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Podcast: Retro Spectives
Episode: Episode 23 - Halo: Combat Evolved
Description: On the 15th of November, 2001, the Xbox launched with a tremendous bang. Not since Super Mario World for the SNES had a launch title been so well regarded. Halo invented, and went on to define how console FPS games should be made - limited weapons, regenerating health, slight auto-aim - Halo made these the industry standard. Halo was seen as a masterpiece - not just for its single player campaign, but for its fun couch co-op mode and competitive multiplayer.But has Halo actually stood the test of time, 18 years later? With a million sequels to its name...