6. Halo 2
As the best-selling game from the days of the original Xbox, 6th place might be seen as a strange place for Halo 2, especially since it pretty much invented competitive online gaming over Xbox Live. Despite the huge success of its multiplayer aspect, Halo 2 had some serious flaws in terms of its single player experience. Although the opening stages, which featured a large-scale Covenant assault on Earth, are some of the best in the entire series, the plot takes a downhill turn after this point. The introduction of the Arbiter as a playable character proved unpopular with players, many of who would have preferred more campaign time from Master Chief’s perspective. The Arbiter’s unpopularity is best displayed by Bungie’s decision to give him a much smaller role in Halo 3, keeping the action firmly related to the Chief.
Not only were the Arbiter sections unpopular, but the plot was generally seen as being far too short. Throw in one of the most atrocious uses of a cliffhanger ending ever seen in modern gaming (an ending that occurred at the very moment where Halo 2 seemed to be building up to something epic) and you have a game that, despite high sales, failed to replicate the high standards set by its predecessor. A load of unintelligible lore and sci-fi mumbo jumbo involving the tentacled Gravemind character just added to the narrative woes.
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I couldnt agree more with this list. I would like to put Halo 2 dead last but i’ve never played Wars but it really was an awful single player campaign.
I dont think Combat Evolved will be beaten for enjoyment or that Reach will be matched for narrative.
I’ve neevr been the biggest fan of Halo thinking it was always a bit too overhyped for what you actually get (a fun but otherwise shallow experience) especially as a singleplayer gamer. But fi i ever do decide to go online. Its Halo everytime and im thankful they dont mess around with Multiplayer too much except to add better features.
7. Wars
6. ODST
5. Halo 2
4. Halo Reach
3. Combat Evolved
2. Halo 4
1. Halo 3
Wow this line up is very messed up.
Halo: Combat Evolved = Best.Game. EVER, bar none.
The person who made this is obviously an idiot. Here is how it should of went
7. Halo Wars
6. Halo 4
5. Halo: ODST
4. Halo: Reach
3. Halo: Combat Evolved
2. Halo 3
1. Halo 2
No. Just no..
JOINT 7/6. Halo Wars and Halo 4.
5. Halo Reach
4. Halo Combat Evolved
3. Halo ODST
2. Halo 2
1. Halo 3