Halo 4 - Xbox 360 (Standard Game)

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Halo 4 also finally lets me do two things I’ve always wanted to do in a Halo campaign: fight alongside other Spartans and fly a Pelican. It’s a treat to blast Covenant Phantoms out of the sky with the silver bird’s beefed-up Spartan Laser, giving a classic Halo vehicle its long-overdue moment in the sun. Furthermore, an amazing near-final sequence tips its cap to the Halo finales of yore – you’ll know it when you see it and I dare not spoil it for you – even if it’s very obviously reminiscent of another powerhouse pop-culture phenomenon. Shea, Jessica (January 9, 2013). "The Halo Bulletin: 1.9.13". Halo Waypoint. 343 Industries. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013 . Retrieved January 26, 2013.

a b c Graser, Marc (April 30, 2012). " 'Halo' Web series to bow before next game". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015 . Retrieved June 10, 2012. Best Overall Sound". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015 . Retrieved December 14, 2012. The game utilizes much of the "sandbox" that has been featured across all six prior Halo games and other media, in addition to introducing new characters, weapons, vehicles, and other elements. [32] The game engine used is a heavily modified version of the engine established by Bungie. Unlike previous games in the Halo series, Halo 4 runs natively in 720p resolution. [54] The game itself comes on two discs and requires 4GB of available storage space either on an 8GB USB flash drive or Xbox 360 hard drive to play the multiplayer component. [54] [55] Disc two is used to install the multiplayer content and disc one is used for launching the game. [9] Due to rendering issues and significant engine changes, Theater support for Halo 4 's campaign and Spartan Ops was not featured in the game on launch; however 343 Industries expressed that this feature may be implemented in the future. [9] [56] a b Yin-Poole, Wesley (September 26, 2012). "Frank O'Connor on how Halo 4 gets the most out of the 7-year-old Xbox 360". Eurogamer. Eurogamer Network. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013 . Retrieved September 26, 2012. Winners". Game Critics Awards. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015 . Retrieved December 11, 2012.

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Saving humanity is the easy part. In Halo 4, his more difficult task is rescuing Cortana from herself. She is slipping into rampancy – a condition that plagues all UNSC AI constructs after they’ve been in service more than seven years. As their knowledge base expands, they eventually, as Cortana explains, think themselves to death. And that’s the unexpected heart of Halo 4’s greatness. The plot delves deeper into John’s humanity than ever before, but Halo 4 is more about Cortana and the fight for her own – ironically enough – humanity. a b c Sciretta, Peter (June 5, 2012). "Nicolai Fuglsig's 'Halo 4′ E3 2012 Trailer Imagines 'Halo' as a Live-Action Movie". slashfilm.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014 . Retrieved September 30, 2012. a b Fox, Sarah (March 7, 2013). "DK publishing will release 'Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide' ". The Slanted. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015 . Retrieved February 26, 2015. Borrelli, Christopher (November 5, 2012). "Steve Downes is the 'Halo' master". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved April 2, 2018.

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Shea, Jessica (March 29, 2013). "Welcome to Forge Island". Halo Waypoint. 343 Industries. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013 . Retrieved March 29, 2013.Over ten thousand stores across forty countries opened for the midnight launch of Halo 4. [114] On the evening before the release of the game, a fifty-foot diameter illuminated Didact glyph was flown by a helicopter over the River Thames in London, from the Greenwich Peninsula to Tower Bridge. [115] [116] The glyph was created by a team of over fifty designers, engineers and fabricators and took approximately eight weeks to design and construct. [116] Following the release of the game, New Zealand censors declared many copies of Halo 4 illegal, after deciding to label it with an R13 rating, restricting it to buyers aged 13 and over. Many copies of the game had already gone on sale with an unrestricted M certificate, but these copies are in breach of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993. [117]