In closing, Halo Reach is a must have title for any fan of the series (which by now, you should know if you are or not) and even if you aren't a fan of the previous titles you may find that the lengths Bungie have gone to refine their formula will now win you over.

Fantastic action packed campaign; Vast and deep multiplayer components; Addition of abilities are fantastic

Forge could have gone much further; File sharing could be far friendlier and open; Halo will never be the same again

So here we have Reach, the last Halo game by Bungie. And how fitting it is for Bungie to produce a game that takes the Halo story full circle, finishing where it all began on Planet Reach.  A game that details the events that led up to the story of the best game in the Halo series.

Great story; Lots of fun to be had online; The best Halo game since the very first offering

AI drivers are rubbish; Poor frame rate at times

say Halo, wave goodbye (for Bungie that is!) With Halo Reach, Bungie have finally made the perfect FPS there I have said it. In case you are not aware of the Halo franchise, I will fill you in with a little history lesson, before explaining my opening statement.

The best first person shooter on the xbox 360; peerless multiplayer; no flood

Single Player campaign only 8 hours

When talking about a series as influential and beloved as Halo, you'd better be careful making the grand claim that the latest edition is the best yet. But after you've gorged yourself on the sublime single-player game – and steeled yourself for the months of thumb-numbing online multiplayer to come...

It has been more than 10 year old association of Bungie with Halo. The first person shooting franchise which originally started as a Mac release has now evolved into a huge thing.

for almost a decade, and more difficult still to realise that it's soon handing the reigns over to someone else. It's practically been the market leader of console shooters since the beginning, and the studio's last foray into the franchise is both a worthy addition and a homage to its own work,...

Distilling the best elements from every Halo title, Bungie's final game in the Halo universe is a title worthy of a place in any gamer's collection. This is obviously a love letter to the fans (and indeed it ends with one) and a game to be proud of.

Format: Xbox 360 Developer: Bungie Publisher : Microsoft Release Date: 14th September 2010 The original Halo was over long and very repetitive, albeit a game that certainly had its moments, Halo 2 was dull, Halo 3 way too short and uninspired, Halo:… O h D on't S tart T hat, okay, I won't.

was technically incredible but lacked the Halo feel and omitted a lot of features we all wanted to see at the time in 2007.

Halo Reach is Bungie's last entry in the groundbreaking Halo shooter series, and the developer is going out with a bang writes Tom Hoggins.