Halo: The Master Chief Collection | Xbox (2024)

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What does Halo Master Chief Collection include? ›

Six games, one epic saga. The Master Chief's story is brought together in one integrated experience that's optimized for PC and Xbox Series X|S. Featuring Halo: Reach, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo 4, this is the definitive Halo experience.

Halo Infinite has way more going on these days with new maps, gadgets, and cosmetics while MCC gets fun little scraps of history every six months, so why is MCC averaging over twice as many players on Steam? It's just better Halo, with beloved co-op campaigns, way more maps, and a decidedly less competitive vibe.

If you're new to the series, you'll either want to start with Halo: Reach or Halo: Combat Evolved. Reach is the first full-fledged FPS chronologically while Halo: Combat Evolved is the first game in the series.

Kurt-051 is one of the few Spartans that has been able to outsmart Master Chief. Arguably the best tactician out of all the Spartan-IIs, Kurt had an inhuman ability to sense traps and ambushes that would otherwise go unnoticed.

Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach were not released alongside the original Halo: The Master Chief Collection (MCC) in 2014.

Six games, one epic saga

Starting with the incredible bravery of Noble Six in Halo: Reach and ending with the rise of a new enemy in Halo 4, experience the complete Master Chief saga across a total of 67 campaign missions.

Halo 3 ODST

By far, the easiest Halo campaign on legendary is Halo 3 ODST. Being the shortest of the Halo games, ODST already has a leg up on difficulty based on time to complete alone, but it is also one of the series's fairest feeling games.

How should you play Halo Master Chief Collection? ›

A list of each game within MCC will appear. We recommend starting with Halo: CE Anniversary, but you can select whichever. Next, if you're new to Halo, we recommend you select Quick Start so you can quickly get to playing the campaign. On the Difficulty selection menu, choose a difficulty according to your skill level.

Lieutenant S-B312 (Noble Six) was confirmed KIA August 30, 2552 at around 20:00 hours, near the Asźod ship breaking yards on Reach (page 130 of Halo: The Essential Visual Guide). He's dead, he never survived.

Master Chief is the superior Spartan overall. His exploits, attitude, and skill are known and respected by many. While Noble Six is like Master Chief in many regards, he lacks the legendary status and experience. He had the potential to become something much more, yet he met an untimely end.

1. Halo: Reach. Halo: Reach represents the pinnacle of Bungie's tinkering with the Halo formula. The graphics still hold up thanks to strong art direction, the sense of movement is intoxicating, each weapon packs a mighty wallop, and the supremely paced campaign is easily the best story mode to come out of the series.

Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach were not released alongside the original Halo: The Master Chief Collection (MCC) in 2014.

Halo: Master Chief Collection includes 6 great Halo experiences. Halo: Reach, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 3, and Halo 3: ODST and Halo 4. Purchase Halo: The Master Chief Collection Bundle or individual titles for access to available game content.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is the ultimate way to play six different Halo games spanning over ten years. It's available on both Xbox and Windows platforms, for direct purchase or through Xbox Game Pass.

Campaign. Halo: The Master Chief Collection contains every campaign level from the included games playable in their original engines. All missions are unlocked from the start. The 15 Halo 2 Campaign missions were remastered for Halo 2: Anniversary.