With the Halo Infinite Technical Preview well underway, excitement for the upcoming title is raising exponentially. Fans seem to be loving the game, and are eager to get their hands on the full release.
Looking back, there's an entire back catalogue of fantastic Halo games we can play in the meantime, but we can only have one favourite. For the purpose of it being fair, Halo: The Master Chief Collection won't be included - that would be cheating. So which of the series is your favourite?
Remember, you can only pick one!
Here's the list you can choose from:
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo is a sci-fi shooter that takes place on a mysterious alien ring-world. Packed with combat, Halo will have you battling on foot, in vehicles, inside and outdoors with Alien and Human weaponry. Your objective: to uncover Halo's horrible secrets and destroy mankind's sworn enemy, the Covenant.
Halo 2
Following the destruction of Halo, humankind experiences a short-lived victory. Eager for revenge, the Covenant launches a surprise attack on Earth, but they find themselves ill-prepared to defeat the UNSC’s home fleet and are forced to flee into slipspace. When the Master Chief pursues his overzealous enemies, they discover yet another Halo ring, uncovering long-buried secrets, including an unlikely ally, that will dramatically alter the course of the Human-Covenant Conflict forever.
Halo 3
With the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance, the Master Chief returns to uncover an ancient secret hidden beneath the sands of Africa, which could hold the key to humanity’s salvation or destruction – an object that could change the tide of the Human-Covenant conflict.
Halo Wars
Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the legendary Halo® universe. Command entire armies of Spartans, Warthogs and more into combat as you join the crew of the “Spirit of Fire” to battle the alien Covenant. Designed from the ground up for the Xbox 360, Halo Wars let you effortlessly command powerful armies in epic battles.
Halo 3: ODST
Experience the events leading up to Halo 3 through the eyes of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODST) as they search for clues leading to the whereabouts of their scattered squad and the motivations behind the Covenant's invasion of New Mombasa.
Halo: Reach
Experience the tragic and heroic story of Noble Team, a group of Spartans, who through great sacrifice and courage, saved countless lives in the face of impossible odds. The planet Reach is humanity’s last line of defense between the encroaching Covenant and their ultimate goal, the destruction of Earth. If it falls, humanity will be pushed to the brink of destruction.
Halo 4
Witness the Master Chief’s triumphant return to battle an ancient evil bent on vengeance and annihilation. Shipwrecked on a mysterious world, faced with new enemies and deadly technology, the universe will never be the same.
Halo: Spartan Assault
Halo: Spartan Assault brings the excitement of Halo combat to touch-based devices for the very first time. Battle your way through 30 action-packed missions against the Covenant as you explore the origin of the Spartan Ops program and Halo 4's Spartan Commander, Sarah Palmer.
Halo: Spartan Strike
Halo: Spartan Strike makes you a new Spartan recruit battling evil forces in this touch-based top-down shooter. Be the Spartan and deny your foes the conquest of Earth. Encounter Promethean and Covenant enemies in 30 thrilling missions through jungles and cities as you seek to thwart plans to make Earth their next conquest.
Halo 5: Guardians
he Master Chief saga continues, with solo and up to 4-player cooperative experience that spans three worlds. A mysterious and unstoppable force threatens the galaxy. The Spartans of Fireteam Osiris and Blue Team must embark on a journey that will change the course of history and the future of mankind.
Halo Wars 2
Real-time strategy makes an explosive return to the Halo universe in Halo Wars 2. Lead Spartans, Warthogs and other classic Halo fighting forces in a brutal war against a terrifying new enemy on the biggest Halo battlefield ever.
Which of these Halo games is your favourite? Let us know in the comments below.
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It's close between Halo 2 and 3, but I always revisit 2's campaign more with the easier boundary breaking/exploration. While Acrophobia in Halo MCC helps in 3, there's still a ton of killboxes and invisible walls to limit exploration.
1, 3, and Reach for me. I truly disliked 5, I think it was the weakest in the series.
Halo 2 and 3 are tops. 1 is up there for it’s campaign and nostalgia. I’m going with 2. The story is very well done and I remember at the time it felt like playing/watching a top notch movie as it flipped back and forth between two storylines but linked them well. The story had a great sense of mystery and good flow as it did this. I know they tried to do the two storyline I thing again with Halo 5 (and failed miserably) but 2 is an unforgettable experience for me.
Hard choice between 3 and Reach. Halo 3 definitely had the best multiplayer imo, while Reach had the best campaign (but the worst multiplayer due to all the generic customisation maps and loadouts).
I'm new to Xbox and have yet to play a Halo game – Honestly from an outsider pov, just watching videos and whatnot, it's really difficult too appreciate this series.
The gameplay must be really special because on a purely visual level it looks like a very generic FPS, with a main character that looks like a weaker Doom Guy wannabe.
For someone as clueless as me, and is much more of a story guy than multiplayer, should I start with number 1 or not?
Mine is Halo 3, Absolutely loved it..
Nothing felt quite like the original Halo on the original Xbox, when I got that home day one it introduced me to real FPS in a slightly open world with graphics and gameplay that were second to none at the time.
I so hope they bring that feeling back to me with Halo Infinite.
On a different note there has been a very serious lack of Xbox seres x in the UK available over the last 2 weeks. I think supply has got worse for now.
Come on Microsoft get some over here for those that want one. More series x, more game pass, more games, controllers etc sold.
Some major retailers haven’t had stock of series x for about a month. You could easily be well over the 6 million already sold and in double figures by now.
@brunojenso
Play 2 and 3, then wait for Infinite.
I've only ever played Spartan Assault on Windows Phone, so I picked that one. In the future I do plan on getting an Xbox, so I'll definitely check out the first two come the time.
Favourite campaign is Halo Reach meanwhile favourite multiplayer is Halo 5 (2nd favourite multiplayer is Halo Reach) so I'd go for Halo Reach overall given Halo 5 has the worst campaign.
Halo CE, 2 and Reach are all up there for me but I absolutely loved ODST. Exploring New Mombasa and playing flashback stories through finding artifacts was just brilliant. Fantastic game!
It's difficult cause at every main title of the list, I'd like to say "yeah, that's one ! This is my favorite ! Oh, wait, that one was excellent, too..."
Overall, the first one will always have a special place for any gamer from that time. It was a shock. It was "the best videogame ever made" for many who played it back then. And I'm saying that as a Nintendo fan at heart : I don't even really like FPS as a genre. I like adventure games, I like... The Legend of Zelda, for exemple. But Halo, man... It just had something special to it. It was a new world to discover. It was amazing.
But, in the end, about the choice... I had to pick Halo 3. Cause at the time, I've waited for this game like I never had for any other. Watched the trailer a million time ("I am your shield. I am your sword..." goosebumps everytime !) and I still do, from time to time.
Reach is also extraordinary. I really, really loved its campaign.
Also, a word bout 4 and 5 : 343 really don't deserve, in my opinion, all the bashing they get. Halo 4 is a very beautifull game (it is even more so on the MCC) and Halo 5 has its incredible story for it (that ending !!).
All of that to say : I'm very confident about Infinite.
I'm still playing through the series but I'm surprised to see Reach so highly rated. I played it and then CE and thought CE was miles ahead in awesomeness. I'm enjoying Halo 2, the cut scenes are nice and it's fun playing as the arbitor but still find that CE was more enjoyable so far.
I didn't vote as i still have so much to play but CE is the one to beat for me. And I'm not living on nostolgia either.
2, CE, 3, Reach, 5, 4, ODST
Halo 3. Probably my favourite FPS game and one that I spent a fair amount of time in multiplayer which isn’t like me. Great great game.
@Dezzy70 the original set the bar for console FPS games no doubt. It blew me away at the time. I spent more time with and enjoyed 3 more however, but the original is a close second, it’s a classic.
Halo 3 always. So many fun memories from the game. Either Halo 3 or Goldeneye is my favorite ever multiplayer FPS experience. And Halo 3 had a solid campaign as well. Halo 1-3 are essentially flawless, honestly. ODST and Reach were both fine too, liked them a lot. Halo 4 is my second favorite Halo for multiplayer, but the campaign was just not that great. Halo 5 was a true disappointment. Hoping Infinite is the return to form we all desire!
@brunojenso that’s a hard one. Basically, Halo 1 at the time was a remarkable experience. The story is great and it sets up the universe. Definitely one of the best starts to a new series ever to exist in gaming. However, it’s level structure shows age and will feel extremely repetitive (it was 2001 after all).
I would say you really need to play 1, 2, and 3 to appreciate the story if you are a story guy. But fully expect to feel repetitive gameplay in Halo 1, until Halo 2 which really brought the campaign to a whole new level.
You’re right though. The gameplay looks generic, because basically Halo invented the gameplay that is now considered generic, at least on consoles. But it’s experiencing the whole package of gameplay, story and multiplayer fun that made this probably the best shooter series of the 2000s. It’s worth experiencing, even if you have to work a little to appreciate it since everything has “improved” on it since.
Halo:ce was my first experience with halo and xbox. But halo 2 is the one I waited in line for, and voted for. But odst and reach, just for the different perspectives, in this war.
Wow I thought there were only 5 halo games but there's like 2000 of them! My pick would be 3 as it balanced new with quality at the time for me. Got a bit tired of halo at reach (which I thought was halo 4 but guess not?!?) After which I lost interest so 3 was the 'peak' in my eyes, especially the multiplayer. Going to give infinite a go as it's coming to game pass but I'm really hoping for something different about it to keep me interested.
Halo CE will always have special memories for me but i played so much Halo 3 MP back in the day
Probably halo 2 all round
Halo: Combat Evolved is still my favourite. That game holds so many special memories for me.
Haven't played them all but of those I have Halo 3 gets the nod over 2.
@brunojenso Absolutely start w Combat Evolved. Just jump into the Master Chief Collection. And go in Order. All the games are great and each brings something fun and different. Have fun on that journey!
Halo ODST and Reach are my two favorite. And then probably Halo 2 after that. Such an amazing series of games.
@F1at8mot0 @xMightyMatt14x @antstephenson
Thank you all, great suggestions – I'll definitely give them a go sometime soon.
As someone who's never really "got " Halo, it has to be ODST.
That said, I am pretty psyched for Infinite.
The original. By a landslide. All those weekends of 8-player local LAN parties. Unforgettable. Also, the singleplayer campaign was the most intense as well.
Halo combat evolved , the game that made me buy xbox . I like all the other halo games but combat evolved has a special place in my heart😉😘
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