<s>
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2015	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
343	O
Industries	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
game	O
console	B-Device
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
follows	O
two	O
fireteams	B-Application
of	O
human	O
supersoldiers	O
:	O
Blue	O
Team	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Master	O
Chief	O
,	O
and	O
Fireteam	B-Application
Osiris	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Spartan	O
Locke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Blue	O
Team	O
goes	O
absent	O
without	O
leave	O
to	O
track	O
down	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
construct	O
Cortana	O
,	O
Master	O
Chief	O
's	O
loyalty	O
is	O
called	O
into	O
question	O
and	O
Fireteam	B-Application
Osiris	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
retrieve	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
343	O
Industries	O
started	O
to	O
plan	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Halo	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Halo	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
it	O
uses	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
character	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
new	O
abilities	O
and	O
character	O
designs	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
any	O
offline	O
capabilities	O
or	O
local	B-General_Concept
networking	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
that	O
scales	O
its	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
to	O
maintain	O
a	O
frame	O
rate	O
of	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
5	O
million	O
units	O
within	O
3	O
months	O
but	O
despite	O
this	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
the	O
lowest	O
opening	O
sales	O
of	O
any	O
Halo	B-Application
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
directed	O
at	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Halo	B-Application
Infinite	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
experiencing	O
most	O
gameplay	O
through	O
the	O
eyes	O
of	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
preserves	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
franchise	O
's	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
is	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
persistent	O
fireteam	B-Application
of	O
non-player	O
character	O
Spartans	O
—	O
Blue	O
Team	O
for	O
Chief	O
,	O
and	O
Fireteam	B-Application
Osiris	O
for	O
Locke	O
—	O
who	O
are	O
present	O
at	O
all	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
control	O
their	O
AI	B-Application
fireteam	B-Application
members	O
with	O
simple	O
directions	O
via	O
the	O
d-pad	B-Device
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
picking	O
up	O
a	O
weapon	O
,	O
getting	O
into	O
a	O
vehicle	O
,	O
or	O
prioritizing	O
a	O
selected	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
any	O
Spartan	O
takes	O
too	O
much	O
damage	O
,	O
they	O
enter	O
an	O
incapacitated	O
state	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
revived	O
by	O
another	O
fireteam	B-Application
member	O
before	O
dying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
multiplayer	O
features	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
competitive	O
and	O
cooperative	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Classic	O
four-versus-four	O
arena	O
modes	O
like	O
deathmatch	O
or	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
to	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
Warzone	O
,	O
a	O
24-player	O
game	O
mode	O
that	O
pit	O
two	O
teams	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
fighting	O
the	O
enemy	O
team	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
earn	O
points	O
by	O
capturing	O
locations	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
or	O
defeating	O
AI	B-Application
bosses	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
either	O
when	O
one	O
team	O
destroys	O
the	O
other	O
team	O
's	O
home	O
base	O
,	O
or	O
they	O
earn	O
1000	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
in	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
does	O
not	O
feature	O
any	O
offline	O
multiplayer	O
capabilities	O
,	O
like	O
split-screen	O
cooperative	O
campaign	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
no	O
local	B-General_Concept
networking	I-General_Concept
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
supported	O
via	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
Waypoint	O
website	O
with	O
player	O
statistics	O
tracking	O
and	O
additional	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Spartan	O
Companies	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
band	O
together	O
in	O
groups	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
100	O
players	O
and	O
work	O
on	O
completing	O
challenges	O
to	O
unlock	O
cosmetic	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Forge	B-Application
map-making	O
mode	O
is	O
expanded	O
in	O
capabilities	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
control	O
scheme	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
mode	O
in	O
Halo	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
new	O
scripting	O
tools	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
game	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2558	O
,	O
eight	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
Spartan	O
fireteams	B-Application
Blue	O
and	O
Osiris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fireteam	B-Application
Osiris	O
is	O
formed	O
from	O
Spartan-IVs	O
,	O
a	O
newer	O
generation	O
of	O
Spartan	O
supersoldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
Fireteam	B-Application
Osiris	O
are	O
:	O
Holly	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
a	O
combat	O
technician	O
and	O
engineer	O
in	O
the	O
UNSC	O
Army	O
and	O
a	O
survivor	O
of	O
a	O
Covenant	O
attack	O
on	O
her	O
world	O
;	O
Olympia	O
Vale	O
,	O
a	O
political	O
liaison	O
and	O
signals	O
intelligence	O
agent	O
with	O
ONI	O
who	O
can	O
speak	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
Covenant	O
's	O
dialects	O
;	O
and	O
Edward	O
Buck	O
,	O
a	O
veteran	O
former	O
Orbital	O
Drop	O
Shock	O
Trooper	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
a	O
main	O
character	O
in	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
ODST	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supporting	O
characters	O
include	O
Infinitys	O
commanding	O
officer	O
,	O
Captain	O
Thomas	O
Lasky	O
;	O
Spartan	O
Commander	O
Sarah	O
Palmer	O
,	O
head	O
of	O
operations	O
for	O
all	O
Spartan	O
IV	O
teams	O
on	O
board	O
Infinity	O
;	O
Roland	O
,	O
Infinitys	O
shipboard	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Catherine	O
Halsey	O
,	O
a	O
scientist	O
who	O
created	O
the	O
SPARTAN-II	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cortana	O
,	O
Master	O
Chief	O
's	O
former	O
AI	B-Application
companion	O
who	O
was	O
presumed	O
dead	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
also	O
returns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fireteam	B-Application
Osiris	O
is	O
deployed	O
to	O
the	O
planet	O
Kamchatka	O
,	O
occupied	O
by	O
Jul	O
'	O
Mdama	O
's	O
Covenant	O
faction	O
,	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
rogue	O
Dr.	O
Halsey	O
amidst	O
a	O
battle	O
between	O
Covenant	O
forces	O
and	O
Forerunner	O
Prometheans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fireteam	B-Application
Osiris	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
Meridian	O
to	O
bring	O
in	O
Blue	O
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Genesis	O
,	O
Osiris	O
encounters	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
caretaker	O
,	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
031	O
Exuberant	O
Witness	O
,	O
who	O
allies	O
with	O
them	O
to	O
stop	O
Cortana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artificial	B-Application
intelligences	I-Application
across	O
the	O
galaxy	O
begin	O
swearing	O
allegiance	O
to	O
Cortana	O
and	O
her	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cortana	O
locates	O
Infinity	O
and	O
prepares	O
to	O
disable	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
Lasky	O
has	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
Roland	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
still	O
loyal	O
to	O
Infinity	O
,	O
engage	O
slipspace	O
away	O
from	O
Earth	O
and	O
commit	O
to	O
random	O
jumps	O
until	O
they	O
can	O
develop	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
combat	O
Cortana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
,	O
unlocked	O
via	O
completing	O
the	O
campaign	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Legendary	O
"	O
difficulty	O
,	O
Halo	B-Application
Installation	O
07	O
begins	O
to	O
power	O
up	O
while	O
Cortana	O
hums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
before	O
Halo	B-Application
4s	I-Application
release	O
,	O
creative	O
director	O
Josh	O
Holmes	O
began	O
looking	O
for	O
his	O
replacement	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
Halo	B-Application
title	O
,	O
being	O
more	O
interested	O
in	O
building	O
343	O
Industries	O
after	O
telling	O
his	O
story	O
with	O
Halo	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Longo	O
joined	O
as	O
creative	O
director	O
in	O
late	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
a	O
few	O
months	O
into	O
preproduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
General	O
manager	O
Bonnie	O
Ross	O
recalled	O
that	O
after	O
Halo	B-Application
4	I-Application
the	O
team	O
spent	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
time	O
discussing	O
where	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
series	O
,	O
reflecting	O
on	O
feedback	O
from	O
fans	O
about	O
what	O
they	O
did	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
like	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Longo	O
and	O
game	O
leads	O
David	O
Berger	O
and	O
Chris	O
Lee	O
laid	O
out	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
vision	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
from	O
a	O
creative	O
and	O
technical	O
standpoint	O
,	O
setting	O
key	O
goals	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
:	O
utilizing	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
's	O
hardware	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
cloud	O
infrastructure	O
for	O
larger	O
campaign	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
spaces	O
,	O
deeper	O
player	O
investment	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
frame	O
rate	O
of	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
(	O
FPS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
goals	O
for	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
was	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
thoughts	O
was	O
kind	O
of	O
throwing	O
the	O
Chief	O
paradigm	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
on	O
its	O
head	O
,	O
to	O
have	O
some	O
mystery	O
enshrouding	O
him	O
and	O
what	O
his	O
motivations	O
are	O
,	O
like	O
we	O
'd	O
not	O
seen	O
before	O
,	O
"	O
Longo	O
recalled	O
,	O
setting	O
up	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
hunt	O
for	O
Master	O
Chief	O
across	O
multiple	O
locations	O
,	O
with	O
alternating	O
viewpoints	O
similar	O
to	O
Halo	B-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
343	O
initially	O
considered	O
making	O
this	O
group	O
Fireteam	B-Application
Majestic	O
,	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
4	I-Application
episodic	O
series	O
Spartan	O
Ops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Longo	O
joined	O
as	O
creative	O
director	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
developed	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
decided	O
that	O
Majestic	O
was	O
the	O
wrong	O
team	O
to	O
use	O
and	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
fireteam	B-Application
,	O
initially	O
composed	O
of	O
three	O
Spartans	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Smith	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Jones	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Brown	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
one	O
point	O
they	O
added	O
Halo	B-Application
4	I-Application
characters	O
Gabriel	O
Thorne	O
and	O
Sarah	O
Palmer	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
still-unnamed	O
Jones	O
(	O
later	O
Vesper	O
)	O
would	O
be	O
an	O
expert	O
in	O
alien	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spartan	O
Smith	O
became	O
Spartan	O
Locke	O
,	O
Vesper	O
and	O
Song	O
became	O
Vale	O
and	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
and	O
Fireteam	B-Application
Osiris	O
took	O
shape	O
after	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
years	O
of	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
support	O
the	O
drop-in/drop	O
-out	O
co-op	O
,	O
343	O
Industries	O
built	O
a	O
dynamic	O
AI	B-Application
system	O
for	O
the	O
fireteam	B-Application
companions	O
to	O
assist	O
the	O
player	O
when	O
a	O
session	O
is	O
played	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
about	O
Cortana	O
's	O
fate	O
in	O
Halo	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
O'Connor	O
stated	O
that	O
Halo	B-Application
4s	I-Application
story	O
was	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
effect	O
that	O
Cortana	O
's	O
sacrifice	O
and	O
loss	O
would	O
have	O
on	O
the	O
Master	O
Chief	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
this	O
effect	O
would	O
be	O
reflected	O
in	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
story	O
that	O
explores	O
how	O
the	O
Master	O
Chief	O
copes	O
with	O
loss	O
and	O
memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
to	O
animate	O
characters	O
,	O
following	O
its	O
use	O
in	O
Halo	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
departure	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
,	O
Ross	O
noted	O
that	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
allows	O
343	O
Industries	O
to	O
broaden	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
scope	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
matchmaking	O
and	O
four-player	O
online	O
campaign	O
co-op	O
modes	O
utilize	O
the	O
console	B-Device
's	O
dedicated	O
server	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Franchise	O
development	O
director	O
Frank	O
O'Connor	O
explained	O
that	O
Halo	B-Application
4	I-Application
pushed	O
its	O
game	O
engine	O
to	O
the	O
limit	O
,	O
such	O
that	O
moving	O
on	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
called	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
maintain	O
a	O
frame	O
rate	O
of	O
60	O
FPS	O
,	O
Halo	B-Application
5s	I-Application
engine	O
uses	O
a	O
"	O
progressive	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
system	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
automatically	O
lowers	O
the	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
at	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
rendered	O
during	O
graphically	O
intensive	O
scenes	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
then	O
upscaled	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
native	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
of	O
1080p	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
achieve	O
this	O
,	O
343	O
Industries	O
made	O
extensive	O
use	O
of	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eager	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
,	O
the	O
art	O
team	O
built	O
fully	O
animated	O
cacti	B-Language
that	O
responded	O
to	O
gunfire	O
,	O
blanketing	O
the	O
campaign	O
maps	O
with	O
the	O
succulents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
4s	I-Application
art	O
director	O
,	O
Kenneth	O
Scott	O
,	O
stepped	O
down	O
from	O
his	O
role	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
343	O
's	O
artist	O
and	O
designers	O
focused	O
on	O
differentiating	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
each	O
Spartan	O
fireteam	B-Application
through	O
their	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sataro	O
Tojima	O
was	O
the	O
audio	O
director	O
for	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Japanese	O
composer	O
Kazuma	O
Jinnouchi	O
composing	O
the	O
original	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jinnouchi	O
wanted	O
to	O
reintroduce	O
the	O
original	O
Halo	B-Application
theme	O
in	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
,	O
so	O
he	O
composed	O
his	O
own	O
interpretation	O
of	O
the	O
piece	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
larger	O
emphasis	O
has	O
been	O
placed	O
on	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
choir	O
in	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
music	O
than	O
Halo	B-Application
4s	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
team	O
worked	O
closely	O
with	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
narrative	O
departments	O
when	O
developing	O
the	O
Blue	O
Team	O
and	O
Team	O
Osiris	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
include	O
over	O
twenty	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
plans	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
additional	O
fifteen	O
maps	O
as	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
by	O
June	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
Arena	O
mode	O
,	O
343	O
Industries	O
decided	O
to	O
exclude	O
a	O
loadout	O
system	O
so	O
they	O
could	O
encourage	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
playing	O
field	O
that	O
was	O
present	O
in	O
earlier	O
Halo	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warzone	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
in	O
2012	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
demo	O
set	O
up	O
as	O
a	O
four-versus-four	O
player	O
match	O
with	O
AI	B-Application
controlled	O
enemies	O
defending	O
an	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
wanted	O
to	O
implement	O
such	O
a	O
mode	O
with	O
Halo	B-Application
4	I-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
but	O
they	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
achieve	O
their	O
vision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
for	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
launched	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
ran	O
for	O
three	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beta	O
was	O
a	O
sample	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
Arena	O
gameplay	O
,	O
featuring	O
three	O
modes	O
,	O
seven	O
maps	O
and	O
eleven	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
2013	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
untitled	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
series	O
with	O
a	O
trailer	O
showing	O
Master	O
Chief	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Master	I-Application
Chief	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
gave	O
players	O
exclusive	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
multiplayer	O
beta	O
,	O
which	O
ran	O
from	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
through	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
negative	O
coverage	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Master	I-Application
Chief	I-Application
Collections	I-Application
launch	O
,	O
343	O
insisted	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
would	O
do	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live-action	O
advertisements	O
on	O
television	O
revealed	O
the	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
June	O
2015	O
cover	O
story	O
featuring	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
campaign	O
would	O
feature	O
four-player	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
story	O
would	O
center	O
on	O
Blue	O
Team	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Master	O
Chief	O
,	O
and	O
Fireteam	B-Application
Osiris	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Spartan	O
Locke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
Fireteam	B-Application
Osiris	O
would	O
include	O
Holly	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
named	O
Olympia	O
Vale	O
,	O
and	O
fan	O
favorite	O
Edward	O
Buck	O
from	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
ODST	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
mode	O
that	O
would	O
combine	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
sandbox	O
(	O
later	O
revealed	O
as	O
Warzone	O
at	O
E3	O
2015	O
)	O
was	O
hinted	O
at	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
feature	O
20	O
maps	O
at	O
launch	O
and	O
that	O
15	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
maps	O
would	O
be	O
added	O
later	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
also	O
marketed	O
in	O
sports	O
events	O
:	O
Major	O
League	O
Soccer	O
club	O
Seattle	O
Sounders	O
FC	O
wore	O
jerseys	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ads	O
;	O
and	O
Dale	O
Earnhardt	O
Jr.	O
and	O
Jamie	O
McMurray	O
drove	O
in	O
the	O
NASCAR	O
competition	O
in	O
Halo	O
5-themed	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
documentary	O
series	O
about	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
The	O
Sprint	O
,	O
debuted	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
's	O
Halo	B-Application
Channel	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
uploaded	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
season	O
was	O
about	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
5s	I-Application
multiplayer	O
;	O
the	O
second	O
season	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Warzone	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
tweaks	O
for	O
the	O
presentation	O
at	O
E3	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
season	O
showed	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
score	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tie-in	O
merchandise	O
included	O
Halo	O
5-themed	O
Minecraft	B-Application
skins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
season	O
was	O
highly	O
successful	O
,	O
drawing	O
an	O
audience	O
of	O
6.7million	O
listeners	O
on	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
and	O
winning	O
Hunt	O
the	O
Truths	O
ad	O
agency	O
a	O
Clio	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
executive	O
Aaron	O
Greenberg	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
M	O
ratings	O
on	O
previous	O
installments	O
were	O
surprising	O
given	O
the	O
comparative	O
lack	O
of	O
graphic	O
violence	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
Teen	O
rating	O
gave	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
a	O
larger	O
potential	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
supported	O
by	O
free	O
post-release	O
content	O
updates	O
that	O
added	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holmes	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
studio	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
segregate	O
the	O
player	O
base	O
by	O
distributing	O
maps	O
as	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
map	O
editing	O
tool	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Forge	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
updated	O
in	O
2017	O
to	O
run	O
at	O
4K	O
resolutions	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
the	O
"	O
Halo	B-Application
Championship	O
Series	O
"	O
,	O
its	O
own	O
tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	O
Guardianss	O
release	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
a	O
competition	O
with	O
a	O
prize	O
pool	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
competition	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Halo	B-Application
World	O
Championship	O
began	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
finals	O
running	O
March	O
18	O
–	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
World	O
Championship	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
Pro	O
League	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Electronic	O
Sports	O
League	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
grow	O
Halo	B-Application
esports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
received	O
an	O
aggregated	O
score	O
of	O
84	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
101	O
reviews	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arthur	O
Gies	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Polygon	O
,	O
wrote	O
that	O
343	O
Industries	O
had	O
much	O
to	O
prove	O
with	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
after	O
Halo	B-Application
4s	I-Application
online	O
population	O
"	O
evaporated	O
"	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Master	I-Application
Chief	I-Application
Collections	I-Application
woes	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
strong	O
title	O
to	O
sell	O
more	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
has	O
brought	O
Halos	O
mechanics	O
kicking	O
and	O
screaming	O
into	O
the	O
modern	O
era	O
,	O
while	O
providing	O
the	O
most	O
bombastic	O
,	O
co-op-driven	O
campaign	O
in	O
Halo	B-Application
history.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Mike	O
Mahardy	O
agreed	O
that	O
343	O
had	O
produced	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
iterations	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
series	O
 '	O
facets	O
with	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Brian	O
Albert	O
opined	O
that	O
343	O
Industries	O
had	O
created	O
an	O
even	O
bigger	O
game	O
than	O
previous	O
entries	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
the	O
strongest	O
combat	O
Halo	B-Application
has	O
ever	O
seen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoids	O
Chris	O
Carter	O
felt	O
that	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
failed	O
to	O
grab	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
as	O
previous	O
games	O
had	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
those	O
of	O
you	O
who	O
are	O
still	O
content	O
with	O
Master	O
Chief	O
and	O
his	O
wacky	O
adventures	O
across	O
the	O
galaxy	O
will	O
likely	O
walk	O
away	O
satisfied.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
critically	O
,	O
the	O
reviewers	O
of	O
GamesTM	O
felt	O
that	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
"	O
sheepish	O
and	O
safe	O
"	O
and	O
represented	O
a	O
series	O
low	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
5s	I-Application
overall	O
gameplay	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
were	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
Halo	B-Application
5s	I-Application
multiplayer	O
experience	O
for	O
being	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
shape	O
Halos	O
multiplayer	O
has	O
ever	O
taken	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
return	O
to	O
"	O
universal	O
"	O
weapon	O
loadouts	O
and	O
obtaining	O
stronger	O
weapons	O
spawning	O
on-map	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
unlocking	O
weapons	O
as	O
in	O
Halo	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Warzone	O
mode	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
new	O
ideas	O
"	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
franchise	O
and	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
MOBA-like	O
mechanics	O
and	O
vast	O
environments	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
momentum	O
here	O
—	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
force	O
that	O
shifts	O
from	O
side	O
to	O
side	O
with	O
each	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
received	O
mixed	O
impressions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Timothy	O
J	O
.	O
Seppala	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
felt	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
years	O
that	O
the	O
campaign	O
felt	O
like	O
a	O
step	O
backward	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
;	O
"	O
instead	O
of	O
addressing	O
what	O
it	O
got	O
wrong	O
with	O
[	O
Halo	B-Application
4 ]	O
and	O
doubling	O
down	O
on	O
what	O
it	O
did	O
right	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
fundamentally	O
altered	O
how	O
a	O
Halo	B-Application
campaign	O
works	O
to	O
horrendous	O
results.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Times	O
Matt	O
Peckham	O
felt	O
that	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
setup	O
in	O
Halo	B-Application
5s	I-Application
marketing	O
and	O
the	O
Hunt	O
the	O
Truth	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
suggested	O
a	O
novel	O
direction	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
"	O
What	O
happens	O
in	O
Halo	B-Application
5s	I-Application
story	O
,	O
by	O
contrast	O
,	O
feels	O
disappointingly	O
by	O
the	O
numbers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
he	O
also	O
found	O
fault	O
with	O
parts	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
5s	I-Application
campaign	O
,	O
Albert	O
praised	O
Cortana	O
's	O
threat	O
as	O
"	O
less	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
"	O
in	O
motives	O
than	O
previous	O
antagonists	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
background	O
chatter	O
contributing	O
to	O
learning	O
more	O
about	O
each	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Hornshaw	O
of	O
Digital	O
Trends	O
wrote	O
that	O
Halo	B-Application
5s	I-Application
marketing	O
"	O
suggests	O
an	O
emotional	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
questionably-loyal	O
Chief	O
and	O
the	O
'	O
traitor-hunting	O
'	O
Osiris	O
leader	O
,	O
Locke	O
,	O
but	O
those	O
moments	O
are	O
barely	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
343	O
later	O
promised	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
heard	O
complaints	O
about	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
Master	O
Chief	O
in	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
and	O
would	O
renew	O
their	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First-week	O
global	O
sales	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
software	O
and	O
hardware	O
totaled	O
more	O
than	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
hardware	O
included	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
$500	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
themed	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
)	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
biggest	O
sales	O
record	O
in	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
history	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
publish	O
software	O
sales	O
or	O
units	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
its	O
first	O
five	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
October	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
which	O
tracks	O
physical	O
sales	O
from	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
,	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
the	O
eighth	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
according	O
to	O
NPD	O
's	O
figures.Halo	O
5	O
:	O
Guardians	O
was	O
the	O
eleventh	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
7,455	O
physical	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
debuted	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
sales	O
charts	O
as	O
measured	O
by	O
Chart-Track	O
,	O
besting	O
the	O
week	O
's	O
other	O
new	O
release	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
outsold	O
previous	O
Halo	B-Application
release	O
The	B-Application
Master	I-Application
Chief	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
by	O
50%	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
week	O
sales	O
decreased	O
78	O
percent	O
,	O
and	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
displaced	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
charts	O
by	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
is	O
the	O
lowest	O
selling	O
Halo	B-Application
title	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Q&A	O
session	O
,	O
in	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
between	O
Michael	O
Pachter	O
and	O
his	O
audience	O
,	O
the	O
gaming	O
analyst	O
recounted	O
his	O
conversation	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
regarding	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrary	O
to	O
popular	O
belief	O
,	O
the	O
analyst	O
says	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
told	O
him	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
sold	O
"	O
on	O
par	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
four	O
mainline	O
Halo''	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
