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"Heroes never die."

— Official tagline^[1]^[2]

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (or simply Halo: Anniversary) is a first-person shooter video game and a remake of 2001's Halo: Combat Evolved.^[3], developed by 343 Industries in collaboration with Saber Interactive and Certain Affinity. The game features remastered graphics and audio, using assets from Halo: Reach.^[3]^[4] Available with the game are seven multiplayer maps from Halo: Combat Evolved for Halo: Reach multiplayer.^[3] Anniversary is a part of 343 Industries' ten-year anniversary celebration.

Features

Frank O'Connor has stated that the game will feature "a graphics layer running on top of the exact Halo: CE physics and gameplay engine, so it feels exactly like Halo."^[5] As such, gameplay mechanics from the original game, such as the M6D pistol's three-shot kill, will all be present. The game also features an online campaign cooperative mode over Xbox LIVE. Pressing the Back button allows the player to switch seamlessly between the graphics of the original 2001 title and the 2011 remake. All non-vocal audio for the game will be re-recorded, while the original voice-acting will remain untouched.^[3] The game will feature optional Kinect features that will not affect the core gameplay experience.^[6] The game can also be played in 3D, provided that the player has a 3D TV.^[7]

Terminals will be found throughout the game, which, unlike the text-based terminals of Halo 3, contain full-motion video narrated by monitor 343 Guilty Spark. These terminals will link the game's story to that of Halo 4.^[3]^[8] Anniversary will also have subtitles available for in-game and combat dialogue.^[9]

The game will feature skulls, including at least one that never appeared in previous Halo games and will also have achievements.

Multiplayer

Anniversary will include Halo Reach's multiplayer with six remakes and one new Firefight map. These maps will feature Forge support.^[10]

Multiplayer

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Battle Canyon (remake of Beaver Creek)^[11]
Penance (remake of Damnation)^[11]
Hang 'Em High remake
Ridgeline (remake of Timberland)^[12]^[13]
Solitary (remake of Prisoner)^[14]
Headlong^[15]

Firefight

Installation 04 (Firefight map)^[16]

Marketing promotions

Announcement trailer

Main article: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary announcement trailer

The Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary announcement trailer was released on June 6, 2011. It showcases the differences between the original Halo: Combat Evolved and Anniversary.

Waypoint Exclusive

Main article: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Exclusive

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Exclusive is a video documentary in which various 343 Industries employees comment on the development and features of the game.^[3]

Pre-order bonuses

Customers who pre-order the game will receive a code to download John-117's Mark V MJOLNIR armor for their Avatars. Pre-ordering the game also gives access to the "Grunt Funeral Skull", which causes Unggoy to explode like plasma grenades when killed.^[17]

Terminals teaser

Main article: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary terminals teaser

A short trailer which originally debuted during the Halo Universe panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2011. It showcases the animation used in the terminals with a narration by 04-343 Guilty Spark.^[18]

Trivia

The game was internally referred to as "Spark" during development.^[19]
According to O'Connor, John-117's abnormally proportioned helmet from the announcement trailer was being fixed prior to the trailer's release, though it was not completed in time to appear in the final E3 trailer.^[20]

Gallery

A promotional wallpaper of Halo: Anniversary.
An alternate version of the wallpaper.
Screenshot of the current menu in a demo.
Marines storm the beach on the level The Silent Cartographer.
A view of the beach on The Silent Cartographer.
Another screenshot of The Silent Cartographer.
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John-117 as he appears in Halo Anniversary.
An image from the redesigned level 343 Guilty Spark.
An image of the redesigned multiplayer map Penance.
An image of the redesigned multiplayer map Battle Canyon.
CE AR.PNG

The MA5B as it currently appears in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.^[21]
Halo CE T&R.PNG

A screenshot of the redesigned level The Truth and Reconciliation.
John-117's Mark V armor, as a pre-order bonus for Xbox 360 Avatars.

Sources

18.http://www.facebook.com/xboxuk/posts/10150268199306344

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[1] Halo Waypoint, Halo: Anniversary

[2] Xbox.com, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

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[audio-4] VideoGamer: Halo remake does not feature original audio

[5] GameTrailers: E3 2011: Halo Returns Interview (Stream)

[6] MTV: "'Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary' Will Use Kinect"

[7] Halo Waypoint: "343 Guilty Spark" Level Demo

[8] IGN.com: E3 2011: Halo CE Anniversary - New Secrets for an Old Friend

[9] YouTube: SDCC 2011: Halo Universe Panel Part 3

[10] Halo Waypoint — 343 Sparkcast #5

[bulletin817-11] Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin: 8/17/11

[12] HBO forums: "Map... never been seen on console before."

[Halo_-_Ridgeline_Flythrough-13] IGN.com: Halo - Ridgeline Flythrough

[Halo_-_Solitary_Flythrough-14] IGN.com: Halo - Solitary Flythrough

[15] IGN.com: Halo Fest - Halo: Anniversary Warthog Violence

[Halo_-_Installation_Flythrough-16] IGN.com: Halo - Installation 04 Flythrough

[17] Special Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Pre-order Bonuses

[18] Anniversary Terminals Teaser

[19] HaloWaypoint.com — 343 Sparkcast #4

[20] Halo.Bungie.Org — Frankie's Back. With an update ;-)

[21] Halo: Anniversary Exclusive Pre-Order Grunt Funeral Skull

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 ==Features==
-[[Frank O'Connor]] has stated that the game will feature "a graphics layer running on top of the exact ''Halo: CE'' physics and gameplay engine, so it feels exactly like ''Halo''."<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2011-halo-4/714845| '''GameTrailers''': ''E3 2011: Halo Returns Interview (Stream)'']</ref> As such, gameplay mechanics from the original game, such as the [[M6D Personal Defense Weapon System|M6D pistol's]] three-shot kill, will all be present. The game also features an online campaign cooperative mode over Xbox LIVE. Pressing the ''Back'' button allows the player to switch seamlessly between the graphics of the original 2001 title and the 2011 remake. All non-vocal audio for the game will be re-recorded, while the original voice-acting will remain untouched.<ref name="waypoint01"/> The game will feature optional [[Wikipedia:Kinect|Kinect]] features that will not affect the core gameplay experience.<ref>[http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2011/06/20/halo-combat-evolved-anniversary-will-use-kinect/ '''MTV''': ''"'Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary' Will Use Kinect"'']</ref>
+[[Frank O'Connor]] has stated that the game will feature "a graphics layer running on top of the exact ''Halo: CE'' physics and gameplay engine, so it feels exactly like ''Halo''."<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2011-halo-4/714845| '''GameTrailers''': ''E3 2011: Halo Returns Interview (Stream)'']</ref> As such, gameplay mechanics from the original game, such as the [[M6D Personal Defense Weapon System|M6D pistol's]] three-shot kill, will all be present. The game also features an online campaign cooperative mode over Xbox LIVE. Pressing the ''Back'' button allows the player to switch seamlessly between the graphics of the original 2001 title and the 2011 remake. All non-vocal audio for the game will be re-recorded, while the original voice-acting will remain untouched.<ref name="waypoint01"/> The game will feature optional [[Wikipedia:Kinect|Kinect]] features that will not affect the core gameplay experience.<ref>[http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2011/06/20/halo-combat-evolved-anniversary-will-use-kinect/ '''MTV''': ''"'Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary' Will Use Kinect"'']</ref> The game can also be played in 3D, provided that the player has a 3D TV.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/343-guilty-spark-level-demo/ed041717-3134-463a-9fdd-5187e7349448 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''"343 Guilty Spark" Level Demo'']</ref>
 [[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Terminals]] will be found throughout the game, which, unlike the text-based [[terminal]]s of ''[[Halo 3]]'', contain full-motion video narrated by [[monitor]] [[343 Guilty Spark]]. These terminals will link the game's story to that of ''[[Halo 4]]''.<ref name="waypoint01"/><ref>[http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/117/1173462p1.html '''IGN.com''': ''E3 2011: Halo CE Anniversary - New Secrets for an Old Friend'']</ref> ''Anniversary'' will also have subtitles available for in-game and combat dialogue.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUAU5giE2_4 '''YouTube''': ''SDCC 2011: Halo Universe Panel Part 3 '']</ref>