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| | [[Image:HaloZero1.JPG|thumb|right|250px|A screenshot of Halo Zero's gameplay.]] |
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| [[File:HaloZero Cover.jpg|200px|thumb|The cover of Halo Zero.]]
| | '''Halo Zero''' is a fan made 2D PC game, made with the help of neither [[Microsoft]] nor [[Bungie]], based on the [[Battle of Reach]] before ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' takes place. The current game version is 1.8.6.3. On May 31, 2009, the official site and therefor server of Halo Zero will be deactivated due to a lack of money to continue to keep the site running. <ref>[http://dobentertainment.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=116]</ref> |
| '''Halo Zero''' is a fan-made 2D [[wikipedia:Side-scrolling video game|sidescroller]] [[wikipedia:Shoot 'em up|shoot 'em up]] PC game created by Dobermann. The game was released to the public via hosting servers on December 12, 2005. The game's plot is loosely based on the [[Fall of Reach|Battle of Reach]], before ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' took place. The game is not endorsed by [[Microsoft]], [[Bungie]], or [[343 Industries]]; and thus, is considered non-canon. | |
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| ==Plot== | | ==Requirements for Installation== |
| The game takes place during the [[Fall of Reach|Battle of Reach]], the [[John-117|Master Chief]] fights his way through waves of Covenant forces invading the "Complex". At the end he is picked up by a [[Pelican]], but later shot down. After wandering through a forest, he finds a [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|Warthog]]. At the end of the ride he gets out and stops a Covenant bomb from destroying a generator. Once the bomb is disarmed, [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb|Whitcomb]] sends the Chief a transmission saying he's a prisoner on a Covenant ship. Once the Admiral is rescued, the Master Chief goes to [[CASTLE Base]] and saves [[Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]], who stole an artifact. Together, Johnson and the Chief fight against the Covenant forces until a Pelican arrives to pick them up, carrying them to safety.
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| | *256MB of RAM |
| | *22MB free disk space |
| | *A Keyboard & Mouse |
| | *A high speed Internet connection |
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| Throughout the game all characters call the Covenant "Covenants". The Covenant ship featured in the game was referred to as the "''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''".
| | == Gameplay == |
| | [[Image:HaloZero3.JPG|right|250px]] |
| | The game has a [[Campaign]] mode and [[Multiplayer]] mode. Campaign mode chronicles [[Master Chief]] on [[Reach]], as the [[Covenant]] lay siege to it. A few key objectives are rescuing [[Vice Admiral]] [[Whitcomb]] and later teaming up with [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Johnson]], who will later help you in the levels. [[Warthogs]] are drivable and all [[weapons]] found in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' can be used except for [[turrets]] and the [[Fuel Rod Cannon]]. |
| | Campaign mode has five difficulty settings, [[Easy]], [[Normal]], [[Heroic]], [[Legendary]], and [[Mythic]]. Mythic is a difficulty level that must be unlocked. (See Unlockables) |
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| == Gameplay ==
| | The keyboard arrow keys are used for movement, and the mouse acts as a free look, while the left mouse button and the right mouse button shoot and throw grenades, respectively. All other functions such as Melee, Switch Weapon and Jump are subject to be changed by the user, but the mouse's controls are unchangeable. |
| [[File:HaloZero MainMenu.png|200px|thumb|The main menu of Halo Zero.]]
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| The game had a campaign mode and [[multiplayer]] mode. Campaign mode had five difficulty settings, [[Easy]], [[Normal]], [[Heroic]], [[Legendary]], and Mythic. Mythic difficulty would be unlocked by finishing the game on all other difficulties.
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| The keyboard arrow keys were used for movement, and the mouse acted as a free look, while the left mouse button and the right mouse button shot and threw grenades, respectively. All other functions such as melee, Switch Weapon and Jump were subject to be changed by the user, but the mouse controls were unchangeable.
| | Multiplayer maps are based off of existing Halo Multiplayer maps such as ''[[Zanzibar]]'' and ''[[Blood Gulch]]''. |
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| Multiplayer maps were based off of existing Halo multiplayer maps such as ''[[Zanzibar]]'' and ''[[Blood Gulch]]''.
| | Notably, the gameplay has many bugs, and the game has many misleading concepts, such as the fact that the game doesn't shoot where the cursor is, but where the Master Chief is aiming at, and that headshots don't do more damage. Many problems in collision detection occur, such as [[Jackals]] being hard to hit due to their shield absorbing the first hit they take (unless hit by a rocket) making a [[melee]] attack the most efficient way to take them out, or [[Grunts]] only being damageable from their head and below. Other problems notably exist. |
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| ==System requirements== | | == Weapons and Vehicles == |
| *1GHZ Processor | | ===Human Weapons=== |
| *256MB of RAM | | *[[M6D Pistol]] |
| *22MB free disk space | | *[[Assault Rifle|MA5B Assault Rifle]] |
| *A keyboard and mouse | | *[[Shotgun|M90 Shotgun]] |
| *A high speed Internet connection | | *[[Sniper Rifle|S2 AM Sniper Rifle]] |
| | *[[Rocket Launcher|M19 SSM Rocket Launcher]] |
| | *[[Frag Grenade]] |
| | *Pelican turret (Only on the Pelican in the last level) |
| | *[[M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun]] (Only on the levels where you drive a Warthog) |
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| ==Production notes== | | ===Covenant Weapons=== |
| [[File:Halo Zero Level Editor.PNG|150px|thumb|A screenshot of the Level Editor.]] | | *[[Plasma Pistol]] |
| The "Halo Zero" project started in late 2004 by Dobermann.<ref name="HZ1">[http://dobgames.ownbb.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4 '''Dob's Games''': ''Halo Zero Production History'']</ref> The production phase took a year and utilised sprites and background designs that were previously used in another previously-popular Halo: Blood Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|HZ1}}<ref group="notes">Dobermann received permission to use contents from Halo: Blood Covenant for Halo Zero.</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20061031081858/z14.invisionfree.com/halozero/index.php?showtopic=1036 '''HaloZeroForums''': ''HBC content in HZ'']</ref>
| | *[[Plasma Rifle]] |
| | *[[Needler]] |
| | *[[Energy Sword]] (if you kill a Zealot Elite after you beat the Mythic mode) |
| | *[[Plasma Grenade]] |
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| During the summer of 2004, just before the release of ''[[Halo 2]]'', screenshots of the relatively unknown ''Halo Zero'' were sent around the Internet ostensibly as proof of an upcoming ''Halo'' game for the [[Wikipedia:Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance]].<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/halo2/news.html?sid=6100959 '''GameSpot''': ''Halo GBA and Dirty Harry the Game'']</ref>
| | ===Vehicles=== |
| | [[Image:HaloZero2.JPG|right|250px]] |
| | The vehicles available to the player are listed below: |
| | *[[Warthog]]- [[UNSC]] Light Reconnaissance Vehicle |
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| On May 31, 2009, the official site and therefore server of Halo Zero was deactivated due to a lack of money to continue to keep the site running.{{Ref/Reuse|shutdown}}
| | == Opponents == |
| | *[[Minor Grunts]] |
| | *[[Major Grunts]] |
| | *[[Jackals]] |
| | *[[Minor Elites]] |
| | *[[Major Elites]] |
| | *[[Zealot|Zealot Elites]] |
| | *[[Hunters]] |
| | *[[Banshees]] |
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| ===Halo Zero Level Editor=== | | == Campaign missions == |
| The ''Halo Zero'' Level Editor was a program that allowed the user to create and edit levels compatible with ''Halo Zero''.{{Verify}}
| | *Reach Complex |
| | *Forest Crash |
| | *Warthog Carnage |
| | *Generator Room |
| | *Dangerous Canyon |
| | *Truth and Reconciliation |
| | *Castle Entrance |
| | *Rescue Mission |
| | *Perilous Escape |
| | *Final Way |
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| ===Halo Zero 2=== | | == Multiplayer maps == |
| '''Halo Zero 2''' was a planned but never completed sequel to Halo Zero, apparently incorporating some of ''Halo 2''<nowiki />'s new features, such as the [[Battle rifle|Battle Rifle]] and the [[M7/Caseless Submachine Gun|SMGs]]. The first version of Halo Zero 2 resembles the gameplay styles used in [[Wikipedia:Metal Slug|Metal Slug]].<ref name="HZ2">[http://dobgames.ownbb.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5 '''Dob's Games''': ''Halo Zero: Evolved/Halo Zero 2 Production History'']</ref> Later in the production phase, Halo Zero 2 returned to the design previously used in Halo Zero.{{Ref/Reuse|HZ2}} The Halo Zero 2 project was eventually put on hold indefinitely, later cancelled due to the bandwidth costs of maintaining the game site and having no funds to pay it.<ref name="shutdown">[http://dobentertainment.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=116 '''Dobentertainment''': ''Announcement of the Close Down'']</ref>
| | *Blood Gulch |
| | *Derelict |
| | *Zanzibar |
| | *Icefields |
| | *Timberland |
| | *Chiron TL34 |
| | *HangEmHigh |
| | *Death Island |
| | *Danger Canyon |
| | *Battle Creek |
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| ==Gallery== | | == Unlockables == |
| <gallery widths="160">
| | *finish the last leval on all four difficulty settings (Easy, Normal, Heroic, Legendary) to unlock the Mythic difficulty. |
| File:MC.JPG|The Master Chief sprite.
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| File:HaloZero2.JPG|Warthog Sprite
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| File:HZ-Game1.png|A screenshot of Halo Zero's gameplay.
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| File:HZ-Game2.png|
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| File:HaloZero1.JPG|
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| File:HaloZero3.JPG|
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| File:HZ2-Alpha1.png|A screenshot of the Alpha-build of Halo Zero 2
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| File:HZ2-Alpha2.png|A screenshot of the Alpha-build of Halo Zero 2. Gameplay style was similar to that of ''Metal Slug''.
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| File:HZ2 PB1.png|A screenshot from the canceled Halo Zero 2.
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| </gallery>
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| ==Notes==
| | *finish the last leval on Mythic mode and you will be able to use the [[Energy Sword]] when you kill a [[Zealot]]. |
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| ==Sources==
| | * note: you can start even in the middle of the last level all you need to do is finish it |
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| ==External links== | | ==Related Links== |
| *[http://dobgames.ownbb.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4 Halo Zero Game Info and Downloads] | | *[[Halo Zero Level Editor]] |
| *[http://hzmods.wordpress.com/ Halo Zero Modding Community] | | *[[Halo Zero 2]] |
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| {{Fan Works}}
| | ==External Links== |
| | *[http://DobEntertainment.net Halo Zero Official Site] |
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| [[Category:Games]] | | ==Sources== |
| | <references/> |
| | <ref>[[Category:Fan-Made Games]]</ref> |
