It's finished."

''Cuts to the campaign level "[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]", John-117 and [[Fire Team Charlie]] levitates up to the cruiser via the [[gravity lift]]. Close up on John-117.''

*'''John-117''' (''voiceover''): "No... I think we're just getting started."

''John-117 zooms up into the cruiser.''

''The logo of ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'' is shown.''

*'''Narrator''': "''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''!"

''The logo shines, and the date of its release appears:''

'''NOVEMBER 15, [[2011]]'''

'''[[Halo Waypoint|HALOWAYPOINT.COM]]'''

''Video ends as the Xbox 360 logo is shown.''

==Trivia==
*The trailer is narrated by [[Jeff Steitzer]], who voices the [[multiplayer]] [[The announcer|announcer]] in all [[first-person shooter]] ''Halo'' games.{{Ref/Audio|Id=Sparkast|343 Sparkast|Ep=04}}
*The assault rifle that appears in the trailer uses the [[MA37 assault rifle]] model from ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' as a placeholder. In the final game the model was replaced with an [[MA5C assault rifle]] from ''[[Halo 3]]'', as to better resemble the original [[MA5B assault rifle|MA5B]].

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