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Halo 4

2012 83 / 100 Shooter

Halo 4 marks the start of an epic new saga within the award-winning Halo universe. The Master Chief returns in this award-winning first-person shooter developed by 343 Industries. Shipwrecked on a mysterious world, faced with new enemies and deadly technology, the Chief returns to battle against an ancient evil bent on vengeance and annihilation...the universe will never be the same.

World design Linear ExperienceStory-focused GameplayCombat-focused Game modeCo-op Game modeMultiplayer

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Story & context

Four years after the events of Halo 3, the Master Chief returns in this award-winning first-person shooter. Battle through the campaign and explore the Forerunner planet, Requiem, as the Chief faces off with an ancient evil. Test your skills against familiar Covenant foes and new Promethean enemies in solo mode or with up to three friends on split-screen. With Xbox Live Gold Membership, access the online multiplayer and Spartan Ops missions.

ExperienceStory-focused GameplayCombat-focused Game modeCo-op Game modeMultiplayer GenreShooter ThemeAction ThemeScience fiction ThemeWarfare Trait4 player co-op Traita.i. construct Traitachievements Traitaliens Traitarrival by crash landing Traitartificial intelligence Traitassassination Traitbanshee Traitcamouflage Traitcapture the flag Traitcolor customization Traitcrash landing Traitcustomization Traitdeath match Traitdigital distribution Traitdlc content Traitdownloadable content Traitepisodic Traitfree dlc Traitfuturistic Traitgood vs evil Traithologram Traithunter Traithunters Traitinvisibility Traitjungle Traitking of the hill Traitlinear gameplay Traitmech Traitmercenary Traitmilitary Traitmultiplayer scoreboard Traitonline multiplayer achievements Traitpax east 2013 Traitpax prime 2013 Traitphantom Traitphoto mode Traitplatform exclusive Traitplayer vs player Traitpvp Traitquick time event Traitranking system Traitreal-time combat Traitsaving the world Traitscorpion Traitsequel Traitspace Traitspaceship Traitsprinting mechanics Traitstat tracking Traitstory dlc Traitsuper soldier Traittank Traitteam deathmatch Traitunlockable items Traitunlockables Traituseable vehicles Traitvehicular combat Traitxbox live Traitxbox live achievements Traitxbox one backwards compatibility Traitzombies

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
343 Industries
Publisher
Microsoft Studios
Franchise
Halo
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player, Split screen
Perspective
First person, Third person
Themes
Action, Science fiction, Warfare
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Xbox One Nov 11, 2014
  • Xbox 360 Nov 06, 2012
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Nov 17, 2020

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