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Halo Anniversary Achievements and Kinect Details Revealed

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Yelling "ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCK" at your Kinect sadly won't unlock achievements for you in Halo Combat Evolved: Anniversary, but it will allow you to chuck a grenade.  Well, you have to say "grenade" for you to throw a grenade.  Other voice commands include the ability to reload or switch between the HD and Classic graphic options.  Sadly it seems my dreams of turning you into an in-game Cortana are not realized with the power of Kinect.

The other Kinect feature is something called "Analyze Mode" which sounds like an object scanning mode for getting details on things in the Halo Universe.  Details are still a little sketchy, but here's the official line.

         Analyze Mode – Analyze Mode is a Kinect-exclusive feature that allows players to “scan” items of interest within the “Halo: Anniversary” campaign to populate the Library, an interactive encyclopedia of “Halo” lore.  Once in Analyze mode, new articles of interest can be added to the Library by focusing the reticule on them and saying "Scan." 

         The Library – The Library is an expansive index that provides detailed information on items of interest players have scanned through “Analyze Mode,” such as vehicles, characters, enemies and weapons. Through the use of gesture controls, players can explore the entire Library at any time and then return to the campaign to continue unlocking more secrets within the “Halo” universe.

The achievements for the game have also been revealed and we spy three for playing in co-op, one for each difficulty the game provides.  

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is out on November 15th on the Xbox 360.  It supports two player local and online co-op through the campaign as well as four player online Firefight mode.

 
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smurphster
1:58 PM
10/18/2011

i'm guessing voice commands are disabled when playing split screen. unless kinect's voice recognition is good enough to tell which player is shouting commands. i'd be surprised if anyone uses kinect for reloading or throwing grenades.

the library sounds really cool though. i might have to grab a kinect this christmas. my kids are always wanting to play games but the controllers are too big and complicated for them.


Wilkz07
1:26 PM
10/19/2011

what happened to the 4 player vs from the original? too bad you aren't going to be able to system link a couple 360s and have 4vs4 like the olden days.


smurphster
1:58 PM
10/19/2011

--- Replying to Wilkz07 -----
they didn't want to split the halo player base so they built classic maps on the reach engine, and created new game types that are similar to halo CE's multiplayer. you can still play system link and split screen since it's the halo reach engine.

also, if you want a truly authentic experience, you can still play halo CE from your original disk, or download it from the market... just sayin'

if you're wondering why we're not covering the VS mode in detail... you must have forgotten where you are


Ishrakiyun
4:53 PM
10/19/2011

Pity that nearly a whole year after release Australians still don't have the ability to use voice commands, despite us being told we'd have it a month after release.

Kinect = worst console purchase I ever made, and I have bought some crazy worthless stuff in my time, gameboy to snes adapter anyone? megadrive 32X? Mega CD?

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Release Date: 11.15.2011
Genre: FPS
ESRB: Mature

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