"The most astounding thing about Halo, however, is the near-psychotic attention to detail."

"Halo demonstrates that a first person shooter can be truly playable on a console."

"In the end, Halo delivers as Bungie's and Microsoft's showcase release for the Xbox."

"I realize that Halo is not only the most polished, unique shooter ever created, but a pivotal step in the evolution of its oft-recycled genre."

"Perhaps the best way to describe the single-player experience is equvalent to actually interacting with your favorite action movie."

"It's the kind of game that you'll remember playing when your nieces and nephews are busy toying with Kraft Foods' 1024-bit DVD-changing solar-powered virtual reality system suitable for up to 16 players."

"Although I am against buying a console for one game, Halo is a very good reason to buy an Xbox, and definitely a killer app."

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"Halo is by far the ground breaking game for Xbox."

"The sheer attention to detail will leave you wondering how they found time to work on the rest of the game."

"Overall, this game is the best game to hit the Xbox"

"Get your surround sound gear out and crank up the volume and be prepared to have neighbors knocking at your door in anger!"

"Overall this game has lived up to what was promised to the gamers. "

"This is, without a doubt, the game of the year."

"Halo is a must-have title for all those who plan to buy an Xbox."

"Halo is a beautiful game marred by a bad control scheme and poor level design near the end of the game."

"Halo is a beautiful game marred by a bad control scheme and poor level design near the end of the game."

"The graphics are just mind blowing, the sound was perfect, the music very mood fitting, and the story was incredibly intriguing."

"But the combination of fascinating graphics, solid game play, and long-term playability make Halo not only a great shooter, but a flagship game for the X-Box - and that's just a slice of Heaven you don't want to pass up."

"HALO is far too encompassing to simply classify it as a 'shooter'. It takes gaming to an entirely different level, much like Super Mario 64 did for N64 way back in its day."

"The combination of fascinating graphics, solid game play, and long-term playability make Halo not only a great shooter, but a flagship game for the X-Box"

"Halo reached out of the TV screen, grabbed me by the lapels, and pulled me in. Willingly, I might add."

"the best orchestrated music I've heard since Symphony of the Night on the Playstation"

"A perfect console launch title? Get me a defibrillator – my heart has stopped."

"It is a breath of fresh air in a very stale genre that will make you appreciate the trouble Bungie went through to create this logical, thought provoking game. "

"HALO is the most advanced all-around shooter I've played so far, in a sense that it successfully combines some of the most spectacular team based action and enemy AI, very good visuals and impressive sounds, and it does it all with a lot of style."

"Go ahead, try it. And be prepared to change the way you look at the Xbox."

"I highly recommend this title for anyone who thoroughly enjoys gaming. Just try not to forget to shower and feed your goldfish after you purchase this stunning, highly addictive game."

"Once this game is in your possession the only thing you think about is when will you get time to play it and what extraordinary level is next."

"Halo is a cinematic pleasure rollercoaster without the guardrail."

"After playing Halo, we can easily say that this game definitely lived up to its hype and is in our minds, an easy choice for game of the year."

"Graphically Halo is miles ahead of any other console game released today."

"The awesome, smooth graphics make it easy to follow the action, even in night missions on a split screen!"

"Halo is the first console FPS to truly give PC titles a run for their money."

"Well, if you are going to buy a Xbox, MAKE SURE YOU BUY THIS GAME. If you aren't going to buy one, then change your mind and then buy this game."

"If Halo is a sign of things to come on Xbox, gaming is going to be changed forever."

"There are always a few games on every platform that shine so bright that it is worth getting the console just to play the game. Halo, although just a launch title, already qualifies to be a system seller like GT3 for the Playstation 2."

"Overall the gameplay is what makes Halo shine from other FPSs. This is the main reason it's in a category of its own... "

"'Halo' is a must-have for 3-D shooter fanatics."

"Halo is one of the best games of the year."

"Halo with its awesome AI is the kind of game you will play over and over again and each time will be unique, you will never have the same thing happen 2 times in a row and the enemies will never be in the same places, and thats just the single player."

"I'm pleased to say that Bungie has delivered an all around fun-filled game that should be in every Xbox owner's library."

"Any way you want to do it, Halo is one of those games that can and will bring you hours upon hours of fun."

"Halo sucked me into its world and kept me playing for hours"

"If you own an Xbox, you better own Halo."

"Halo is the best game I've ever played!"

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"Halo has a deep, driving storyline and many innovative elements that make it a contender for one of the best games that the FPS genre has ever seen. "

"Video game consoles sell successfully for 1 reason and 1 reason only, fun games. Halo captivates the essence of gaming in this new millenium that has only begun."

"[Halo] is proof once again that Bungie knows, above all else, how to make fun games."