Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

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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. There will also be a button configuration that will allow players to switch seamlessly between the graphics of the original 2001 title and the 2011 remake.^[3]

It has also been stated that terminals will be found throughout the game.^[3] These terminals will link the game's story to that of Halo 4.^[6]

Multiplayer

Anniversary will include Halo Reach's multiplayer with six remakes and one new Firefight map.

Beaver Creek remake
Damnation remake
Hang 'Em High remake
Timberland remake^[7]

Trailers

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

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

Trivia

The game was internally referred to as "Spark" during development.^[8]
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.^[9]

Gallery

A promotional wallpaper of Halo: Anniversary.
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.
John-117 as he appears in the game trailer.
An image from the redesigned level 343 Guilty Spark.
An image of the redesigned multiplayer map Damnation.
An image of the redesigned multiplayer map Beaver Creek.
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Box art of the game.