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Halo: Combat Evolved
It's the 26th century and mankind now faces the ultimate threat, the
Covenant, a religious order composed of several blood thirsty alien races.
With their highly advanced technology they've turned entire surfaces of
human colony planets to molten glass. The UNSC has desperately attempted
to halt their attack, but advanced technology ranging from superheated
plasma weapons to nearly impenetrable shielding have proved to be more
than the humans could handle. The situation continues to degrade as billions
are slaughtered and more mighty UNSC ships are turned into nothing more
than flaming debris.
The only hope for mankind is the SPARTAN-project. These super soldiers
have been trained and augmented with the latest combat technology since
their childhood. Their incredible abilities, coupled with power suits codenamed
MJOLNIR MARK V, make them a deadly threat to the Covenant in ground engagements.
The undefeated SPARTANS, after tackling dozens of other daunting missions,
now have a new assignment: defend the UNSC's last major stronghold between
the Covenant and Earth, the colony planet Reach.
After the human fleet gets torn apart and 700 million people on Reach
are murdered from aerial attacks, the only surviving SPARTAN, Master Chief
John-117, returns to the Halcyon class Cruiser, the Pillar of Autumn. In
a desperate attempt to lead the Covenant away from Earth, the lone ship
makes a blind jump with a great majority of the Covenant fleet that leveled
Reach, in pursuit.
They find themselves in a distant and unexplored system with a big secret,
a massive ring artifact orbiting the gas giant Threshold. This mysterious
construct called Halo has an environment quite similar to that of Earth,
complete with landmasses, varying climates, and a completely breathable
atmosphere. The Covenant fleet quickly begins its attack on the Pillar
of Autumn which forces Captain Jacob Keyes to order an immediate evacuation.
The Master Chief, the ship-board AI named Cortana, and several escape pods
full of humans flee the ship before it's destroyed and make crash landings
on the surface of Halo. It's now your job to survive and stop the Covenant
from finding the ring's secrets.
Human soldiers have used performance-enhancing equipment for hundreds
of years, and your MJOLNIR battle suit represents the current pinnacle
of military technology. As a product of the SPARTAN-II project where you
were bio-engineered and technologically enhanced for better reflexes, eyesight
and coordination: the addition of your MJOLNIR armor makes you nearly invincible.
The battle suit utilizes a neural interface implanted in your brain.
Your armor's movements and weapons are controlled at the speed of your
thoughts. The battle suit also contains a layer of crystal that forms a
network capable of supporting starship-grade AI so you can overpower alien
computer systems if necessary. The suit's shell is comprised of many layers
of strong alloy, and a refractive coating to disperse energy weapon hits.
Internally, the suit regulates temperature and can reactively change in
density as necessary. |
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