Cortana's fate
As usual, of course, the fate of the universe rests on Master Chief’s long-dormant shoulders – the green-armored super-soldier has been in cryo sleep aboard the Forward Unto Dawn since Halo 3 faded to black five years ago. Saving humanity is the easy part. In Halo 4, the Chief's more difficult task is rescuing Cortana from herself. She is slipping into rampancy. Rampancy is 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 think themselves to death. The plot delves deeper into The Chief's humanity than ever before, but Halo 4 is more about Cortana and the fight for her own – ironically enough – humanity.
Amazingly, Halo 4 is not only a success, but a bar-raising triumph for the entire first-person shooter genre. And just how new developer 343 Industries has done it will surprise,
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Amazingly, Halo 4 is not only a success, but a bar-raising triumph for the entire first-person shooter genre. And just how new developer 343 Industries has done it will surprise,
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Multiplayer and campaign experience further explained
The Story Continues Every Week Extend your campaign experience in a massive-scale adventure that builds upon the "Halo 4" Campaign. Receive a weekly series of cinematic episodes on Xbox LIVE followed by new game play missions that can be played solo or with up to three friends – effectively delivering two campaign experiences in one game!*
In campaign mode, you'll play as the Master Chief, fighting through enemies, both new and familiar, to uncover secrets one hundred thousand years old. Stranded on a distant world with Cortana as your only ally, it's up to you to make it out alive.
A brand new scoring system has been incorporated, separates both individual and team performance and features a "dynamic ordnance drop system", among several other exciting things. During the course of War Games and Spartan Ops, drop pods can deploy ordnance into the field. Once on the ground, these pods are marked on the heads-up displays for all nearby personnel who can capture the weapons or power-ups. In some simulated matches within War Games, Spartans can earn and manually call in their own ordnance drops.
The Halo 4 Soundtrack Remix Contest Three epic tracks from the Halo 4 Original Soundtrack, created by acclaimed composer Neil Davidge, are now in your hands. Listen to interpretations by leading electronic artists and then remix and upload your own version for a chance to win exclusive Halo 4 prize
"9.8/10–IGN "
"joystiq 9 out of 10—Awe Inspiring"
In campaign mode, you'll play as the Master Chief, fighting through enemies, both new and familiar, to uncover secrets one hundred thousand years old. Stranded on a distant world with Cortana as your only ally, it's up to you to make it out alive.
A brand new scoring system has been incorporated, separates both individual and team performance and features a "dynamic ordnance drop system", among several other exciting things. During the course of War Games and Spartan Ops, drop pods can deploy ordnance into the field. Once on the ground, these pods are marked on the heads-up displays for all nearby personnel who can capture the weapons or power-ups. In some simulated matches within War Games, Spartans can earn and manually call in their own ordnance drops.
The Halo 4 Soundtrack Remix Contest Three epic tracks from the Halo 4 Original Soundtrack, created by acclaimed composer Neil Davidge, are now in your hands. Listen to interpretations by leading electronic artists and then remix and upload your own version for a chance to win exclusive Halo 4 prize
"9.8/10–IGN "
"joystiq 9 out of 10—Awe Inspiring"