Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Gameplay
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.[2] The 15 Halo 2 Campaign missions were remastered for Halo 2: Anniversary. Each game runs at 1080p and 60 frames per second,[4] with the exception of the Halo 2: Anniversary Campaign, which runs at 1328x1080 as a result of running two rendering engines at the same time.[5][6][7]
The Collection supports both split-screen, on console, and online cooperative play. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and Halo 2: Anniversary supports a maximum of two players while Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo Reach and Halo 4 supports a maximum of two players locally and four players online.[8]
The Campaign system features Mission Playlists, which contain mixes of missions within the same Campaign or mixes of missions spanning multiple Campaigns.[2]
On May 30, 2015, the Halo 3: ODST campaign was added as add-on DLC for $4.99. Players who had played Halo: The Master Chief Collection on or before December 19, 2014, received a free download code.[3]
Campaigns included in The Master Chief Collection:
- Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
- Halo 2: Anniversary
- Halo 3
- Halo 3: ODST (DLC)[3]
- Halo 4
- Halo Reach (DLC)
Multiplayer
Halo: The Master Chief Collection contains every official multiplayer map, including DLC and PC-exclusive maps, from the included games playable in their original engines.[8] Six Halo 2 multiplayer maps were remade in a modified engine for Halo 2: Anniversary.[9] Each game runs at 1080p and 60 frames per second.[4]
The Master Chief Collection supports online matchmaking with dedicated servers and a 1-50 skill ranking system.[4][10] Some matchmaking playlists will be dedicated to a specific game while others will contain voting options across multiple games.[4]
Forge and Theater modes are available for Halo Reach, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST and Halo 4 multiplayer.[2][4][11][12]
All fifty Spartan Ops missions were added in the December 22, 2014 Title Update.
Multiplayer engines included in The Master Chief Collection:
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Halo 2
- Halo 2: Anniversary
- Halo 3
- Halo 4
- Halo Reach
Features
Players navigate the Collection via the Master Menu, a unified interface through which players can access every mission, multiplayer mode, and customization option for each game.[2]
Halo: Nightfall and the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta are accessible through The Master Chief Collection, the latter being available for a limited time on the Xbox One.[2] Additionally, exclusive content unlocked in The Master Chief Collection will carry over to Halo 5: Guardians.[1]
Completing certain requirements in Halo: The Master Chief Collection unlocks additional credits in Halo: Spartan Strike.[13] Likewise, completing certain requirements in Halo: Spartan Strike unlocks a Spartan Strike-themed emblem, avatar, and nameplate in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.[13] Game in 43 GB
