In Honor of: Halo

Halo: Combat Evolved came out in 2001 and almost single handedly made the X-box a success. Halo 2 came out in 2004 and made online gaming a reality. And Halo 3 came out in 2007 to tremendous success on the Xbox 360.

This trilogy of record breaking games spawned best selling book series, other video games, short films, and was a few months from being a movie directed by Peter Jackson.

Some of my fondest memories from college were playing Halo or Halo 2 with roommates and dorm buddies until way late in the night or until five minutes after class had started...

I don't know how to explain the success of Halo. I think one of the largest factors was the simplicity of the game - you weren't managing 100 hp, but a simple rechargeable shield. You weren't lugging around enough weapons to fight a small army, but two guns. The missions were fun and unique (if not repetitive at times) and the games looked good.

They are tremendously fun games. Tonight, in honor of Halo, I'm going to have a guys night. Some adult beverage, some video games, and just good old plain fun.