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==System requirements==
==System requirements==
===Minimum===
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* Macintosh computer with 800 MHz G4/G5 or faster processor
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* Mac OS X 10.2.8 or higher
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* 256MB RAM
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* 32MB Video Card (GeForce 2MX/ATI 7500 or better)
'''CPU''' Macintosh computer with 800 MHz G4/G5 or faster processor<br />
* 1.4GB hard disk space
'''Operating system''' Mac OS X 10.2.8 or higher<br />
* Internet or LAN connection required for online play
'''RAM''' 256MB RAM<br />
 
'''GPU''' 32MB Video Card (GeForce 2MX/ATI 7500 or better)<br />
===Recommended===
'''HDD''' 1.4GB hard disk space<br />
* 1GHz G4/G5 or faster processor
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* Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
;Recommended
* 512MB RAM
'''CPU''' 1GHz G4/G5 or faster processor<br />
* 64MB Video Card (GeForce 4ti-ATI 9000 or better)
'''Operating system''' Mac OS X 10.3 or higher<br />
'''RAM''' 512MB RAM<br />
'''GPU''' 64MB Video Card (GeForce 4ti-ATI 9000 or better)<br />
'''HDD''' 1.4GB hard disk space<br />
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'''Note:''' Halo will run normally on Intel-based Macs. However, due to having to run in the Rosetta PPC emulator, there is an impact on performance.
'''Note:''' Halo will run normally on Intel-based Macs. However, due to having to run in the Rosetta PPC emulator, there is an impact on performance.
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*''Halo'' was originally for the Mac, until Microsoft's acquisition of Bungie, which prompted the Xbox, and later, PC version. The game was intended for use on [[wikipedia:PowerPC|PowerPC]] Macs, and will crash if used on a newer Intel Mac. Bungie and MacSoft have since released a patch allowing for universal use of the game.
*''Halo'' was originally for the Mac, until Microsoft's acquisition of Bungie, which prompted the Xbox, and later, PC version. The game was intended for use on [[wikipedia:PowerPC|PowerPC]] Macs, and will crash if used on a newer Intel Mac. Bungie and MacSoft have since released a patch allowing for universal use of the game.

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This article is about the port of Halo: Combat Evolved for Macintosh. For the Windows PC port, see Halo PC.
Halo: Combat Evolved for Macintosh
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Developer(s):

Publisher(s):

Microsoft Game Studios

Platform(s):

Macintosh

Release date(s):

September 30, 2003[citation needed]

Genre(s):

First-person shooter

Mode(s):

Campaign, multiplayer

Rating(s):

ESRB: Mature (M) for Blood, Gore, and Violence
PEGI: 16+ (Europe only)

 

Halo: Combat Evolved for Macintosh is a port of Halo: Combat Evolved for Apple Wikipedia:Macintosh computers. It features all of the additional weapons, vehicles and maps included in the Windows PC port of the game, Halo PC

System requirements

Minimum

CPU Macintosh computer with 800 MHz G4/G5 or faster processor
Operating system Mac OS X 10.2.8 or higher
RAM 256MB RAM
GPU 32MB Video Card (GeForce 2MX/ATI 7500 or better)
HDD 1.4GB hard disk space

Recommended

CPU 1GHz G4/G5 or faster processor
Operating system Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
RAM 512MB RAM
GPU 64MB Video Card (GeForce 4ti-ATI 9000 or better)
HDD 1.4GB hard disk space

Note: Halo will run normally on Intel-based Macs. However, due to having to run in the Rosetta PPC emulator, there is an impact on performance.

Trivia

  • Halo was originally for the Mac, until Microsoft's acquisition of Bungie, which prompted the Xbox, and later, PC version. The game was intended for use on PowerPC Macs, and will crash if used on a newer Intel Mac. Bungie and MacSoft have since released a patch allowing for universal use of the game.