A well-crafted Halo experience with enough new bells and whistles to turn around even the most jaded fan, and feels exactly like what you'd want a next-gen Halo game to be.

It's not perfect, but this might be the best single-player Halo campaign ever written.  343 finally feels like it's taking the franchise in a new direction—and it's a good one. Just don't expect closure.

It's not the best Halo game I've ever played, but it is good, delivering most of the Halo essentials without compromise.

The campaign mode hits some great highs over its somewhat short 15-mission span, but also occasionally suffers from a lack of variety, and some boss fights that feel disappointingly one-note.