Halo: Reach will likely be Bungie's final installment in the Halo series, and the developer has high expectations for the shooter.
The studio expects that as many as three million gamers could download the multiplayer beta, which hits Xbox Live this May. By comparison, the Halo 3 multiplayer beta was downloaded by just under a million gamers -- about 800,000 to be precise.
With Halo: Reach, Bungie is looking to the franchise's roots for inspiration. Indeed, the developer is spending a lot of time looking back at Halo: Combat Evolved. With Reach, for instance, Bungie is bringing back health packs, which were an integral part of the original Halo's game design but have been absent in the series since Halo 2.
The Halo: Reach beta begins this May and will be available to those who purchased Halo: ODST.
Stay tuned for more on Halo: Reach as it happens.
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hi all you people
halo is the best fps, I got the 1st one when I was 16. long live the master chief
health packs suck...as shown in ODST. Its annoying to stay red and beeping while you try and hide and make sure you don't die without a shield coming back online....Sure its not real at all but this is halo and supposed to be fantasy. Its actually pretty irritating that they are using health packs in yet another consecutive game.
Health packs are, personally, a welcomed return. It keeps the suspense rolling and makes situations more of a challenge. Can't wait to play the beta!
glad i bought ODST - beta will be amazing in may
Hurray for health packs!!! will make multiplayer unique and fun again! Hope my magnum comes back again...He's been getting a littly rusty.
@J obviously you never played Halo CE
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