Halo's 10th anniversary certainly deserves celebrating but a HD remake only serves to underline how little the series has moved forward over the years.

An excellent remake with a loving attention to detail and a useful range of extras, including full online multiplayer; Classic gameplay and levels for a very reasonable price

Too much of the game looks indistinguishable from later sequels; New graphics are not top flight and the loading waits for them to cache are annoying

Great for nostalgia. Newcomers should enjoy it too. Fantastic 2-player co-op. Play with revamped graphics and music or the originals. Even includes the multiplayer engine from Halo Reach so you can go online with it, albeit with different maps from Reach itself.

Good review. Sounds kind of like it's around a 7ish in 2011 at its core and an 8 with the enhancements. At that rate, the millions of people who thoroughly enjoyed the original Halo will probably be able to play the game relatively and enjoy their 9.5+ rated experience from so long ago.

I'm starting to doubt the value of the score in video game reviews (83 is fine, not my point). There is such an inflation issue with the perspective of readers that devalues anything less than 90 to pure trash. Anyways, for Halo CE fans this game is a 100.

Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary Review Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary is a full recreation of the game that launched the Xbox brand, warts and all, brought up to date with a lovely visual makeover, plus optional 3D and Kinect support.

gave Microsoft's new console exactly what it needed to make a dent on the console market ten years ago. It took the PC-centric first-person shooter genre and made it work sublimely on a console, instantly seeing it labelled as a classic - and it is still regarded as such today.

What you make of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary depends on your view on the series as a whole: it's either a masterful celebration of a landmark title, a must-have for fans and a worthwhile history lesson for those that missed out the first time, or the bundling of an old game and glorified map...

If you've ever played an Xbox in your life, then odds are that you've played Halo: Combat Evolved , which launched the system and captivated millions of players. But the question isn't "How good was it then?" It's "How good is it now?" The answer: It's still really, really good.

Remastered visuals feature beautiful lighting and environmental detail; Campaign is still exciting and satisfying; Multiplayer maps are great fun to revisit; Iconic soundtrack is still excellent; Switching between classic and remastered presentation is entertaining

Checkpoint system can be unreliable; Only one-third of the original multiplayer maps are included; Kinect voice commands are largely useless

A triumphant return, then, for Master Chief, Cortana, Sergeant Major Johnson and innumerable marines destined to be cannon-fodder in this full HD re-run of the game that both launched and became synonymous with the Xbox .