Superb value for money and the best excuse to buy an Xbox One yet.

Halo 2's multiplayer maps are some of the series' best; Four games in one? The value for money here is ridiculous

Visual upgrades can only paper over archaic design so much; Switching between the different MP game engines can be jarring

2004 was a hell of a year for first-person games. Hotly anticipated titles such as Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Doom 3 and Unreal Tournament 2004 lived up to the hype, while there were some pleasant surprises from the likes of Far Cry, Star Wars: Battlefront and The Chronicles of Riddick:...

The Master Chief is a gaming legend, there is no denying that. The green-helmeted hero has become synonymous with the Xbox brand. Think Xbox – think Halo. Indeed, it's arguably likely that the Xbo

Huge amount of content; Halo 2 remaster is beautiful; All four games look amazing in 1080p/60fps

No ODST/Reach? Yeah; we're being greedy now

A no expense spared celebration of the most enduring shooter series of all time, with everything a Halo fan could wish for and more than enough to entertain everyone else.

The attention to detail that's gone into recreating and improving all the games is beyond compare; Mountains of content that goes beyond just the games themselves; Halo 5 beta

There's always been a lot of repetition within the Halo games and this collection only helps to highlight that fact; Multiplayer inevitably feels old-fashioned and slow

Review note: At the time of writing the multiplayer maps have just been made available, hence I've not had enough time to write anything comprehensive on it. On Monday the multiplayer segment will be added and the score adjusted accordingly.

Four complete games | Halo 2 remastered

Terminal videos are not great quality

Halo: The Master Chief Collection bundles Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo 4 on a single disc, featuring remastered graphics and running at 60fps.

They say that no original work goes without borrowing from some material released prior to it and while that's hardly a guilty plea in the court of creativity, Halo has largely failed to accelerate outside of the Jesus metaphor that started the franchise in Halo: Combat Evolved .

All the Halo..; all of it, Online multiplayer greatly benefits from improved frame rate, Attractive UI offers access to everything imediately, New Halo 2 Anniversary graphics, Same satisfying combat and vehicle gameplay, New pre-rendered cutscenes, Halo Channel sets a new standard for interacting...

Online multiplayer greatly benefits from improved frame rate; New Halo 2 Anniversary graphics; Tags

Halo: The Master Chief Collection clearly sets out to be one of the videogame tributes ever assembled; and in doing so, its hard not to be impressed by the scope and ambition of its efforts.

As much cultural record as game compendium, The Master Chief Collection's smart, insightful, celebratory presentation elevates its already excellent contents to even greater heights.

Four of the best and most important console FPS for the price of one; Free-form presentation lets you enjoy what you want; how you want; The new Halo 2 cutscenes are stunning

The older games are starting to show their flaws; The lack of Halo: Reach makes for a slightly incomplete story; The new Halo 2 cutscenes are really distracting

Although Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary was a noble effort to remaster the original game that brought first-person shooters on consoles into a post- Goldeneye era, I couldn't help but feel a bit underwhelmed by the overall package.