

You can play these six campaigns in about an hour, and it will cost you anywhere from $20 to $30, depending on the arcade where you’re playing. You can’t hide to reload during battles, and the pistol and shotgun are weaker than they were in the original game. Unfortunately, the short-lived experience is unnecessarily challenging.

Much like in earlier Halo game versions, you’ll be fighting classic Flood and Covenant baddies as you meet characters like Captain Keyes and Master Chief. The maps look even more impressive in high resolution on a 4K 130-inch screen than previous Halo missions, but their layout is similar. Halo: Combat Evolved was exclusive to Dave and Buster’s in 2018, allowing up to four people to play as ODST troopers on a mission to defend the Pillar of Autumn. With 13 different games split across multiple genres, there’s a whole world of games to (re-)experience now that Halo Infinite has launched. Here are all the Halo games ranked from best to worst to help you decide which games to play and which to avoid like a plague of Flood. For this list, however, we’re judging them as they were when they first launched, and we’re not counting re-releases like Halo: CE Anniversary or Halo 2 Anniversary as distinct entries. Nowadays, most of the Halo games - not counting the spinoffs - can be found in an optimized form on the Master Chief Collection. The original game spawned countless books, toys, television series, and, of course, sequels. The original Xbox launched with lackluster exclusives, like Blinx: The Time Sweeper and Fuzion Frenzy, that wouldn’t have given players much of a reason to pick the console up - if it weren’t for Halo: Combat Evolved. The Halo series is not only one of the most important shooter franchises of all time, but it’s also the only one that managed to save an entire platform.
