Great FPS port to an Xbox classic! (Minor Spoilers)

User Rating: 9.6 | Halo: Combat Evolved PC
First off, let me say that this is not a recreation of the best Xbox game of all time, but more of an updated port with better multi-player and no huge updates in the single-player campaing.
Single player is fantastic in this game. The story is that of movie quality, the action is well placed and well thoughtout and the difficulty can be adjusted, ranging from very easy to so hard you'll bust your computer with a slugde hammer just to vent out your rage.The enviroments are huge and expansive. The only draw back is one level were you go thourght the same room over and over shooting Flood... I don't want to ruin the game to much, but the huge ploy twist is a bit of a departure from the games central action roots.
Perhaps the biggest dissapointment is that there is no Co-oP, which was a huge highlight of the Xbox version.
However, the online multi-player aspects are the much better part of the game (campaign is still great, though). You can play all the origonal maps from the Xbox version, plus some very well made maps that are exclusive to this version of the game. Most of these maps support vehicles and make well for interesting CTF matches. Multi-player supports up to 16 players, and blasting a guy with a shotgun then fragiing his buddies with a grenade never gets old.
The graphics are a bit updated from the Xbox version and it has an adjustable framerate option, but if you don't have a decent PC, the graphics will look like a cross between an Xbox and N64 game.
The sound is great. The voice actors perform very well, the music is the most memerable to date. The weapon affects are fitting to each gun, the sound cues are easy to learn, and the coolest weapon to use is the games machine gun called the Assult Rifle (cool name).
The controlls are highly adjustable and aiming is spot on and very accurate. Another great feature is that you can hook up and Xbox controller and use it as the controller. Ain't that cool?
The other bounus is the addition of two new weapons: the Flamethrower (human)and the Plasma Cannon (alien). While they have their ups and downs, you will see them be used as much as any other weapon in the game.
So basiclly, this is a fantastic game from begining to end, and multi-player is spatacular. So whether your new to Halo or a vetran of the series, do yourself a favor and buy this game. It's only $20-$30.