<s>
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Reach	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2010	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bungie	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
,	O
originally	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
direct	O
prequel	O
to	O
Halo	B-Application
:	O
Combat	O
Evolved	O
,	O
Reach	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
September	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Noble	B-Application
Six	I-Application
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
an	O
elite	O
supersoldier	O
squad	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
human	O
world	O
known	O
as	O
Reach	O
falls	O
under	O
Covenant	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
releasing	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
,	O
Bungie	O
split	O
into	O
teams	O
to	O
develop	O
two	O
different	O
games	O
—	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
ODST	I-Application
and	O
Reach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Halo	B-Application
game	O
trilogy	O
,	O
freeing	O
themselves	O
from	O
the	O
obligation	O
of	O
addressing	O
old	O
story	O
threads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Longtime	O
Halo	B-Application
composers	O
Martin	O
O'Donnell	O
and	O
Michael	O
Salvatori	O
returned	O
to	O
compose	O
Reachs	O
music	O
,	O
aiming	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
somber	O
sound	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
purchased	O
ODST	B-Application
were	O
eligible	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
Reach	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
in	O
May	O
2010	O
;	O
the	O
beta	O
allowed	O
Bungie	O
to	O
gain	O
player	O
feedback	O
for	O
fixing	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
making	O
gameplay	O
tweaks	O
before	O
shipping	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
was	O
positive	O
;	O
reviewers	O
from	O
publications	O
such	O
as	O
GamePro	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
and	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Halo	B-Application
title	O
yet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reach	O
was	O
Bungie	O
's	O
final	O
Halo	B-Application
game	O
;	O
subsequent	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
overseen	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
subsidiary	O
343	O
Industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Master	I-Application
Chief	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Reach	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
predominantly	O
experience	O
gameplay	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
perspective	O
switches	O
to	O
third-person	O
when	O
using	O
certain	O
weapons	O
,	O
equipments	O
,	O
vehicles	O
and	O
when	O
a	O
player	O
dies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
more	O
similar	O
to	O
Halo	B-Application
:	O
Combat	O
Evolved	O
than	O
later	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
heads-up	B-Application
display	I-Application
shows	O
and	O
tracks	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
current	O
weapons	O
,	O
abilities	O
,	O
and	O
health	O
;	O
it	O
also	O
contains	O
a	O
compass	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
motion	O
tracker	O
"	O
that	O
registers	O
moving	O
allies	O
,	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
vehicles	O
in	O
a	O
certain	O
radius	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HUD	B-Application
changes	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
pilots	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
campaign	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
alone	O
or	O
cooperatively	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Noble	B-Application
Six	I-Application
,	O
a	O
supersoldier	O
engaged	O
in	O
combat	O
with	O
the	O
alien	O
collective	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Covenant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
to	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
series	O
are	O
dogfight	B-Device
sequences	O
set	O
in	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
players	O
can	O
carry	O
single-use	O
equipment	O
power-ups	O
that	O
offer	O
temporary	O
offensive	O
or	O
defensive	O
advantages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reach	O
supports	O
player-versus-player	O
multiplayer	O
through	O
split-screen	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
local	O
networks	O
(	O
System	B-Device
Link	I-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
included	O
with	O
Reach	O
is	O
"	O
Forge	B-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
level	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
edit	O
the	O
default	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
empty	O
map	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Forge	B-Application
World	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
or	O
modifying	O
spawn	O
points	O
,	O
weapons	O
and	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Objects	O
may	O
be	O
phased	O
into	O
other	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
snapped	B-General_Concept
to	O
specific	O
orientations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reach	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
futuristic	O
science	O
fiction	O
setting	O
;	O
the	O
year	O
is	O
2552	O
,	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Halo	B-Application
:	O
Combat	O
Evolved	O
,	O
and	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
novel	O
Halo	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Fall	O
of	O
Reach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Reach	I-Application
largely	O
ignores	O
the	O
canon	O
and	O
timeline	O
of	O
events	O
established	O
in	O
the	O
novel	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
several	O
plot	O
inconsistencies	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
identified	O
by	O
the	O
call	O
sign	O
Noble	B-Application
Six	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noble	B-Application
Six	I-Application
meets	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Noble	O
Team	O
,	O
shortly	O
before	O
they	O
are	O
dispatched	O
to	O
investigate	O
why	O
a	O
communications	O
relay	O
has	O
gone	O
offline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recalled	O
to	O
Sword	O
Base	O
for	O
a	O
scorched	B-Application
earth	I-Application
demolition	O
mission	O
,	O
Noble	O
Team	O
is	O
redirected	O
underground	O
by	O
Halsey	O
to	O
an	O
ancient	O
alien	O
artifact	O
,	O
which	O
she	O
believes	O
is	O
vital	O
to	O
winning	O
the	O
war	O
against	O
the	O
Covenant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cortana	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
alien	O
artifact	O
,	O
leads	O
the	O
Autumn	O
to	O
a	O
Halo	B-Application
ringworld	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
:	O
Combat	O
Evolved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Reach	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
trailer	O
at	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
press	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reach	O
is	O
Bungie	O
's	O
last	O
game	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Responsibility	O
for	O
developing	O
future	O
Halo	B-Application
games	O
fell	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
subsidiary	O
343	O
Industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
reached	O
the	O
"	O
zero	O
bug	B-Error_Name
release	O
"	O
milestone	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
signifying	O
a	O
shift	O
from	O
content	O
creation	O
to	O
troubleshooting	O
;	O
buggy	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
or	O
other	O
elements	O
would	O
be	O
removed	O
rather	O
than	O
fixed	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
because	O
of	O
time	O
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
development	O
studio	O
Bungie	O
created	O
an	O
internal	O
team	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Peter	O
Jackson	O
's	O
planned	O
Halo	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Halo	B-Application
Chronicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronicles	O
was	O
eventually	O
canceled	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
project	O
—	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
ODST	I-Application
—	O
while	O
another	O
team	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
creative	O
director	O
Marcus	O
Lehto	O
and	O
design	O
lead	O
Christian	O
Allen	O
,	O
worked	O
on	O
Reach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
considered	O
many	O
different	O
concepts	O
and	O
approaches	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
among	O
the	O
rejected	O
ideas	O
was	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
eventually	O
settled	O
on	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Halo	B-Application
game	O
in	O
brainstorming	O
sessions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
longer	O
burdened	O
with	O
continuing	O
the	O
story	O
threads	O
of	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
trilogy	O
,	O
Bungie	O
used	O
Reach	O
to	O
introduce	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Halo	B-Application
games	O
consistently	O
featured	O
protagonists	O
that	O
were	O
silent	O
during	O
gameplay	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Community	O
manager	O
Brian	O
Jarrard	O
pushed	O
for	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
a	O
female	O
Noble	B-Application
Six	I-Application
and	O
have	O
the	O
cinematics	O
and	O
dialogue	O
change	O
accordingly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
port	O
existing	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
assets	O
to	O
Reach	O
and	O
update	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Bungie	O
had	O
been	O
forced	O
to	O
shrink	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
's	O
constraints	O
,	O
but	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
Reach	O
look	O
better	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Texture	O
resolution	O
and	O
polygon	O
counts	O
for	O
models	O
increased	O
;	O
the	O
Reach	O
assault	O
rifle	O
is	O
constructed	O
of	O
more	O
polygons	O
than	O
an	O
entire	O
Marine	O
character	O
from	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artists	O
found	O
inspiration	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
concept	O
art	O
for	O
Halo	B-Application
:	O
Combat	O
Evolved	O
;	O
the	O
shape	O
for	O
the	O
redesigned	O
Covenant	O
Grunts	O
came	O
from	O
a	O
sketch	O
that	O
concept	O
artist	O
Shi	O
Kai	O
Wang	O
created	O
ten	O
years	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bungie	O
hired	O
an	O
expert	O
in	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
to	O
develop	O
more	O
realistic	O
character	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Building	O
a	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
studio	O
in-house	O
saved	O
Bungie	O
time	O
as	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
data	O
could	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
models	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
it	O
was	O
shot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
O'Donnell	O
wrote	O
"	O
somber	O
,	O
more	O
visceral	O
"	O
music	O
since	O
the	O
plot	O
is	O
character-driven	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
planet	O
that	O
is	O
already	O
known	O
—	O
in	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
fictional	O
universe	O
—	O
to	O
have	O
fallen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
O'Donnell	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
Reach	O
while	O
ODST	B-Application
,	O
for	O
which	O
he	O
also	O
wrote	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
production	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
begin	O
composing	O
until	O
August	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Past	O
Halo	B-Application
collaborators	O
Salvatori	O
,	O
C	O
.	O
Paul	O
Johnson	O
,	O
and	O
Stan	O
LePard	O
assisted	O
O'Donnell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Reach	O
and	O
ODST	B-Application
do	O
n't	O
have	O
the	O
Gregorian	O
chant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
previous	O
Halo	B-Application
games	O
,	O
sections	O
of	O
music	O
overlap	O
and	O
change	O
depending	O
on	O
player	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reachs	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
was	O
open	O
to	O
owners	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
ODST	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
threemillion	O
copies	O
of	O
ODST	B-Application
were	O
sold	O
by	O
November	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bungie	O
estimated	O
between	O
two	O
and	O
three	O
million	O
players	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Reach	O
beta	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
800,000	O
that	O
participated	O
in	O
Halo	B-Application
3s	I-Application
trial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
schedules	O
forced	O
Bungie	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
six-week-old	O
beta	O
,	O
fraught	O
with	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
issues	O
already	O
addressed	O
in	O
newer	O
builds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
engineering	O
team	O
had	O
overestimated	O
server	O
load	O
,	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
in	O
server	O
clusters	O
caused	O
game	O
uploads	O
to	O
become	O
backed	O
up	O
,	O
slowing	O
matchmaking	O
until	O
the	O
underlying	O
issues	O
could	O
be	O
fixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Reach	O
beta	O
generated	O
over	O
360,000	O
forum	O
posts	O
on	O
Bungie	O
's	O
community	O
forums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reach	O
also	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Slim	O
that	O
sports	O
Halo-themed	O
sounds	O
and	O
finish	O
and	O
two	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
later	O
listed	O
Reach	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
download	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
price	O
of	O
99999	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Points	I-Device
(	O
~	O
US$1250	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
2	O
,	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
ODST	B-Application
were	O
similarly	O
leaked	O
ahead	O
of	O
their	O
planned	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Reach	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Master	I-Application
Chief	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Jarrard	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
have	O
much	O
more	O
"	O
grandiose	O
"	O
marketing	O
for	O
Reach	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
ODST	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
gave	O
Reach	O
its	O
largest	O
game	O
marketing	O
budget	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
surpassing	O
the	O
scale	O
and	O
$6.5	O
million	O
cost	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
3s	I-Application
award-winning	O
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marketers	O
focused	O
their	O
efforts	O
on	O
connecting	O
with	O
consumers	O
via	O
universal	O
themes	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
outdoing	O
Halo	B-Application
3s	I-Application
push	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
agencies	O
were	O
involved	O
with	O
Halo	B-Application
3s	I-Application
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expand	O
our	O
audience	O
beyond	O
Halo	B-Application
fanboys.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
McFarlane	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
produced	O
toys	O
for	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
created	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
five-inch	O
action	O
figures	O
,	O
while	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Play	O
Arts	O
toy	O
label	O
created	O
additional	O
figures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reach	O
premiered	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
multi-platform	O
charts	O
in	O
most	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Figures	O
from	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
estimated	O
that	O
Reach	O
sold	O
3.3	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
console	O
generation	O
(	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PS3	O
,	O
Wii	O
)	O
to	O
sell	O
more	O
than	O
three	O
million	O
units	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
(	O
alongside	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Reach	I-Application
became	O
the	O
third	O
bestselling	O
game	O
of	O
2010	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
behind	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
and	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Reachs	O
opening	O
week	O
was	O
the	O
fifth-best	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
territory	O
,	O
beating	O
Halo	B-Application
3s	I-Application
debut	O
by	O
20,000	O
units	O
and	O
ODSTs	B-Application
by	O
200,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
second	O
week	O
on	O
the	O
UK	O
charts	O
Reach	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
bestselling	O
title	O
,	O
displaced	O
by	O
the	O
racing	O
game	O
F1	B-Application
2010	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
debuted	O
at	O
first	O
place	O
with	O
44,413	O
units	O
,	O
but	O
fared	O
poorly	O
in	O
the	O
long-term	O
(	O
as	O
have	O
other	O
Halo	B-Application
games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
showing	O
was	O
above	O
ODSTs	B-Application
sales	O
of	O
29,734	O
in	O
the	O
comparable	O
timeframe	O
,	O
but	O
below	O
Halo	B-Application
3s	I-Application
61,143	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reach	O
supports	O
additional	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bungie	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
Noble	O
Map	O
Pack	O
"	O
,	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
;	O
this	O
map	O
pack	O
contains	O
three	O
maps	O
,	O
unique	O
in	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
Reach	O
campaign	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
partnered	O
with	O
Certain	O
Affinity	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Halo	B-Application
2	O
maps	O
,	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
"	O
Defiant	O
Map	O
Pack	O
"	O
,	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
also	O
contained	O
playlists	O
for	O
Halo	B-Application
:	O
Combat	O
Evolved	O
Anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Purchasers	O
of	O
anniversary	O
edition	O
received	O
a	O
voucher	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
seven	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
directly	O
into	O
Reach	O
,	O
the	O
map	O
pack	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
purchase	O
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Reach	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
such	O
as	O
com	O
's	O
Thierry	O
Nguyen	O
,	O
the	O
staff	O
of	O
Edge	O
,	O
GamePros	O
Matt	O
Cabral	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
considered	O
Reach	O
the	O
best	O
Halo	B-Application
title	O
yet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
noted	O
there	O
were	O
few	O
major	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
formula	O
;	O
IGN	O
's	O
Erik	O
Brudvig	O
wrote	O
that	O
Reach	O
was	O
not	O
"	O
another	O
rehash	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
franchise	O
veterans	O
would	O
feel	O
immediately	O
at	O
home	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hoggins	O
noted	O
that	O
this	O
approach	O
made	O
Reach	O
"	O
a	O
blistering	O
,	O
breathless	O
crescendo	O
to	O
a	O
decade	O
's	O
worth	O
of	O
work	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
unlikely	O
to	O
convert	O
non-Halo	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brudvig	O
praised	O
the	O
campaign	O
for	O
avoiding	O
the	O
"	O
repetitive	O
landscapes	O
and	O
circuitous	O
,	O
difficult	O
to	O
follow	O
plots	O
"	O
of	O
past	O
Halo	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Boxer	O
wrote	O
for	O
The	O
Guardian	O
that	O
Reachs	O
story	O
made	O
previous	O
entries	O
feel	O
"	O
amateurish	O
"	O
;	O
Nguyen	O
felt	O
that	O
whereas	O
previous	O
Halo	B-Application
titles	O
had	O
become	O
mired	O
in	O
inconsistencies	O
and	O
Star	O
Trek-like	O
technobabble	O
,	O
Reach	O
told	O
a	O
broader	O
and	O
more	O
accessible	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
's	O
Charlie	O
Baratt	O
opined	O
that	O
Reachs	O
campaign	O
was	O
better	O
than	O
ODSTs	B-Application
,	O
but	O
lacked	O
the	O
"	O
franchise-changing	O
potential	O
"	O
it	O
promised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
lauded	O
the	O
many	O
customization	O
options	O
available	O
to	O
players	O
:	O
Watters	O
and	O
Kuchera	O
praised	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
psych	O
profiles	O
to	O
hone	O
more	O
agreeable	O
teammate	O
selections	O
,	O
but	O
questioned	O
its	O
effectiveness	O
;	O
G4	O
considered	O
Reachs	O
Forge	B-Application
World	O
more	O
expansive	O
and	O
impressive	O
than	O
Halo	B-Application
3s	I-Application
Forge	B-Application
offerings	O
;	O
and	O
Lynch	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
sheer	O
quantity	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
would	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
long	O
life	O
cycle	O
for	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
considered	O
the	O
audio-visual	O
components	O
a	O
marked	O
advance	O
over	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
ODSTs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
acknowledged	O
better	O
graphics	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
Reach	O
for	O
"	O
eye-catching	O
beauty	O
and	O
breathless	O
scope	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
wildlife	O
and	O
civilians	O
heightened	O
the	O
impression	O
of	O
a	O
planet	O
under	O
siege	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Date	O
Award	O
Presented	O
by	O
CategoryResultRef2010	O
December	O
6	O
GG	O
Awards	O
2010	O
Good	O
Game	O
Best	O
SoundGame	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
December	O
11	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2010	O
Spike	O
Best	O
MultiplayerBest	O
ShooterBest	O
Original	O
ScoreBest	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
GameBest	O
Performance	O
By	O
A	O
Human	O
MaleAward	O
was	O
for	O
Nathan	O
Fillion	O
as	O
Sergeant	O
Edward	O
BuckGame	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
December	O
22	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2010	O
GameSpy	O
Shooter	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year2011	O
January	O
5	O
Drunk	O
Tank	O
Awards	O
2010	O
Drunk	O
Tank	O
Podcast	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
YearFebruary	O
19th	O
Visual	O
Effects	O
Society	O
AwardsVisual	O
Effects	O
SocietyOutstanding	O
Visual	O
Effects	O
in	O
a	O
Live	O
Action	O
CommercialOutstanding	O
Real-Time	O
Visual	O
Effects	O
in	O
a	O
Video	O
GameOutstanding	O
Animated	O
Character	O
in	O
a	O
Video	O
GameAward	O
was	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
KatFebruary	O
11	O
14th	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
AwardsD.I.C.E.	O
</s>
