Halo: Combat Evolved Prototype [Third-person y2000 Version]

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"On July 21, 1999, during the Macworld Conference & Expo, Steve Jobs announced that Halo would be released for Mac OS and Windows simultaneously. Before this public announcement, game industry journalists under a non-disclosure agreement had previewed the game in a private showing during E3 1999, and were reportedly amazed. Bungie Studios later stated an even earlier development build of the game centered on real-time strategy and was "basically Myth in a sci-fi universe."

At E3 2000, the first trailer of Halo was well-received. The version shown there differed greatly from the one exhibited previously, marking the first major overhaul in the game's development. At this point, Halo was a third-person action game, in which a transport starship crashlands on a mysterious ring world that orbits a star. Early versions of Covenant aliens appear in great numbers and loot what they can, and war erupts between them and the humans. Unable to match the technologically advanced alien race, the humans on the ring world resort to guerrilla warfare. This version of the game featured Halo-specific fauna, which were later dropped because of design difficulties and the creatures' "detract[ion] from the surprise, drama and impact of the Flood."

As rumors had predicted, Microsoft announced on June 19, 2000 that it had acquired Bungie Studios. Halo became an exclusive game for Microsoft's Xbox video game console, and Bungie Studios rewrote the game's engine, heavily altering its presentation and turning it into a first-person shooter. Originally a key element, the game's online multiplayer component was dropped because Xbox Live would be unfinished at the time of Halo's release. While a playable demonstration of the game at Gamestock 2001 was well-received, critics had mixed reactions to its exhibition at E3 2001" - info from wikipedia

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[IammeoramI]

*Guitar Solo*

[Jagguar20]

I meant that the game should've been like this early prototype, more of an open world sci fi shooter rather than the random fragfest it is now.

[Narjes19870]

Nice video!

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[bradxdieden]

@Jagguar20 the first one was, its the second one with all its sh**y gimmicks and stupid useless gadgets that ruined it

[CruzPokemonFan123]

I remember this it was the first halo but was unreleased

It was only for Mac and PC but it would had been a good game if it was out

[LoCfAlCo]

@Jagguar20 When this trailer came out the game was intended to be an rts game, not a shooter.

[thelime36]

@Jagguar20 i agree its strayed too far from what it was suppost to become

[messenger360]

What the fuck is wrong with the sound?

[arctrooper312]

they shouldve made odst in it and some spartans



[justin12399]

@optimusprimegang They only made it for the first Xbox and Computer

[optimusprimegang]

man where can you buy this for ps2

[halowraith1]

2:07 he only wanted to tickle the elite!