Halo 2600
Halo 2600 is an action-adventure video game developed for the Atari 2600 video game console, inspired by the Halo series of video games. Halo 2600 was written by Ed Fries, former vice president of game…
Halo 2600 is an adventure developed by Ed Fries, released 8 July 2010 on Atari 2600.
What Halo 2600 is
Halo 2600 is an adventure game developed by Ed Fries and released in 2010. It was published by AtariAge. It is available on Atari 2600 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The player uses the joystick to control the character of Master Chief as he makes his way through 64 screens, divided into four zones: outdoors, Covenant base, ice world, and a final boss area.[1][2] Weapons and power-ups are available to combat the many enemies that appear. The player and enemies can each be killed by one hit unless a shield is collected.[1][3] There are two power-ups in the game, both guarded by what appears to be nine enemies but is actually three. The first is a gun with a faster rate of fire. The second is a pair of boots that allows the player to move faster. In addition to these, by killing certain enemies, the player can obtain an energy shield that will take one…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Halo 2600 launched on 8 July 2010, within three weeks of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, StarCraft II, Limbo and Singularity.
Released around the same time: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, StarCraft II, Limbo, Singularity.
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