[Nemphtis]

Well, as you all can guess, Halo got a ****-load of Awards from all sorts of gaming sources, here's a list of some of the awards given, take note that these are only the main awards, I didn't find all of those Third-Party company's worth posting up too.

The Awards for Halo are as Followed...

HALO

Game of the Year, Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, 2002

Console Game of the Year, Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, 2002

Editor's Choice, Game of the Year, IGN.com, 2002

Editor's Choice, Game of the Year, Electronic Gaming Monthly, April 2002

Best Console Game, BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards, 2002

Best Multiplayer Game, BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards, 2002

Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year, Academy of Interactive Arts and
Sciences, 2002

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering, Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, 2002

Best Game of Year One, Official Xbox Magazine, November 2002

Best Multiplayer Game of Year One, Official Xbox Magazine, November 2002

Game of the Year, EDGE magazine (UK), April 2002

Technical Innovation of the Year, EDGE (UK), April 2002

Audio Achievement of the Year, EDGE (UK), April 2002

Best Original Soundtrack, Rolling Stone, May 2002

Editor's Choice, Best Xbox Game of 2001, IGN.com, 2002

Reader's Choice, Best Xbox Game of 2001, IGN.com, 2002

Readers' Choice, Best Xbox Game of 2001, GameSpot, 2002

Editors' Choice, Best Xbox Game, GameSpot, 2002

Reader's Choice, Best Combat Game, GamePro, July 2002
Readers' Choice, Best Xbox Game of the Year, Electronic Gaming Monthly, April 2002

Editors' Choice, Best Shooting Game, GameSpot, 2002

Best Graphics in a Console Game, Electric Playground, 2002

Best Console Shooter, Electric Playground, 2002

Best Multiplayer for a Console, Electric Playground, 2002

Best Developer: Bungie, Electric Playground, 2002

No. 1, Best First-Person Shooters, PLAY, February 2002

Best First-Person Shooter, GameNow, February 2002

Best Multiplayer Game, GameNow, February 2002

Platinum Editors' Choice Award, Electronic Gaming Monthly, January 2002

Game of the Month, Electronic Gaming Monthly, January 2002

Revolutionary Xbox Game of 2001, Game Revolution, January 2002

Best Xbox Action Game of 2001, Game Revolution, January 2002

Editors' Choice, Best Xbox Action Game of 2001, IGN.com, 2002

Readers' Choice, Best Xbox Action Game of 2001, IGN.com, 2002

Editors' Choice, Best Xbox Storyline, IGN.com, 2002

Readers' Choice, Best Xbox Storyline, IGN.com, 2002

Editors' Choice, Best Xbox Graphics, IGN.com, 2002

Runner-up, Readers' Choice, Best Xbox Graphics, IGN.com, 2002

Editors' Choice, Best Xbox Sound, IGN.com, 2002

Readers' Choice, Best Xbox Sound, IGN.com, 2002

Game of the Year, Toronto Sun, 2001

Xbox Game of the Year, GameZone Online, 2001

Best Console Game of the Year, Voodoo Extreme, 2001

Action/Adventure Xbox Game of the Year, GameSpy, December 2001

Gamer's Choice Xbox Game of the Year, GameSpy, December 2001

Premier Choice Award, ActiveWindows, December 2001

Viewer's Choice: Game of the Year, TeamXbox, December 2001

Editors' Choice 2001, GamePen, November 2001



There you go, impressive no? Thought I'd share it with you all.

[Neo]

:ph34r: ... thats, thats... just too much... for such a crappy game!

[Elliott]

I agree, just another first person shooter, phhh, why bother they're all the same. Guy gets gun <insert crappy, fururistic storyline> guy goes and shoots people <insert some missions>.


*prepares for verbal abuse*

[Blade Lord Lyn]

Halo was allright I guess. . . it's nothing revolutionary.

[Enoch]

Out of all FPS, Halo is the best. The new Halo will only be better. I suck at FPS, but for some odd reason, I can't keep my hands off them.

[Neo]

there are 2 FPS that are good... one is Call fo duty.. the other one is UT 2004

[Enoch]

Call of duty is good, but it's only as good as metal of honer. Halo is better then both.

[Nick Presta]

Do you people realize when Halo came out?

In 2001. When did you see anything HALF as good as Halo looked back then?

You didn't.

You can say the controls sucked, storyline, etc, but the fact remains you couldn't pickup a game like Halo (Graphics, Sound, Interaction, etc) at all.

Halo was revolutionary in terms of graphics and console capability.


BTW, feast you eyes on this: http://www.gaming-vortex.com/reviews/xbox/...review_xbox.php

That should help.

[Nemphtis]

Argh! you're all crazy! You call Halo average?! "Just another FPS"? What about just another RPG? You can't say games such as Godlen Sun is very original can you? Actually, the only thing that has made GS different from other RPG's is teh Djinn system, other than that, Turn-Based battle's, running around looking for treasure chests, equiping new swords, going to item stores, using potions, it's all the same. And I hope you guys are not judging the game from just playing one level of it. if Halo was just another FPS, would it get those Awards? And would Halo 2 be the most Anticipated game of 2004 worldwide if Halo wasn't so good? Halo is good because it has wrapped a great storyline and plot along with enjoyable gameplay and enemy A.I, and I must say myself, from all of the many FPS games I've palyed, Halo's A.I has to be the best so far for me, the enemy react greatly to everything, not to mention your ally A.I is just as good, and I'm surprised you're complaining about "Another Futuristic storyline" when games like Call of Duty, MoH etc. are all WWII ripoffs, at least Halo showed a storyline which was original, I know it's just your opinions but I'm jsut really surprised you find Halo "Average", it's like calling the Zelda series "Some adventure game with a pointy-eared thing which looks like Dobby the House-Elf from Harry Potter" Look at all of those Awards, now search the internet for all the awards your favourite game or even, in your opinion, the best game, has won, compare them to the awards of Halo, I'm sure with no surprise you'll notice that Halo has really out-done itself, I could make that list even longer by adding all the other awards it has won, but then it would be long and boring to read.

[Blade Lord Lyn]

I'm not dissing Halo or nothing Anubis, chill. I can give the AI credit, it was a hard game. . . It might be because FPS is so common these days its sorta hard to stand out. I've had enough of Halo 1, I want Halo 2.

[Andross]

Halo was a great game. I think it revolutionized missions a bit more than anything else. It didn't really revolutionize anything else, but it was definitely a well designed and made game in the end. It put all of the pieces together (minus multiplayer though [not as many options as PD]), and what you got was a great FPS.

[Nick Presta]

^ true. PD was the best FPS multiplayer. Goldeye comes in a close second.

[Izar]

Halo is good! one of the best games. Conrols are a little strange, maybe cuz i be a n00b...

[Nemphtis]

Enoch, on Jun 10 2004, 04:16 PM, said:

Call of duty is good, but it's only as good as metal of honer. Halo is better then both.

LOL Enoch! That's like saying it sucks! Medal of Honour games are just...ugh...The first ones were okay for their platform, I mean PS1 graphics couldn't take much moe, but play it on a console such as the Xbox, and nothing has changed, the graphics still look disgusting...Electronic Arts have ruined another good game...

[Nemphtis]

Nick, Will I be seeing you on Halo2 online? I heard they are putting a price on the clan related features, so you have to cough up some cash if you want to use the new Xbox Live features on it...Hopefully this rumour isn't true...

EDIT: Sorry for the double post, I completely forgot I posted something before this.

[MysticWarrior]

nick1presta, on Jun 10 2004, 04:39 PM, said:

Do you people realize when Halo came out?

In 2001. When did you see anything HALF as good as Halo looked back then?

You didn't.

You can say the controls sucked, storyline, etc, but the fact remains you couldn't pickup a game like Halo (Graphics, Sound, Interaction, etc) at all.

Halo was revolutionary in terms of graphics and console capability.


BTW, feast you eyes on this: http://www.gaming-vortex.com/reviews/xbox/...review_xbox.php

That should help.

[I'm not dissing Halo, but I have something against graphics]

So what if they have good graphics? What's so good about graphics? I prefer gameplay.

[Nemphtis]

And needless to say, Halo has as much good gameplay as it has graphics. Would anyone agree?

[MysticWarrior]

I just hate people who prefer graphics over gameplay, is all. If you prefer graphics, go watch a movie, or something, ya know?

[Nemphtis]

Actually, gaming has evolved greatly since SNES days, needless to say. Gamers want more than gameplay, as every year goes by, developers offer more, and gamers want more, which is one of the reasons the gaming industry is growing larger, gamers want gameplay, they want lifespan, but they also want Graphics and great sound in teh same package, and for example, if a game such as an RPG doesn't have good sound, but good gameplay, then it's like having a huge chunk of the cake missing, this doesn't just go for RPG's, but most games, say for example, Racing, racing games don't do much, but their main factor is to provide as much realism of real racing as possible, and graphics offer alot of realism, good graphics means more realism, good engine sounds offer realism, smooth shiny cars offers this, a game can't be made of just good gameplay, gamers want more, and they deserve more, a game must have Great Gameplay, Long lifespan, good music, good graphics, good storyline etc. to be awarded something as good as "GAme of the Year", and all of those things, are in Halo, which is why it has won so many awards.

[MysticWarrior]

Anubis, on Jun 10 2004, 06:00 PM, said:

Actually, gaming has evolved greatly since SNES days, needless to say. Gamers want more than gameplay, as every year goes by, developers offer more, and gamers want more, which is one of the reasons the gaming industry is growing larger, gamers want gameplay, they want lifespan, but they also want Graphics and great sound in teh same package, and for example, if a game such as an RPG doesn't have good sound, but good gameplay, then it's like having a huge chunk of the cake missing, this doesn't just go for RPG's, but most games, say for example, Racing, racing games don't do much, but their main factor is to provide as much realism of real racing as possible, and graphics offer alot of realism, good graphics means more realism, good engine sounds offer realism, smooth shiny cars offers this, a game can't be made of just good gameplay, gamers want more, and they deserve more, a game must have Great Gameplay, Long lifespan, good music, good graphics, good storyline etc. to be awarded something as good as "GAme of the Year", and all of those things, are in Halo, which is why it has won so many awards.

Mario Kart is far from real, and I love it. XD

[Nemphtis]

Yes but that's not really a Racing Sim is it? It's more in teh lines of Arcade Racing.

[Nick Presta]

I don't prefer graphics over gameplay. I like them equal. Good graphics and good gameplay = good. Good gameplay and bad graphics = playable, but not the best.

Halo has both. I simply said graphics because it is one of the features that stands out the most.

[Nemphtis]

I say this, anyone who thinks that Halo is an "Average" game, has either never actually played it, or have a serious grudge against microsoft. Lol. :P

[Blade Lord Lyn]

I'm giving Halo the "Best Game to take your anger out while you shoot things in it" Award.

[Izar]

Lol. I like halo even tho I suck at it. Great game! Gameplay and graphics are good. Runs smooooooooooooooooooooooooth and has a decent story, unlike most other FPTs.

[Nemphtis]

Yeah I'm really interested to see how the new Goldeneye game is coming along, it's developed by Electronic Arts so I think it will kinda suck, BUT they've taken a new aproach, this time you're the evil villain, and you're nicknamed Goldeneye because...Well, ya got a golden-eye! LOL

I've already pre-ordered the Halo2 limited edition, I can't wait to get my evil little fingers on it. :D :ph34r: :)

[TheOnlyJaz]

The new Goldeneye will most likely be rubbish. The game has nothing to do with the movie/original game, EA just called it that to make it seem better then it's ever going to be. In my opinion, EA games, or rather game whcih they design rather then just produce, are rubbish.

[MysticWarrior]

If you don't want anyone to insult Halo, don't insult anything else first.

[Nemphtis]

So you're saying people insult halo because they have a grudge on the person who stated Halo was good? It's okay to state an opinion if you think a game sucks or not, but with it it's only natural to state a good reason, and saying Halo is average because it's just "Another FPS" isn't at all a good enough reason to dub any video game Average.

Also Jaz, my thoughts Exactly, EA just can't develope games, Goldeneye was developed by Rare, so it was cool, then EA takes over the 007 series and it ends up to be an average FPS, something you'd rent and play, EA should stick to the genre they're at least a little good at, sports.

[MysticWarrior]

It's just a matter of opinion. "Halo being the best" isn't a fact. I personally think Halo is one of the better FPS out there.

[Nemphtis]

Yup, it is all opinion, it's deffinately NOT a fact Halo is the best Game or FPS or whatever, although it is a fact Halo was BY FAR the BEST First-Person-Shooter of 2003-2004. B)

[MysticWarrior]

No, that's an opinion, also...

[Nemphtis]

But in the gaming industry, isn't Fact decided by opinion?

[MysticWarrior]

I don't think so... I might not be agreeing with you because I didn't understand what you just meant...

[Nick Presta]

He is trying to say, among gamers and the gaming industry, isn't people's opinions of games, the facts.

I mean, it is a fact that FF is a GREAT RPG series only BECAUSE people's opinons dictated that.

You can't have FACTS on games really (Other than specs) because everyone's view is different.

I would say that if a great majority of people said Halo was one of the best, if not best FPS for any Next-Gen console, than yeah, it would be a fact of sorts.

[MysticWarrior]

It's a popular opinion, but just because a lot of people think something doesn't make it a fact.

[Izar]

He means something else, MW, like, among gamers it's people's opinions, so, if you say you love the game, then, it's your opinion, but it a fact. lol, i'm trying to get this strait...

[Nemphtis]

Yes, Nick seems to have the idea, and Izar has just about got there. :lol:

But yes, in the gaming industry, Opinion create's Fact, even in anything else, in Science, it is a theory which sparks it off, then a scientists opinion, and then, we have the fact, stemming from it. Not all opinions are fact, but when it comes to gaming, the majority of opinions on something becomes a fact, if 99% of the Gaming industry stated Sega was actually a front for a terrorist training camp (LMAO!) then what can that 1% do? Of course, with fact, evidense is needed, and in gaming, the there's two way's for Evidence, 1. The Majority of Opinion on the Matter, 2. Direct screenshots or specs from the game itself, since the subject is based on Halo being the best FPS to be released for 2004, it is option A that is best suited for this sort of decision. But again, it all comes down to two things, Opinion + Fact. :lol: