Halo Infinite

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Halo Infinite is the twelfth installment in the Halo franchise, and the sixth in the main series of science fiction first-person shooters. It is the sequel to Halo 5: Guardians and the third chapter in the Reclaimer Saga sub-series that was started by Halo 4. It is also the first game powered by the completely new Slipspace engine developed by Microsoft.

Setting

The Halo franchise is set in the 26th century, when the human civilization, led by United Nations Space Command, wages total war against the theocratic interstellar alliance called the Covenant. The goal of the war is the control of ring-shaped space stations, called Halos, which were built in ancient times by a lost civilization of Forerunners.

Plot

The game follows the series' most famous protagonist: Master Chief, who is a “Spartan” - a genetically enhanced, power armor wearing super soldier. Infinite continues the story of Master Chief and his companions, the Blue Team, as they fight against the AI called Cortana that tries to take over the control of the Halos. AHalo Infinite is set on a forested Halo inhabited by rhinos and other wildlife reminiscent of prehistoric Earth.

Modes

In addition to single player story campaign, Halo Infinite supports cooperative multiplayer modes, both local and online. There's, however, no Battle Royale mode.

Release Date

Dec 08, 2021

Metacritic Score

84

Rating

Achievements Count

148

DLCs

1

Play Time

11 hours

Games in Series

12

ESRB

Teen: Blood, Mild Language, Violence

System Requirements

Minimum:

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel i5-4440
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • GPU: AMD RX 570 or Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti, 4 GB VRAM
  • HDD: 50 GB

Recommended:

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel i7-9700K
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • GPU: Radeon RX 5700 XT or Nvidia RTX 2070, 8 GB VRAM
  • HDD: 50 GB

Interesting Facts

  • It is the sixth mainline entry in the Halo series.
  • The campaign follows the human supersoldier Master Chief and his fight against the enemy Banished on the Forerunner ringworld Zeta Halo, also known as Installation 07.
  • Players use weapons and vehicles commonly found in the Halo series.
  • The campaign mode’s semi-open world structure allows players to freely explore parts of the ring-world Zeta Halo setting.
  • Infinite’s multiplayer component features deathmatch, capture the flag, and other modes played in standard 4-versus-4 and Big Team Battle variants.
  • Halo Infinite is set in the year 2560.
  • The player character, Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 is a UNSC “Spartan” supersoldier on a mission to neutralize Cortana, his former partner.

Mod Support

Yes

Cheats support

Yes

Microtransactions

Yes

Contains Game/Battle Pass

Yes

Cross-Play

Yes

Split-Screen

Yes

Virtual Reality Support

Yes

Number of maps

10

Third/First Person

First person

Platforms

PC Xbox One Xbox Series S Xbox Series X

Genres

AdventureFirst-person shooterShooter

Game Engine

Slipspace

Protagonist sex

Male

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