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'''Firefight''' is a single or [[campaign#Cooperative|cooperative]] [[campaign|campaign mode]] in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', where up to four players can co-operate with one another via [[system Link|system link]] or [[Xbox LIVE]] and fight against waves of [[Covenant]] attackers. This mode allows them to battle in multiple environments based on campaign maps, on foot or in vehicles, and against increasingly difficult waves of Covenant attackers.<ref name="ODST">[http:// | '''Firefight''' is a single or [[campaign#Cooperative|cooperative]] [[campaign|campaign mode]] in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', where up to four players can co-operate with one another via [[system Link|system link]] or [[Xbox LIVE]] and fight against waves of [[Covenant]] attackers. This mode allows them to battle in multiple environments based on campaign maps, on foot or in vehicles, and against increasingly difficult waves of Covenant attackers.<ref name="ODST">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/odst/ '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo 3: ODST Project Page'']</ref> ''Halo: Reach's'' firefight has a large number of customization options and new features, including [[Matchmaking]] support,<ref name="xbox360.ign.com">[http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/109/1098584p1.html '''IGN''': ''E3 2010: Firefight in Halo: Reach – Bigger & Better'']</ref> as well as many new game modes such as [[Generator Defense]] and Versus Mode. | ||
Firefight was incorporated into ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' as [[Warzone#Warzone Firefight|Warzone Firefight]], a sub-game mode of [[Warzone]].<ref name="h5g hammer storm">[https://youtu.be/TE4ESGTv5J8 '''YouTube''': ''Halo 5 Guardians: Hammer Storm Launch Trailer'']</ref> ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' features both [[Blitz Firefight]] and [[Terminus Firefight]]. | Firefight was incorporated into ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' as [[Warzone#Warzone Firefight|Warzone Firefight]], a sub-game mode of [[Warzone]].<ref name="h5g hammer storm">[https://youtu.be/TE4ESGTv5J8 '''YouTube''': ''Halo 5 Guardians: Hammer Storm Launch Trailer'']</ref> ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' features both [[Blitz Firefight]] and [[Terminus Firefight]]. | ||
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At the end of a round, there will be a brief pause where the players will be allowed to collect ammo and regroup with their squad mates. Their scores are shown in the top right of the screen, with the team score being on the top. | At the end of a round, there will be a brief pause where the players will be allowed to collect ammo and regroup with their squad mates. Their scores are shown in the top right of the screen, with the team score being on the top. | ||
To increase difficulty throughout the game and increase the multiplier for kills, [[Halo 3 Skulls|skulls]] are activated between rounds and sets. Three skulls are assigned to rounds (Tough Luck, Catch and Black Eye), three skulls are assigned to sets (Tilt, Famine and Mythic), and one skull assigned to the Bonus Round (Iron). Regardless of the difficulty, the [[Halo 3 Skulls #Tough Luck|Tough Luck]] skull will be enabled from the start. With each new round and set, more skulls become enabled, more than one at a time. If one person can stay alive, they will be awarded with higher scores and [[medals]]. Though each enemy class is worth a base number of points, earning medals can modify the player's tally as they go.<ref>[http:// | To increase difficulty throughout the game and increase the multiplier for kills, [[Halo 3 Skulls|skulls]] are activated between rounds and sets. Three skulls are assigned to rounds (Tough Luck, Catch and Black Eye), three skulls are assigned to sets (Tilt, Famine and Mythic), and one skull assigned to the Bonus Round (Iron). Regardless of the difficulty, the [[Halo 3 Skulls#Tough Luck|Tough Luck]] skull will be enabled from the start. With each new round and set, more skulls become enabled, more than one at a time. If one person can stay alive, they will be awarded with higher scores and [[medals]]. Though each enemy class is worth a base number of points, earning medals can modify the player's tally as they go.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Halo3ODST_Firefight '''Bungie.net''': ''Drop Into Firefight'']</ref> | ||
Additionally, once a team has survived a Set, they will go on to the Bonus Round. Because it is only a Bonus Round, any deaths will not be subtracted from the overall life pool, and as the [[Halo 3 Skulls #Iron|Iron Skull]] is activated at the start, the player cannot respawn until time runs out. The Bonus Round provides players a chance to earn extra lives before the next Set. Extra lives will be unlocked every 2,000 points scored after the beginning of the round. The Bonus Round consists entirely of Grunts while all the skulls are turned on. <ref>[http:// | Additionally, once a team has survived a Set, they will go on to the Bonus Round. Because it is only a Bonus Round, any deaths will not be subtracted from the overall life pool, and as the [[Halo 3 Skulls#Iron|Iron Skull]] is activated at the start, the player cannot respawn until time runs out. The Bonus Round provides players a chance to earn extra lives before the next Set. Extra lives will be unlocked every 2,000 points scored after the beginning of the round. The Bonus Round consists entirely of Grunts while all the skulls are turned on.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_081409 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 08/14/09'']</ref> | ||
If one scores a total of 200,000 points on any map in Firefight, they will unlock an achievement which is available for every map (except for the "night" missions, which will unlock an achievement for their daytime counterparts), making Firefight have a total of eight achievements worthy of 10 gamerpoints each. | If one scores a total of 200,000 points on any map in Firefight, they will unlock an achievement which is available for every map (except for the "night" missions, which will unlock an achievement for their daytime counterparts), making Firefight have a total of eight achievements worthy of 10 gamerpoints each. | ||
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=== ''Halo: Reach'' === | === ''Halo: Reach'' === | ||
[[File:Firefight_Reach.jpg|300px|thumb|The menu background image for Firefight in ''Halo: Reach''.]] | [[File:Firefight_Reach.jpg|300px|thumb|The menu background image for Firefight in ''Halo: Reach''.]] | ||
{{Quote|It’s official. Firefight is back and better than ever. To get your drool on, go ahead and salivate over a Firefight that’s fully integrated into Halo: Reach’s matchmaking and topped off with an insane side of complete player customization, right down to each Set, Round, and Wave. And that’s just the beginning of the control you have over the experience.|Bungie.net description<ref>[http:// | {{Quote|It’s official. Firefight is back and better than ever. To get your drool on, go ahead and salivate over a Firefight that’s fully integrated into Halo: Reach’s matchmaking and topped off with an insane side of complete player customization, right down to each Set, Round, and Wave. And that’s just the beginning of the control you have over the experience.|Bungie.net description<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=e32010ff Bungie.net: Welcome to Firefight 2.0]</ref>}} | ||
The game mechanics featured in ''Halo 3: ODST'' return for the Firefight mode featured in ''Halo: Reach''. Referred to as "Firefight 2.0".<ref group="note">In sources regarding Firefight in ''Halo: Reach'', Bungie employees refer to Firefight as "Firefight 2.0".</ref> | The game mechanics featured in ''Halo 3: ODST'' return for the Firefight mode featured in ''Halo: Reach''. Referred to as "Firefight 2.0".,<ref group="note">In sources regarding Firefight in ''Halo: Reach'', Bungie employees refer to Firefight as "Firefight 2.0".</ref> the mode features eight maps on the disc: [[Waterfront]], [[Beachhead (Halo: Reach level)|Beachhead]], [[Overlook]], [[Courtyard]], [[Corvette (level)|Corvette]], [[Outpost (level)|Outpost]], [[Glacier]] and [[Holdout]] (all of which are also featured in campaign). Additionally, a new map, [[Unearthed]], was released with the [[Defiant Map Pack]] on March 15, 2011 and another one, [[Installation 04 (level)|Installation 04]], was released with the [[Anniversary Map Pack]] on November 15, 2011. | ||
In addition, Firefight now consists of a multitude of [[template:Games|gametypes]]. "Classic Mode," as the name suggests, has the same rules as ''ODST'''s version of Firefight, while Default mode ends after a single set is completed, or the players run out of lives. [[Generator Defense]] also makes a return as a Firefight gametype. Given Firefight's new matchmaking support, there are also Firefight-specific [[commendations]] and [[Challenges]], updated on a daily or weekly basis, that will earn the player bonus [[credits]] upon their completion. Customization options have been greatly expanded, including options to alter weapons, maps, game duration, and enemy behavior.<ref>[http:// | In addition, Firefight now consists of a multitude of [[template:Games|gametypes]]. "Classic Mode," as the name suggests, has the same rules as ''ODST'''s version of Firefight, while Default mode ends after a single set is completed, or the players run out of lives. [[Generator Defense]] also makes a return as a Firefight gametype. Given Firefight's new matchmaking support, there are also Firefight-specific [[commendations]] and [[Challenges]], updated on a daily or weekly basis, that will earn the player bonus [[credits]] upon their completion. Customization options have been greatly expanded, including options to alter weapons, maps, game duration, and enemy behavior.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_061810 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update 06/18/10'']</ref> The player is also able to create up to three customized skulls of their own for use in Firefight.<ref name="xbox360.ign.com"/> The appearance of your custom Noble Six character from Campaign will carry over to Firefight, with a selection of voices from other characters to choose from (including characters from past games, such as the [[John-117|Master Chief]], [[Cortana]], and Sergeant Johnson). | ||
[[File:Reach_Firefight_Versus1.jpg|thumb|250px|Two [[Sangheili]] square-off against a [[SPARTAN-II|Spartan]] in [[Halo: Reach|Reach's]] Firefight ''Versus'' gametype.]] | [[File:Reach_Firefight_Versus1.jpg|thumb|250px|Two [[Sangheili]] square-off against a [[SPARTAN-II|Spartan]] in [[Halo: Reach|Reach's]] Firefight ''Versus'' gametype.]] | ||
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[[File:Johnson vs. Chieftain in Firefight.jpg|thumb|250px|Players who pre-ordered a copy of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' received a code to play as [[Sergeant Major|Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]] in Firefight.]] | [[File:Johnson vs. Chieftain in Firefight.jpg|thumb|250px|Players who pre-ordered a copy of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' received a code to play as [[Sergeant Major|Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]] in Firefight.]] | ||
The playable characters in Firefight in ''Halo 3: ODST'' are acquired by different means, most of them unlocked by earning [[achievement]]s. Players are allowed to customize their [[multiplayer emblems|emblem]], background, color (which now includes formerly unavailable ones: black, olive, etc.) and [[Service Tag]]s (which now allow any combination of up to four characters) , much like in ''Halo 3'' multiplayer. The player's helmets are removable (with the exception of the Rookie, who never has his face revealed, and Johnson, who does not have one), but it has no effect on game play in any way: your VISR is still available, even though it is the vision mode of the ODST's helmet. | The playable characters in Firefight in ''Halo 3: ODST'' are acquired by different means, most of them unlocked by earning [[achievement]]s. Players are allowed to customize their [[multiplayer emblems|emblem]], background, color (which now includes formerly unavailable ones: black, olive, etc.) and [[Service Tag]]s (which now allow any combination of up to four characters), much like in ''Halo 3'' multiplayer. The player's helmets are removable (with the exception of the Rookie, who never has his face revealed, and Johnson, who does not have one), but it has no effect on game play in any way: your VISR is still available, even though it is the vision mode of the ODST's helmet. | ||
In ''Halo: Reach'', instead of playing as the characters themselves, the player will retain their variation of [[SPARTAN-B312]], but have a choice of a "Firefight voice". The Firefight voice selected will be the player's voice in gameplay.<ref name="Inventory">[http:// | In ''Halo: Reach'', instead of playing as the characters themselves, the player will retain their variation of [[SPARTAN-B312]], but have a choice of a "Firefight voice". The Firefight voice selected will be the player's voice in gameplay.<ref name="Inventory">[http://halo.bungie.net/images/news/inline10/bwu_071610/Reach_InitialArmoryInventor.jpg '''Bungie.net''': ''Initial Armory Inventory'']</ref> | ||
=== ''Halo 3: ODST'' === | === ''Halo 3: ODST'' === | ||
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[[File:Firefight_Voices.jpg|thumb|250px|Some Firefight voices in ''Reach'', from top left - [[SPARTAN-B312|Noble Six]], [[Carter-A259|Carter]], [[Jorge-052|Jorge]], [[Auntie Dot]], [[Stacker]], [[Edward Buck|Buck]], [[Jun-A266|Jun]], [[Emile-A239|Emile]], [[Kat-B320|Kat]], [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]], [[Cortana]], and [[John-117|Master Chief]].]] | [[File:Firefight_Voices.jpg|thumb|250px|Some Firefight voices in ''Reach'', from top left - [[SPARTAN-B312|Noble Six]], [[Carter-A259|Carter]], [[Jorge-052|Jorge]], [[Auntie Dot]], [[Stacker]], [[Edward Buck|Buck]], [[Jun-A266|Jun]], [[Emile-A239|Emile]], [[Kat-B320|Kat]], [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]], [[Cortana]], and [[John-117|Master Chief]].]] | ||
=== ''Halo: Reach'' === | === ''Halo: Reach'' === | ||
The voices listed below are seen as available items in the Armory from the start, Noble Six being the only default. <ref>[http:// | The voices listed below are seen as available items in the Armory from the start, Noble Six being the only default.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=27328 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 07.16.10'']</ref> | ||
*'''[[SPARTAN-B312/Quotes|Noble Six]]''':<ref name="Inventory"/> Unlocked by default. | *'''[[SPARTAN-B312/Quotes|Noble Six]]''':<ref name="Inventory"/> Unlocked by default. | ||
*'''[[Carter-A259/Quotes|Carter-A259]]''':<ref name="Inventory"/> Purchasable at default for 100,000 credits. | *'''[[Carter-A259/Quotes|Carter-A259]]''':<ref name="Inventory"/> Purchasable at default for 100,000 credits. | ||
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*[[Lost Platoon]]: Unlock the [[Uplift Reserve (achievement)|Uplift Reserve]] achievement. | *[[Lost Platoon]]: Unlock the [[Uplift Reserve (achievement)|Uplift Reserve]] achievement. | ||
*[[Crater]]: Unlocked by default. | *[[Crater]]: Unlocked by default. | ||
*[[rally Point (level)| Rally Point]]: Unlocked by default. | *[[rally Point (level)|Rally Point]]: Unlocked by default. | ||
*[[Security Zone]]: Unlocked by default. | *[[Security Zone]]: Unlocked by default. | ||
*[[Windward]]: Unlocked by default. | *[[Windward]]: Unlocked by default. | ||
