Halo DS

The logo for Halo DS.

Halo DS was a Halo game that was planned to be released on the Nintendo DS, but was canceled as deals did not work out. It was playable before it was canceled. . In January 2007, Matt Casamassina of IGN claimed he played a version of Halo for the Nintendo DS. On October 2, 2007 he demonstrated on-camera, and in-game footage of an early-development style version of Halo DS. The demonstrated work featured dual-wielding and a version of the Halo 2 map Zanzibar. Bungie employees later explained the Halo DS demo was in fact an unsolicited pitch that was never taken on.

It was rumored that the deal was ended due to a argument between Nintendo and Microsoft over money. Another situation similar happened years ago when a GBA game was planned but cancelled as well.

Trivia

• This game was joked about, but denied, by Matt Cassamassina of IGN
• There are no further plans to publish or release it to the public.
• Multi and Single Card Multiplayer play was possible.
• The bottom screen was used mostly for the motion tracker but also had other uses such as to tell you what weapons you had and your shield health.
• The control scheme was similar to that of Metroid Prime: Hunters - tapping the screen to shoot and jump while using the directional pad to move. Pressing the shoulder buttons switched weapons .
• In a gameplay video leaked to the public, the SMG was used in a version of the map Zanzibar from Halo 2. Strangely, the SMG appeared a lot more accurate at range than in both Halo 2 and Halo 3.