Rate The Halo Games

From 1 to 10.  How would you rate them?

My scale, like Gamespots is based on relative to how the game was for its time.  

Halo 1 

10  a revolutionary game for sci fi and first person shooters

Halo 2

9  a weak single player campaign redeemed by a remarkable online experience

Halo 3

9.5  schizo campaign, though improved over 2.  great online, improved art style, the reason to get a 360

Halo ODST

7.5 a decent game, nonetheless though it is a retread

Halo Wars

6  an average at best strategy game, with halo tacked onto it

Halo Reach

9  great side story with meaning to the plot, good modernization

Halo 4

8.5 no doubt the best campaign since 1, but as time passes by standards just go up

I haven't spent enough time with Halo 2 or Halo Wars to rank, but here I go with the others:

Halo 3

The single player had a less compelling story, but the gameplay and variety was the best.  The multiplayer was fantastically balanced, incorperated lots of playlists with both a competitive and party game focus, introduced Forge, and was the first game to have a Theater Mode for replays.

Halo 4

The single player was actually very good.  343 surprised me.  However, the big surprise was multiplayer.  I feared the loadout system, hoping they weren't taking it down the same path as Call of Duty and Battlefield.  But on the contrary, it kept a surprising amount of the weapon balance we are used to while incorperating more multiplayer variety (sacrificing pure competition, though).

Halo

Halo: Combat Evolved was a huge step forwards for FPSs and gaming in general, but compared to later entries, it isn't nearly as strong.  Namely, the weapon selection was improved.  Some lamented the loss of the Assault Rifle back when Halo 2 was released, but the Battle Rifle changed Halo forever (for the better).

Halo ODST

This is the odd one out.  It was short.  It was strange and new.  It didn't have competitive multiplayer, and Firefight didn't have matchmaking.  But what it did have was a new perspective on a huge event in the series.  I enjoyed the lonely walks around darkened New Mombasa.  Maybe it shouldn't have been sold for $60, but the game was still good.

Halo Reach

Eugh.  I still put many hours in the multiplayer of this one, but it simply wasn't very good.  It had the weapon balance, but the single player was lacking.  It was interesting "knowing the end at the beginning," but it never had impact because the game did a poor job of making me care about the other Spartans I was fighting with.  The weapon recoil was a BAD idea.  I didn't like it that Bungie put out a bunch of maps all made in Forge World with the identical blue/green/gray color scheme.  (It seems nitpicky, but after 60 hours on the same colored maps, it gets wearying.)  The disc was still packed with content, as 3 and 4 also were, but none of it was as compelling as the others.

halo 4: 7

halo reach: 8

halo odst: 8.5

halo 1 and 2: 9

halo 3: 9.5

Halo -9/10

Halo 1 is clearly the most astonishy achievement in FPS history. Incredible and flawless game.

Halo 2 would be my second favorite. Incredible multiplayer with great balance and excellent maps.

Halo 4 will be my third choice. A very emotional and heavy storyline really got me with this one.

Finally, Reach. Reach was another one that had a great story for me. And again, the mp was fantastic. 

Next up his Halo 3. Pure fun, story didn't draw me in as much as the others.

Finally, ODST. Cool game with cool ideas, some worked some didn't. Multiplayer was the same as 3 pretty much. Interesting story but just wasn't enough for me. 

Only played Halo 2 and Halo Reach so:

• Halo 2: 8,5/10
• Halo Reach: 8,5/10

Between 7 and 8.9

Not my cup of tea really, but fun for one playthrough.

Halo 4: 10/10.

Might just be because I got into the series with the 4th, but it was amazin in my opinion. Great campaign.

Halo 1 

10

Halo 2

7

Halo 3

9

Halo ODST

8

Halo Reach

9

Halo 4

8

drekula2

Halo 1 =10 (system link parties, awesome campaign, iconic overall in gameing, great maps)

Halo 2 = 9 (dual guns, awesome multiplayer/maps, party mode, clan matches mediocre campaign)

Halo 3 = 9 (forge mode, awesome multiplayer, fun campaign, Lag issues)

Halo ODST = 6 (decent not great campaign, no firefight matchmaking, overpriced)

Halo Reach = 9 (DMR, armor abilities, game types/Territories, great campaign, firefight matchmaking, Sprinting should have been default)

Halo 4 = 8 (limited multiplayer maps, NO firefight, great campaign, fun times online, forge, customizations)