Jump to navigation
Also on the site...
Sponsored by Alienware tracer
Advertisement

Free 2d Halo shooter News

PC Xbox News by Tom Bramwell

13 December, 2005

Halo may never appear in 2d officially, but in its absence some enterprising Frenchmen have come up with a freebie version instead. Based on the Halo novel The Fall of Reach, Halo Zero is a 21MB download.

It plays a bit like ageing PC shooter Abuse - you control the Master Chief, for it is he, using the cursor keys (and space to jump), and use the mouse to point either side of him where to want to fire and the left mouse button to deal some death on the little gnome people and their big blue friends.

There are quite a few levels, and although we only had time to make sure the thing worked before getting on with telling you about it, we can report that it looks surprisingly nice for a completely fan-made effort. Sort of like a LucasArts adventure, maybe.

You can take a closer look at Halo Zero on the game's website. Just don't tell Microsoft or Bungie.

Advertisement

Are you excited about Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack on Xbox?
View Eurogamer readers most anticipated games

Thanks!

Related Games

Want to comment on this article? Log in, or register!

Comments: 1-21 of 21 in total

Poster
Comment Low-scoring comments hidden. Log in to see them!
Scurrminator
13/12/05 @ 12:51
#1
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
first!
downloading now for lunch...not to eat mind
13/12/05 @ 12:52
#2
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
Not tried it - but the controls sound better than the console version.
boabg
13/12/05 @ 12:56
#3
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
It's shit.
asphaltcowboy
13/12/05 @ 12:57
#4
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
Hmmmm... should I....?

...ok...

...better than Halo?


Sorry! Sorry!
Markusdragon
13/12/05 @ 12:58
#5
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
Bungie always seemed to me to be the kind of company that would love this kind of thing.
disc
13/12/05 @ 13:20
#6
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
I have a better tip for you : Samorost 2

Now you can buy a 'full' version and tshirts as well.
jack_klugman
13/12/05 @ 14:58
#7
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
Better than Marathon?
Mr Sleep
13/12/05 @ 15:29
#8
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
Abuse was fantastic! \o/
Xerx3s
13/12/05 @ 16:25
#9
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
"ageing PC shooter Abuse"

Ageing? AGEING?! F*ckin ancient! Dunno about your experience of time EG, but that game was released last century (still sounds cool :P).
wolfen
13/12/05 @ 17:03
#10
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
Not bad, but not too good either.
Repsode
13/12/05 @ 18:31
#11
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
Funnily enough, the reply given to a number of modders is that Bungie doesn't care if you do something like this, just don't make money out of it is their only condition. Did they shut down Red vs Blue or did they embrace them to the extent that you can now get episodes on Xbox Live Marketplace? They love this stuff.


As do I. The game's pretty good for a freebie.

Reminds me of the fan-made Half life 2D game, Operation: Gordon(BTW, you download that from Steam of all places)
funkyd
13/12/05 @ 18:32
#12
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
Its a bit like Codename Gordon only a lot, lot worse...ALOT
stonypoint
13/12/05 @ 22:20
#13
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
Do I hear lawyers approaching??
Owen-B
13/12/05 @ 23:04
#14
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
I doubt you do. Like it's been said, Bungie are very cool about this sort of thing. If there's money being made then there will be trouble I expect but I gather it's a freebie.
morriss
13/12/05 @ 23:05
#15
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
Bungie don't care as someone said above. Some has created the whole of New Mombasa as a map for Halo CE on the PC. As long as it's free download, Bungie salute it.
jwc40
13/12/05 @ 23:34
#16
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
what's Halo
Mr_Bogus
14/12/05 @ 09:14
#17
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
/me wants a new Abuse on the Revolution |)
Zuiyo
14/12/05 @ 10:55
#18
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
/gets coat
Speedwolf
14/12/05 @ 11:31
#19
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
The game may not be any good, but the artwork is sweet.
MightyPenguin
14/12/05 @ 21:07
#20
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
Abuse was fucking amazing. Still have it, in fact.
spoodie
15/12/05 @ 13:25
#21
0
You buried this comment
Comment below viewing threshold
Show
It's quite good I think, but it crashed after a couple of levels

Comments: 1-21 of 21 in total

Want to comment on this article? Log in, or register!

Statistics
SwapGame
About Eurogamer
The Network

X View gallery