HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED (PC, RETAIL BOX)

• Packed with action, Halo contains all the thrilling gameplay and rich story that made it a smash hit with gamers all over the world.
• Now you can take the battle online with all new multiplayer including new maps, weapons and vehicles available only on your PC!

** Note: This package does not include a printed manual. There is an electronic manual on the CD. **

New to Halo for the PC:

• Halo allows you to take the battle online with gamers from all over the world in a variety of customizable individual and team based games.
• Experience the all new multiplayer with the addition of new maps, weapons and vehicles.
• Halo's been enhanced for play on the PC with the precision offered by the mouse and keyboard and the support of high-end hardware allowing up to 1600x1200 resolution!

Rich Sci-Fi Experience:

• Halo transports you into a science fiction universe fresh out of a Hollywood movie.
• With a detailed, twisting storyline, complex characters and cunning enemies, Halo will fulfill every sci-fi enthusiast's dreams.

Vehicle and Foot Based Action:

• Tackle missions any way you choose, be it storming an enemy base or taking the wheel or gunnery position in a variety of powerful vehicles.
• Vehicles range from stolen Covenant flyers to human tanks and more.

Intense Online Multiplayer Shootouts:

• Take the battle online with gamers from all over the world in a variety of individual and team-based games such as King of the Hill, Capture the Flag, Race, Oddball, Death Match, and more.
• As the best-equipped, most resourceful fighting machine in known space, you will face off online in teams and free-for-alls.
• The highly diverse Halo landscape now features six new exclusive online MP maps, from massive canyons to eerie swamps.
• New vehicles await you on both sides of the battlefield, and your cache of weapons has been expanded.

New Timberland Multiplayer Map:

• Daytime level with varied terrain based in a forest setting. Terrain features include large tall trees, foliage, rocks, fallen trees, small ponds and streams.
• The general layout and terrain is relatively symmetric with asymmetric features such as tree cover and foliage being more common towards the center of the level.
• Such asymmetric features will provide game play variation and strategies and provide unique landmarks for player navigation.

Huge Weapon Variety:

• Enemies can be crushed with a vast array of human or Covenant weaponry, ranging from the stealthy semiautomatic pistols and needler guns to the fierce rocket launchers and fuel-rod gun.

Incredible Mission Variety:

• Fight the Covenant in a variety of missions as they uncover the dark secrets of Halo.
• Among the many objectives, attack enemy outposts, raid underground labs for advanced technology, rescue fallen comrades, steal alien vehicles and weaponry, and snipe at enemy forces.

Indoor and Outdoor Combat:

• Fights are seamless in Halo's ultrarealistic indoor and outdoor environments as gamers hunt the Covenant in a variety of single-player and multiplayer battles.

Optimized for the PC

• With the precision of mouse and keyboard support, playing Halo is like never before.
• Take advantage of their high-end graphic cards and see Halo in superhigh 1,600x1,200 resolution.
• Enjoy a complete surround-sound experience! Enemy troops yell out the front speakers, while friendly troops yell assistance from the right.
• Meanwhile, hear bullets fired from behind and watch them strike the targets in front of them.
  

System Requirements:

• Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
• Pentium III 800 or equivalent
• 256MB RAM
• 24X CDROM
• 32MB 3D DirectX 9.0 compatible video card
• 16-bit DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card
• Keyboard
• Mouse