343 has created a masterpiece here with Halo 5: Guardians setting some very interesting and exciting events into motion.

I had the option to flank left, stay central, or flank right in a breathtaking sandy environment riddled with ancient statues on the Elite home world of Sanghelios. I sent my co-op buddy to the left to do some reconnaissance and take out any stragglers that moved away from the group of Covenant...

"It took 3 days to install uodates before we could okay the gane. Then found there is no split screen which is a real shame. Good gane apart from that. "

Halo 5 for Xbox One is the best first-person-shooter in a long while, although it is one that carries several compromises. It pushes the sci-fi series' gameplay forward, but lacks features from older versions. Online battles are great fun, but the campaign's a slog.

Excellent combat; Addictive multiplayer; Buttery-smooth 60fps; Great soundtrack

Pay-to-win microtransactions; No split screen; No drop-in/drop-out; Weak story; Poor squad AI; Uneven visuals

While Halo 5 's single-player campaign is still under heavy Spartan guard – unsurprising considering the game isn't due for release until this time next year – Stuff was offered a sneak preview of the three-week multiplayer beta that'll be going live at the end of December.

Much noise has been made in Halo 5's marketing campaign about the hunt for truth, setting it up as a muscle-bound game of cat and mouse between the legendary Master Chief and plucky franchise newcomer

Meaty campaign; Huge arsenal; new moves; Intelligent open-plan level design

Not enough variety; Warzone needs more balancing; Microtransactions feel unnecessary

The Chief is back! ...Oh, wait. He's gone again. Fortunately, a new protagonist known as Spartan Locke and his team of supersoldiers is on the scene to chase Master Chief down for going AWOL-apparently he's trying to save the world without being bogged down by bureaucracy.

The beginning of chapter thirteen is cool; and Exuberant Witness is awesome

The suicidal conveyor belt of failed AI revives; I wouldn't trust these braindead Spartans to open a tin of peaches without adult supervision, let alone save humanity