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'''Gamerscore''' ([[File:HP Icon Gamerscore.png|20px]]) is an awarded point system awarded as part of the [[Achievement]]s system of [[Xbox 360]], [[Xbox One]] and [[Xbox One X]] games, alongside other [[Xbox LIVE]]-connected services such as [[Windows]]. Every achievement unlocked in a game awards the player with a gamerscore value, set by the developer, with the player's sum gamerscore total then shown on their Xbox LIVE profile. The amount of points awarded for a given achievement varies depending on how many achievements are in a game, and the difficulty.

''[[Halo 3]]'' was the first ''Halo'' game on console to award gamerscore, shipping with 1,000 gamerscore unlockable at launch across [[Achievements (Halo 3)|49 achievements]]. The [[Legendary Map Pack|Legendary]] and [[Mythic Map Pack]]s later added an additional 750 Gamerscore, bringing the total to 1,750. Notably, ''Halo 3'' is the only ''Halo'' game with in-game rewards tied to unlocks; unlocking 750 gamerscore unlocks the shoulders of the [[SECURITY-class Mjolnir|Security]] in-game [[Armor permutations (Halo 3)|armor permutation]], while reaching 1,000 unlocks the Security helmet and the [[Katana]] body armor.

The Legendary Map Pack shipped with [[seven]] achievements worth 250 gamerscore, while the Mythic map packs featured twenty three achivements worth 500 gamerscore - notably, the [[Vidmaster Challenges]] featured were worth 0GS.

''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' shipped with [[Achievements (Halo 3: ODST)|47 achievements]] worth 1,000GS. No DLC was created for ''Halo 3: ODST'', though the game did ship with the ''[[Halo 3: Mythic]]'' disc, granting access to all ''Halo 3'' multiplayer gamerscore. Unike ''Halo 3'', the Vidmaster Challenges in ''Halo 3: ODST'' are worth 25GS each.

''[[Halo: Reach]]'' shipped with [[Achievements (Halo: Reach)|49 achievements]] worth 1,000GS. The [[Noble Map Pack]] added an additional seven achievements worth 250GS, followed by the [[Defiant Map Pack]] featuring six achievements worth 200GS, bringing the total to 1,450GS. The later release of the [[Anniversary Map Pack]] added a final seven achievements worth 250GS, making the total gamerscore available to unlock in ''Halo: Reach'' 1,700GS.

''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' launched as a remake of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', and added [[Achievements (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|44 achievements]] worth 1,000GS to the original game - which did not support achievements on its original launch in [[2001]]. Alongside the 1,000 GS available for the ''Anniversary'' singleplayer, ''Anniversary'' also saw the launch of the aforementioned [[Anniversary Map Pack]] for ''Halo: Reach'', making an additional 250GS available to unlock for that game.

''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' launched on several different platforms, each with varying achievement values and [[Achievements (Halo: Spartan Assault)|unlockable achievements]]. The game's launch for Windows 8 and Windows Phone devices had a total of 20 achievements available for 200 Gamerscore on each, with five additional achievements worth 50GS later added in a title update for a total of 250 unlockable gamerscore. On Xbox 360, the game features 28 achievements worth 400 gamerscore while the Xbox One version features the same achievements as the Xbox 360 edition, with two additional exclusive achievements, for a total of 30 achievements and 1,000GS.

Released in [[2014]], ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' launched as a collection of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 4'' on one disc and suitably had a [[Achievements (Halo: The Master Chief Collection)|massive achievement count]] to match - moreso than any other title on Xbox LIVE. Prior to launch day, the game had 400 achievements worth 4,000 Gamerscore, though a day-one patch added an additional 50 achievements and 500 gamerscore to the collection, for a total of 4,500 followed by another patch in early [[2015]] adding an additional 500 gamerscore and 50 achievements. In spring 2015, the release of ''Halo 3: ODST''{{'}}s campaign in the collection added an additional 100 achievements worth 1,000 gamerscore. The release of ''Halo: Reach'' to the collection in [[2019]] brought the total count for ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' to 7,000 gamerscore across 700 achivements. A full breakdown of gamerscore values per-game in the collection can be seen below;

''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' launched with [[Achievements (Halo 5: Guardians)|65 achievements]] worth 1,000GS. The release of the ''[[Warzone Firefight]]'' update added an additional eight achivements worth 250GS.