Halo: The Master Chief Collection Reviews

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is ranked in the 96th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
10 / 10.0
Nov 11, 2014

Master Chief returns to Xbox with an amazing soundtrack and enough tweaks to rekindle any Halo fan's love of the series. While the ports of Halo 3 and 4 suffer ever so slightly, Halo 2 makes up for those dips in performance tenfold.

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95 / 100
Nov 11, 2014

Fans of the series will no doubt feel that this is the ultimate tribute to Master Chief and his adventures so far while those who have yet to experience the Halo franchise will enjoy all it has to offer, but in one simple package.  The added benefit of the Xbox One hardware also makes it better, with improved visuals in campaign and new Halo 2 Anniversary maps, as well as the control options.  Add to this that the amount of extras are long and lasting, and you have a total package that makes for quite a high benchmark for all developers/publishers to meet when considering releasing a collection of a game series.

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Guardian
Top Critic
Nov 11, 2014

If you like games that are so big you can immerse yourselves in them for months, The Master Chief Collection offers excellent value. It's an absolute monolith of a package, beautifully presented for the 21st century.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 11, 2014

The Master Chief Collection is a dazzling package, but the current issues around its online modes prevent us from issuing an unequivocal recommendation for the time being.

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9.5 / 10.0
Nov 11, 2014

Halo: The Master Chief Collection – The True Meaning of a 'Definitive' Collection

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7 / 10.0
Nov 12, 2014

If it weren't for the multiplayer options, The Master Chief Collection would have garnered a much lower score. The multiplayer suite is truly the saving grace of this package and worth the price of admission alone.

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Buy
Nov 12, 2014

An awesome Halo package with a temporary caveat thanks to multiplayer instability.

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9 / 10.0
Nov 13, 2014

Halo: The Master Chief Collection just doesn't suppress the open spot for the next chapter of the series. The collection is however a done, a work produced with care and care that fans of the series have become accustomed to with the bungie quality seal.

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9 / 10.0
Nov 13, 2014

On sheer value for money alone The Master Chief Collection is a fantastic proposition, add in that it contains some of the highest regarded Xbox titles of all time, touched up, enhanced and fit for a whole new generation of players, it's quite simply a must buy.

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EGM
Top Critic
7.5 / 10.0
Nov 13, 2014

Halo: The Master Chief Collection's multiplayer launch problems are an unfortunate blight on what would otherwise be an exciting way to experience the franchise's evolution—online and off—in one smartly executed package.

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6 / 10
Nov 14, 2014

The Master Chief Collection's four campaigns are evergreen, but serious problems with online multiplayer are a blight on this compilation.

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Impulsegamer
Top Critic
4.8 / 5.0
Nov 15, 2014

The Master Chief Collection successfully brings the Halo franchise to the XBox One and with Halo 5 just around the corner, this is the perfect compendium to replay the entire series on this amazing console. More importantly, The Master Chief Collection retails for around $79AUD (November 2014) which is true value for money and given the amount of content from both single-player to multiplayer, it's really hard to find a place to start.

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84 / 100
Nov 15, 2014

Halo: The Master Chief Collection provides a comprehensive look at one of the most notable, and for some fans one of the most important, franchises in gaming.

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7 / 10
Nov 16, 2014

It's still Halo. Only with more bugs than you remember.

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9 / 10.0
Nov 17, 2014

Whether it's nostalgia or intrigue, this collection of classics is a must have.

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Nov 17, 2014

Connection issues have blighted the multiplayer so far, but this is otherwise a brilliant and generous compilation of one of the industry's most influential video games.

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9 / 10.0
Nov 17, 2014

This game is the love song to Halo fans and a bridge to Halo 5, any fan of the franchise would be crazy to miss out. If you're new to the franchise then it's just good content for cost.

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Nov 17, 2014

Once multiplayer is up and running without any sizeable hiccups, I easily foresee 'Halo: The Master Chief Collection' taking its place as one of the finest releases for the Xbox One to date. That said, it's a partially complete package sold to consumers at full price. As fantastic as the campaigns are, and as intriguing as the Halo Channel appears to be, I wouldn't necessarily say it's worth $60 out the gate. I intend to continually return to multiplayer in the coming days and weeks for two reasons: one I love the 'Halo' series and multiplayer experience and two, because like the game itself, this is an incomplete review. Once multiplayer has settled itself in a firm state, this review will see a complete overhaul and final ranking set in stone. Until then, 'The Master Chief Collection' is simply worth a look.

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7 / 10
Nov 20, 2014

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is an immense package, but a table falls when a leg is cut off.

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9 / 10
Nov 22, 2014

For those new to the universe of Halo, a vast array of single and multiplayer content awaits, all revolving around one of the greater ongoing stories available in gaming and featuring the franchise's hallmark genre-defining arena combat. For the more initiated, a chance to go back and relive many fond moments from a whole new perspective is also a boon.

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