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'''Halo: Combat Evolved''' is a first-person shooter developed by Bungie, inc and released as a launch title for Microsoft's Xbox console on November 15th 2001. The game was a success all around, selling five million copies in four years, and receiving massive critical acclaim all over. The game (as well as its four sequels) were all exclusive to Microsoft hardware, due to Microsoft purchasing Bungie and owning the rights to the Halo IP from there on out. This purchase occurred midway through development of the first game however, with Bungie originally intending for the game to be a multiplatform release. This included a PlayStation 2 port. A build of the game had been developed for the PlayStation 2 by Bungie, but due to Microsoft's acquisition of them in 2000, the port never saw the light of day. All that has resurfaced of this port of the game is roughly four minutes worth of footage uploaded by IGN taken from gaming website GameStar's German decision. Other than this footage, nothing has resurfaced from this version, and due to Halos still rampant popularity and marketability, is unlikely to anytime soon.
'''''Halo: Combat Evolved''''' is a first-person shooter developed by Bungie, inc and released as a launch title for Microsoft's Xbox console on November 15th, 2001. The game was a success all around, selling five million copies in four years, and receiving massive critical acclaim all over. The game (as well as its four sequels) were all exclusive to Microsoft hardware, due to Microsoft purchasing Bungie and owning the rights to the ''Halo'' IP from there on out.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/06/20/microsoft-acquires-bungie IGN article about Microsoft's Bungie acquisition.] Retrieved 11 Nov '21</ref> This purchase occurred midway through development of the first game however, with Bungie originally intending for the game to be a multiplatform release. This included a '''PlayStation 2 port'''.
 
A build of the game had been developed for the PlayStation 2 by Bungie, with game publisher Rockstar originally holding the console rights to the game<ref>[https://www.uk.ign.com/articles/1999/11/10/theres-a-halo-around-the-ps2 IGN article about the game published before the acquisition.] Retrieved 29 Oct '18</ref>,  but due to Microsoft's acquisition of Bungie in 2000, the port never saw the light of day. All that has resurfaced of this port of the game is roughly four minutes worth of footage uploaded by IGN taken from gaming website GameStar's German decision. Other than this footage, nothing has resurfaced from this version, and due to ''Halo's'' still rampant popularity and marketability, is unlikely to anytime soon.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==See Also==
*[[Halo DS (lost Nintendo DS tech demo; 2007)]]
*[[Halo: Chronicles (lost build of cancelled Xbox 360 episodic game; 2006-2009)]]
*[[I Love Bees - Hurricane Ivan incident (lost operator call from Halo 2 marketing campaign; 2004)]]
 
==External Link==
* [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo:_Combat_Evolved Wikipedia page for ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.] Retrieved 14 Oct '17
*[http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/halo/ Gamespy page of PS2 port.] Retrieved 11 Nov '21
 
==Reference==
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==Sources==
* [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo:_Combat_Evolved Halo: Combat Evolved on Wikipedia.] Retrieved 14th October 2017.


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Latest revision as of 10:23, 9 November 2021

Halo-ce.jpg

A fan's interpretation of what the game's cover could've looked like.

Status: Lost

Halo: Combat Evolved is a first-person shooter developed by Bungie, inc and released as a launch title for Microsoft's Xbox console on November 15th, 2001. The game was a success all around, selling five million copies in four years, and receiving massive critical acclaim all over. The game (as well as its four sequels) were all exclusive to Microsoft hardware, due to Microsoft purchasing Bungie and owning the rights to the Halo IP from there on out.[1] This purchase occurred midway through development of the first game however, with Bungie originally intending for the game to be a multiplatform release. This included a PlayStation 2 port.

A build of the game had been developed for the PlayStation 2 by Bungie, with game publisher Rockstar originally holding the console rights to the game[2], but due to Microsoft's acquisition of Bungie in 2000, the port never saw the light of day. All that has resurfaced of this port of the game is roughly four minutes worth of footage uploaded by IGN taken from gaming website GameStar's German decision. Other than this footage, nothing has resurfaced from this version, and due to Halo's still rampant popularity and marketability, is unlikely to anytime soon.

Gallery

Only existing gameplay footage of the PlayStation 2 port.

See Also

External Link

Reference