Marathon: Durandal (XBL Video Review)

Marathon is the game that presaged the "Halo" revolution. Bungie Studios' very first FPS series, Marathon achieved cult status for its many genre innovations, deep roots in Bungie culture, and its hints of the Halo greatness to come. Chosen for their passionate following and knowledge of the original game, Freeverse was chosen to bring "Marathon: Durandal" exclusively to the Xbox 360. This cult classic FPS continues the tradition of great gameplay of the original while remaining faithful to the spirit of Bungie lore as the predecessor to the Halo franchise. Gameplay involves both a complex single-player adventure as well as a variety of multiplayer bouts across 13 deathmatching stages.

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• Marathon
• 2
• Durandal
• Bungie
• Xbox
• Live
• Arcade
• 360
• XBL
• Review

[rockinsparzy105]

@imfaga

Thumbs up if you got this game before you got Halo Reach, just because you knew it was a badass game.

[AngelGabriel253]

Thumbs up if you already had marathon way before Halo Reach came out, and then got the nameplate.

[SeventhSkyMoon]

I got it for free

[Drougar108]

ahh my wonderful childhood thou i was busy whit diablo 1 demo to...

[SpectrumBravo]

I've had this game for years, and I'm still stuck on the third chapter.

[epichalocat]

you can turn of fast gravity i think

[epichalocat]

DOOM is like cod, and marathon is like Halo

[maximus191000]

have it ill probably do a walkthrough on it mac or xbox

[tapo]

Thumbs up if you got this game in 1995 ;)

[rockinsparzy105]

@KIMbeasly

I'm not sure why I'd be saying Marathon is better than Halo, if I only got Marathon because I bought Halo. :)

[rockinsparzy105]

@SoundReject

Aleph One doesn't have survival, which was enough fun for me to pay 10 bucks for. Also, I don't see any harm in buying a game I love. :)

On top of that, I personally like the online multiplayer on the XBLA better than the Aleph One version.

For some reason, no matter how good my internet connection is, I still lag when I use Aleph One, while the XBLA, I have next to no lag. That is, if I'm lucky enough to find a game on the XBLA :/