New games Journalism

Halo The Master Chief Collection challenges the traditional sentiment that value is parallel to age. It is proven that just because the games are older, it does not necessarily mean that they are worth less. So while it's good to see Halo 3 and 4 clutching extra pixels and loaded with map packs, I was really excited when loading up the original Halo. Memory is never stronger than when playing the games you did when you were a kid.

Above all else, it's good to have the original Halo's multiplayer back. Considering the disappointment of 2011's Anniversary edition was its absence, and now it’s playable over Xbox Live for the first time. While some of the maps have lived on in remakes, some of the best have been sealed away like the orbital sniper battles of Boarding Action, Combat Evolved's movement has a heavier feel than any of its sequels - and very particularly, a delay on landing before Chief can jump again which prevents fleet-footed navigation but it's still enjoyable, and playable on merit and not just novelty.

343 Industries. (). Halo The Master Chief Collection. [Available online]: https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-gb.

 [Accessed 11th March 2015]