The Ultimate Halo Companion DVD Set

The cover.

The Ultimate Halo Companion DVD Set is a two-disc set distributed by Microsoft in 2003 as part of the promotional campaign for the upcoming Xbox game Brute Force. The set contains a playable demo disc for Xbox and a DVD-ROM with content from Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2 and Brute Force, in addition to an exclusive hint guide for the latter.

Overview

Content

The Ultimate Halo Companion DVD Set includes the Exhibition 2.0 Demo Disc for Xbox, containing playable demos and downloadable content for various Xbox games, and The Ultimate Halo Companion DVD, containing trailers, commentaries, screenshots, concept art, soundtrack samples, wallpapers and more from Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2 and Brute Force.

The set also includes a hint guide for Brute Force with character bios, squad tactics and combat commands.

Release

The set was given for free as a bonus for the pre-order of Brute Force in some retailers, and was never sold in stores. The Exhibition 2.0 Demo Disc was released separately in 2003 for $7.99 in the United States and $9.99 in Canada as part of the Xbox Exhibition series. Some of The Ultimate Halo Companion DVD disc's contents were also included in the similar promotional release of The Making of Halo.

Exhibition 2.0 demo disc

Demos

• All-Star Baseball 2004.
• Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO.
• Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb.
• Kung Fu Chaos.
• MechAssault.
• MX Superfly.
• NBA Inside Drive 2003.
• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon.
• Vexx.

Downloadable game content

• NFL Fever 2003: roster update.
• ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth: new characters and environments.
• MX Superfly: new characters and environments.

The Ultimate Halo Companion DVD

Halo: Combat Evolved Movies MacWorld 1999. E3 2000. Gamestock 2001. Commentary with Steve Abeyta and Shi Kai Wang (Art). Commentary with John Howard and Jaime Griesemer (Level Design). Commentary with Martin O'Donnell and Joseph Staten (Audio and Cinematics). Commentary with Alexander Seropian and Hamilton Chu (Production/Team Management). Storyboard for the first cinematic in HALO. Halo 2 announcement trailer. Audio Battle. Club. Attack. Theme. Lost Song. Rock. Rhythm Variant. Seriously. String. Tech. Tech Chant. Halo Track 3. Halo Track 7. Halo Track 3. Halo Track 11. Halo Track 13. Halo 2 Trailer.

Brute Force Movies Brute Force Trailer. Brutus. Flint. Hawk. Tex. Bombing Raid. Bonus Content Halo: Combat Evolved All movie and audio files in downloadable formats. Screenshots of Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2. Concept art of Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2. Renders for characters, vehicles and weapons. Captain Keyes' cinematic in several languages. Graphic, audio and video outtakes. Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2 wallpapers. Desktop themes for Windows XP. Skin for Windows Media Player. Brute Force All movie files in downloadable format. Concept art. Screenshots. Renders. Wallpapers.

Trivia

• For unknown reasons, most audio samples were finally not included in Halo: Original Soundtrack or Halo 2: Original Soundtrack.

Gallery

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  Alternate cover art.

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  Back cover.

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  "Home Base" menu.

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  Main "Halo" DVD menu.

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  "Bonus Content" menu.

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  DVD-ROM main menu.

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  Screenshot gallery, page 1.

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  Wallpaper gallery, page 1.