Halo (Video Game 2001)

Super-soldier John-117, Master Chief of the United Nations Space Command, must battle a genocidal alien race known as the Covenant following his violent crash-landing on Halo, an ancient and mysterious ring-world.

Director:

Joseph Staten

Writers:

Joseph Staten, Brannon Boren (additional writer),

Stars:

Jen Taylor, Pete Stacker, Tim Dadabo

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jen Taylor	...	Cortana (voice)
Pete Stacker	...	Captain Jacob Keyes (voice)
Tim Dadabo	...	343 Guilty Spark (voice)
Steve Downes	...	Master Chief (voice)
Tawnya Pettiford-Wates	...	Foe Hammer (voice)
David Scully	...	Sergeant Johnson (voice)
Mike Madeoy	...	Private Bisenti (voice)
Mark Dias	...	Private Mendoza (voice)
Chris Wicklund	...	Private Jenkins (voice)
Andrew McKaige	...	Private Chips Dubbo (voice)
Ken Boynton	...	Sergeant / Tutorial Guy / Crazy Marine (voice)
Todd Licea	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jeff Steitzer	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Brian Morden	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Martin O'Donnell	...	Hunter / Flood / Jackal (voice) (as Marty O'Donnell)

Storyline

You Play the mysterious John, known as Spartan-117 and The Master Cheif, a Master Cheif Petty Officer in the United Nations Space Corp of the 26th Century. You are the last of a genetically enhanced group of super-soldiers of the Spartan II project. As the last of these super soldiers you alone wear The Mjolnir enhanced suit that increases your physical prowess through motor assistance. You are hastily removed from a Cryogenic freezer one day to find that the ship you have been traveling through space on, the Pillar of Autumn, is under attack from the Covenant (A conglomerate of several species of extra-terrestrials who have declared war on the Human race after their first inter-galactic settlement was formed) and you have been summoned by the Captain. Upon reaching the office you accept a pistol and an AI program, and are tasked with the protection of the AI because it knows the location of Earth. After battling through the ship and leaving in an escape pod you land on a mysterious ...

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Plot Keywords:

the covenant | alien | planet | halo | master chief | 

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Taglines:

Combat Evolved

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Adventure | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

M

Details

Official Sites:

Bungie Software Products Corporation [us] Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 November 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blam!

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gearbox Software, Bungie Software, Westlake Interactive

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

There are several references to the Marathon series of games, also by Bungie:

• The Marathon logo can be on the hull of the Pillar of Autumn, and on the chest of Captain Keyes.
• The architecture in Halo is very similar to Jjaro architecture - the Jjaro were an equally ancient race in Marathon.
• Cortana claims the Master Chief has "gone rampant" if he shoots the Captain - Rampancy being a key concept in Marathon. Cortana also shows signs of Rampancy (arrogance and distain of humans) once installed into Halo's control systems. According to Marathon, installing an AI to a large computer system (as Halo's obviously must be) could cause an AI to become Rampant.
• Marines will occasionally refer to you as a "Mark Five". Marathon's main character was a Mjolnir Mark IV cyborg, and the Master Chief wears Mjolnir Mark V armor.

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Goofs

In the game, the UNSC are heavily based off the US military. So assuming this is true, Echo 419 is the incorrect way of identification for herself. She says "Pelican Echo Four-Ninetenn" when she should be saying Papa Echo Four One Niner. Same applies to the other Pelicans.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Captain Keyes: Cortana, all I need to know is did we lose them?
Cortana: I think we both know the answer to that.
Captain Keyes: We made a blind jump. How did they...
Cortana:

• Get here first? The Covenant ships have always been faster. As for tracking us all the way from Reach, at lightspeed my maneuvering options were limited.

Captain Keyes: We were running dark, yes?
Cortana: Until we decelerated, no one could have missed the hole we tore in subspace. They were waiting for us on the far side of the planet.
Captain Keyes: So, where do we stand?
Cortana: Our fighters are ...
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Crazy Credits

Among the Special Thanks right at the end of the credits, there is a whole bunch of oddities such as "all hippos worldwide"

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Connections

References Doom II: Hell on Earth (1994)

User Reviews

Damn Covenant Banshees

Story Mode- As Master Chief (Spartan/Cyborg) you kick some serious ass. The best aspect of the game is it's cinematic appeal. Everything is downright gorgeous from the Halo ring always sticking around in the background to a plasma grenade exploding right in your face. You get into the game with non-stop action and incredible music never repeated twice thoroughout the game. In the end, Several alien races, a parasite-like lifeform, an ancient AI construct, battle against each other as you try to get the hell out of Halo. Will yo make it? Multiplayer Mode- The perfect game physics and the incredible engine that the Xbox has allows you to experience realistic combat to the max. You are going to love this. Also, check out RedvsBlue.com.