

There are no new Combat Evolved Anniversary-themed unlocks to chase, but you can use the Season Points you earn from your experience to get Halo: Reach unlocks.Halo Infinite’s long-awaited release date is not too far away, and die-hard fans are chomping at the bit to see the latest chapter of Master Chief’s story. Compared to Halo: Reach's when it came out, you can potentially get six times the amount of experience in one match of Combat Evolved multiplayer than you could have originally in Halo: Reach. Something I'm very happy to see with Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary's multiplayer is the fact that it's generous with how much experience it awards players.

In addition to this, I haven't experienced any lag or server stability problems to speak of during my testing at all. All of the different game modes, maps, and Custom Games settings from the original Halo: Combat Evolved are present here, and the matchmaking system is quick. While the Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Campaign suffers from some annoying bugs, the multiplayer experience in the game (which is a version of Halo: Combat Evolved's original multiplayer) is excellent - both in Matchmaking and in Custom Games. The multiplayer experience in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is excellent, though not without one notable problem. Also, sound effects may not echo or reverb properly. On top of this, gameplay sounds can sometimes glitch or not play either, which will definitely take players out of the moment. Considering Halo's music is one of the best things about the franchise, problems with it playing correctly are a bit grating to say the least. The worst problem is with the game's music, which will cut itself off, skip beats, overlap, or - in rare cases - not play at all. Things aren't all smooth-sailing when it comes to the audio, however. The game is also able to run at a buttery-smooth 60+ frames-per-second (FPS) without any problems or slowdowns at all.

Just like with Halo: Reach on PC, using a mouse and keyboard just feels like the right way to play Halo. I experienced no input delay at all throughout my playthrough, either. There's the occasional problem with shadow render distancing to deal with and some slight texture pop-in, but aside from that, there are no visual problems. The game looks better than ever on advanced PC hardware (in particular, visual effects and lighting got large improvements). Overall, the Campaign experience in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary on PC is good. The Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary campaign looks better than it ever has on modern PC hardware.
