Overall, I think that Halo Reach was an incredible addition to the franchise until I played Halo 4. This game is everything you expect it to be and more.

Everything is pretty much a pro; Graphics are amazing, story is intense, and multi-player is addictive

A major flaw is the game's multiplayer game joins; sometimes you join a game that's already in progress with one team losing badly. Other cons include the omission of individual slayer and king of the hill

Played it on normal and heroic and loved it!! Very challenging and with very interesting plot!! Game play was little bit tricky in the beginning, maybe because this was my first halo and with overwhelmingly beautiful graphics!

Waking up four years after the end of Halo 3, the Master Chief and his pint-sized AI companion, Cortana immediately get down to business escaping exploding space ships and mowing down alien invaders, the Covenant.

Following the highly publicised change of developer the gaming world was rightly curious as to how one of its biggest selling franchises would fare following the departure of its creators Bungie.

Halo 4 is also proof that even if one changes development teams and then throws the game characters into a new situation, the core structure of a franchise rarely evolves in radical ways and that publishers like Microsoft are more concerned with solid sales than with evolving the content they are...

+ The return of Master Chief; + Level design; + Arena battles

- Story lacks coherence; - Spartan Ops has limited appeal

Suffers the same illness as its predecessors. Huge, empty, bland maps. Boring story line. Unconvincing characters. Well made, but only in visual. All else is very mediocre.

After a five-year hiatus, Master Chief dons his helmet and armor once again to defend all of humanity from impending doom and utter annihilation. With a new development team behind him and a new trilogy before him, the Chief has his work cut out for him.

Beautiful graphics and sound; intricate campaign; fantastic multiplayer

Under-realized Spartan Ops mode; online glitches

Using the word "hype" to describe "Halo 4" would be an understatement. This is the big one, the REAL big one, and not just for the Chief, but for the fine folks at "343 Studios" who have something to prove. Into the fore-running fray, Halo 4 has arrived.

Promethean forces don't have as much personality as the Covenant; Beloved "Firefight Mode"; we miss you

If it were not for Halo, it's quite possible Microsoft's Xbox dreams would have been resting in a grave right beside Zune. So assuming that Microsoft would have a soft corner for this franchise is understandable.

Very engaging gameplay and storyline; A visual and auditory stunner; Sets the stage beautifully for the rest of the trilogy; Game develops a deep emotional bond with many characters not just the protagonist; The online Halo 4 community is huge

In Spartan Ops; the weapons that are picked up disappear immediately after death; Pricey

This is THE best Halo game yet, and although the campaign in short, there's an abundance of content to keep Halo 4 in your disc tray. Spartan Ops is a great unique new way to deliver free content and multiplayer is just sheer class.

It plays great; It looks great; It is great

Short campaign; UNSC Soldiers don't really help that much