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Halo 4

343 Industries

2012•Shooter•PEGI 16

Taste attributes: actionscience fictionwarmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacefastunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, sweeping shooter: unsavoury and uncomplicated. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

83 / 100

559 ratings

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About This Game

Halo 4 marks the start of an epic new saga within the award-winning Halo universe. The Master Chief returns in this award-winning first-person shooter developed by 343 Industries. Shipwrecked on a mysterious world, faced with new enemies and deadly technology, the Chief returns to battle against an ancient evil bent on vengeance and annihilation...the universe will never be the same.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Four years after the events of Halo 3, the Master Chief returns in this award-winning first-person shooter. Battle through the campaign and explore the Forerunner planet, Requiem, as the Chief faces off with an ancient evil. Test your skills against familiar Covenant foes and new Promethean enemies in solo mode or with up to three friends on split-screen. With Xbox Live Gold Membership, access the online multiplayer and Spartan Ops missions.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionScience fictionWarMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnlikely connections

Keywords

AliensZombiesVehicular combatMechPvpMilitaryEpisodicFuturistic

Where to play

Details

Developer: 343 Industries
Publisher: Microsoft Studios
Released: 6 November 2012
Series: Halo
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Perspective: First person, Third person
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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