{"id":46762,"date":"2012-11-01T12:01:52","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T10:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=46762"},"modified":"2012-11-01T12:04:04","modified_gmt":"2012-11-01T10:04:04","slug":"halo-4-review-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/46762-halo-4-review-round-up","title":{"rendered":"Halo 4 review round-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ladies, gentlemen, and genetically-engineered super soldiers of mostly indeterminate gender, the Halo 4 reviews are in.<\/p>\n<p>The game is currently commanding a Metacritic average of 91 and a Gamerankings average of 91.76, although the review embargo was only lifted at 9 AM this morning so that&#8217;s likely to shift up or down a bit over the next few days. In the meantime, though, here&#8217;s what people are saying about Master Chief&#8217;s next big adventure.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Joystiq &#8211; 5\/5<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;The developer launches the best kind of protest, which is to wave an impressive, throbbing shooter in your face. Trust me, you want this.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joystiq.com\/2012\/11\/01\/halo-4-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full review.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">IGN &#8211; 9.8\/10<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Halo 4 is a masterstroke everyone can and should celebrate, and its two guaranteed sequels instantly make the next-generation Xbox a must-own system, with Halo 5 its most anticipated title. Halo has been rebuilt. It has been redefined. And it has been reinvigorated. The Xbox&#8217;s original king has returned to his rightful place on the throne.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2012\/11\/01\/halo-4-review\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full review.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46764\" title=\"Halo 4 screenshot\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-01.jpg\" alt=\"Halo 4 multiplayer CTF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-01.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-01-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-01-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-01-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-01-170x96.jpg 170w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-01-297x167.jpg 297w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-01-530x298.jpg 530w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-01-250x140.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Eurogamer &#8211; 8\/10<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;Halo 4 is authentic, and assures 343&#8217;s role is more than a mere tribute act. Their delicate yet sprawling work may be more continuation than true expansion &#8211; and perhaps the true test comes in the next step &#8211; but for now, Halo returns with a bang, not a whimper.&#8221;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2012-11-01-halo-4-review\" target=\"_blank\"> Read the full review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Gamespot &#8211; 9\/10<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Every bit the massive shooter package that its predecessors were, and it holds the series&#8217; standard high. The thrilling and emotional return of Master Chief and Cortana is the highlight, and the campaign breaks new ground in narrative quality for the franchise. The top-notch competitive multiplayer picks up where Halo: Reach left off, infusing the action with some mainstream elements while still remaining undeniably unique.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/halo-4\/reviews\/halo-4-review-6399288\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full review.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46765\" title=\"Halo 4 screenshot 02\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-02.jpg\" alt=\"Halo 4 multiplayer\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-02.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-02-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-02-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-02-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-02-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-02-170x96.jpg 170w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-02-297x167.jpg 297w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-02-530x298.jpg 530w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-02-250x140.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">CVG &#8211; 8\/10<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Halo 4 isn&#8217;t just a another Halo; it&#8217;s the Haloest Halo ever. It&#8217;s good at mimicking the bits you most remember best from past games to make it clear that, Bungie or not, this is the real thing.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerandvideogames.com\/374442\/reviews\/halo-4-review-a-visually-stunning-reprise-of-classic-halo-moments-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full review.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Destructoid &#8211; 10\/10<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;343 Industries have done a remarkable job at continuing the Halo legacy. They&#8217;ve gone all out, creating a fantastic sequel that brought forth a major focus on storytelling while upping the visual and audio direction to a level that will be tough for anyone to rival with these few remaining years of the current console generation.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/review-halo-4-233109.phtml\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full review.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46766\" title=\"Halo 4 screenshot 03\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-03.jpg\" alt=\"Halo 4 multiplayer\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-03.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-03-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-03-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-03-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-03-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-03-170x96.jpg 170w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-03-297x167.jpg 297w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-03-530x298.jpg 530w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-4-screenshot-03-250x140.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Game Informer &#8211; 9.25\/10<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Halo 4 is a thrilling adventure, and takes the science fiction franchise headlong into the future. The magic formula is intact, but the new development team isn&#8217;t afraid to put its own signature features into play, assuring that Halo is on a path to growth instead of stagnation.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/games\/halo_4\/b\/xbox360\/archive\/2012\/11\/01\/halo-4-review-343-industries-balances-old-and-new.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full review.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Polygon &#8211; 9.5\/10<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Halo 4 is most like the original Halo, where the novelty and wonder of exploring something really alien and different is a key factor. While Halo 4 continues the series&#8217; tradition of iteration on its own design more successfully than any one of its predecessors, that sense of awe, of discovery, has been light since the first game, and I didn&#8217;t realize how much I missed it until I played Halo 4.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/halo-4\/2204\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full review.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Related articles:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/46716-halo-4-devs-battle-sexism.html\">Halo 4 devs battle sexism<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/46529-halo-4-will-be-microsofts-most-expensive-game-ever.html\">Halo 4 will be Microsoft\u2019s \u201cmost expensive game ever\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/46019-halo-4-pirates-banned-from-xbox-live-forever-and-ever.html\">Halo 4 pirates banned from Xbox LIVE forever and ever<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/45876-halo-4-reportedly-been-leaked-3-weeks-ahead-of-release.html\">Halo 4 reportedly leaked 3 weeks ahead of release<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/45442-halo-4-forward-unto-dawn-live-action-series-launched.html\">Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn live-action series launched<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/45349-halo-4-tournament-comes-to-sa.html\">Halo 4 tournament comes to SA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/45074-halo-4-unleashes-the-flood.html\">Halo 4 unleashes the Flood<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is 343 Industries&#8217; first Halo game a hit or miss?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":159,"featured_media":46768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[57,255,7526,7525,21,581],"class_list":["post-46762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-343-industries","tag-halo-4","tag-halo-4-game","tag-halo-4-reviews","tag-headline","tag-review-roundup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46762"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46779,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46762\/revisions\/46779"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}