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{{Title|''Halo: Combat Evolved''}} | {{Title|''Halo: Combat Evolved''}} | ||
{{Disambig header|the game|the [[Halo 5: Guardians]] medal|Combat Evolved (medal)}} | {{Disambig header|the game|the [[Halo 5: Guardians]] and [[Halo Infinite]] medal|Combat Evolved (medal)}} | ||
{{Status|RealWorld}} | {{Status|RealWorld}} | ||
{{Game infobox | {{Game infobox | ||
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|title-3=Organizations| | |title-3=Organizations| | ||
**[[ | *[[Covenant]] | ||
**[[Covenant military]] | |||
***[[Covenant Special Operations]] | |||
**[[Covenant fleet]] | |||
***[[Fleet of Particular Justice]] | |||
*[[Unified Earth Government]] | |||
**[[United Nations Space Command]] | **[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
***[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | ***[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | ||
***[[UNSC Navy]] | ***[[UNSC Navy]] | ||
****[[ | ****[[Naval Special Warfare Command]] | ||
*****[[SPARTAN-II program]] | *****[[SPARTAN-II program]] | ||
|title-4=Locations| | |title-4=Locations| | ||
*[[Sol system]] | |||
**[[Earth]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Epsilon Eridani system]] | *[[Epsilon Eridani system]] | ||
**[[Reach]] {{Mo}} | **[[Reach]] {{Mo}} | ||
*[[ | *[[Soell system]] | ||
**[[Threshold]] | **[[Threshold]] | ||
***[[Installation 04]] | ***[[Installation 04]] | ||
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;Usable | ;Usable | ||
*[[Class-2 directed energy cannon]] | *[[Class-2 directed energy cannon]] | ||
*[[Fuel rod | *[[Fuel rod gun]] | ||
*{{Pattern|Anskum|plasma grenade}} | **{{Pattern|Zasqi|fuel rod gun}} | ||
*[[ | *[[Plasma grenade]] | ||
*{{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}} | **{{Pattern|Anskum|plasma grenade}} | ||
*{{Pattern|Mamua'uda|Shade}} {{1st}} | *[[Plasma pistol]] | ||
*[[Type-33 | **{{Pattern|Eos'Mak|plasma pistol}} | ||
*[[Plasma rifle]] | |||
**{{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}} | |||
*[[Shade]] | |||
**{{Pattern|Mamua'uda|Shade}} {{1st}} | |||
*[[Needler]] | |||
**[[Type-33 needler]] | |||
;Unusable | ;Unusable | ||
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*[[Plasma cannon (starship)|Plasma cannon]] | *[[Plasma cannon (starship)|Plasma cannon]] | ||
*[[Pulse laser turret]] | *[[Pulse laser turret]] | ||
*[[Type-1 energy sword]] {{1st}} | *[[Energy sword]] | ||
**[[Type-1 energy sword]] {{1st}} | |||
*[[Plasma mortar#Type-26 35cm Directed-Energy Mortar|Type-26 Directed-Energy Mortar]] | *[[Plasma mortar#Type-26 35cm Directed-Energy Mortar|Type-26 Directed-Energy Mortar]] | ||
*[[Unidentified fuel rod gun]] {{1st}} {{C|Usable in ''Halo PC'' and ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''}} | *[[Unidentified fuel rod gun]] {{1st}} {{C|Usable in ''Halo PC'' and ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''}} | ||
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|title-7=Vehicles| | |title-7=Vehicles| | ||
==== | ====United Nations Space Command==== | ||
;Usable | ;Usable | ||
*[[M12 Warthog]] | *[[M12 Warthog]] | ||
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====Covenant==== | ====Covenant==== | ||
;Usable | ;Usable | ||
*[[ | *[[Banshee]] | ||
*{{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}} | **{{Pattern|Oghal|Banshee}} | ||
*[[Ghost]] | |||
**{{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}} | |||
;Unusable | ;Unusable | ||
*{{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}} | *[[Wraith]] | ||
**{{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}} | |||
*{{Pattern|Brhi Xur|Leech}} {{1st}} | *{{Pattern|Brhi Xur|Leech}} {{1st}} | ||
*{{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} {{1st}} | *[[Covenant cruiser|Cruiser]] | ||
**''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' {{1st}} | **{{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} {{1st}} | ||
*{{Pattern|Dextro Xur|Spirit}} | ***''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*[[Spirit]] | |||
**{{Pattern|Dextro Xur|Spirit}} | |||
|title-8=Technology and equipment| | |title-8=Technology and equipment| | ||
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*[[Wizard]] | *[[Wizard]] | ||
*[[Longest]] | *[[Longest]] | ||
== Development == | == Development == | ||
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{{Main|Pre-Xbox Halo}} | {{Main|Pre-Xbox Halo}} | ||
[[File:PXH FirstOfficial Screenshot.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The first official screenshot of Halo.]] | [[File:PXH FirstOfficial Screenshot.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The first official screenshot of Halo.]] | ||
[[File:PreXbox Ring.jpg|thumb|200px | [[File:PreXbox Ring.jpg|thumb|200px|The old heads-up display and a Halo that has fallen under disrepair. This design was eventually [[Installation 08|incorporated]] into [[Halo 3]].]] | ||
On July 21, 1999, during the Macworld Conference & Expo, Steve Jobs announced that ''Halo'' would be released for Mac OS and Windows simultaneously.<ref>[http://pc.ign.com/articles/068/068975p1.html '''IGN''': ''Heavenly "Halo"'']</ref> Before this public announcement, game industry journalists under a non-disclosure agreement had previewed the game in a private showing during [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3 1999]], and were reportedly amazed.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/pressscans/display.html?scan=pcgamerusoct99 '''PC Gamer''': ''Your first look at... "Halo"'']</ref> Bungie Studios later stated an even earlier development build of the game centered on [[real-time strategy]] and was "basically ''[[Myth]]'' in a sci-fi universe."<ref>[http://bungie.net/Inside/CustomPage.aspx?section=History&subsection=Main&page=6 '''Bungie.net''': ''Inside Bungie: History'']</ref> | On July 21, 1999, during the Macworld Conference & Expo, Steve Jobs announced that ''Halo'' would be released for Mac OS and Windows simultaneously.<ref>[http://pc.ign.com/articles/068/068975p1.html '''IGN''': ''Heavenly "Halo"'']</ref> Before this public announcement, game industry journalists under a non-disclosure agreement had previewed the game in a private showing during [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3 1999]], and were reportedly amazed.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/pressscans/display.html?scan=pcgamerusoct99 '''PC Gamer''': ''Your first look at... "Halo"'']</ref> Bungie Studios later stated an even earlier development build of the game centered on [[real-time strategy]] and was "basically ''[[Myth]]'' in a sci-fi universe."<ref>[http://bungie.net/Inside/CustomPage.aspx?section=History&subsection=Main&page=6 '''Bungie.net''': ''Inside Bungie: History'']</ref> | ||
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=== Audio === | === Audio === | ||
{{Main|Music of Halo: Combat Evolved}} | {{Main|Music of Halo: Combat Evolved}} | ||
[[File:HaloSoundtrackCover.jpg|200px | [[File:HaloSoundtrackCover.jpg|200px|thumb|Cover art.]] | ||
''Halo''<nowiki />'s soundtrack was created by [[Bungie Studios]]' audio director, [[Martin O'Donnell]], and received a large amount of praise from many critics. Martin O'Donnell has stated that his goal was to provide "a feeling of importance, weight, and sense of the 'ancient'."<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070301150741/http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/themakers3.htm '''Xbox.com''': ''Just the Right Sense of Ancient'']</ref> He designed the music so that it "could be dissembled and remixed in such a way that would give [him] multiple, interchangeable loops that could be randomly recombined in order to keep the piece interesting as well as a variable length". Development involved the creation of "alternative middle sections that could be transitioned to if the game called for such a change (i.e. less or more intense)."<ref>[http://www.music4games.net/Features_Display.aspx?id=24 '''Music4Games''': ''The Use and Effectiveness of Audio in "Halo": Game Music Evolved'']</ref> | ''Halo''<nowiki />'s soundtrack was created by [[Bungie Studios]]' audio director, [[Martin O'Donnell]], and received a large amount of praise from many critics. Martin O'Donnell has stated that his goal was to provide "a feeling of importance, weight, and sense of the 'ancient'."<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070301150741/http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/themakers3.htm '''Xbox.com''': ''Just the Right Sense of Ancient'']</ref> He designed the music so that it "could be dissembled and remixed in such a way that would give [him] multiple, interchangeable loops that could be randomly recombined in order to keep the piece interesting as well as a variable length". Development involved the creation of "alternative middle sections that could be transitioned to if the game called for such a change (i.e. less or more intense)."<ref>[http://www.music4games.net/Features_Display.aspx?id=24 '''Music4Games''': ''The Use and Effectiveness of Audio in "Halo": Game Music Evolved'']</ref> | ||
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*'''2004''' - Rereleased as part of Action Double Pack which included ''Brute Force'' and ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/05/04/call-it-halo-force '''IGN''' - ''Call it Halo Force'']</ref> | *'''2004''' - Rereleased as part of Action Double Pack which included ''Brute Force'' and ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/05/04/call-it-halo-force '''IGN''' - ''Call it Halo Force'']</ref> | ||
*'''2005''' - Rereleased as part of the ''Halo Triple Pack'' which contained ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', ''Halo 2'', and ''[[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack]]''. | *'''2005''' - Rereleased as part of the ''Halo Triple Pack'' which contained ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', ''Halo 2'', and ''[[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack]]''. | ||
*'''2007''' - Rereleased as part of the ''Halo History Pack'' | *'''2007''' - Rereleased as part of the Japan exclusive ''Halo History Pack'', which contained ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', ''Halo 2'', and a sneak peek of ''Halo 3'',<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/halo-history-pack/ '''Gamespot''' ''Halo History Pack'']</ref> and as part of [[Xbox LIVE]]'s Xbox Originals. | ||
*'''2011''' - Remade as ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' to tie in with ''Halo''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> tenth anniversary. | *'''2011''' - Remade as ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' to tie in with ''Halo''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> tenth anniversary. | ||
*'''2014''' - Rerelease of ''Anniversary'' as part of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' on [[Xbox One]], with the original ''Halo'' multiplayer compatible for the first time ever with console [[matchmaking]]. | *'''2014''' - Rerelease of ''Anniversary'' as part of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' on [[Xbox One]], with the original ''Halo'' multiplayer compatible for the first time ever with console [[matchmaking]]. | ||
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File:HCE RingSurface Concept 10.jpg|Installation 04 concept art. | File:HCE RingSurface Concept 10.jpg|Installation 04 concept art. | ||
File:HCE CovenantInterior Concept.jpg|Concept art. | File:HCE CovenantInterior Concept.jpg|Concept art. | ||
File:HCE-MasterChief-Wallpaper.jpg|Image used to promote Halo: Combat Evolved. | File:HCE-MasterChief-Wallpaper.jpg|Image used to promote ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. | ||
File:HCE Promotional image.gif|Image used to promote the game. | File:HCE Promotional image.gif|Image used to promote the game. | ||
File:HINF - Charm icon - Halo VHS.png|A [[Weapon customization|weapon charm]] in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' featuring the cover of ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. | |||
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