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'''''Halo Zero''''', originally called ''Halo: Blood Covenant'', | '''''Halo Zero''''', originally called ''Halo: Blood Covenant'', is a fan-made 2D platformer-shooter PC game created by Dobermann. The game is loosely based on the [[Battle of Reach]], before ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' took place. The game is not endorsed by [[Microsoft]] or [[Bungie]], and thus, is considered non-canon. During the summer of 2004, just before the release of ''[[Halo 2]]'', screenshots of the relatively unknown ''Halo Zero'' were sent around the Internet ostensibly as proof of an upcoming ''Halo'' game for the [[Wikipedia:Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance]]<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/halo2/news.html?sid=6100959 GameSpot Rumor Control: Halo GBA and Dirty Harry the Game]</ref>. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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== Gameplay == | == Gameplay == | ||
[[Image:HaloZero1.JPG|thumb|right|150px|A screenshot of Halo Zero's gameplay.]] | [[Image:HaloZero1.JPG|thumb|right|150px|A screenshot of Halo Zero's gameplay.]] | ||
The game | The game has a [[Campaign]] mode and [[Multiplayer]] mode. Campaign mode has five difficulty settings, [[Easy]], [[Normal]], [[Heroic]], [[Legendary]], and Mythic. Mythic difficulty would be unlocked by finishing the game in all other difficulties. | ||
The keyboard arrow keys | The keyboard arrow keys are used for movement, and the mouse acts as a free look, while the left mouse button and the right mouse button shoot and throw grenades, respectively. All other functions such as Melee, Switch Weapon and Jump are subject to be changed by the user, but the mouse controls are unchangeable. | ||
Multiplayer maps | Multiplayer maps are based off of existing Halo Multiplayer maps such as ''[[Zanzibar]]'' and ''[[Blood Gulch]]''. | ||
=== Weapons=== | === Weapons=== | ||
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==Developmental Notes== | ==Developmental Notes== | ||
[[Image:HaloZero2.JPG|right|150px|thumb|The Master Chief ramming down Covenant forces]] | [[Image:HaloZero2.JPG|right|150px|thumb|The Master Chief ramming down Covenant forces]] | ||
Notably, the game | Notably, the game has many bugs, and has many misleading concepts, such as the fact that the game doesn't shoot where the cursor points, but where the Master Chief is aiming, and that headshots don't do more damage than body shots. Many problems in collision detection occur as well, such as [[Jackals]] being hard to hit due to their shield absorbing the first hit they take (unless hit by a rocket), making a [[melee]] attack the most efficient way to take them out. | ||
On May 31, 2009, the official site and | On May 31, 2009, the official site and therefore server of Halo Zero was deactivated due to a lack of money to continue to keep the site running. The final game version is 1.8.6.3. | ||
===''Halo Zero'' Level Editor=== | ===''Halo Zero'' Level Editor=== | ||
[[File:Halo_Zero_Level_Editor.PNG|150px|thumb|A screenshot of the Level Editor.]] | [[File:Halo_Zero_Level_Editor.PNG|150px|thumb|A screenshot of the Level Editor.]] | ||
The ''Halo Zero'' Level Editor | The ''Halo Zero'' Level Editor is a program that allows the user to create and edit levels compatible with ''Halo Zero''. But it still did not fix the many bugs in the game and the level editor was reported to be rather glitchy. | ||
