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Halo: Combat Evolved (hx) 10:04 PM CEST - Oct,15 2003
Since I'm PC gamer, I've been waiting for Halo really long time. Finally, the wait is over and now PC users including me can get a taste of what Xbox owners have had for years. So, there is the long-awaited review of the PC version of Halo. Halo is a story-driven first-person shooter that follows Master Chief, as the ship he’s on is attacked by the Covenant, an alien race we humans are at war with now. You take control of Master Chief, a genetically engineered super soldier - very expensive cyborg with shield-regenerating technology. You are awoken from cyber sleep as your ship warps in next to an strange circular shaped world. You run around, kill some things, and protect other things from the bad guys.
The PC version of Halo could best be described as a port that gets the job done. The visuals are significantly improved, the bump mapping of the game's levels and the weapons effects look even better on the PC than they did on the Xbox. You can crank the game's resolution up to 1600x1200, of course you must have pretty fast computer and tons of RAM. The game engine itself works well enough, although the frame rate isn't always consistent. What's more is that the settings that run acceptably on some levels may not be so great on others.
There are not a large number of different types of enemies, but the AI is so well done that it is an easily forgiven oversight. The Covenants have a large number of weapons at their disposal, and often brilliantly react to your actions. It's great to see how the enemies rolling and tumbling to avoid fire, sometime they split up and sometimes they stick together, using terrain as shields, running from grenades when thrown and if you try to snipe them, they'll duck, etc. You will often fight with Marines at your side, and thankfully, the friendly AI is also impressive, as they realistically cover you, or call for requests of backup. I'd say that Halo contains some of the best enemy AI ever seen in a videogame. All the weapons are all well balanced and uniquely suitable to certain situations. Halo also contains some of the best enemy AI ever seen in a videogame. Of course, vehicles are also available, as they were in the Xbox version.
The single player game itself is virtually identical to the Xbox version in terms of content, the missions play out the same as they do on the console, including level design, objectives, and the number of enemies you'll face. Also the storyline for the single player portion of the game is pretty much the same like in the Xbox version. Tthe only big difference in the single player mission is the save system, which allows you to save the game at Halo's predetermined checkpoint and then allows you to go back and play the game at any checkpoint you have saved. I immediately disliked not being able to save where I wanted to, but there were so many checkpoints that I quickly dismissed that as a problem. Of course, the mouse and keyboard interface and the removal of aiming assistance is something that you will have to get used to, but its generally like playing the original. There's no doubt that the mouse and keyboard combo is a lot more intuitive solution for a FPS than the gamepad. Whether flying, sniping, or driving (vehicles automatically move in the direction in which you're looking), Halo's controls are always precise. I'd say the single player game is still as entertaining and fun as it was for the Xbox version, maybe even more. The single player game 10 to 15 hours of gameplay at the normal difficulty setting.
The multiplayer won't disappoint you too. The PC version of Halo finally provides the opportunity to play the game on the internet, though only sixteen players at once can join in the action. Gearbox added a couple of multiplayer-only weapons not found in the Xbox version - the flamethrower and the fuel rod gun, sort of a plasma grenade launcher. They also added six new multiplayer maps that were made for the PC version of the game - Timberland, Death Island, Gephyrophobia, Danger Canyon, Ice Fields, and Infinity. There are two new vehicles in the multiplayer - Warthog that is equipped with a triple-barreled rocket launcher and the Banshee (the covenant's flying fighter which adds an aerial combat element to several maps).Halo features all multiplayer modes from the original Xbox version, as well as some new modes such as Assault (you trying to carry a flag to the other team's base until they reach a preset capture limit).In addition you can also tweak the multiplayer game types will allow you to easily adjust game parameters, such as which weapons and vehicles are available in levels. The multiplayer is definitely great part of Halo, however, I am a bit disappointed that there is no Co-op mode.
Overall, Halo PC is one of the most entertaining first-person-shooters to date. If you do not have the Xbox version of Halo then the PC version is worth buying. But if you have played the Xbox version to death, there is no reason to buy Halo for PC. The new multiplayer maps & improvements are great, but do not justify a $50 purchase.
Update:You can try this playable demo.
snd: 4/5 - excellent positional audio, weapons sound right, superb soundtrack, well done voice-acting, some annoying sound bugs gfx: 4/5 -
pretty good for a console port - the bump mapping of the game's levels and the weapons effects look even better on the PC than they did on the Xbox, wonderfully done cut scenes, extremely repetitive design of some of the large levels playability: 5/5 -
highly addictive, great AI, improved multiplayer, no cooperative play mode, some parts are repetitive, this straight port of the 2-year-old Xbox game still requires very fast PC with tons of RAM and the latest video card
genre: sci-fi FPS release: September 2003 developer: Gearbox Software the game is similar to: Halo Xbox publisher: Microsoft
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last 10 comments:
JSolo | posted - Oct, 15 2003 - 23:56 | What kind of hardware did you test this on? ATI or Nvidia card? My friends with pretty decent machines have reported that it is indeed pretty slow. I am just hoping to get a feel for what kind of hardware people are using when they report the slow downs. |
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giGGler | posted - Oct, 15 2003 - 23:58 | This is why everyone got the X-BOX? No thanks. This game didnt hold my interest for long. I didnt like the overall feel of the game. The mushroom head guys while funny at first became annoying. I thought the weapons were horrible. Two at a time? Gimmie a break. Storyline was ok. This game was average at best. |
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haloisgreat | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 00:14 | THIS GAME Is GREAT ... stop complaining |
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hx | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 00:16 | jsolo: Athlon XP2500+/1GB RAM, Ti4600/128, 1024x768 w/o problem - no lag. |
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s | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 00:41 | just a ti4600 ?? lol |
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tony montana | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 02:22 | p4 2.8 gighz
1.25 gigs pc 3200 ddr 400 ram
over 220 gigs hd space
128mb ati vid card and it runs very badly i'm still playing w/the game for performance reasons but its not looking good. Now don't get me wrong i have an xbox and it is alot better on the xbox the only real reason i got it for the pc was for multiplayer and i know i can play online w/the xbox via xbconnect but people disconnect and bitch to much. Also better programming would have helped i mean come on a high end system it still lags or the game CRASHES even w/the newest drivers. lets not hope when halo 2 comes out for the xbox pc bitches don't cry and wan't it on the pc cause it won't run good at all |
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mk | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 02:37 | similar specs including ATI 9600 pro vid card. Frame rate tanks at anything over 800 x 600. |
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deMooCow | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 03:36 | p4 2.8ghz 1gb ram GeForceFX 5800ultra
1024x768 resolution everything on highest detail smooth all the way |
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1 | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 06:34 | I would've been much happier if this game was released 2 years ago. And about carrying 2 weapons at a time. How many weapons can you carry at one time? :) That's what I thought. :)
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2 | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 06:34 | Hairy Buttocks. |
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Main Man | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 06:53 | I run a P4 3.06 533 mhz 256 mb inno 3d ti 5900.u pepol suck ur computers |
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Nic | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 07:27 | Tried it, didn't like it. With graphics that made Gunman Chronicles look better, repetetive levels and quite boring weaponry the only redeeming quality is the setting. |
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JSolo | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 07:47 | I just wonder if there is a difference running this card on P4 vs. Athlon, or Nvidia based card (NV25 vs NV3X derivatives) vs ATI based cards (R300 and upwards). Now, what is interesting is that this games pretty fluidly on an XBox, which is basically a GeForce3 and 733mhz P3. So for this game to go so slowly on other PCs which are obviously superior is very telling. Either the company that did the port did a really second rate job optimizing for the PC on purpose or on accident. hx, we need to get you some new hardware. Not to bag on your machines specs, but I really wanna see a Half Life 2 review from you with DX9 on an ATI card (since we know it runs better on that card). So, we need to start a fund to get you a nice 9800 pro or something. |
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KHysiek | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 09:30 | I think it will run fluidly in TV-like resolution but it will be ultra ugly. On my conp (AXP3000, 0.5GB DDR400, nForce2, GF3Ti500 ) it lags mouse in default mode (1.1 shaders). With such system it should run smoothly. It only run well in FF (fixed) mode.
As for game details in levels are quite low. It can quickly get boring, esp. undergrounds - they're more like Quake 1 :-\. AI is very good though. |
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gabe | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 09:38 | hx: time for an upgrade man... will someone give this man a FX-5900??? ;-) |
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L.A | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 10:22 | giGGler i agree m8, the PC version was given so much HYPE that made me think of something groundbreaking was going to happen.
All we got was a basic Console to PC conversion nothing more or less. Since playing the game the weapons were noting special the repetitiveness was PATHETIC same aliens same tactics same methods !
Im glad Max Payne 2 is around the corner im sure that will live up to the hype ! |
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hx | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 10:31 | gabe: yeah GF5900 would be nice, however I must save some money first :) It's really very hard to upgrade every year. |
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satan | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 10:59 | games runs crippled on my pc, got a 9800 pro too. dont think it likes ati cards to be honest. half life 2 and max payne 2 runs smoother in 1280x1024 with AA turned on than halo does in 800x600 with no AA. work that out??!?! |
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cornelius | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 11:09 | Game's OK, with some good points like crafty AI and fun vehicles. But it's a terrible port and Gearbox should be ashamed of themselves for yet another dog job - they're 0 for 3 lately. But it isn't all their fault. During production nobody seems to have told Bungie what's cool about the game (driving and flying) and what's really dull (cookie-cutter corridors). Halo's inconsistent. Music's very nice, story's generally good, character design ranges from dull to decent, but occasionally it all works really well. Then, the stretch of excellence is over and you're back to the same old corridors, which obviously were used to pad the better content. Blame Microsoft, too - another publisher might have actually helped the developers shape a better game. |
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corn | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 11:16 | I have a p4 3.20ghz 1 gig ram ati 9800 pro i got it from alien ware the game runs bad in indoor levels i have to turn off specular then the game runs fine. they need to tune the specular mode or something. |
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Serje | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 11:34 | Seems that i have the worse hardware within listed above P4-1.7/NV460MX/1Gb but the game flies on my machine (yup, I have FSAA/high details switched on). |
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GamerX | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 13:04 | pathetic... this is a game review, not a my-pc-is-k00lah-than-yours-fux0r arguing show. ah, and congratulations to all the present people who has a fx5900, the graphic card with worst price/quality relation in years. btw, i have XP2400+ 512MB DDR333, 15 months old TI4200-128 (and i'm not changing it until first *real* DX9 games appear), all running on a epox 8rda3+ nforce2 mobo and still haven't found a game that runs anything else than supersmooth, max detail @ 1024x768 (halo isn't an exception). |
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raaaar! | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 14:04 | Ran it on a lovely xp1700 w gf3, runs good, all detail on max, however res i limited to 640x480, but i'm happy _b |
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New PowerPoint | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 15:03 | OMG in the last mission it was a Royal Bungie slideshow on my comp (>_<)
P3 933Mhz, 512RAM, Gf3 Ti500
Although I can't believe it ran pretty decent @ 800x600 (most the extra grafikx settings on medium) |
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hagen | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 18:20 | Im running it on a P4 2.0 GHz, ASUS Mainboard, sucking 512 MB 333 DDR RAM and a ATI 9700 Pro, AAx2, FSAAx2, 1280x1024, DirX9.0b and the newest Catalyst driver - and it´s smooth like everything else. U ppl may should spend less money on the freak-of-the-week-new-hardware, but should download some new drivers for ur pretty little ones. Back to the game: Grafic is fine with me, even it´s aged. But it´s a masterpiece how the designers build up athmosphere with the sky-textures, leveldesign and music. All major settings can be set, so everyone should be able to configure the game to his likening. All over it beats my longtime no1 HL. |
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Putyourname | posted - Oct, 16 2003 - 20:22 | With a P2.4 and Ati radeon 9500 the game works with no problem.
The problem is if you use a Nvidia card, Geforce Fx really sucks. |
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SomeOne | posted - Oct, 17 2003 - 03:08 | This is all well and fine, but if I can't toss a sticky grenade on my buddies back and send him down that same old corridor, then why play...I mean doesn't anyone else miss coop play. |
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bigDaddyFX | posted - Oct, 17 2003 - 03:09 | GamerX - shut up; you're just b!tching because you don't have a FX-5900 yourself. Good luck trying to play BF1942/Vietcong/RTCW-ET with 4xAA 4xAF on your Ti4200. |
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spam me | posted - Oct, 17 2003 - 03:16 | Why is everyone surprised at sluggish performance and high recommended specs? This is a MICROSOFT game!!! Hello?!?! Doesn't this give everyone a clue? =D |
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john | posted - Oct, 17 2003 - 04:32 | i have a p4 1.7 ghz with 512 mb ram, and a radeon 9600 pro and halo runs smooth as a muttha at 1024x768 with everything on high, and 4x aa and 4x af. i dunno what gives. maybe people just need to learn how to tweak their hardware to get the most out of it |
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malaysian gamers | posted - Oct, 17 2003 - 05:39 | i'm running it on a P4 2.7,512MB and ATI Radeon 9800 XT,1280x1024,DirecX 9.0b.It's cool.I very enjoy play it.But the graphic detail is not good. |
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Giggleface | posted - Oct, 17 2003 - 08:43 | i finished halo with a PIII 733, 384 mb ram with a first generation geforce card set at 640x480. Lowest quality setting with decent framerate! Oh well, the game is too overhyped for Xbox anyways, and the level design feels like a quick copy and paste job (every room is identical, and the second of the game is the same as the first half, only backwards) |
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posted - Oct, 17 2003 - 10:24 | | john - yes, people probably use the nvidia built into WinXP. 8-0 |
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Stephen | posted - Oct, 17 2003 - 15:21 | P4 2.4C (800 MHz FSB) OC to 2.9, ATI 9800-PRO 128 MB, 512MB DDR3200 memory. Performance at 1280x1024 is OK until there are more than three soldiers/bad guys firing away, then 2-3 frames per second. I've dropped down to 640 rez (my digital display doesn't like 800/1024) and everything is OK. Seeing how the game seems to work pretty well with older cards, I would guess fancy shader tricks are killing performance. BTW - how do you turn on AA/AF etc? Might help 640 rez look better. |
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stormin | posted - Oct, 17 2003 - 17:52 | Running an AMD 1.2GHZ with 256mg ram and an ATI Radeon 7500 and game runs great at full detail setting in 800 x 600. For those of you who don't like the game--great!! Stay off the servers so they don't get jammed. This game is all about multiplayer and it is AWESOME!! |
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Maxine Pleasure | posted - Oct, 17 2003 - 17:58 | it's an old, crap game... who cares... let's move onto max payne 2... :D |
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Erboz | posted - Oct, 17 2003 - 18:28 | Horible, just plain horrible. Lame friggin console port. Now where were we, right Max Payne 2.
Geez, with MP2 just out, get this crap out of sight, now please ! |
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pepperboy | posted - Oct, 17 2003 - 19:00 | Hmm, my hardware is definitely not as current as some...AthlonXP 1700, ATI Radeon 7500, 512MB, etc and I run this game with all video options cranked to the nuts at 1280x1024 and the game rocks! the only time I experience any lag at all is when there is a large fight scene with lots o' bad guys! : ) |
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Hudo | posted - Oct, 17 2003 - 19:02 | Reviews was great, allways around 90%, but: 1. after 4-5 hours of gameplay, it becomes boring, 2. you must have a monstrum machine, at least 1,5ghz with radeon 9500 or higher. For that money buy xbox. (amd 1.2, nforce2, 512 ddr2100 and radeon 8500 - on some scenes framerate drops to 10fps):( |
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IriSHINE | posted - Oct, 17 2003 - 20:24 | The game graphic sux and controls,too the games that are out now.there no need to push the res. more than 800x600, It was made for TV(which in case look alot better that a montior).NO GAME VERY convert from a console to a P.c game very plays good.EXAMPLE "Might CLUB 2"...dont mistake converted game with roms. those people actionly put alot of hard work into it. |
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unpro | posted - Oct, 17 2003 - 22:22 | 1800+,Giga-byte GA-7v4xp, 512 pc2700, geforce 4 ti 4200(64mb)
i ran 800x600 no lag, no problems |
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RePeTe | posted - Oct, 17 2003 - 23:19 | Just played it....I gotta say...the most repetitive game i have ever played..
as for some of yall poor framerates...it must be ur machine not being properly setup...i have yet to dip under 45fps@1600x1200 w/4xAA/AF
if anything...u need good ram |
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mr.funny.buggers | posted - Oct, 18 2003 - 03:20 | Pentium 133MHz, 64MB SDRAM, GeForce 2 (32MB), 1024x768, no lag, no problems. (because it won't even start!!!) |
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myself | posted - Oct, 18 2003 - 05:49 | I don't know why, but this game runs very slow on PCs with ATI cards!!!! |
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unpro | posted - Oct, 18 2003 - 05:57 | if u read some of the reviews and some of bungues releases, they mention the fact that ATI cards and Halo dont get along. |
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Terry Kostiw | posted - Oct, 18 2003 - 06:36 | yes this game is a problem, i can not run it any higher than 600 x 800 with out lag. Paid 69 dollars canadian and that sucks.Im running ati 9700 pro, athlon 2800 on an asus deluxe board, audigy 2, and two sticks of 512 oz dual ram. . Even over clocked to fsb at 400 and 3200 the lag still exisits.
Im not a Happy Camper!!!! |
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Honda HSC ROCKS!!! | posted - Oct, 18 2003 - 07:43 | Terry Kostiw: you paid $$$ for halo? 8-0 Man... you should have bought Max Payne2 :D |
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George | posted - Oct, 18 2003 - 09:55 | This game was not what I expected but for you with an ATI card this is the solution:Increase your quality settings to the MAX in the OpenGL tab. It runs fine in my 9700 pro.(1024x768)I don't know about the mem needs. (I use 1G RAM) |
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George | posted - Oct, 18 2003 - 10:10 | Rechecked. Microsoft says to increase the Mipmap Detail Level in the direct3d tab. For me it worked only in the OpenGL tab. |
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Zeus | posted - Oct, 18 2003 - 21:20 | Compare Unreal 2 with Halo, result is: Halo is for the garbage. Unreal 2 has better graphics, runs faster even on slower machines, doesnt get so boring and was out long before Halo on the PC. And considering that Unreal 2 is not a great game, this means HALO sucks. |
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Erboz | posted - Oct, 19 2003 - 15:45 | The fact that HALO was such a BIG title for the Xbox says enough about the garbage Xbox is. BTW... Max Payne 2 sucks too, compared too Max Payne 1. |
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TheLurker | posted - Oct, 20 2003 - 08:11 | What the hell is everyone on about? halo is a gnarly game that kicks ass on xbox. You are all talking bull. |
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The Nun | posted - Oct, 20 2003 - 10:50 | Erboz & TheLurker ... you are both **** **** **** ******* ****** don't know what the **** **** ******* ******* you r talking about! |
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kissmabutt | posted - Oct, 22 2003 - 20:24 | You all that don't like Halo, who asked you? --- go away! What are you doing here? Unreal tournament has STUPID weapons! Halo rocks and Xbox rocks! |
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GCManiac | posted - Oct, 23 2003 - 19:37 | Xbox SUCKS! Gamecube is better! Max Payne 2 RULES! HALO RULES TOO! I have it to pc! |
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BANDIT | posted - Oct, 26 2003 - 04:52 | ALL CONSOLES SUCK BIG TIME!
MY ATHLOX XP 3200+ , 1GIGRAM, FX 5900 ULTRA, SB AUDIGY OWNS THEM ALL.
XBOX IS THE WORST PIECE OF SHIT EVER...ITS JUST A WEAK PC.
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Mchotdog | posted - Oct, 26 2003 - 11:33 | You're all deluded. X-BOX makes halo look much better. Maybe its just my Tv? But i think that Halo is one game you can't knock down. Its the best 1st person shooter EVER! And those of you who dont have X-Box, should buy it, Halo is nearly the only game i play! (i sometimes play splinter cell or minority report) but it is by far the best game ever! |
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halo gets 50% | posted - Oct, 28 2003 - 11:48 | just tried Halo myself... *yawn* boring!!! while it has some very cool elements (like trying to somewhat re-create the environment of the movie ALIENS), the graphics & textures are bland... environments not detailed... quite antiquated. |
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Sniper)dude | posted - Oct, 29 2003 - 23:16 | Comments from Main Man - [email protected] posted - 12:53 AM EDT - Oct,16 2003
I run a P4 3.06 533 mhz 256 mb inno 3d ti 5900.u pepol suck ur computers
Correct me if im wrong but I think you dont know anything about computers so or spelling first a P4 3.06 @ 533mhz it should be more like 800mhz and what the hell is a 3d ti 5900 its a FX 5900. |
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AstiDeMorons | posted - Nov, 01 2003 - 16:58 | ....laming like kids "my comp is better than yours" or "my comp owns all comps"... dam idiots.... |
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Justsumguy | posted - Nov, 05 2003 - 19:52 | I have an amd 2400, 512MB pc2700, Gf4 Ti4200... and halo runs fine on 1024x768 32bit.... |
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Donny | posted - Nov, 06 2003 - 00:31 | I downloaded the demo and I abslutely hated it. The multiplayer mode makes no sense. I stil have not catch on as to what I need to do. Lag-filled servers, stupid weaponry, unrealistic driving physics, this game is very bad. It should have gotten a 12% in my opinion. Thats 12% only because I like the main menu graphics, that should be a screensaver. |
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N/a | posted - Nov, 08 2003 - 02:33 | Comments from Donny - Donny_McpHerston24@h posted - 06:31 PM EST - Nov,05 2003
I downloaded the demo and I abslutely hated it. The multiplayer mode makes no sense. I stil have not catch on as to what I need to do. Lag-filled servers, stupid weaponry, unrealistic driving physics, this game is very bad. It should have gotten a 12% in my opinion. Thats 12% only because I like the main menu graphics, that should be a screensaver.
I hear ya. |
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Jah Rule | posted - Nov, 11 2003 - 21:33 | you people kill me. I'm running this game on my 1GHz, 512 MB of PC100 60GB HDD (with 5GB free) and an ATI 8500 and lo and behold it runs fine. Just disable the video shadowing in the BIOS and it loves ATI Cards. |
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Mikey | posted - Dec, 28 2003 - 20:06 | Im on a 2.8 ghz, 512 mb ram, nvid geforce fx 5200 and the performance isnt too good on single player even on everything at its lowest setting...i downladed lastest drivers for my card...anyone have any idea of how i can improve performance? |
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Azzkikr | posted - Jan, 01 2004 - 18:44 | Im running Halo on P4 1.8GHz, 512MB DDR Ram, Geforce4 MX440/128MB and WinXP. I havent installed any patches for halo yet. It runs smooth at 1024x768 res, BUT how do i enable SPECULAR and SHADOWS in video options?? Without these enabled, the graphics totally suck and the game looks almost like Quake1 (or 2)...Any ideas how to improve the graphics?? |
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Halo_Hater | posted - Jan, 01 2004 - 20:15 | After playing this game for around 5 minutes (I couldn't stand it much longer!!), I can honestly say that this game is grossly overrated and the only reason ppl like it is either because of all the hype or simply because they are total retards. What's so great about this game anyway?? The graphics are crappy compared to Unreal 2, and only the AI is good. Halo (PC) has more bugs than gigantic ant farm in my garage and the weapons are a joke. Please, I had much more fun with matchsticks than i had playing this horribly retarded game which is like acne on the face of PC gaming. |
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kuo chen | posted - Jan, 16 2004 - 02:40 | i have a geforec4 mx440 on my pc but when i play halo with high resolution it was kind of slow i play 1024x768 so can someone tell me is that my video card problem or too old?
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Inuyasha Dokuga | posted - Jan, 26 2004 - 12:03 | I have an AMD XP 2200+ (1.8GHz) 266 512MB ddr333 and a nforce board with a GeForce FX 5700 ultra and I have everything up at 800x600 with AA and FSAA at 8x and the game runs fast as hell... the problem with any gaming computer is intel and ati... |
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Phoenix | posted - Feb, 05 2004 - 22:29 | Some of you may think that you have a high end system but obviously you dont know what high end means. If you claim to have one and you are still getting "lag" then its not high end enough. I have a Dell XPS 3 GHZ pentium 4 with 2 GB ram and 2.2 GB hard drive with a Radeon 9800 pro video card and a 19 inch monitor plus cable modem. I run the game at 1024 x 768 resolution with all the best graphic and audio options selected, and this game couldnt be more perfect. For a high quality game like this YOU NEED TO HAVE THE HIGH QUALITY EQUIPMENT TO PLAY IT...otherwise dont complain. Running multiple programs while playing, low ram and bad video cards, slow modems, and personal video and audio game settings are all contributers to "lag" so one last time...if you want to play the game how its supposed to be played, either change the settings, close programs running in the background or UPGRADE! For those of you who complain about the weapons and the storyline, you need to take a good hard look at the other games your playing and TRY to compare it to halo...but ill save you the time and inform you that it doesnt compare by a long shot. OH MY GOD THE WEAPONS SUCK YOU CANT KILL EVERYONE WITH MASSIVE WEAPONS EVERY 2 SECONDS! THIS SUCKS ASS! Cause you know...thats how out military operates... This game is a futurisic REALITY game...meaning, simulation...which is exactly what makes this a superior game. Couple that with the AI, the graphics and audio, and certainly the multiplayer mode and what you have is perfection. (Although I do admit the multiplayer mode has alot of problems, thats what the patches are for and because of the recent patch releases it's getting better |
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Inuyasha Dokuga | posted - Feb, 08 2004 - 02:31 | Well I bet you paid an unnessesarily lage some of money for a Dell XPS.... Dell is the computer company for people who are computer illiterate, as are all store bought PC's. |
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fred | posted - Feb, 12 2004 - 21:35 | ( Comments from Inuyasha Dokuga - [email protected] posted - 08:31 PM EST - Feb,07 2004
Well I bet you paid an unnessesarily lage some of money for a Dell XPS.... Dell is the computer company for people who are computer illiterate, as are all store bought PC's. )
totally not true, i just ordered a P4 3.2(HT) 800mhz with 2 gig 400mhz ram from Dell, if you look t their site, you choose everything you want, from amount of ram to what size monitor and what keyboard you get, i have been building computers for about 7 years now, but i gone for a dell cos i have no money and got my dell on credit, and they ain't expensive for what u get really. just to be big headed then, for £900 i got P4 3.2(HT) 800mhz, 2gig 400mhz ram, 250 gig h/d, puttin my other 250 gig in there too, 17inch monitor(dualed display with my 21 inch), geforce fx5200, swapping for my fx 5900though and dvd writer, so for 900, after i sold my old parts for about 200, so 700 for the computer, its a bloody good deal
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Phoenix | posted - Feb, 13 2004 - 00:46 | Inuyasha Dokuga,
Obiously you and missed the entire point of my comment (which by the way was in all capital letters) so I'll help ya out... #1 (again) YOU NEED TO HAVE GOOD EQUIPMENT TO PLAY THE GAME #2 Iot that I need to justify myself to you but I don't spend all day sitting at my computer playing games. I got my computer because of its capabilities and the fact that it will last far longer than any piece of junk you have. #3 Dell is one of the top 5 computer companies in the country...enough said. You dont buy them in stores unless they are used...and what moron would buy a computer that in order to operate it it must also be able to program every line of code that it utilizes...in conclusion...you are a tool with no concept of quality or sensibility (after all, this is a game review not a "my computer" review)
so back to the topic at hand...(the game review)Fantastic. Smooth. Callenging. Revolutionary. I have not seen any game with more advanced concepts than Halo. |
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Inuyasha Dokuga | posted - Feb, 21 2004 - 09:52 | *sigh* I was just trying to get the point across that you don't have yo pay a rediculas amout of money to buy a P4 (which AMD is better with graphics anyway) at 3 GHz and a couple gigs of ram to play halo. what I have at about 600-700 dollars, which I built myself without having to "program code." and I can play the game very well. besides that, I value something I put together myself much more than paying for someone else to do it for me, though I do get paid for doing it for other people. There is one thing I do agree with you though, Halo is one of the best, if not the best frist person shooter ever. And legendary mode is something to be afraid of, very challenging. The multiplay could still use some work, but it's fun to play a game with 10+ players in CTF. Also, thses are the best graphics I have ever seen on a PC game, let alone any console system game. Only thing I thought the graphics were lacking in was the human facial graphics. at distance its alright, but up close, it's a bit imperfect. I really hope hey will eventually release Halo 2 for PC. |
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piss on u | posted - Mar, 05 2004 - 00:39 | all u fukin morons that hate this gamego suk a cock. this is the best game ever...the single player aint the best ever...but i seen some people say they dont kno wat to do so it suks..u suk u morons thats the only reason u think it suks cuz u cant play the damn game for shit! |
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PC Game Nut | posted - Mar, 15 2004 - 18:03 | I don't know what all the fuss i s about, I have a AMD XP 1900+ with 512 RAM, and a RADEON 9600 se and it runs fine on my machine. |
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Yoda's Boy | posted - Mar, 25 2004 - 01:41 | For some reason I can't enable specular and shadows settings on my Halo PC. I've got a Pentium 4 2GHZ, WinXP, 256MB RAM, and a NVIDIA GeForce4 graphics card with all the driver updates. Shouldn't I at least be able to TRY those graphics settings? I can't even use them at all! |
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bazooka joe | posted - Mar, 25 2004 - 07:27 | halo pc is the best |
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Sandman | posted - Mar, 26 2004 - 17:03 | Lok if u dont like this game then ur an ass hole. all i can say. thnx 4 ur time |
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2good4u | posted - Mar, 28 2004 - 23:20 | What must I need to say? Halo O-W-N-S your a**. I have to admit, the level designs are decent OVERALL, the graphics exceeded my expectations, and multiplayer OWNS. If you don't like Halo, I respect your opinion, now get off the servers so respectable people with ACTUAL skills can play it :-P Oh ya, for you people who say they've played it for "5 minutes" and say it's boring, well, it's a long game, and if you can't sit down for 15 extra minutes, sucks for you. And for you others who've said, the Halo Demo is horrible, well, IT'S ONLY A DEMO, and people who like halo are not RETARDS, sorry to say, we are people with skill. And, for you others who complain about the weaponry, first off, carrying two weapons at a time, is RESPECTIVE, it makes you THINK, and makes you a better player. Second off, the graphics for Halo weapons simply Own, there is not much more to say, except, Halo OWNS, if you don't like it, you are simply a retard who is blind. |
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OSAMA YO MAMA | posted - Apr, 01 2004 - 22:26 | This game is awesome. Why can't you people say the same? I'm running it on a GeForce FX 5200, and its GREAT. |
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Sloppy | posted - Apr, 02 2004 - 14:37 | Halo is awsome best game i ever played can't wait till halo 2 comes to Australia |
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Inuyasha Dokuga | posted - Apr, 23 2004 - 14:14 | Yoda's Boy, the problem is that those settings use render methods that are not supported in the older NV Gpu's. I believe it has to do something with the cards DirectX 9.0 Compatability. Simply put, the card is too old and doesn't support those settings. I hope that helped. |
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Nightwolf | posted - May, 04 2004 - 02:06 | I use ATI Radeon 7000, 256 ram, does anyone know if this qualifies for shadowing effects in video settings? It wont let me turn it on, its like faded out unoptional. I'm wondering if this is a game malfunction or if my card just sucks. Someone wanna email me if they know anything useful? Thanks |
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Nightwolf | posted - May, 04 2004 - 02:09 | I just posted above, realized my email address was incomplete... here it is again: [email protected] |
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Nightwolf | posted - May, 07 2004 - 05:24 | Yeah thanks for the help no one.... honestly =( [email protected] |
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a bar steward | posted - May, 07 2004 - 14:47 | I really want to know how the mighty halo on xbox might have handled the internet with 16 people firing rockets. Ive been playin halo pc for a while but recently had a shot on my mates xbox. Boy halo graphics are shocking on the xbox. xbox is for fat sweaty couch potato technophobes. The xbox version is rubbish. In fact, the xbox itself is rubbish. Its a smelly little box with a chip as big as my toaster. Why dont they get all the xboxs of the world together and feed them to flys because we all know what they like to eat! |
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kurkur | posted - May, 13 2004 - 23:40 | (athlon xp 1700, gfx5200 ultimate, memory 256, soundblaster digital music) + HALO PC.... EXCELLLLENT GAME EVER!!!!!!! very nice game... very amuse me!! |
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gagaga | posted - Jun, 30 2004 - 12:20 | halo rules whoever dont like it can go suck there cock because there dumb retards halo is the best i run mine on a dell 2.4 pentuim 4 19 inch monitor and a geforce 4 mx and it rules the only problem is i cant enable specular and so ill have to save my money for a better card email me and tell me what would be a good card to get for 350$ max thank you and HALO ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Yoda's Boy | posted - Jul, 15 2004 - 10:59 | Thanks Inuyasha Dokuga! I really appreciate the info! |
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Inuyasha Sucks | posted - Jul, 16 2004 - 04:28 | Plays Great, 2 GB DDR400 Corsair, 52x CD-ROM, Abit AV8, AMD 64 3500+, x800 XT PE. Maxed Settings and 1600x1200 70 fps or more. What was that Main Man? |
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Shane | posted - Aug, 09 2004 - 10:47 | I have AMD 3400+ 1.30 DDR Ram ATI 9800 PRO, LOgitech 5.1 sourround sound Game not ever slow who would ever say its slow..... same rez as my desktop 12XX by 1024 Settings MAXED + HIgh audio detail. My comp maxes out at the top of the FPS display (60) With 16 people.. I dont have any complaints.. MUCH better then the dam xbox version.. EX: in multiplayer on xbox u cant see who killed who or u cannnot see overall kills deaths exc... And no new levels and noob cannon (lol) PC version beats the xbox version all the way/./ why do u think they made all the changes>? just cause? lol |
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Mike | posted - Sep, 15 2004 - 06:14 | Hey, I was wondering, I cant see anything on my screen, but it wil play the music, the controls work becuse i can hear them, and all i get is a black screen that flashes and sometimes turns blue, any help? |
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cvh | posted - Jan, 20 2005 - 23:47 | no help there, but can people stop complaining about the 2 weapons thing. How normal is it to have over 50 diferent weapons in your armpitt (golden eye for N64(but that game is acualy realy fun)). I like the 2 weapons idea, it makes the game more tacticks(but where does MC keep his rokets?). And Halo_Hater - Halo_sucks_donkey_ba, get a life. |
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cvh | posted - Jan, 20 2005 - 23:52 | no help there, but can people stop complaining about the 2 weapons thing. How normal is it to have over 50 diferent weapons in your armpitt (golden eye for N64(but that game is acualy realy fun)). I like the 2 weapons idea, it makes the game more tacticks(but where does MC keep his rokets?). And Halo_Hater - Halo_sucks_donkey_ba, get a life. |
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Apothecary | posted - Jan, 22 2005 - 02:51 | I suggest using the latest Omega Drivers and overclock your system like a madman on welfare. |
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haloblastr | posted - Jan, 23 2005 - 18:01 | every person is all talking about something like I have AMD 3400+ 1.30 DDR Ram ATI 9800 PRO or 1GHz, 512 MB of PC100 60GB HDD (with 5GB free) and an ATI 8500. I mean wat the fuk is that all bout. the game is about having fun. oh and most of the lag is when people are in banshees. so fuking talk about the game or as u computer upseeseed freaks say get on with the jkdjhfweoro8t345983nj ASD 0gjtronud909087698764inlkernuifher9fjfeifgeotjtriuyeriu459u658906u45u68945u68956u8956u78956u7896579056iuifgkfm,g jkfjfj |
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phatman93 | posted - Feb, 05 2005 - 10:46 | whoever says halo is bad is an idiot! halo is possibly the BEST GAME EVER made!oh and whoever says that piece of gamecube crap max payne is better can go to hell!!!! |
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AnimeMGod | posted - Mar, 21 2005 - 06:21 | need help.....when i instal teh game and try to play it says it has a problem with my video card ive even had 2 video cards tried out, same problem...well i think the problem is that the vid card is part of the motherboard..what do u think? |
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BG-dick | posted - Mar, 25 2005 - 17:04 | Yep built-in VC just wont do.Buy a new one couse you'll have a lot of problems with built ins trust me! |
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Yoda's Boy | posted - Jun, 17 2005 - 11:22 | hey phatman93, Max Payne isn't on GameCube, you moron. Oh, and if anyone's wondering, I got a new graphics card and that unlocked the options I mentioned earlier. |
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MasterChief#1'n'only | posted - Sep, 30 2005 - 18:15 | The game is great ! Halo:CE rulez !!! |
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bat_hunter | posted - Oct, 15 2005 - 23:14 | Nice graphics. Bad driving/flying experince. Very (very!) repetitive gameplay. Overall: nice game. In terms of this site, I would give it 65 points. |
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Alex | posted - Nov, 20 2005 - 16:12 | Halo Sucks it does not work well on newer video cards like mine fx5500 256 mb Amd 1800+ 1.53ghz it only works good when i lower the frame resolution 800/600 but i play halflife 2 fine |
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