Halo

When the Xbox first launched in 2001, there were only a handful of games that were released along with it. Sorry games with names like Azurik: Rise of Perathia, Nightcaster, Fuzion Frenzy, and Oddworld 3: Munch's Oddysee. In fact, the only game worth getting back then was Halo. Satanic PS2 fans pointed out how the Xbox sucked because it had no games. However, what those same fans didn't know was that the one Xbox game worth buying was good enough to trump all the previous Playstation games combined. Now I'm here to set the record straight.....Halo IS that good. I have never seen a game whose blend of graphics, storyline, sound, music, and gameplay surpass everything that preceded it on the video game market. You can honestly not get bored playing it. There is always another area to explore, or another way to wipe out a whole horde of Covenant. This is largely thanks to the many vehicles available to the Master Chief.....the Warthog (basically an open-aired Hummer with a stationary gun mounted on back), the Scorpion (an invincible tank, capable of carrying up to 6 Marines), and Ghost (a hovering land speeder with 2 plasma cannons) and everyone's favorite, the Banshee (a one-person flight machine with a plasma cannon and 2 plasma guns, it can fly basically anywhere except out of Halo's orbit, which woulda been too cool). The levels themselves are huge; if you decided to walk on foot from one end to the other in some, it would take you about 2 hours. The eye candy is also amazing. Whether it is a shot of the Pillar of Autumn in space, or looking over a 10 mile-high cliff to a bird's eye view of the rest of the planet (and actually seeing a far off ocean and forest glimmering far far away), or snipering in on an enemy from a mile away and being able to distinctly see individual blades of grass. The gameplay is also unreal....it is easy enough for anyone to grasp, yet also lenient enough for an advanced gamer to take it to the next level as they get better. And the enemies can't be forgotten either. You're not just shooting something...you're anihilating a living breathing alien entity, one that actually reacts to what you do instead of just randomly blasting you (they'll do that too, of course). I can go on for hours about this game, but overall it is a must-have for anyone who owns an Xbox. After all, there is a reason it is almost 3 years old and still selling for $50 bucks.