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Halo 4 Limited Edition
The Master Chief returns to battle an ancient evil bent on vengeance and annihilation. Shipwrecked on a mysterious world, faced with new enemies and deadly technology, the universe will never be the same. Enlist aboard the Infinity to experience Halo’s original multiplayer and Spartan Ops - episodic fiction-based co-op missions.
Limited Edition Contents• War Games Map Packs: The Limited Edition includes access to nine maps - three future competitive multiplayer map packs, each including three locations, available for download post-launch on Xbox LIVE.
• Specializations: Receive early access to six Specializations, available at launch on Xbox LIVE, and use them, one at a time, to achieve higher ranks in your Spartan career. In addition to gaining access to new ranks, Specializations unlock new customization options.
• The Special Edition of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, a 90-minute extended version of the live-action digital series which will take fans back to the terrifying beginning of the Human/Covenant war, when the Master Chief inspired a young cadet who would eventually become a leader aboard the UNSC's greatest vessel ever: the UNSC Infinity.
Digital content also included:Bonus in-fiction bonus content expanding the characters and stories of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
• Special Featurette: Bringing Gaming into Reality
• Making of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
Bonus digital content through Xbox LIVE:
• Unique in-game Spartan IV armor skin
• Unique in-game weapon skin for the Assault Rifle
• An exclusive in-game emblem
• Xbox LIVE Avatar prop*
• Xbox LIVE Avatar Spartan IV armor set*
The Limited Edition also contains the UNSC Infinity Briefing Packet which includes a Spartan armor customization schematic, an introduction to the massive ship UNSC Infinity, and insight into what it means to be one of humanity’s finest warriors: The Spartan-IVs.
Key Features
The Reclaimer Saga Begins: Experience the dawn of an epic new Halo adventure, solo or split screen with up to three friends
Go Beyond the Story: Halo 4’s Infinity Multiplayer features a vastly expanded suite of multiplayer modes, weapons, vehicles, armor abilities, a new loadout and Spartan-IV player progression system.
• Spartan Ops: Extend your campaign experience in a massive-scale adventure that builds upon the “Halo 4” Campaign. Receive a weekly series of cinematic episodes on Xbox LIVE followed by new game play missions, played solo or cooperatively with up to three friends – effectively delivering two campaign experiences in one game!*
• War Games: Battle the competition in fresh, immersive new game modes and strategies.
• Track your groups, stats and scores on HaloWaypoint.com
Edge-of-your-seat Entertainment: Immerse yourself in Halo 4’s graphics, sound and epic game play including a mysterious and deadly new class of enemies*
*Online multiplayer and Spartan Ops missions require Xbox LIVE Gold membership (sold separately). System requirements forthcoming. See www.halo4.com
Product Description
The Master Chief returns to battle an ancient evil bent on vengeance and annihilation. Shipwrecked on a mysterious world, faced with new enemies and deadly technology, the universe will never be the same. Enlist aboard the UNSC Infinity to experience Halo’s original multiplayer and Spartan Ops – episodic fiction-based co-op missions.
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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4.0 out of 5 stars
I'm just going to talk about the content of the limited edition and whether or not its worth the extra price.
First of all, if we factor in the map packs, thats already a $25 value. So it really comes down to a $15 price difference between the standard edition (with the map pass) and the limited one. This is assuming you plan on getting the new maps in the first place. So does the remaining content make up for the price difference? Going over the content:
The packaging is nice. The box has a unique look and opens by lifting the flap which is held in place by a magnet. That and with the UNSC logo stamped on makes it look very official looking. I also like the look and quality of the steelbook case.
The UNSC Infinity briefing packet items are pretty neat, especially if you're into the lore. But they're really things you just look through once and then set aside for the remainder of time. There is not much else to them. However, I appreciate the quality of some of these items, such as the little notebook and the armor schematic poster (not sure what material was used to make said poster, but I like it).
The digital content will probably be the deal breaker here. The map packs as I mentioned are a big part of this edition. The "Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn" special edition download is a nice bonus, but it would have been even better if it was included as a DVD instead. The access to the six specializations is nothing special considering people can get the same thing if they play Halo 4 before Nov. 20. And honestly, who isn't?
As for the rest of the digital content. The in-game skins and emblem is also nothing special. The skin is basically the default recruit armor that you start with, but with a slightly different design. You get a 14-day LIVE gold trial which you'll probably never use. And the avatar items speak for themselves.
All in all, I'd say the limited edition has things that will make it worth it to many people, especially for those who have bought the limited (or legendary) editions to all the past Halo games. A part of me wishes it was cheaper or had a few more things like a Master Chief figurine for example. But as it stands I thought the overall package was alright for the cost but some of the bonus items are really lackluster.
First of all, if we factor in the map packs, thats already a $25 value. So it really comes down to a $15 price difference between the standard edition (with the map pass) and the limited one. This is assuming you plan on getting the new maps in the first place. So does the remaining content make up for the price difference? Going over the content:
The packaging is nice. The box has a unique look and opens by lifting the flap which is held in place by a magnet. That and with the UNSC logo stamped on makes it look very official looking. I also like the look and quality of the steelbook case.
The UNSC Infinity briefing packet items are pretty neat, especially if you're into the lore. But they're really things you just look through once and then set aside for the remainder of time. There is not much else to them. However, I appreciate the quality of some of these items, such as the little notebook and the armor schematic poster (not sure what material was used to make said poster, but I like it).
The digital content will probably be the deal breaker here. The map packs as I mentioned are a big part of this edition. The "Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn" special edition download is a nice bonus, but it would have been even better if it was included as a DVD instead. The access to the six specializations is nothing special considering people can get the same thing if they play Halo 4 before Nov. 20. And honestly, who isn't?
As for the rest of the digital content. The in-game skins and emblem is also nothing special. The skin is basically the default recruit armor that you start with, but with a slightly different design. You get a 14-day LIVE gold trial which you'll probably never use. And the avatar items speak for themselves.
All in all, I'd say the limited edition has things that will make it worth it to many people, especially for those who have bought the limited (or legendary) editions to all the past Halo games. A part of me wishes it was cheaper or had a few more things like a Master Chief figurine for example. But as it stands I thought the overall package was alright for the cost but some of the bonus items are really lackluster.
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By Review101
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
First of all i just wanted to say that this limited edition is great. I'm about half way through the campaign and I'm having a blast. Here's what you get inside the box"
Numbered box: Each box has it's own number which gives it a truly limited feel.
Game in a tin case: You get a wonderful white tin case with your 2 discs in it.
Gabriel Thorne armor schematic: The schematic is printed on a kind of see through high quality paper
Silver envelope: Inside the silver envelope you get a mission briefing card.
Red UNSC envelope: Inside the red envelope are all the DLC codes. You get: Halo 4 Forward unto dawn which lets your experience halo 4 from it's very beginning, you get specializations, skins, Avatar props and male/female avatar armor. You also get a 14 days Xbox Live trial code.
Gabriel Thorne's Notebook: The notebook is beautiful. it's in a shape of a rectangle with a bottom middle cut out. The notebook shows different weapons, notes and other information. The back of the notebook is a hard, thick plastic with UNSC printed on it.
The box that the whole thing comes in is also beautiful, it's hard plastic and has the UNSC logo on it. If you're not sure whether or not to get the limited edition, there was one thing that totally sold me on it. You get the war maps map pack included in the box! Normally it sells for $25 I believe. It includes future DLC maps for Halo 4, if you were to pay for those maps separately you would pay over $40. If you know you won't keep the game for long and you are mainly buying it for the campaign and not multiplayer, i say get the regular. If you play multiplexer a lot and enjoy the extras which i listed above, i say go for the limited.
Personally I give the game 4.8/5 and the limited edition 5/5 for all the DLC goodies that you get and the attention to detail inside and outside the box.
Numbered box: Each box has it's own number which gives it a truly limited feel.
Game in a tin case: You get a wonderful white tin case with your 2 discs in it.
Gabriel Thorne armor schematic: The schematic is printed on a kind of see through high quality paper
Silver envelope: Inside the silver envelope you get a mission briefing card.
Red UNSC envelope: Inside the red envelope are all the DLC codes. You get: Halo 4 Forward unto dawn which lets your experience halo 4 from it's very beginning, you get specializations, skins, Avatar props and male/female avatar armor. You also get a 14 days Xbox Live trial code.
Gabriel Thorne's Notebook: The notebook is beautiful. it's in a shape of a rectangle with a bottom middle cut out. The notebook shows different weapons, notes and other information. The back of the notebook is a hard, thick plastic with UNSC printed on it.
The box that the whole thing comes in is also beautiful, it's hard plastic and has the UNSC logo on it. If you're not sure whether or not to get the limited edition, there was one thing that totally sold me on it. You get the war maps map pack included in the box! Normally it sells for $25 I believe. It includes future DLC maps for Halo 4, if you were to pay for those maps separately you would pay over $40. If you know you won't keep the game for long and you are mainly buying it for the campaign and not multiplayer, i say get the regular. If you play multiplexer a lot and enjoy the extras which i listed above, i say go for the limited.
Personally I give the game 4.8/5 and the limited edition 5/5 for all the DLC goodies that you get and the attention to detail inside and outside the box.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I'm a bit older than the typical Halo demographic, and one of the major reasons I play it is to keep my brain tuned up. As such, I play campaign more than multi-player.
For me, then, the value of a Halo game has a lot to do with how engaging the campaign missions are. The original Halo CE and Halo 2 both had very good campaigns that I was content to play many, many times. Halo 3, Halo ODST, and Halo Reach, by contrast, had campaigns that simply didn't hold my interest past two or three run-throughs. I slogged through them the first time more out of a determination to finish than because I liked them, and only repeated them a couple of times before going back to Halo 2.
Now, at last, Halo has a campaign I have had fun playing the first time. Here are some of the things I liked about the campaign.
- Nice variety of missions and environments
- Engaging story line
- New, interesting enemies to fight
- No Flood to fight (I'm not much on zombie shooting)
- Better availability of weapons and ammo. In Halo Reach's campaign, I felt like I was scrounging for ammo half the time. This one gets back to Halo CE/2 days, where they do a good job of leaving appropriate weapons and ammo at various points in a level.
- Very nice rendered scenery - reminiscent of Halo Anniversary edition, but somewhat better
- Good cutscenes, both visually and in terms of promoting the story. Finally, finally they got the faces right on the human characters. I'll be watching these all the way through the first several times through the campaign.
- Hard to get lost in a level - good signaling about the correct way to go
- Good use of extra capabilities in the campaign, especially the jet-pack
- Smooth vehicle piloting. The Pelican was an absolute piece of cake to fly, for example. The Warthog felt pretty natural.
- Good sounds. The vehicles and weapons have a richer, more natural sound, which makes the experience more immersive.
There are a few less-than-perfect things to note. The variety of weapons can be bewildering, and I'll have to do some experimentation in future campaigns to figure them all out. One run-through isn't enough to master all the weapons, or even to become generally familiar with all of them. As usual, it's all too easy to fall off an edge when fighting - sometimes I wish the entire game had a "guard rail" option to turn on.
I also noticed a bit of glitchiness on one weapon - the boltshot. It seemed to sometimes not fire on a click the way I expected. That might be because it has a "hold and fire" mode reminiscent of a plasma pistol overload, but at times it just felt a bit wrong.
Those are minor issues, though. I'll be putting this campaign through its paces plenty more times, I think. I don't know if I will grow as attached as I did to Halo 2's campaign, but we'll see.
*** Update 16 Nov 2012 ***
I didn't really get into the Limited Edition goodies in the original review, so I'll add a bit about that. The main reason to get the Limited Edition, I think, is the downloadable content. The details on what you get are in the product description, but in terms of tangible, physical items, you basically get a poster and notebook from Spartan Gabriel Thorne. The notebook is interesting to read if you're into the Halo backstory, and includes a mildly useful UNSC weapon summary. I've uploaded a picture that shows the notebook both closed and open. For size reference, it's about the size of a DVD case.
The downloadable stuff includes some specializations you get right away (instead of having to work for them), some spiffs for your armor, some map packs, and access to an extended edition of the Forward Unto Dawn series. If you expect to get the map packs anyway, you'll pay almost as much for them as the gap between this edition and the regular edition. So this isn't a bad deal, but it's not a must-have collectible either.
After playing the campaign a couple more times, I still like it, but I have two more comments about it.
First, but I noticed that the music is pretty dull compared to earlier versions. It sounds like generic, off-the-shelf video game music, instead of the powerful compositions by Martin O'Donnell in Halo 1 through 3. It's not even as good as the Halo Reach music, which I thought was a step down from earlier Halo games.
Also, there is no detectable improvement for the AI that controls the Marines who accompany Master Chief. They will still walk right in front of the player, run him over with vehicles, and other silliness. This detracts at times from the immersive experience of the campaign; you'll be in the middle of kicking some alien butt, and then WHAM, you're run over by a Warthog driven by your allies. But the campaign doesn't have that much fighting with the Marines, and it's no worse than previous versions, so I'm not too upset about it. Ally AI is an area I'd like to see more investment in, though.
For me, then, the value of a Halo game has a lot to do with how engaging the campaign missions are. The original Halo CE and Halo 2 both had very good campaigns that I was content to play many, many times. Halo 3, Halo ODST, and Halo Reach, by contrast, had campaigns that simply didn't hold my interest past two or three run-throughs. I slogged through them the first time more out of a determination to finish than because I liked them, and only repeated them a couple of times before going back to Halo 2.
Now, at last, Halo has a campaign I have had fun playing the first time. Here are some of the things I liked about the campaign.
- Nice variety of missions and environments
- Engaging story line
- New, interesting enemies to fight
- No Flood to fight (I'm not much on zombie shooting)
- Better availability of weapons and ammo. In Halo Reach's campaign, I felt like I was scrounging for ammo half the time. This one gets back to Halo CE/2 days, where they do a good job of leaving appropriate weapons and ammo at various points in a level.
- Very nice rendered scenery - reminiscent of Halo Anniversary edition, but somewhat better
- Good cutscenes, both visually and in terms of promoting the story. Finally, finally they got the faces right on the human characters. I'll be watching these all the way through the first several times through the campaign.
- Hard to get lost in a level - good signaling about the correct way to go
- Good use of extra capabilities in the campaign, especially the jet-pack
- Smooth vehicle piloting. The Pelican was an absolute piece of cake to fly, for example. The Warthog felt pretty natural.
- Good sounds. The vehicles and weapons have a richer, more natural sound, which makes the experience more immersive.
There are a few less-than-perfect things to note. The variety of weapons can be bewildering, and I'll have to do some experimentation in future campaigns to figure them all out. One run-through isn't enough to master all the weapons, or even to become generally familiar with all of them. As usual, it's all too easy to fall off an edge when fighting - sometimes I wish the entire game had a "guard rail" option to turn on.
I also noticed a bit of glitchiness on one weapon - the boltshot. It seemed to sometimes not fire on a click the way I expected. That might be because it has a "hold and fire" mode reminiscent of a plasma pistol overload, but at times it just felt a bit wrong.
Those are minor issues, though. I'll be putting this campaign through its paces plenty more times, I think. I don't know if I will grow as attached as I did to Halo 2's campaign, but we'll see.
*** Update 16 Nov 2012 ***
I didn't really get into the Limited Edition goodies in the original review, so I'll add a bit about that. The main reason to get the Limited Edition, I think, is the downloadable content. The details on what you get are in the product description, but in terms of tangible, physical items, you basically get a poster and notebook from Spartan Gabriel Thorne. The notebook is interesting to read if you're into the Halo backstory, and includes a mildly useful UNSC weapon summary. I've uploaded a picture that shows the notebook both closed and open. For size reference, it's about the size of a DVD case.
The downloadable stuff includes some specializations you get right away (instead of having to work for them), some spiffs for your armor, some map packs, and access to an extended edition of the Forward Unto Dawn series. If you expect to get the map packs anyway, you'll pay almost as much for them as the gap between this edition and the regular edition. So this isn't a bad deal, but it's not a must-have collectible either.
After playing the campaign a couple more times, I still like it, but I have two more comments about it.
First, but I noticed that the music is pretty dull compared to earlier versions. It sounds like generic, off-the-shelf video game music, instead of the powerful compositions by Martin O'Donnell in Halo 1 through 3. It's not even as good as the Halo Reach music, which I thought was a step down from earlier Halo games.
Also, there is no detectable improvement for the AI that controls the Marines who accompany Master Chief. They will still walk right in front of the player, run him over with vehicles, and other silliness. This detracts at times from the immersive experience of the campaign; you'll be in the middle of kicking some alien butt, and then WHAM, you're run over by a Warthog driven by your allies. But the campaign doesn't have that much fighting with the Marines, and it's no worse than previous versions, so I'm not too upset about it. Ally AI is an area I'd like to see more investment in, though.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Shouldn't things be better by now?
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Published 1 month ago by Jonathan MacIntire
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