Its best parts feel basic in all the best ways, both classic and modern at the same time. It never made good on the dream of seeing another more tragic, more complicated side of Master Chief, but years later, through endless updates and balance patches, it's made good on the promise of its multiplayer. Even if that were all that Halo 5 was, at this...
Halo 5: Guardians2015
Halo 5: Guardians
2015 Microsoft Studios80Great
Playtime
ModerateIt typically takes about 15 hours to finish the game.
Playable on
Included with
- Xbox Game PassStandard
Available on
- −75%$4.99
Game modes
- 2–4 players
- 2–24 players
Details
- Launch
- October 27, 2015
- Developer
- 343 Industries
- Publisher
- Microsoft Studios
- Genres
Overview
Halo 5: Guardians delivers epic multiplayer experiences that span multiple modes, full-featured level building tools, and another chapter in the Master Chief saga. The Master Chief saga continues, with solo and up to 4-player cooperative experience that spans three worlds. A mysterious and unstoppable force threatens the galaxy. The Spartans of Fireteam Osiris and Blue Team must embark on a journey that will change the course of history and the future of mankind.
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Reception
Press84
Players84
GreatGreat- Metacritic84from 103 reviews
- OpenCritic84from 110 reviews
On the flip side, the team takes the approach of "less is more" in the game's multiplayer as it goes, for the most part, back to basics and it quickly transports you to the franchise of old. If this is the title you've been waiting for before making the jump to Xbox One, you won't be disappointed, as it stands, in my opinion, as the best reason to own...
The campaign isn't the greatest, but multiplayer manages to succeed in the way it always has, with the addition of a fun and inventive new mode.
A solid campaign and wonderful competitive multiplayer sees 343 finally make its mark on Halo.
One of the most beautiful shooters of recent times, which trudges in single-player and petrifies the competition in multiplayer.