Editing Halo Zero

{{Status|RealWorld}}

{{Fan made}}

[[File:HaloZero Cover.jpg|200px|thumb|The cover of Halo Zero.]]

'''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.

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.

[[File:HaloZero MainMenu.png|200px|thumb|The main menu of Halo Zero.]]

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>

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}}

'''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>

File:MC.JPG|The Master Chief sprite.

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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