Category: Macintosh / DesktopEnhancements

License: Freeware

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OS: Classic/OS X

Size: 0.88 MB (918,397 bytes)

Introduction: Halo is a sci-fi action epic with a third-person perspective that takes place indoors, outdoors, in the sky and beneath the surface of a world of astonishing realism and visual impact.Halo has no levels or breaks in gameplay and it gives players complete freedom of movement over open terrain.Plants, animal, weather and celestial events all exist in complex detail. This is a universal physics model, and persistent objects make events in this world utterly convincing.In this open environment, gameplay is not linear. INstead, it unfolds in response to player actions.Like most Bungie games, the Halo engine utilizes highest-end realism technologies: Realtime shadows Inverse kinematics 3D positional and ambient sound effects Multi-pass texture mapping Scalable polygonal models and deformable terrain meshEnemy artificial intelligence operates simultaneously on both individual and squad levels. Players are part of a military recon unit belonging to the human race's fledgling planetary empire.Pursued by alien warships to a massive and ancient ring construct deep in the void, players must single-handedly improvise a guerilla war over land, sea and air, using the arsenals and vehicles of three distinct cultures.Using everything from composite swords to orbital bombardment, and driving everything from giant tanks to agile combat aircraft, players wage intense warfare over and under the surface of this world.The epic single-player game is complemented by a role-based, cooperative multi-player team game. Playing humans or aliens, players will use entirely different skills, strategies, vehicles and weapons to compete in a variety of game types.Three players might take the roles of driver, shotgun and rear gunner in a fast all-terrain vehicle, roaring and bouncing over uneven ground toward the enemy fortress, or ducking under a hail of fire from alien aircraft screaming overhead.Halo's multiplayer game will be an experience that is as much lived as played.