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{{Title|''Halo 4''}}{{Era|RW|Post|H4|Reclaimer|TMCC}}
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{{Game Info Box
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|name= ''Halo 4''
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|image= [[File:Halo-4-Box-Art.jpg|250px]]
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|Developer= [[343 Industries]]
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|Publisher= [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Game Studios|Microsoft Studios]]
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|US Date Released= November 6, 2012 <ref name="uk.xbox360.ign.com">[http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/122/1223123p1.html '''IGN''' – ''Halo 4 Release Date Confirmed'']</ref><ref name=Official>[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/Marketplace/Product/Halo-4 '''Xbox.com''' - ''Halo 4'']</ref><ref name="Official Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/games/halo4/Overview '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo 4'']</ref>
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|UK Date Released= November 6, 2012 <ref name="uk.xbox360.ign.com"/><ref name=Official /><ref name="Official Waypoint"/>
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|Genre= [[First-person shooter]]; [[wikipedia:Science-fiction|Science-fiction]], [[wikipedia:Drama|Drama]]
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|Game modes= [[Campaign]] with [[Cooperative Play|Co-op]],<ref name=Official /><ref name="Official Waypoint"/> [[Multiplayer]],<ref>[http://www.oxmonline.com/343-industries-halo-4-will-re-inject-some-new-life-halo-multiplayer '''Xbox Magazine''' – ''343 Industries: Halo 4 will "re-inject some new life" into Halo multiplayer'']</ref> [[Spartan Ops]], [[Forge]]<ref name="5.2.12">[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/05/02/The-Halo-Bulletin-5212.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''The Halo Bulletin: 5.2.12'']</ref>
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|ESRB = Mature (M) for Blood and Violence
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|Platform= [[Xbox 360]]
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|Designer=
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|Writer=
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|Composer= [[Neil Davidge]]
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|Media= DL-DVD
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|Website= [http://www.xbox.com/en-US/Marketplace/Product/Halo-4 '''Xbox Marketplace''' - ''Halo 4'']
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}}
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{{Quote|Wake up, John.|Official tagline}}
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'''''Halo 4''''' is the seventh installment of the best-selling ''[[Halo]]'' franchise. The game was developed by [[343 Industries]], a Microsoft owned internal development studio established for the purpose of creating new properties for the ''Halo'' series. ''Halo 4'' is the first game in the Reclaimer Saga,<ref name="Ign">[http://www.gamespot.com/news/microsoft-new-halo-for-xbox-one-is-legitimate-6410554 '''Gamespot''' - The new Halo "Reclaimer" trilogy is no longer a trilogy. Now a "saga."]</ref> and is the sequel to ''[[Halo 3]]''.
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On September 26, 2012, ''Halo 4'' had "[[wikipedia:Software release life cycle#RTM|gone gold]],"<ref name="10.3.12">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/ '''Halo Waypoint'''] - [http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/03/The-Halo-Bulletin-10312-.aspx ''The Halo Bulletin: 10.3.12'']</ref> meaning all development of the game had been completed and mass manufacturing had begun.<ref>[http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/halo_4/news/halo_4_development_is_complete.html '''Videogamer''' - ''Halo 4 development is complete'']</ref> ''Halo 4'' was released on November 6, 2012<ref name="uk.xbox360.ign.com" /><ref name="Official" /><ref name="Official Waypoint" /> in all countries except Japan where it was released on November 8, 2012.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com '''YouTube'''] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JylkzGSfnn4 ''Eurogamer Expo 2012: Halo 4 Developer Session with Frank O'Connor'']</ref> It is also available from Games on Demand for Xbox Live.
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Along with ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' and ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''Halo 4'' was released on [[Xbox One]] as part of the ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' on November 11, 2014.
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==Announcement==
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===E3 Expo 2011===
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{{Main|Awakening}}
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''Halo 4'' was first revealed on Microsoft's homepage hours before the start of their E3 press conference,<ref>[http://xbox-360.nowgamer.com/news/6012/e3-2011-microsoft-details-leaked-halo-4-confirmed '''Xbox-360.nowgamer.com''' - ''Halo 4 confirmed'']</ref> alongside ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' due to a mistake by the editing department. The game was then officially announced at the end of Microsoft's E3 2011 press conference<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wU-gjxmDh4 '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 4 Teaser Trailer'']</ref><ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/faster-forward/post/e3-2011-halo-4-voice-control-and-the-cloud/2011/06/06/AGNAeELH_blog.html '''Washingtonpost.com''' - ''Halo 4 voice control and the cloud'']</ref> with a short teaser trailer entitled "[[Awakening]]".
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===E3 Expo 2012===
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Details on ''Halo 4'' were further expanded on in the 2012 E3 Expo where Microsoft's E3 press conference revealed more about ''Halo 4''{{'}}s game-play. It was here where the new enemies were revealed to be [[Promethean]] [[Artificial intelligence|AIs]], and the return of the Covenant was officially confirmed. Several minutes of game-play and multiple preview clips of the campaign were shown before the trailer ended with a cryptic message from an "unknown evil".
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==Campaign==
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===Plot===
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Four years, seven months, and ten days after the events of ''Halo 3'', a mysterious energy passes through the aft section of {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}. Cortana activates John-117's cryopod as an unknown assailant boards the ship. After progressing through part of the ship the assailant turns out to be the [[Covenant Remnant|Covenant]], to which John-117 expresses concern as he believed that humanity had a cease fire with the [[Sangheili]]. As John-117 fights his way through the Covenant boarders, it is revealed that it isn't one rogue Covenant ship on a salvage operation, but an entire fleet orbiting a Forerunner world. Cortana notices the nearest cruiser has its shields down and suggests firing a tactical nuke at it. Immediately after the cruiser is destroyed, a passage into the planet opens and activates a gravity well that begins to pull in every ship. The already weakened ''Forward Unto Dawn'' starts to disintegrate as it passes into the planet. While making their way to the escape pods, Cortana starts acting erratically. However, upon reaching the pods, a Covenant cruiser collides with the ''Dawn'', tearing through the escape pods. The hull breach blows the Spartan outside just as the wreckage passes through.
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John-117 awakens to find himself inside the planet. [[Cortana]] reveals her behavioral problem is due to her going into the first stages of [[Rampancy]]. John-117 suggests trying to find a ship back to [[Earth]] to see if Dr. [[Catherine Halsey|Halsey]], Cortana's creator, can fix her condition. Eventually they fight their way through Covenant forces to a localized Cartographer. Cortana says that the only intel she can get is that their location is a shield world called [[Requiem]]. She also receives a signal from an unknown source that is definitely "not Covenant" in origin, and suggests looking for the signal. They find that the mysterious signal is being bounced off of a tower near the planet's core, Cortana opens a portal as close as possible to the core just as a large number of a new type of foe appears.
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After being teleported closer to the signal it is revealed the signal is from {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} asking for help. A satellite near the center of the planet is blocking the signal, where two jamming towers are boosting the signal blocking device's power. Cortana suggests taking these jamming towers down to receive the whole signal. After defeating several groups of the unknown enemy, the only intelligence Cortana is able to get on them is the word "Promethean", and that they appear to be more advanced combat AIs than Sentinels. After taking down the first tower it is revealed the Covenant is very interested in finding something inside the core. After the second tower is downed the full signal of the ''Infinity'' is received. After discovering the ship is going to enter the planet, Cortana attempts to warn them away but is still unable to get through. Fighting their way to the center of the Satellite the pair discover a giant spherical object - the source of the signal. After attempting to stop the signal the sphere comes close to John's location where part of the sphere comes out of the bottom. A sole figure is seen on a pedestal. The unknown figure reveals himself to be [[Shadow-of-Sundered-Star|The Didact]], and handily defeats John-117 before declaring that his people, The Forerunners themselves, are returning to the Galaxy after thousands of years, and he remarks on how Humanity must still be weak, as the Covenant do not answer to Humanity and therefore are still unworthy of the [[Mantle of Responsibility|Mantle]].
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John manages to escape the Didact and makes his way to ''Infinity'', which had entered the planet. The Didact also heads for ''Infinity''. After fighting off many Prometheans and Covenant, who have joined forces, he finds Commander Thomas Lasky, Spartan Commander Palmer and scattered groups of Marines. Chief clears an LZ for a Pelican to pick them up, and is transported to ''Infinity'', where he fights off waves of Covenant. Then, he is introduced to Captain Andrew Del Rio and Commander Palmer. Palmer, Lasky, and John are sent on a mission to allow ''Infinity'' to escape Requiem, and are given a [[M510 Siegework/Ultra-Heavy Mobile Anti-Aircraft Weapons Platform|Mammoth]]. After destroying many Covenant vehicles, including a [[Type-56 Ground Support/Ultra Heavy Deployment Platform|Lich]], the mission brings John inside what is assumed to be a trap. It turns out not to be when John and Cortana are separately taken by the Librarian, who explains that the Prometheans were once Humans, and how the Didact is looking to escape Requiem and find the Composer, which he plans to turn on humanity. She helps to accelerate Chief's 'evolution' so that he can survive the Composer. Once John and Cortana are reunited, they proceed outside of the Forerunner structures, where they attempt (and fail) to destroy the Didact. They are returned to ''Infinity'', where Del Rio gives the command to leave Requiem; stating that they should return to Earth and inform FLEETCOM about what had occurred. Cortana and John attempt to convince him otherwise, but the Captain orders that Cortana be decommissioned due to rampancy. Upon Chief's refusal to hand her over, he orders both Palmer and Lasky to arrest him, but neither of them move. With Lasky's assistance, John escapes ''Infinity'' before it leaves and attempts to destroy the Didact once and for all. However, he is unsuccessful, and boards a Lich to follow the Didact into slipspace.
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He, along with [[Shadow-of-Sundered-Star|The Didact]] and a Covenant fleet, arrive at Halo [[Installation 03]], where the Covenant under the Didact's control immediately attack the UNSC science facility orbiting the Halo, that housed the Composer. After fighting his way inside, John argues with some professors there and grabs a HAVOK bomb to attempt to destroy the Composer. Unfortunately, he is too late, and the Composer is fired and kills all on the base aside from him. He takes a Broadsword to follow the Didact to Earth, where he is assisted by ''Infinity'', which is now controlled by Commander Lasky, in getting inside. There, the Didact fires the Composer, and extermination of Humanity begins in New Phoenix. In order to bring down the Didact's shields, Cortana clones her rampant personalities to overload the system. John places her chip in a holopedestal, but it is destroyed, and she is brought into the Composer's system. She manages to weakly communicate with John before assisting him in defeating the Didact and destroying the Composer. She uses the last of her energy to form herself into a visible form and touches John for the first and last time. She dies right before the Composer collapses around them. John is found amongst the space debris by a Pelican. Talking with John, Commander Lasky echoes a statement Cortana once made to John regarding the humanity of soldiers. John is seen on ''Infinity''{{'}}s Spartan deck, having his armor removed.
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===Characters and Setting===
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====Characters====
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*[[Captain (Navy)|CAPT]] [[Andrew Del Rio]]
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*[[Commander (UNSC)|CDR]] [[Sarah Palmer]]<ref name="character">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Etg7LL_l7pc '''Halo 4 ViDoc''']</ref> {{1st}}
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*[[Cortana]]
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*[[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] [[John-117]]
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*CDR [[Thomas Lasky]]<ref name="character"/>
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*[[Shadow-of-Sundered-Star|The Didact]]<ref>[http://www.gamepur.com/news/9082-halo-4-story-and-final-battle-details-leaked.html]</ref>
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*Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]]
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*Dr. [[Sandra Tillson]] {{1st}}
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*[[Jul 'Mdama]]
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*[[Gabriel Thorne]] {{1st}}
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*[[Jared Miller]] {{1st}}
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*[[Roland (AI)|Roland]] {{1st}}
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*MSGT [[Marcus P. Stacker]]
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*[[First-Light-Weaves-Living-Song|The Librarian]]
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*[[Faber-Of-Will-And-Might|Faber]] {{C|Terminal}}
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*[[Forthencho]] {{C|Terminal}}
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====Species====
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*[[Flood]] {{C|Terminal and [[War Games|Simulation]]}}
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*[[Forerunner]]
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*[[Human]]
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*[[Jiralhanae]] {{C|Cinematic}}
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*[[Kig-Yar]]
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*[[Mgalekgolo]]<ref name="HB822"/>
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*[[Sangheili]]
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*[[Unggoy]]
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====Organizations====
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*[[Ecumene]]
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**[[Promethean]]s
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*[[Covenant Empire]] {{C|Cinematic}}
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*[[Covenant Remnant]] {{1st}}<ref name="3.07.12"/>
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*[[Unified Earth Government]]
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**[[United Nations Space Command]]
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***[[United Nations Space Command Defense Force]]
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****[[UNSC Navy]]
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*****[[Home Fleet]]
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******[[Battlegroup Dakota]]
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*****[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]]
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******[[SPARTAN-II Program]]
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*****[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]
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******ONI Security
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****[[UNSC Marine Corps]]<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/Podcast/343Sparkast_011.mp3 '''Halo Waypoint''' ''343 Sparkcast 11'']</ref>
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****[[SPARTAN-IV Program|Spartan]]
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*****[[Fireteam Shadow]] {{1st}}
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*****[[Fireteam Majestic]] {{1st}}
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*****[[Fireteam Crimson]] {{1st}}
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****[[UNSC Army]]
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****[[UNSC Air Force]]
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*[[Prehistoric human civilization]] {{C|Terminal}}
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*[[Insurrection]] {{Mo}}
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====Technology====
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*[[Composer]] {{1st}}
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*[[Imprint Matrix]]
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*[[Janus Key]] {{1st}}
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*[[M2859 Matériel Acquisition Pod]]
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*[[Mark-VII Cryogenic Suspension Chamber]]
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*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
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**[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor#GEN1 Armor Versions|[GEN1]]]
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***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]]
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**[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|[GEN2]]]
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*[[MX-1050 Quantum Plane Translocation Marker - Local/Hybrid]]<ref name="H4EVG"/> {{1st}}
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*[[Promethean Crawler]] {{1st}} <ref name="youtube.com">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SijdCLuzAdc&feature=g-u-u '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 4 News : Enemies Leaked, E3, & Elites Replaced in Mutliplayer! - FT. Chris'']</ref>
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**Crawler Prime
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**Crawler Snipe
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*[[Promethean Knight]] {{1st}}<ref>[https://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/e3-2012-halo-4-renders/600518a8-d6fd-4c01-9f46-d9a97fcd9cc1#imageNumber=5 '''Halo Wypoint''' - ''E3 2012: HALO 4 RENDERS'']</ref>
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**Knight Lancer
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**Knight Commander
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**Knight Battlewagon
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*[[Promethean Watcher]] {{1st}} <ref name="youtube.com"/>
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*[[Series 12 Single Operator Lift Apparatus]]<ref name="H4Guide"/><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn89_AXCRUY&feature=plcp '''YouTube''' - ''"Halo 4 Spartan Ops Gameplay"''] {{C|Briefly Seen at 1:08}}</ref>
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*[[Sprint]]
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*[[Z-1500 Automated Systems Drones|Z-1500 Automated Systems Drone]]<ref name="H4EVG"/>
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*[[Z-9930 Information Vector Console]] {{1st}}
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====Locations====
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*[[Cascade]]
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**[[Mindoro]] {{C|[[Skyline (Halo 4 Multiplayer Map)|Simulation]]}}
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*[[Circinius IV]]
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**[[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]] {{Mo}}
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*[[Charum Hakkor]] {{C|Terminal}}
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*[[Chi Ceti IV]]
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**[[Muroto]]<ref name="H4EVG"/> {{C|[[Shatter|Simulation]]}}
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*[[Concord]]<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!halo-evolved/maps-missions/a3a452a8-f02a-4b1c-9e46-b3a33ba26778'''Xbox.com''': ''Halo 4 Maps + Missions'']</ref> {{C|[[Longbow|Simulation]]}}
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*[[Earth]]
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**[[United Republic of North America]]
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***[[New Phoenix]]
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*[[Erebus VII]] {{C|[[Abandon|Simulation]]}}
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*[[Eudemon X49-05]] {{C|[[Erosion|Simulation]]}}
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*[[Kholo]] {{Mo}}
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*[[Halo Array]]
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**[[Installation 00]] {{Mo}}
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**[[Installation 03]]
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***[[Ivanoff Research Station]] {{1st}}
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**[[Installation 04]] {{Mo}}
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**[[Installation 05]] {{Mo}}
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**[[Omega Halo]] {{C|Terminal}}
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*[[Harvest]]
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**[[Utgard]] {{C|[[Harvest (Halo 4 Multiplayer Map)|Simulation]]}}
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*[[Line Installation 9-12]]<ref name="H4EVG"/> {{C|[[Wreckage|Simulation]]}}
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*[[New Carthage]]
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**[[Pilvros City]] {{C|[[Perdition|Simulation]]}}
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*[[Oban]] {{C|[[Daybreak|Simulation]]}}
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*[[Partition]] {{C|[[Exile (Halo 4 multiplayer map)|Simulation]]}}
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*[[Requiem]] <ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2011-halo-4/714846 '''GameTrailers''': ''E3 2011: Halo Returns Interview'']</ref> {{1st}}
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**[[Apex (Requiem)|Apex]]
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**[[The Cauldron]]
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**[[Forge Island|Great Anvils]] {{C|[[War Games|Simulation]]}}
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**[[Complex|Galileo Base]]
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**[[Haven]] {{C|[[War Games|Simulation]]}}
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**[[Lockup (location)|Lockup]]
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**[[REQ-931-B|Quarry]]
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**[[Ravine]]
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**[[The Refuge]]
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**[[REQ-153-N|Sniper Alley]]
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**[[Ragnarok|Two Giants]]
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**[[Vortex]]
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*[[Sothra Hakkor]] {{C|[[Monolith|Simulation]]}}
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*[[Talitsa]] {{C|[[Outcast|Simulation]]}}
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*[[Terceira]] {{C|[[Vertigo|Simulation]]}}
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*[[Tribute]]
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**[[Casbah]] {{C|[[Landfall (Halo 4 Multiplayer Map)|Simulation]]}}
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*[[Unidentified ONI archeological site]] {{C|[[Impact|Simulation]]}}
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*[[Unidentified Forerunner Installation]] {{C|[[Solace|Simulation]]}}
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*[[Unidentified Forerunner Moon]] {{C|[[Meltdown|Simulation]]}}
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==Gameplay==
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===Campaign===
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Information on ''Halo 4''{{'}}s campaign was purposefully kept to a minimum in order to maintain high anticipation for the game. In the August 22, 2012 Halo Bulletin on Halo Waypoint, it was confirmed that the game would feature about eight campaign missions.<ref name="HB822">[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/08/22/The-Halo-Bulletin-82212.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''The Halo Bulletin: 08.22.12'']</ref>
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|[[File:87602306.png|150px|link=Prologue (Halo 4)]]
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|[[Prologue (Halo 4)|Prologue]]
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|''"Catherine Halsey is interrogated deep within a secret ONI facility." ''(Cutscene)
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|[[File:H4dawn.png|150px|link=Dawn (level)]]
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|[[Dawn (level)|Dawn]]
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|''"After four years adrift in space, Cortana awakens John-117 to investigate a disturbance on the Forward Unto Dawn."''
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|[[File:H4-Requiem.png|150px|link=Requiem (level)]]
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|[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]
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|''"Having survived the destruction of the Dawn, Master Chief and Cortana search for a way off of the mysterious Forerunner planet."''
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|[[File:H4-Forerunner.png|150px|link=Forerunner (level)]]
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|[[Forerunner (level)|Forerunner]]
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|''"Master Chief tracks the Infinity's signal to Requiem's core in the hopes of returning Cortana to Earth to address her rampancy."''
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|[[File:H4-Infinity.png|150px|link=Infinity (level)]]
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|[[Infinity (level)|Infinity]]
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|''"Following the Didact to Infinity's crash site, Chief and Cortana descend into the surrounding swamp to rescue UNSC survivors."''
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|[[File:H4-Reclaimer.png|150px|link=Reclaimer (level)]]
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|[[Reclaimer (level)|Reclaimer]]
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|''"Infinity sends the Master Chief and Gypsy Company to neutralize the gravity well keeping them on Requiem."''
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|[[File:H4-Shutdown.png|150px|link=Shutdown]]
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|[[Shutdown]]
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|''"As Infinity flees Requiem and Cortana's rampancy worsens, Master Chief struggles to stop Didact from pursuing the Composer."''
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|[[File:H4-Composer.png|150px|link=Composer (level)]]
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|[[Composer (level)|Composer]]
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|''"The Master Chief's pursuit of the Didact leads him to a UNSC science station orbiting Installation 03."''
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|[[File:H4-Midnight.png|150px|link=Midnight (level)]]
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|[[Midnight (level)|Midnight]]
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|''"With the Composer in the Didact's possession, Chief and Cortana must destroy the device before he turns it on his next target."''
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|[[File:Phoenixstreet.jpg|150px|link=Epilogue (Halo 4)]]
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|[[Epilogue (Halo 4)|Epilogue]]
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|''"After the destruction of New Phoenix, and the death of Cortana, Master Chief must carry on." ''(Cutscene)
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===Multiplayer===
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{{Main|War Games}}
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''Halo 4''{{'}}s multiplayer capabilities were explored extensively in the gradual buildup to its release on November 6. Unlike ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', multiplayer maps featured in Halo 4 are not based upon campaign levels, but instead were designed from the ground-up, like the other games, with competitive gameplay in mind. Gameplay features a customizable load-out and the return of Armor Abilities<ref name="3.07.12">[http://www.halowaypoint.com '''Halo Waypoint'''] - [http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/03/08/The-Halo-Bulletin-30712.aspx ''The Halo Bulletin: 3.07.12''].</ref>
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To link online competitive multiplayer matchmaking to in-game fiction, it has been coined [[War Games]] by 343 Industries. War Games are held on vast simulated training grounds for [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IVs]] as part of their preparation for [[Spartan Ops]] missions, which take place 6 months after the conclusion of the campaign.<ref name="3.07.12" /> These simulations are hosted inside {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} and allow players to take control of virtual [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IV]] characters and battle in a realistic environment.
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====Ordnance Drops====
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{{Main|Ordnance (Multiplayer)}}
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To encourage dynamic movement of games and prevent players camping at weapon respawn points, ''Halo 4'' features ordnance drops in matches. ''Random Ordnance'' randomly drops weapons, grenades, or power-ups on the map for anyone to use, and ''Personal Ordnance'' gives each player a choice of power-ups or weapons which can be earned via performance during a game.
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====Maps====
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Similarly to the ''Halo 4'' game types, all of the maps that are featured in Halo 4 are listed below, including DLC map packs. ''Halo 4'' has ten Multiplayer Maps<ref>[http://www.ign.com/wikis/halo-4/Abandon '''IGN''' - ''Abandon'']</ref> available on the disc and four DLC map packs.
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|[[Adrift]]
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|[[File:Complex 1.jpg|100px]]
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|[[Complex]]
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:ExileH4.jpg|100px]]
  +
|[[Exile (Halo 4 multiplayer map)|Exile]]
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Erosion Hole.jpg|100px]]
  +
|[[Erosion]] {{C|[[Forge]] canvas}}
  +
*[[Erosion/Ascent|Ascent]]
  +
*[[Erosion/Grifball Court|Grifball Court]]
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:E32012 halo4 pvp5.jpg|100px]]
  +
|[[Haven]]
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Impact Map.jpg|100px]]
  +
|[[Impact]] {{C|[[Forge]] canvas}}
  +
*[[Impact/Relay|Relay]]
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Longbow.jpg|100px]]
  +
|[[Longbow]]
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Meltdown4.jpg|100px]]
  +
|[[Meltdown]]
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Ragnarok-High Res Overview.png|100px]]
  +
|[[Ragnarok]]
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Ravine Structure.jpg|100px]]
  +
|[[Ravine]] {{C|[[Forge]] canvas}}
  +
*[[Ravine/Settler|Settler]]
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:SolaceBeam.jpg|100px]]
  +
|[[Solace]]
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Vortex1.jpg|100px]]
  +
|[[Vortex]]
  +
|}
  +
  +
{{col-2}}
  +
  +
'''Crimson map pack''' {{Main|Crimson map pack}}
  +
{| class="article-table" style="width: 250px;" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
  +
|-
  +
! scope="col" |Image
  +
! scope="col" |Map
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Halo 4 Line Installation 9-12 Wreckage.png|100px]]
  +
|[[Wreckage]]
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|-
  +
|[[File:H4-Harvest.png|100px]]
  +
|[[Harvest (Halo 4 Multiplayer Map)|Harvest]]
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:H4-Shatter.png|100px]]
  +
|[[Shatter]]
  +
|}
  +
  +
'''Majestic map pack''' {{Main|Majestic map pack}}
  +
{| class="article-table" style="width: 250px;" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
  +
|-
  +
! scope="col" |Image
  +
! scope="col" |Map
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:557975 416749215077894 294775435 n.png|100px]]
  +
|[[Landfall (Halo 4 Multiplayer Map)|Landfall]]
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|-
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|[[File:179641 416749301744552 1796988676 n.png|100px]]
  +
|[[Monolith]]
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:H4 Skyline.png|100px]]
  +
|[[Skyline (Halo 4 Multiplayer Map)|Skyline]]
  +
|}
  +
  +
'''Castle map pack''' {{Main|Castle map pack}}
  +
{| class="article-table" style="width: 250px;" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
  +
|-
  +
! scope="col" |Image
  +
! scope="col" |Map
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Image Daybreak 4.jpg|100px]]
  +
|[[Daybreak]]
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Halo 4 Castle Map Pack Outcast 1.jpg|100px]]
  +
|[[Outcast]]
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Halo 4 Castle Map Pack Perdition 1.jpg|100px]]
  +
|[[Perdition]]
  +
|}
  +
  +
'''Forge Island'''
  +
{| class="article-table" style="width: 250px;" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
  +
|-
  +
! scope="col" |Image
  +
! scope="col" |Map
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Forgeisland est 01 660.jpg|100px]]
  +
|[[Forge Island]] {{C|[[Forge]] canvas}}
  +
|}
  +
  +
'''Bullseye Pack''' {{Main|Bullseye Pack}}
  +
{| class="article-table" style="width: 250px;" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
  +
|-
  +
! scope="col" |Image
  +
! scope="col" |Map
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Pitfall screenshot 1.png|100px]]
  +
|[[Pitfall]]
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Halo 4 champions bundle Vertigo map.jpg|100px]]
  +
|[[Vertigo]]
  +
|}
  +
{{col-end}}
  +
  +
====Game Types====
  +
Along with the announcement of War Games and its included features, several returning and new game types were announced. Game types confirmed by 343 Industries that are featured in ''Halo 4''{{'}}s multiplayer have been listed:
  +
  +
*[[Infinity Slayer]]<ref name="Game Types">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/ '''Halo Waypoint'''] - [http://www.halowaypoint.com/halo4/en-US/#!halo-evolved/game-types/97da5ab3-e0fd-4a3e-b51f-92fa20029ded ''Halo Evolved: Game Types'']</ref>
  +
*[[Big Team Infinity Slayer]]<ref name="Game Types" />
  +
*[[Regicide]]<ref name="Game Types" />
  +
*[[Oddball]]<ref name="9.5.12">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/ '''Halo Waypoint'''] - [http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/09/05/The-Halo-Bulletin-9512.aspx ''The Halo Bulletin: 9.5.12'']</ref>
  +
*[[Capture the Flag]]<ref name="9.5.12" />
  +
*[[Flood (Gametype)|Flood]]<ref name="10.3.12" />
  +
*[[Dominion]]<ref name="H4Guide">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo 4 Interactive Guide'']</ref>
  +
*[[Extraction]]<ref name="H4Guide" />
  +
*[[King of the Hill]]<ref name="H4Guide" />
  +
*[[Team Slayer "Pro"]]
  +
*[[SWAT]]
  +
*[[Team Snipers]]
  +
*[[Grifball]]
  +
*FFA Throwback
  +
*Team Regicide
  +
*[[Crimson map pack|Crimson DLC]]
  +
*[[Majestic map pack|Majestic DLC]]
  +
*[[Castle map pack|Castle DLC]]
  +
  +
====Customization====
  +
Players are also be able to customize their [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IV]] characters with a variety of different armors and can change the gender at any time. In addition to this, players also have access to [[Specializations]], a set of eight unique armor enhancements that bring combat benefits to the players who use them, such as increased vehicle handling or resistance to EMP blasts.<ref>[http://ign.com/ '''IGN'''] - [http://ign.com/articles/2012/08/15/halo-4-specializations-will-change-halo-multiplayer-forever ''Halo 4 Specializations Will Change Halo Multiplayer Forever'']</ref>
  +
  +
A major addition to the customization of characters in ''Halo 4'' is the new custom loadouts, allowing players to edit their loadout before games to a much greater degree than that in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. As a player progresses through the ranks, they will unlock additional loadout slots.
  +
  +
Customizable loadout options:
  +
*Primary Weapon
  +
*Secondary Weapon
  +
*[[Grenade]]
  +
*[[Armor Ability]]
  +
*[[Tactical Package]]
  +
*[[Support Upgrade]]
  +
  +
===Spartan Ops===
  +
{{Main|Spartan Ops}}
  +
With the announcement that [[Firefight]] will not be included in ''Halo 4''{{'}}s gameplay, 343 Industries announced that they have replaced it with a new episodic co-op series called ''"Spartan Ops"''. Spartan Ops features weekly releases of missions on Halo Waypoint that are free to download and will follow the story of SPARTAN-IVs as they complete vital missions on Requiem six months after the conclusion of the campaign.<ref name="3.07.12" /> Season 1 includes ten episodes with five missions each for a total of fifty missions.
  +
{{Spartan Ops}}
  +
  +
===Forge===
  +
{{Main|Forge}}
  +
Forge returns in ''Halo 4'' with vast improvements to that of ''Halo: Reach''{{'}}s Forge mode. These improvements include dynamic lighting (to create more realistic forged environments), more forge items, magnetic linking of objects (to ease attachment), and three Forge-centric maps, each with a different terrain and forge pallets.<ref>[http://uk.gamespot.com/ '''GameSpot'''] - [http://uk.gamespot.com/halo-4/videos/exclusive-halo-4-forge-mode-details-6397629/?tag=Topslot;ExclusiveHalo4ForgeModeDetails;ExclusiveHalo4ForgeMo ''Exclusive Halo 4 Forge Mode Details'']</ref>
  +
A new Forge map was announced at PAX 2013 named "Forge Island" which will have a series of flat spaces.<ref>[http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/22/4136972/halo-4-pax-east-2013-forge-skill-rank]</ref>
  +
  +
These three Forge maps were made available upon release:
  +
*[[Ravine]]<ref name="10.25.12">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/ '''Halo Waypoint'''] - [http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/25/The-Halo-Bulletin-102512-.aspx ''The Halo Bulletin: 10.25.12'']</ref>
  +
*[[Impact]]<ref name="10.25.12" />
  +
*[[Erosion]]<ref name="10.25.12" />
  +
  +
Another Forge map was released in March 2013:
  +
*[[Forge Island]]<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/03/29/Welcome-to-Forge-Island.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' – ''Welcome to Forge Island'']</ref>
  +
  +
=== Achievements ===
  +
{{Main|List of Achievements for Halo 4}}
  +
{{Halo 4 achievements}}
  +
  +
==Features==
  +
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  +
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  +
  +
===Weapons===
  +
*[[Asymmetric Recoilless Carbine-920]]<ref name="GI-Arsenal">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/05/02/the-arsenal-of-halo-4.aspx '''GameInformer''' - ''The Arsenal Of Halo 4'']</ref> {{1st}}
  +
*[[BR85 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle]]<ref name="5.2.12"/><ref name="3.07.12"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Combat knife]]
  +
*[[GAU/53 Multi-Barrel Heavy Rotary Cannon]] {{1st}}
  +
*[[H-295 FOM Target Designator]]<ref name="H4Guide"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[M1075 ASW/AC 35mm MLA]]
  +
*[[M247H Heavy Machine Gun]]<ref name="H4Guide"/>
  +
*[[M3063 Automated Heavy Machine Gun/Self Tracking]] {{1st}}
  +
*[[M363 Remote Projectile Detonator]]<ref name="ReferenceA">''[[Awakening]]''</ref><ref name="Waypoint: H4 Weapons"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[M369 Smooth Bore High Velocity Cannon]]
  +
*[[M395 Designated Marksman Rifle]]<ref name="5.2.12"/><ref name="GI-Arsenal"/><ref name="sp011">[http://halo.xbox.com/Forums/yaf_postst69780p2_March-343-Sparkast-up.aspx '''Halo Waypoint Forums''': ''March 343 Sparkcast up'' ('''Jay S094''': ''"They didn't say that the DMR was in the game."'' '''Total Sellout''': ''"Yes we did."'')]</ref> {{1st}}
  +
*[[M4093 Hyperion Nuclear Delivery System]] {{1st}}
  +
*[[M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon]]<ref name="Waypoint: H4 Weapons"/>
  +
*[[M410 Dual Heavy Machine Gun]]<ref name="H4EVG"/>
  +
*[[M45D Tactical Shotgun]]<ref name="H4Guide"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[M46 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun]] {{1st}}
  +
*[[M512 Smooth Bore High Velocity Cannon]]
  +
*[[M5920 Surface-to-Ground Missile Launcher/Anti Matériel]] {{1st}}
  +
*[[M6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle]]<ref name="Waypoint: H4 Weapons"/>
  +
*[[ST/Medusa Missile|M6086 ST/Medusa MP]]
  +
*[[M655 Heavy Machine Gun/Anti-Matériel]] {{1st}}
  +
*[[M68 Asynchronous Linear-Induction Motor]]
  +
*[[M6H Personal Defense Weapon System]]<ref name="Waypoint: H4 Weapons"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[M739 Light Machine Gun]]<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="Waypoint: H4 Weapons"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[M79 Multiple Launch Rocket System]]
  +
*[[M85 Anti-Aircraft Gun]]<ref name="H4EVG">''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''</ref>
  +
*[[M8C Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Cannon]]<ref name="H4EVG"/>
  +
*[[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose grenade|M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade]]<ref name="H4Guide"/>
  +
*[[M97 Guided Missile Weapon System]]<ref name="H4EVG"/>
  +
*[[MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System]]<ref name="GI-Arsenal"/><ref name="Waypoint: H4 Weapons"/><ref>[http://halo4news.com/tag/halo-4-assault-rifle '''Halo4News.com''' - ''Assault Rifle in Halo 4'']</ref> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Mark 2547 Heavy Rail Gun]]
  +
*[[Mark 2551 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]<ref name="H4EVG"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Mark 2556 Medium Fusion Destructive Device]]<ref name="H4EVG"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Sniper Rifle System 99-Series 5 Anti-Matériel]]<ref name="GI-Arsenal"/><ref name="Waypoint: H4 Weapons"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Type-1 Antipersonnel grenade|Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade]]<ref name="H4Guide"/>
  +
*[[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword]]<ref name="Waypoint: H4 Weapons"/><ref name="HB919">[http://blogs.halo.xbox.com/Headlines/post/2012/09/19/The-Halo-Bulletin-91912-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''The Halo Bulletin: 9.19.12'']</ref>
  +
*[[Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer]]<ref name="HB822"/><ref name="HB919"/>
  +
*[[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol]]<ref name="Waypoint: H4 Weapons"/><ref name="HB919"/>
  +
*[[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle]] {{C|Cinematic}}
  +
*[[Type-27 Special Application Sniper Rifle]] <ref name="HB919"/><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QHoPwCzuJM&feature=player_detailpage '''YouTube''' ''Halo 4 Exile PAX 2012 - Beam Rifle, Banshee, Jetpack Gameplay & More! (Commentary)'']</ref> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher]] <ref name="HB919"/>
  +
*[[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon]] <ref name="HB919"/><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUm0ZZm6pp8&feature=player_detailpage#t=7s '''YouTube''' ''Halo 4 - Fuel Rod & Binary Rifle Leak'']</ref>
  +
*[[Type-50 Directed Energy Rifle/Heavy]] <ref name="H4Guide"/><ref name="HB919"/>
  +
*[[Type-51 Carbine]]<ref name="H4Guide"/><ref name="Waypoint: H4 Weapons"/><ref name="HB919"/>
  +
*[[Type-52 Directed Energy Support Weapon]]<ref name="H4Guide"/>
  +
*[[Type-55 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun]]<ref name="H4Guide"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Type-55 Directed Energy Rifle/Advanced]]<ref name="H4Guide"/><ref name="Waypoint: H4 Weapons"/><ref name="HB919"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Z-040 Attenuation Field Generator/Localized]]<ref name="H4Guide"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Z-110 Directed Energy Pistol/Exotic]]<ref name="H4Guide"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Z-130 Directed Energy Automatic Weapon]]<ref name="H4Guide"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Z-180 Close Combat Rifle/Asymmetric Engagement Mitigator]] <ref name="H4Guide"/><ref name="Waypoint: H4 Weapons"/>{{1st}}
  +
*[[Z-250 Directed Energy Engagement Weapon]]<ref name="H4Guide"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Z-390 High-Explosive Munitions Rifle|Weapon/Anti-Materiel Z-390 High-Explosive Munitions Rifle]]<ref name="H4Guide"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Z-510 Directed Energy Focus Weapon]]<ref name="H4EVG"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Z-750 Special Application Sniper Rifle]]<ref name="H4Guide"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Z-8060 High-Impact Particle Weapon]]<ref name="H4EVG"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Z-8250 Anti-Ship Exterior Defense Network]]<ref name="H4EVG"/> {{1st}}
  +
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  +
  +
===Equipment===
  +
*[[M805X Forward Acceleration System/Fulcrum Mitigating]]<ref name="H4Guide"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[M2705 Regenerative Kinetic Dispersal Field]]<ref name="H4Guide"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Type-3 Refraction Dissonance Modifier/Camouflage]]<ref name="H4Guide"/>
  +
*[[Type-27 Responsive Holographic Form Emulator]]<ref name="H4Guide"/>
  +
*[[Z-90 Photonic Coalescence Emitter/Aegis]]<ref name="H4Guide"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Z-2500 Automated Protection Drone]]<ref name="H4Guide"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Z-5080 Short-Range Spectrum Augmenter/Vision]]<ref name="H4Guide"/><ref>[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-88hYXrAJAHM/T5l4tylgitI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/flH_5WDdI6o/s1600/Wu2.JPG]</ref> {{1st}}
  +
  +
===Vehicles===
  +
*{{Class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}}
  +
**{{UNSCShip|Song of the East}} {{1st}} {{C|Cinematic}}
  +
*[[AV-14 Attack VTOL]]
  +
*{{Class|CAS|Assault Carrier}}
  +
**''[[Song of Retribution]]'' {{C|Terminal and cinematic}}
  +
*{{Class|Charon|light frigate}}
  +
**{{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}
  +
*{{Class|CRS|light cruiser}}
  +
*[[D79H-TC Pelican]]<ref name="H4Guide"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[D82-EST Darter]]
  +
*[[F-41 Exoatmospheric Multirole Strike Fighter]]<ref name="H4Guide"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[G79H-TC/MA Pelican]]<ref name="H4EVG"/> {{1st}}
  +
*{{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}
  +
**{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} {{Mo}}
  +
*[[HRUNTING Mark II (D) Exoskeleton|HRUNTING Mark II [D] Exoskeleton]]<ref name="H4Guide"/> {{1st}} {{C|[[Adrift|Simulation]]}}
  +
*[[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Armor Defense System]]<ref name="H4Guide"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[M12 Force Application Vehicle]]<ref name="Waypoint: H4 Weapons">[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!an-epic-universe/ordnance-armor/cbbca9b3-5108-41aa-aa21-9b523de68266 Halo 4 Official Site: ORDINANCE + ARMOR]</ref>
  +
**[[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]]
  +
**[[M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle]]
  +
**[[M12R Light Anti-Aircraft Vehicle]]
  +
*[[M274 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle]]<ref name="H4Guide"/><ref name="Waypoint: H4 Weapons"/>
  +
*[[M510 Siegework/Ultra-Heavy Mobile Anti-Aircraft Weapons Platform]] <ref name="H4Guide"/>{{1st}}
  +
*[[M808B Main Battle Tank|M808 Main Battle Tank]]<ref name="H4Guide"/>
  +
*''[[Mantle's Approach]]'' {{1st}}
  +
*{{Class|RCS|armored cruiser}} {{1st}}
  +
*{{Class|Sahara|heavy prowler}} {{1st}}
  +
**{{UNSCShip|Aladdin}} {{1st}}
  +
*{{Class|Springhill|mining vessel}}
  +
**{{CAAShip|Heavy Burden}} {{C|[[Adrift|Simulation]]}}
  +
*{{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}<ref name="H4EVG"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage]]<ref name="HB822"/>
  +
*[[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft]]<ref name="H4Guide"/><ref name="halo.xbox.com">http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!images/screenshots/ce74650a-bfc6-4126-a02d-d7db778eff25</ref>
  +
*[[Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter]]
  +
*[[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle]]<ref name="Waypoint: H4 Weapons"/>
  +
*[[Type-44 Troop Carrier]]<ref name="H4Guide"/><ref name="halo.xbox.com"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Type-51 Individual Breaching Carapace]]
  +
*[[Type-53 Squad Breaching Carapace]]
  +
*[[Type-54 Mass Deployment Carapace]]
  +
*[[Type-56 Ground Support/Ultra Heavy Deployment Platform]]<ref name="H4Guide"/> {{1st}}
  +
*[[Type-58 Ultra-Heavy Site Excavator/Embedded]]<ref name="H4EVG"/> {{1st}}
  +
*{{UNSCShip|Diadochi}} {{Mo}}
  +
*{{UNSCShip|Infinity}}
  +
*[[Z-330 Independent Actuation Defense Escort/Heavy]]
  +
{{col-end}}
  +
{{Clear}}
  +
  +
==Retail Editions==
  +
{{Halo 4 Editions}}
  +
  +
===Limited Edition===
  +
{{Main|Halo 4 Limited Edition}}
  +
343 Industries announced the Limited Edition on May 16, 2012. The Limited Edition was released on November 6, 2012, for $99.99 USD/CAD or £64.99 GBP.
  +
  +
The Halo 4 Limited Edition contains:
  +
*Bonus digital content through Xbox LIVE:
  +
**Unique in-game Spartan IV armor skin.
  +
**Unique in-game weapon skin for the Assault Rifle.
  +
**An exclusive in-game emblem.
  +
**Xbox LIVE Avatar prop.
  +
**Xbox LIVE Avatar Spartan IV armor set.
  +
*The Limited Edition also contains the UNSC ''Infinity'' Briefing Packet:
  +
**A Spartan armor customization schematic.
  +
**An introduction to the massive ship UNSC ''Infinity''.
  +
**Insight into the Spartan IVs.
  +
*A redeemable code for the War Games Map Pass.
  +
*Early access to unique Specializations.
  +
*The Special Edition of ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''
  +
*Bonus content expanding the characters and stories of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn and their connections to Halo 4.
  +
*Special Featurette: Bringing Gaming into Reality.
  +
*Making of ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''.
  +
  +
===Game of the Year Edition===
  +
[[File:Halo4 goty xbox360 lhs boxshot rgb 660.png|300px|right]]
  +
The Game of the Year Edition was announced on August 27, 2013, and was released on October 8, 2013, for $39.99. <ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/27/halo-4-game-of-the-year-edition-outed '''IGN.com''' – ''Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition Outed'']</ref><ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/09/04/The-Halo-Bulletin-9413.aspx '''The Halo Bulletin''': 9.4.13]</ref><ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/10/01/Halo-4-Game-of-the-Year-Edition-.aspx '''Halo 4: Game of the Year Edition''']</ref> This edition contains certain content that previously was only available through pre-orders.
  +
  +
The ''Halo 4'' Game of the Year Edition includes:
  +
*''Halo 4''
  +
*Spartan Ops Season 1
  +
*War Games Map Pass
  +
*Champions Bundle
  +
'''Bonus Content Details'''
  +
*'''Avatar Items'''
  +
**Master Chief Avatar Cloak (inspired by [[Halo 5: Guardians|Halo for Xbox One]])
  +
**UNSC Avatar Shirt
  +
**Ghost Avatar Prop
  +
*'''Xbox 360 Dashboard Themes'''
  +
**Haven Premium Theme
  +
**Longbow Premium Theme
  +
*'''Emblems'''
  +
**MJOLNIR
  +
**Spartan
  +
**Bulletproof
  +
**Assassin
  +
**Bonebreaker
  +
*'''Armor Skins'''
  +
**Recruit Prime
  +
**Hazop Forest
  +
**Oceanic Circuit
  +
**CIO Web
  +
**Venator Raptor
  +
**Gungnir Pulse
  +
*'''Helmets'''
  +
**Locus
  +
**Deadeye
  +
*'''Weapon Skins'''
  +
**Assault Rifle Prime
  +
**Battle Rifle Arctic
  +
**Light Rifle Imprint
  +
  +
===Console Edition===
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At the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that there would be an exclusive ''Halo 4'' themed console bundle for the Xbox 360 Slim edition.<ref name="Halo Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/07/14/Xbox-360-Limited-Edition-Halo-4-Console-Bundle-and-Accessories-Revealed-at-San-Diego-Comic-Con-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Xbox 360 Limited Edition Halo 4 Console Bundle and Accessories Revealed at San Diego Comic Con'']</ref> In this announcement, the accessories and prices were also revealed. The bundle will be available for pre-order and selected stores, and will also be available to buy on November 6, 2012, at the cost of $399.99 USD or £269.99 GBP.<ref name="Halo Waypoint" />
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The bundle will contain:
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*''Halo 4'' standard edition.<ref name="Halo Waypoint" />
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*Wired headset<ref name="Halo Waypoint" />
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*Two ''Halo 4'' themed controllers.<ref name="Halo Waypoint" />
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*One ''Halo 4'' themed Xbox 360 Slim with 320GB hard drive.<ref name="Halo Waypoint" />
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*Xbox LIVE tokens for exclusive bonus content:<ref name="Halo Waypoint" />
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**[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/FOTUS|FOTUS]] in-game armor.
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**FOTUS avatar armor.
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The console and controllers will feature an exclusive blue glow to the Xbox button ring, and the controller center button; these are usually green.
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===Halo 4 Controller===
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Along with the Limited Edition ''Halo 4'' Console Bundle, a limited edition ''Halo 4'' controller was announced. This product will be available by October 21, 2012 and is priced at $59.99 USD.<ref name="Halo Waypoint" />
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The controller will feature a different design to those of the Limited Edition ''Halo 4'' Console Bundle, with a [[United Nations Space Command]] emblem on a dark grey translucent body.<ref name="Halo Waypoint" /> The controller will include an Avatar T-shirt as exclusive downloadable content.
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===Halo 4 Tritton Warhead Headset===
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This Headset was announced at the 2012 Comic-Con, with the price being $300. It could have been pre-ordered at most game stores.
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===Pre-Order Bonuses===
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It was confirmed that there would be numerous pre-order bonuses, however these bonuses varied from store to store. The following table lists the items received from all participating retailers:
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{{Halo 4 Preorder Bonuses}}
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Note: Amazon.co.uk pre-orders include the emblems, whilst Amazon.com pre-orders include only the Web Armor Skin.
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==Cut Content==
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[[File:MainMenuH4.png|The original main menu used in an internal network test.|thumb|right|250px]]
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With the development of ''Halo 4'', many things had to be cut out. The following is cut content from the game:
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*There was a Teleporter Armor Ability within the game files that allowed the player to almost instantaneously move anywhere. The ability can only be accessible through modded gamemodes within the [[Crimson map pack]] map, [[Harvest (Halo 4 Multiplayer Map)|Harvest]].<ref name="cut">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2RI45IjeFI '''Youtube''' - ''NEW Armor Abilities in Halo 4!'']</ref>
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*There was a Hacker Armor Ability within the game files that allowed the player to disable other armor abilities for a short time. The ability can only be accessible through modded gamemodes within the Crimson map pack map, Harvest.<ref name="cut" />
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[[File:H4-Cut Render Revenant6.jpg|thumb|The unused Revenant model.|230px]]
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*Multiple vehicles were cut, including:
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**Early screenshots of ''Halo 4'' shows a [[UH-144 Falcon]] in the background.<ref>[http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/File:2820774-gallery.jpg ''Pre-released image of ''Halo 4''. Note the Falcons in the sky.'']</ref>
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**There was supposed to be a pilotable [[Space Banshee]] in the game. It can be found the [[Spartan Ops]] files.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2obJ51N16zE '''Youtube:''' ''Halo 4 - Cut Space Banshee'']</ref>
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**A modified version of the [[Type-48 Light Assault Gun Carriage|Revenant]].<ref name="Cut2">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXzYKQZDrpM '''Youtube:''' ''Halo 4 - The Revenant and Disintegrator'']</ref>
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*Multiple weapons were cut, including:
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**A new beam weapon called the "Disintegrator"<ref name="Cut2" />
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**An area of effect weapon called the "Stasis Rifle", which creates a bubble that slows any who enter<ref name="weapcompil" />
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**A [[Forerunner]] beam pistol called the "Bishop Beam"<ref name="weapcompil" />
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**[[M7/Caseless Submachine Gun|SMG]] concept art was shown in the ''[[Awakening: The Art of Halo 4]]''.<ref>[http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/File:H4-Concept-M7SMG.jpg ''SMG Concept art for ''Halo 4''.'']</ref>
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**A Forerunner pistol which shoots in bursts<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSLSwVYxBKE&feature=iv&src_vid=_Jo9TgzyipI&annotation_id=annotation_198652 '''Youtube:''' ''Halo 4 - Burst Pistol Unused Weapon'']</ref>
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*Originally, competitive multiplayer teams in ''Halo 4'' had special names. The team colour is listed to the left with the special name to the right:
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**Red Team - [[Demon]]<ref name="halo4testbeta">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tal19PSPP-Q '''Youtube:''' ''Halo 4 Beta - Overview'']</ref>
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**Blue Team - Fury<ref name="halo4testbeta" />
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**Green Team - Hammer<ref name="halo4testbeta" />
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**Orange Team - Warlord<ref name="halo4testbeta" />
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**Purple Team - Stalker<ref name="halo4testbeta" />
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**Yellow Team - Gypsy<ref name="halo4testbeta" />
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**Brown Team - Sons of [[Harvest]]<ref name="halo4testbeta" />
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**Pink Team - Avengers of [[Reach]]<ref name="halo4testbeta" />
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*Many elements from ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' still exist in ''Halo 4'' including:
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**The [[M45 Tactical Shotgun]], albeit with sounds from the [[M45D Tactical Shotgun]]<ref name="halo4testbeta" />
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**[[Noble Team]]'s armor and basic AI code, minus [[Jorge-052]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtj-mXLI_qA '''Youtube:''' ''Halo 4 - Fighting Noble Team'']</ref>
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**The ''Halo: Reach'' variant of the [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKcfKzqxUpg '''Youtube:''' ''Halo 4 - Leftover Reach Energy Sword'']</ref>
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**The [[M392 Designated Marksman Rifle]] without sound.<ref name="weapcompil">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jo9TgzyipI '''Youtube:''' ''Halo 4 - Unused Weapons Compilation'']</ref>
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==Forward Unto Dawn==
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{{Main|Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn}}
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''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'' is a live-action webseries that debuted on Machinima Prime from October 5, 2012 until the release of ''Halo 4'' on [[2012|November 6th, 2012]].
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Aside from marketing ''Halo 4'', the goal of the webseries is to introduce the franchise to people unfamiliar with the games. 343 Industries franchise business management director, Matt McCloskey, said to Variety: "make ''Halo'' accessible for people who haven't played the games."
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==Reception==
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''Halo 4'' received generally positive reviews upon its release. On aggregate review GameRankings and Metacritic, the game holds scores of 87.42% and 87 out of 100 respectively.
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Ryan McCaffrey of IGN gave a score of 9.8, calling ''Halo 4'' "a bar-raising triumph for the entire first-person shooter genre." The lighting, movements, and animations were well-praised, as well as Neil Davidge's work as the composer for ''Halo 4'', noting it as a "bold shift," but stating that the music is "complementary rather than additive." McCaffrey lauded the campaign for its pacing, as well as "deftly mixing on-foot combat, vehicle sequences, quiet story moments, and key Chief-and-Cortana interactions."
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''Forbes'' writer Erik Kain gave high praise to the story, writing that ''Halo 4'' had the "most stunning cutscenes I’ve seen in a video game" contributing to a "beautiful, tragic love story" between Cortana and Master Chief. Mike Mahardy of ''Game Informer'' complimented the characterization improvements of Chief and Cortana, calling their evolved love story more "focused" and "relatable" to the player, in comparison to the "cloudy and impersonal" stories from the prior games of the franchise. Despite high sales and good reviews Halo 4's multiplayer population has been declining rapidly since its release date all the way through 2013 with daily peaks barely reaching over 30,000.<ref>[http://halocharts.com/2013/playlists_halo4.php '''Halo Multiplayer Population Chart''' - ''Halo 4 Multiplayer Population Statistics'']</ref>
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==Gallery==
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===Concept Art===
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GT-Halo-4-Concept.png|Halo 4 Concept artwork 1.
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game_halo4_concept_art_video.jpg|''Halo 4'' Concept Artwork 2.
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Halo-4-Concept-Trailer.jpg|Halo 4 Concept Artwork 3.
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c74cd_halo4concept530.jpg|Halo 4 Concept Artwork 4.
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Halo-4-Concept-Art-Trailer_1.jpg|''Halo 4'' Concept Artwork 5.
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Halo-4-Concept-Art-Trailer_4.jpg|''Halo 4'' Concept Artwork 6.
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greg-bear-halo-4-concept-art.png|''Halo 4'' Concept Artwork 7.
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halo4conceptarttrailer.png|''Halo 4'' Concept Artwork 8.
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concept-art.jpg|''Halo 4'' Concept Artwork 9.
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tumblr_lqr01wZBW71r0evdko1_500.png|''Halo 4'' Concept Artwork 10.
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File:Pelican in Requiem .png|Concept art of ''Halo 4''
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Art.png|"Abandon" concept art
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Warhouse EXTcon.png|"Adrift" concept art
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Warhouse concept 1.jpg|"Adrift" concept art
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Warhouse concept 2.jpg|"Adrift" concept art
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Warhouse concept 3.jpg|"Adrift" concept art
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Halo 4 Concept Art AJ Trahan 22b.jpg|"Exile" concept art
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Wraparound Concept Art.jpg|"Haven" concept art
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Vortexconceptart.jpg|"Vortex" concept art
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Wreckage.jpg|"Wreckage" concept art ([[Crimson map pack]])
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Harvest Map Concept.jpg|"Harvest" concept art ([[Crimson map pack]])
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Shatter.jpg|"Shatter" concept art ([[Crimson map pack]])
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H4 Landfall Concept 4.jpg|"Landfall" concept art ([[Majestic map pack]])
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H4 Landfall Concept 3.jpg|"Landfall" concept art ([[Majestic map pack]])
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H4 Landfall Concept 2.jpg|"Landfall" concept art ([[Majestic map pack]])
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H4 Landfall Concept 1.jpg|"Landfall" concept art ([[Majestic map pack]])
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Skyline.jpg|"Skyline" concept art ([[Majestic map pack]])
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H4 Skyline Concept 1.jpg|"Skyline" concept art ([[Majestic map pack]])
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Monolith.jpg|"Monolith" concept art ([[Majestic map pack]])
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H4 Monolith Concept 3.jpg|"Monolith" concept art ([[Majestic map pack]])
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H4 Monolith Concept 2.jpg|"Monolith" concept art ([[Majestic map pack]])
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Daybreak.jpg|"Daybreak" concept art ([[Castle map pack]])
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Daybreak Concept 1.jpg|"Daybreak" concept art ([[Castle map pack]])
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Daybreak Concept 4.jpg|"Daybreak" concept art ([[Castle map pack]])
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Daybreak Concept 5.jpg|"Daybreak" concept art ([[Castle map pack]])
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Daybreak Concept 6.jpg|"Daybreak" concept art ([[Castle map pack]])
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Perdition.jpg|"Perdition" concept art ([[Castle map pack]])
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Perdition Concept 1.jpg|"Perdition" concept art ([[Castle map pack]])
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Perdition Concept 2.jpg|"Perdition" concept art ([[Castle map pack]])
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Perdition Concept 3.jpg|"Perdition" concept art ([[Castle map pack]])
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Perdition Concept 5.jpg|"Perdition" concept art ([[Castle map pack]])
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Perdition Concept 6.jpg|"Perdition" concept art ([[Castle map pack]])
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Perdition Concept 7.jpg|"Perdition" concept art ([[Castle map pack]])
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Pitfall concept art.jpeg|"Pitfall" concept art ([[Bullseye Pack]])
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Pitfall-Concept art.jpeg|"Pitfall" concept art ([[Bullseye Pack]])
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Pitfall-Remnants.jpeg|"Pitfall" concept art ([[Bullseye Pack]])
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Concept art.jpeg|"Pitfall" concept art ([[Bullseye Pack]])
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Concept Art.jpeg|"Vertigo" concept art ([[Bullseye Pack]])
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Vantage concept art.jpeg|"Vertigo" concept art ([[Bullseye Pack]])
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Vertigo-Concept art.jpeg|"Vertigo" concept art ([[Bullseye Pack]])
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Vertigo- unnatural.jpeg|"Vertigo" concept art ([[Bullseye Pack]])
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Vertigo- concept art.jpeg|"Vertigo" concept art ([[Bullseye Pack]])
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</gallery>}}
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===Promotional/Trailer Images and Logos===
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<gallery widths="140" spacing="small">
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File:Halo4background.JPG|''Halo 4'' teaser-poster.
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File:Halo4_1600x1200.jpg|Another ''Halo 4'' teaser-poster.
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File:Halo 4.JPG|The ''Halo 4'' version of John-117's [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|armor]].
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File:Halo 4 Teaser Forerunner Artifact.png|The opening tunnel/portal in the teaser-trailer.
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File:Halo-4-20110606000004291.jpg|John in his armor; the picture shows the M363 Remote Projectile Detonator.
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File:Halo 4 logo.jpg|The ''Halo 4'' logo.
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File:Logo (Glow).png|The ''Halo 4 logo'' as shown at the end of the E3 2011 teaser-trailer.
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File:CryoJohn.jpg|John wakes up in his cryo-chamber, to answer Cortana's calls for help.
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Halo4 ctana.JPG|John waking up and reuniting with Cortana, briefly.
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PVAjvh.jpg|A better look of John, as seen in the ''Halo 4'' ViDoc: First Look.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhvZxvYVYTI '''YouTube:''' Halo 4 ViDoc: First Look]</ref>
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Halo 4 Master Chief Staring in your sould.png|Another image of John from the Halo 4 ViDoc: First Look.
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Halo4_1600x1200.jpg|''Halo 4'' teaser-poster.
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fud2.jpg|[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]
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tumblr_md8plm9A2z1r0hu8go1_500.gif|An Ancient Evil Awakens.
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Halo_4_Console.png|Limited edition Halo 4 console.
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FOTUS.png|Limited Edition armor content (known as FOTUS Armor).
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File:Halo_4_XBOX_ONE.png|The box art for the [[Halo: The Master Chief Collection|Master Chief Collection]].<ref>''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEwtcpXE7vY|YouTube, Halo at Gamescom Panel 2014]''</ref>
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</gallery>
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===Pre-Release Screenshots===
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2820774-gallery.jpg|A Screenshot of S-117 with UNSC ''Infinity'' and numerous UNSC combat personnel in the background
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Mark IV Halo 3-Halo 4 comparison.png|A comparison between the character model of John-117 between his brand new ''Halo 4'' model, and his ''Halo 3'' model.
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Halo 4 Mark IV.png|A SPARTAN-IV in ''Halo 4''.
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Halo 4 Multiplayer Gamplay.png|An image of the gameplay.
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Halo 4 Multiplayer Glimpse 1.png|A glimpse of a multiplayer match.
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Halo 4 Multiplayer Glimpse 2.png|A look at the new SPARTAN-IV's.
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Halo 4 Inner Warthog and MC.png|A look at John inside of the new Warthog.
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Halo4mp.png|Another glimpse of ''Halo 4'' Multiplayer.
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Halo-4-dominion-2.jpg|A screenshot of Dominion Mode from Multiplayer.
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Halo4mc.png|John holding a Battle Rifle
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Masterchief4.jpg|Close up of Master Chief in ''Halo 4''.
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Halo4melee.png|A SPARTAN-IV meeting another SPARTAN-IV.
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Halo610.jpg|Another look at John in ''Halo 4''.
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Chief117.jpg|Master Chief holding a Battle Rifle.
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Halo4_multiplayer-wraparound-03.jpg|The Haven Multiplayer map
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Halo4_multiplayer-wraparound-02.jpg|The Haven Multiplayer map
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Halo4_multiplayer-wraparound-01.jpg|The Haven Multiplayer map
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Halo4_campaign-05.jpg|Campaign Screenshots
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Halo4_campaign-04.jpg|Campaign Screenshots
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Halo4_campaign-03.jpg|Campaign Screenshots
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Halo4_campaign-02.jpg|Campaign Screenshots
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Halo4_campaign-01.jpg|Campaign Screenshots
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Chief w/ IV's.jpg|Chief with IVs
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Halo4sc1.jpg|A forerunner structure.
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Halo4sc2.jpg|A screenshot from ''Halo 4's'' campaign.
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Halo4sc3.jpg|A screenshot from Spartan Ops.
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Halo4sc4.jpg|Another Forerunner structure.
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Halo4sc5.jpg|A screenshot from the multiplayer map, Haven.
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Halo4sc6.jpg|Another screenshot from Spartan Ops.
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Halo4sc7.jpg|Spartan Ops.
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Halo4sc8.jpg|Spartan Ops.
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Halo4sc9.jpg|The multiplayer map, Longbow.
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Halo4sc10.jpg|A screenshot from ''Halo 4's'' campaign.
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Halo4sc11.jpg|Another look at the multiplayer map, Longbow.
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Halo4sc12.jpg|Forerunner structure.
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Halo4sc13.jpg|A screenshot of gameplay from ''Halo 4's'' campaign.
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2820764-gallery.jpg|A Screenshot of the Campaign level shown at E3 2012 with a Promethean Knight
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2820770-gallery.jpg|A Screenshot of the new [[M510 Siegework/Ultra-Heavy Mobile Anti-Aircraft Weapons Platform|Mammoth]] vehicle with a Warthog
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2820775-gallery.jpg|A Screenshot of S-117 in what is assumed to be UNSC ''Infinity''
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2820812-gallery.jpg|An image of Cortana that appeared in the Halo 4 Game Informer article
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2820814-gallery.jpg|An image of S-117 that appeared in the Halo 4 Game Informer article
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2820815-gallery.jpg|An image of the new HUD and the BR85HB-SR that appeared in the Halo 4 Game Informer article
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2820816-gallery.jpg|An image of S-117 and a Sanghelli that appeared in the Halo 4 Game Informer article
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2820818-gallery.jpg|An image of an assassination being performed in multiplayer that appeared in the Halo 4 Game Informer article
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Halo 4 1_0.jpg|A screenshot of the opening cutscene that began the campaign level shown at E3 2012
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Halo 4 Trailer 1.png|A screenshot of one image shown in the trailer following the campaign level shown at E3 2012. It show part of Requiem's landscape
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Halo 4 Trailer 2.png|A screenshot of one image shown in the trailer following the campaign level shown at E3 2012. It shows Banshees flying around a structure.
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Halo 4 Trailer 3.png|A screenshot of one image shown in the trailer following the campaign level shown at E3 2012. It shows S-117 punching a Sanghelli
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Halo 4 Trailer 4.png|A screenshot of one image shown in the trailer following the campaign level shown at E3 2012. It shows Promethean knights and other Promethean defense forces
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Halo 4 Trailer 5.png|A screenshot of one image shown in the trailer following the campaign level shown at E3 2012. It shows a Promethean knight throwing an Elite to the ground.
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Halo 4 Trailer 6.png|A screenshot of one image shown in the trailer following the campaign level shown at E3 2012. It shows S-117 with UNSC ''Infinity'' in the background
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Halo 4 Trailer 7.png|A screenshot of one image shown in the trailer following the campaign level shown at E3 2012. It shows S-117 driving a Ghost while a Phantom crashes ahead of him
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Halo 4 Trailer 8.png|A screenshot of one image shown in the trailer following the campaign level shown at E3 2012. It shows Cortana in a rampant state
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Halo 4 Trailer 9.png|A screenshot of one image shown in the trailer following the campaign level shown at E3 2012. It shows S-117's gloved fist on the ground.
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==Videos==
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{{Scroll box|<gallery widths="150" captionalign="left" spacing="small">
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File:Halo 4 - Castle Map Pack Trailer|Castle Map Pack Trailer
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File:Top 13 Halo 4 Multiplayer Maps|Top 13 Multiplayer maps
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File:Halo 4 Video Review|IGN Video Review
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File:Halo 4 Epic Multiplayer Montage|Multiplayer Montage
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File:Halo 4 Flood Multiplayer Mode Walkthrough|Flood Multiplayer Mode Walkthrough
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File:Halo 4 - Armor Abilities Walkthrough|Armor Abilities Walkthrough
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File:Halo 4 - Multiplayer Loadouts Walkthrough|Multiplayer Loadouts Walkthrough
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File:Halo 4 - Armory Walkthrough|Armory Walkthrough
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File:Halo 4 trailer.|Trailer 1
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File:Halo 4 Alternate Reveal Trailer Directors Cut|Alternate Reveal Trailer
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File:Halo Fest Halo 4 Concept Art Glimpse|Concept Art Glimpse
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File:Halo 4 Field Audio Recording|Field Audio Recording
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File:Interview to Frank O'Connor at MSS 2012|Frank O'Connor Interview
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File:Halo 4 Spring Showcase ViDoc|Spring Showcase
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File:Halo 4 Composing Worlds ViDoc|Composing Worlds
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File:Halo 4 - Live Action Trailer - E3 2012|E3 2012 Live Action Trailer
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File:Halo 4 - Debut Gameplay Trailer 2012 HD|Debute Gameplay Trailer
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File:Halo 4 - E3 2012 Microsoft Press Conference Gameplay Demo HD|E3 2012 Gameplay Demo
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File:Halo 4 - Spartan Ops Gameplay - E3 2012|Spartan Ops Gamepaly
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File:Halo 4 - Infinity, Spartan Ops and War Games|Infinity, Spartan Ops and War Games
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File:Halo 4 Forge World Walkthrough First Look RTX 2012|Forge World Walkthrough
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File:Halo 4 News - Forge Objects, Bulletin, RTX, Gameplay & How Halo 4 Felt Like!|Halo 4 News
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File:ALL Halo 4 Pre-Order Bonuses CIO Web, Deadeye, Hazop Forest, Raptor, Arctic BR, Pulse Skins|Pre-Order Bonuses
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File:NYCC Halo 4 Multiplayer (off-screen)|NYCC Multiplayer
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File:Halo 4 "Scanned" Trailer|Halo 4 "Scanned" Trailer
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File:Halo 4 Launch Trailer - Scanned (Long Form)|Launch Trailer (Extended)
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File:Halo 4 Soundtrack Trailer and Remix Contest|Soundtrack Trailer
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File:Halo 4 Prometheans Weapons Trailer|Prometheans Weapons Trailer
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File:Halo 4 UNSC Weapons Trailer|UNSC Weapons Trailer
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File:Halo 4 Mantis Trailer|Mantis Trailer
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File:Halo 4 90-Second B-Roll Trailer|B-Roll Trailer
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File:Spartan Ops Season 1 Trailer|Spartan Ops Trailer
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</gallery>}}
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==Trivia==
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*''Halo 4'' is the first Halo game by [[343 Industries]] that is not a re-release.
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*After ''Halo 3'' was finished, [[Bungie]] considered developing ''Halo 4'', but they decided to develop ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' instead.
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*''Halo 4'' is the second Halo game to not include the Plasma Rifle, the other being ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', which had the Brute Plasma Rifle. This game has the Storm Rifle to replace it.
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*This is the first Halo game to show the faces of Forerunners.
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*''Halo 4'' does not feature dual-wielding, even though it does follow after ''[[Halo 3]]'', which did include dual-wielding.
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*''Halo 4'' is the first Halo to give a storyline as to why the Red and Blue teams of Multiplayer are fighting each other.
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*''Halo 4'' is the first Halo game to not include Firefight, since its introduction with ''Halo 3: ODST''.
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*''Halo 4'' was released on November 6, 2012, the same date as the U.S. presidential election.
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*''Halo 4'' is the second Halo game to include voices from Rooster Teeth Productions, the first being ''Halo 3''.
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*''Halo 4'' was first leaked early from its initial reveal at E3 2011 an hour early by www.Xbox.com, along with ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', the Halo title that would later be released that year.
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*Like ''Halo: Reach'', ''Halo 4'' is rated M for Blood and Violence.
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**However, the German USK rated ''Halo 4'' "16+" when ''Halo: Reach'' was rated "18+".
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*In the Prologue cutscene, the Sangheili seem to wear Storm armor, and the Spartans wear armor similar John-117's current armor. This could have been a reason to show-off ''Halo 4''{{'}}s graphics.
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*''Halo 4'' is the first Halo game to have less than 10 missions.
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*''Halo 4'' is the third Halo game to not feature Marines at the first mission, with ''Halo 3: ODST'' being the first and ''Halo: Reach'' being the second. (though technically ODST's are in the Marine Corps)
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*In the first trailer, John is seen using his helmet's flashlight, which can't be activated in the actual game.
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*''Halo 4'' is the last main Halo game to be released on the [[Xbox 360]].
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*''Halo 4'' features the same species of Covenant seen in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''; Sangheili (Elites), Kig-Yar (Jackals), Unggoy (Grunts), and Mgalekgolo (Hunters).
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*''Halo 4'' is the first Halo game to not feature some form of integrated lighting equipment (flashlight, night vision, VISR, etc.).
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“Wake up, John.”
— Official tagline

Halo 4 is the seventh installment of the best-selling Halo franchise. The game was developed by 343 Industries, a Microsoft owned internal development studio established for the purpose of creating new properties for the Halo series. Halo 4 is the first game in the Reclaimer Saga,[6] and is the sequel to Halo 3.

On September 26, 2012, Halo 4 had "gone gold,"[7] meaning all development of the game had been completed and mass manufacturing had begun.[8] Halo 4 was released on November 6, 2012[1][2][3] in all countries except Japan where it was released on November 8, 2012.[9] It is also available from Games on Demand for Xbox Live.

Along with Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2: Anniversary and Halo 3, Halo 4 was released on Xbox One as part of the Halo: The Master Chief Collection on November 11, 2014.

Announcement

E3 Expo 2011

Main article: Awakening

Halo 4 was first revealed on Microsoft's homepage hours before the start of their E3 press conference,[10] alongside Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary due to a mistake by the editing department. The game was then officially announced at the end of Microsoft's E3 2011 press conference[11][12] with a short teaser trailer entitled "Awakening".

E3 Expo 2012

Details on Halo 4 were further expanded on in the 2012 E3 Expo where Microsoft's E3 press conference revealed more about Halo 4's game-play. It was here where the new enemies were revealed to be Promethean AIs, and the return of the Covenant was officially confirmed. Several minutes of game-play and multiple preview clips of the campaign were shown before the trailer ended with a cryptic message from an "unknown evil".

Campaign

Plot

Four years, seven months, and ten days after the events of Halo 3, a mysterious energy passes through the aft section of UNSC Forward Unto Dawn. Cortana activates John-117's cryopod as an unknown assailant boards the ship. After progressing through part of the ship the assailant turns out to be the Covenant, to which John-117 expresses concern as he believed that humanity had a cease fire with the Sangheili. As John-117 fights his way through the Covenant boarders, it is revealed that it isn't one rogue Covenant ship on a salvage operation, but an entire fleet orbiting a Forerunner world. Cortana notices the nearest cruiser has its shields down and suggests firing a tactical nuke at it. Immediately after the cruiser is destroyed, a passage into the planet opens and activates a gravity well that begins to pull in every ship. The already weakened Forward Unto Dawn starts to disintegrate as it passes into the planet. While making their way to the escape pods, Cortana starts acting erratically. However, upon reaching the pods, a Covenant cruiser collides with the Dawn, tearing through the escape pods. The hull breach blows the Spartan outside just as the wreckage passes through.

John-117 awakens to find himself inside the planet. Cortana reveals her behavioral problem is due to her going into the first stages of Rampancy. John-117 suggests trying to find a ship back to Earth to see if Dr. Halsey, Cortana's creator, can fix her condition. Eventually they fight their way through Covenant forces to a localized Cartographer. Cortana says that the only intel she can get is that their location is a shield world called Requiem. She also receives a signal from an unknown source that is definitely "not Covenant" in origin, and suggests looking for the signal. They find that the mysterious signal is being bounced off of a tower near the planet's core, Cortana opens a portal as close as possible to the core just as a large number of a new type of foe appears.

After being teleported closer to the signal it is revealed the signal is from UNSC Infinity asking for help. A satellite near the center of the planet is blocking the signal, where two jamming towers are boosting the signal blocking device's power. Cortana suggests taking these jamming towers down to receive the whole signal. After defeating several groups of the unknown enemy, the only intelligence Cortana is able to get on them is the word "Promethean", and that they appear to be more advanced combat AIs than Sentinels. After taking down the first tower it is revealed the Covenant is very interested in finding something inside the core. After the second tower is downed the full signal of the Infinity is received. After discovering the ship is going to enter the planet, Cortana attempts to warn them away but is still unable to get through. Fighting their way to the center of the Satellite the pair discover a giant spherical object - the source of the signal. After attempting to stop the signal the sphere comes close to John's location where part of the sphere comes out of the bottom. A sole figure is seen on a pedestal. The unknown figure reveals himself to be The Didact, and handily defeats John-117 before declaring that his people, The Forerunners themselves, are returning to the Galaxy after thousands of years, and he remarks on how Humanity must still be weak, as the Covenant do not answer to Humanity and therefore are still unworthy of the Mantle.

John manages to escape the Didact and makes his way to Infinity, which had entered the planet. The Didact also heads for Infinity. After fighting off many Prometheans and Covenant, who have joined forces, he finds Commander Thomas Lasky, Spartan Commander Palmer and scattered groups of Marines. Chief clears an LZ for a Pelican to pick them up, and is transported to Infinity, where he fights off waves of Covenant. Then, he is introduced to Captain Andrew Del Rio and Commander Palmer. Palmer, Lasky, and John are sent on a mission to allow Infinity to escape Requiem, and are given a Mammoth. After destroying many Covenant vehicles, including a Lich, the mission brings John inside what is assumed to be a trap. It turns out not to be when John and Cortana are separately taken by the Librarian, who explains that the Prometheans were once Humans, and how the Didact is looking to escape Requiem and find the Composer, which he plans to turn on humanity. She helps to accelerate Chief's 'evolution' so that he can survive the Composer. Once John and Cortana are reunited, they proceed outside of the Forerunner structures, where they attempt (and fail) to destroy the Didact. They are returned to Infinity, where Del Rio gives the command to leave Requiem; stating that they should return to Earth and inform FLEETCOM about what had occurred. Cortana and John attempt to convince him otherwise, but the Captain orders that Cortana be decommissioned due to rampancy. Upon Chief's refusal to hand her over, he orders both Palmer and Lasky to arrest him, but neither of them move. With Lasky's assistance, John escapes Infinity before it leaves and attempts to destroy the Didact once and for all. However, he is unsuccessful, and boards a Lich to follow the Didact into slipspace.

He, along with The Didact and a Covenant fleet, arrive at Halo Installation 03, where the Covenant under the Didact's control immediately attack the UNSC science facility orbiting the Halo, that housed the Composer. After fighting his way inside, John argues with some professors there and grabs a HAVOK bomb to attempt to destroy the Composer. Unfortunately, he is too late, and the Composer is fired and kills all on the base aside from him. He takes a Broadsword to follow the Didact to Earth, where he is assisted by Infinity, which is now controlled by Commander Lasky, in getting inside. There, the Didact fires the Composer, and extermination of Humanity begins in New Phoenix. In order to bring down the Didact's shields, Cortana clones her rampant personalities to overload the system. John places her chip in a holopedestal, but it is destroyed, and she is brought into the Composer's system. She manages to weakly communicate with John before assisting him in defeating the Didact and destroying the Composer. She uses the last of her energy to form herself into a visible form and touches John for the first and last time. She dies right before the Composer collapses around them. John is found amongst the space debris by a Pelican. Talking with John, Commander Lasky echoes a statement Cortana once made to John regarding the humanity of soldiers. John is seen on Infinity's Spartan deck, having his armor removed.

Characters and Setting

Characters

Species

Organizations

Technology

Locations

Gameplay

Campaign

Information on Halo 4's campaign was purposefully kept to a minimum in order to maintain high anticipation for the game. In the August 22, 2012 Halo Bulletin on Halo Waypoint, it was confirmed that the game would feature about eight campaign missions.[15]

Image Mission Description
87602306 Prologue "Catherine Halsey is interrogated deep within a secret ONI facility." (Cutscene)
H4dawn Dawn "After four years adrift in space, Cortana awakens John-117 to investigate a disturbance on the Forward Unto Dawn."
H4-Requiem Requiem "Having survived the destruction of the Dawn, Master Chief and Cortana search for a way off of the mysterious Forerunner planet."
H4-Forerunner Forerunner "Master Chief tracks the Infinity's signal to Requiem's core in the hopes of returning Cortana to Earth to address her rampancy."
H4-Infinity Infinity "Following the Didact to Infinity's crash site, Chief and Cortana descend into the surrounding swamp to rescue UNSC survivors."
H4-Reclaimer Reclaimer "Infinity sends the Master Chief and Gypsy Company to neutralize the gravity well keeping them on Requiem."
H4-Shutdown Shutdown "As Infinity flees Requiem and Cortana's rampancy worsens, Master Chief struggles to stop Didact from pursuing the Composer."
H4-Composer Composer "The Master Chief's pursuit of the Didact leads him to a UNSC science station orbiting Installation 03."
H4-Midnight Midnight "With the Composer in the Didact's possession, Chief and Cortana must destroy the device before he turns it on his next target."
Phoenixstreet Epilogue "After the destruction of New Phoenix, and the death of Cortana, Master Chief must carry on." (Cutscene)

Multiplayer

Main article: War Games

Halo 4's multiplayer capabilities were explored extensively in the gradual buildup to its release on November 6. Unlike Halo: Reach, multiplayer maps featured in Halo 4 are not based upon campaign levels, but instead were designed from the ground-up, like the other games, with competitive gameplay in mind. Gameplay features a customizable load-out and the return of Armor Abilities[16]

To link online competitive multiplayer matchmaking to in-game fiction, it has been coined War Games by 343 Industries. War Games are held on vast simulated training grounds for SPARTAN-IVs as part of their preparation for Spartan Ops missions, which take place 6 months after the conclusion of the campaign.[16] These simulations are hosted inside UNSC Infinity and allow players to take control of virtual SPARTAN-IV characters and battle in a realistic environment.

Ordnance Drops

Main article: Ordnance (Multiplayer)

To encourage dynamic movement of games and prevent players camping at weapon respawn points, Halo 4 features ordnance drops in matches. Random Ordnance randomly drops weapons, grenades, or power-ups on the map for anyone to use, and Personal Ordnance gives each player a choice of power-ups or weapons which can be earned via performance during a game.

Maps

Similarly to the Halo 4 game types, all of the maps that are featured in Halo 4 are listed below, including DLC map packs. Halo 4 has ten Multiplayer Maps[25] available on the disc and four DLC map packs.

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Erosion Hole Erosion (Forge canvas)
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Impact Map Impact (Forge canvas)
Longbow Longbow
Meltdown4 Meltdown
Ragnarok-High Res Overview Ragnarok
Ravine Structure Ravine (Forge canvas)
SolaceBeam Solace
Vortex1 Vortex

Crimson map pack

Main article: Crimson map pack
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H4-Harvest Harvest
H4-Shatter Shatter

Majestic map pack

Main article: Majestic map pack
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179641 416749301744552 1796988676 n Monolith
H4 Skyline Skyline

Castle map pack

Main article: Castle map pack
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Halo 4 Castle Map Pack Outcast 1 Outcast
Halo 4 Castle Map Pack Perdition 1 Perdition

Forge Island

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Bullseye Pack

Main article: Bullseye Pack
Image Map
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Halo 4 champions bundle Vertigo map Vertigo

Game Types

Along with the announcement of War Games and its included features, several returning and new game types were announced. Game types confirmed by 343 Industries that are featured in Halo 4's multiplayer have been listed:

Customization

Players are also be able to customize their SPARTAN-IV characters with a variety of different armors and can change the gender at any time. In addition to this, players also have access to Specializations, a set of eight unique armor enhancements that bring combat benefits to the players who use them, such as increased vehicle handling or resistance to EMP blasts.[28]

A major addition to the customization of characters in Halo 4 is the new custom loadouts, allowing players to edit their loadout before games to a much greater degree than that in Halo: Reach. As a player progresses through the ranks, they will unlock additional loadout slots.

Customizable loadout options:

Spartan Ops

Main article: Spartan Ops

With the announcement that Firefight will not be included in Halo 4's gameplay, 343 Industries announced that they have replaced it with a new episodic co-op series called "Spartan Ops". Spartan Ops features weekly releases of missions on Halo Waypoint that are free to download and will follow the story of SPARTAN-IVs as they complete vital missions on Requiem six months after the conclusion of the campaign.[16] Season 1 includes ten episodes with five missions each for a total of fifty missions.

 
Departure
Artifact
Catherine
Didact's Hand
Memento Mori
Scattered
Invasion
Expendable
Key
Exodus



Forge

Main article: Forge

Forge returns in Halo 4 with vast improvements to that of Halo: Reach's Forge mode. These improvements include dynamic lighting (to create more realistic forged environments), more forge items, magnetic linking of objects (to ease attachment), and three Forge-centric maps, each with a different terrain and forge pallets.[29] A new Forge map was announced at PAX 2013 named "Forge Island" which will have a series of flat spaces.[30]

These three Forge maps were made available upon release:

Another Forge map was released in March 2013:

Achievements

Main article: List of Achievements for Halo 4




Features

Weapons

Equipment

Vehicles


Retail Editions

Content Standard Limited Edition Console Edition Halo 4 Controller Halo 4 Headset
Halo 4 Editions Halo 4 Standard Edition Small Halo 4 Limited Edition Small Halo 4 Console Edition Small Halo 4 Controller Small Halo 4 Headset Small
Game Disk Yes Yes Yes No No
Bonus Digital Content No Yes Yes Yes No
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (Special Edition) No Yes No No No
UNSC Infinity Briefing Packet No Yes No No No
War Games Map Pass No Yes No No No
Specializations (Early Access) No Yes No No No

Limited Edition

Main article: Halo 4 Limited Edition

343 Industries announced the Limited Edition on May 16, 2012. The Limited Edition was released on November 6, 2012, for $99.99 USD/CAD or £64.99 GBP.

The Halo 4 Limited Edition contains:

  • Bonus digital content through Xbox LIVE:
    • Unique in-game Spartan IV armor skin.
    • Unique in-game weapon skin for the Assault Rifle.
    • An exclusive in-game emblem.
    • Xbox LIVE Avatar prop.
    • Xbox LIVE Avatar Spartan IV armor set.
  • The Limited Edition also contains the UNSC Infinity Briefing Packet:
    • A Spartan armor customization schematic.
    • An introduction to the massive ship UNSC Infinity.
    • Insight into the Spartan IVs.
  • A redeemable code for the War Games Map Pass.
  • Early access to unique Specializations.
  • The Special Edition of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
  • Bonus content expanding the characters and stories of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn and their connections to Halo 4.
  • Special Featurette: Bringing Gaming into Reality.
  • Making of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn.

Game of the Year Edition

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The Game of the Year Edition was announced on August 27, 2013, and was released on October 8, 2013, for $39.99. [43][44][45] This edition contains certain content that previously was only available through pre-orders.

The Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition includes:

  • Halo 4
  • Spartan Ops Season 1
  • War Games Map Pass
  • Champions Bundle

Bonus Content Details

  • Avatar Items
    • Master Chief Avatar Cloak (inspired by Halo for Xbox One)
    • UNSC Avatar Shirt
    • Ghost Avatar Prop
  • Xbox 360 Dashboard Themes
    • Haven Premium Theme
    • Longbow Premium Theme
  • Emblems
    • MJOLNIR
    • Spartan
    • Bulletproof
    • Assassin
    • Bonebreaker
  • Armor Skins
    • Recruit Prime
    • Hazop Forest
    • Oceanic Circuit
    • CIO Web
    • Venator Raptor
    • Gungnir Pulse
  • Helmets
    • Locus
    • Deadeye
  • Weapon Skins
    • Assault Rifle Prime
    • Battle Rifle Arctic
    • Light Rifle Imprint

Console Edition

At the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that there would be an exclusive Halo 4 themed console bundle for the Xbox 360 Slim edition.[46] In this announcement, the accessories and prices were also revealed. The bundle will be available for pre-order and selected stores, and will also be available to buy on November 6, 2012, at the cost of $399.99 USD or £269.99 GBP.[46]

The bundle will contain:

  • Halo 4 standard edition.[46]
  • Wired headset[46]
  • Two Halo 4 themed controllers.[46]
  • One Halo 4 themed Xbox 360 Slim with 320GB hard drive.[46]
  • Xbox LIVE tokens for exclusive bonus content:[46]
    • FOTUS in-game armor.
    • FOTUS avatar armor.

The console and controllers will feature an exclusive blue glow to the Xbox button ring, and the controller center button; these are usually green.

Halo 4 Controller

Along with the Limited Edition Halo 4 Console Bundle, a limited edition Halo 4 controller was announced. This product will be available by October 21, 2012 and is priced at $59.99 USD.[46]

The controller will feature a different design to those of the Limited Edition Halo 4 Console Bundle, with a United Nations Space Command emblem on a dark grey translucent body.[46] The controller will include an Avatar T-shirt as exclusive downloadable content.

Halo 4 Tritton Warhead Headset

This Headset was announced at the 2012 Comic-Con, with the price being $300. It could have been pre-ordered at most game stores.

Pre-Order Bonuses

It was confirmed that there would be numerous pre-order bonuses, however these bonuses varied from store to store. The following table lists the items received from all participating retailers:

Bonus Content Amazon Best Buy EB Games GAME HMV Microsoft Store Mighty Ape Play Walmart
Assassin Emblem No No No No No No Yes[47] No No
Bonebreaker Emblem No No No No No No Yes[47] No No
Spartan Emblem Yes[48] No No No No No No No No
Bulletproof Emblem Yes[48] No No No No No No No No
Battle Rifle Arctic Skin No No Yes[49] Yes[50] No No No No No
Dead Eye Helmet Skin No Yes[51] No No No No No Yes[52] No
Locus Helmet Skin No No No No Yes[53] No Yes[47] No No
Forest Armor Skin No No Yes[49] No No No No No No
Pulse Armor Skin No No No No No Yes[54] Yes[47] No No
Raptor Armor Skin No Yes[51] No No No No No No No
Web Armor Skin Yes[48] No No No No No No No No
Circuit Armor Skin No No No Yes[50] No No No No Yes[55]
Haven Premium Theme No No Yes[49] No No No No No No
Ghost Prop or Halo 4 Wallpaper Pack No No Yes[49] No No No No No No
Purple SPARTAN-IV Avatar Armour No No No No Yes[53] No No No No

Note: Amazon.co.uk pre-orders include the emblems, whilst Amazon.com pre-orders include only the Web Armor Skin.

Cut Content

MainMenuH4

The original main menu used in an internal network test.

With the development of Halo 4, many things had to be cut out. The following is cut content from the game:

  • There was a Teleporter Armor Ability within the game files that allowed the player to almost instantaneously move anywhere. The ability can only be accessible through modded gamemodes within the Crimson map pack map, Harvest.[56]
  • There was a Hacker Armor Ability within the game files that allowed the player to disable other armor abilities for a short time. The ability can only be accessible through modded gamemodes within the Crimson map pack map, Harvest.[56]
H4-Cut Render Revenant6

The unused Revenant model.

Forward Unto Dawn

Main article: Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is a live-action webseries that debuted on Machinima Prime from October 5, 2012 until the release of Halo 4 on November 6th, 2012. Aside from marketing Halo 4, the goal of the webseries is to introduce the franchise to people unfamiliar with the games. 343 Industries franchise business management director, Matt McCloskey, said to Variety: "make Halo accessible for people who haven't played the games."

Reception

Halo 4 received generally positive reviews upon its release. On aggregate review GameRankings and Metacritic, the game holds scores of 87.42% and 87 out of 100 respectively. Ryan McCaffrey of IGN gave a score of 9.8, calling Halo 4 "a bar-raising triumph for the entire first-person shooter genre." The lighting, movements, and animations were well-praised, as well as Neil Davidge's work as the composer for Halo 4, noting it as a "bold shift," but stating that the music is "complementary rather than additive." McCaffrey lauded the campaign for its pacing, as well as "deftly mixing on-foot combat, vehicle sequences, quiet story moments, and key Chief-and-Cortana interactions."

Forbes writer Erik Kain gave high praise to the story, writing that Halo 4 had the "most stunning cutscenes I’ve seen in a video game" contributing to a "beautiful, tragic love story" between Cortana and Master Chief. Mike Mahardy of Game Informer complimented the characterization improvements of Chief and Cortana, calling their evolved love story more "focused" and "relatable" to the player, in comparison to the "cloudy and impersonal" stories from the prior games of the franchise. Despite high sales and good reviews Halo 4's multiplayer population has been declining rapidly since its release date all the way through 2013 with daily peaks barely reaching over 30,000.[66]

Gallery

Concept Art

Promotional/Trailer Images and Logos

Pre-Release Screenshots

Videos

Trivia

  • Halo 4 is the first Halo game by 343 Industries that is not a re-release.
  • After Halo 3 was finished, Bungie considered developing Halo 4, but they decided to develop Halo: Reach instead.
  • Halo 4 is the second Halo game to not include the Plasma Rifle, the other being Halo 3: ODST, which had the Brute Plasma Rifle. This game has the Storm Rifle to replace it.
  • This is the first Halo game to show the faces of Forerunners.
  • Halo 4 does not feature dual-wielding, even though it does follow after Halo 3, which did include dual-wielding.
  • Halo 4 is the first Halo to give a storyline as to why the Red and Blue teams of Multiplayer are fighting each other.
  • Halo 4 is the first Halo game to not include Firefight, since its introduction with Halo 3: ODST.
  • Halo 4 was released on November 6, 2012, the same date as the U.S. presidential election.
  • Halo 4 is the second Halo game to include voices from Rooster Teeth Productions, the first being Halo 3.
  • Halo 4 was first leaked early from its initial reveal at E3 2011 an hour early by www.Xbox.com, along with Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, the Halo title that would later be released that year.
  • Like Halo: Reach, Halo 4 is rated M for Blood and Violence.
    • However, the German USK rated Halo 4 "16+" when Halo: Reach was rated "18+".
  • In the Prologue cutscene, the Sangheili seem to wear Storm armor, and the Spartans wear armor similar John-117's current armor. This could have been a reason to show-off Halo 4's graphics.
  • Halo 4 is the first Halo game to have less than 10 missions.
  • Halo 4 is the third Halo game to not feature Marines at the first mission, with Halo 3: ODST being the first and Halo: Reach being the second. (though technically ODST's are in the Marine Corps)
  • In the first trailer, John is seen using his helmet's flashlight, which can't be activated in the actual game.
  • Halo 4 is the last main Halo game to be released on the Xbox 360.
  • Halo 4 features the same species of Covenant seen in Halo: Combat Evolved; Sangheili (Elites), Kig-Yar (Jackals), Unggoy (Grunts), and Mgalekgolo (Hunters).
  • Halo 4 is the first Halo game to not feature some form of integrated lighting equipment (flashlight, night vision, VISR, etc.).
  • Halo 4 is the first Halo game since Halo: Combat Evolved to have only Spartans in multiplayer.
  • Halo 4 is very similar to Halo: Combat Evolved in storyline as the Master Chief wakes from cryo sleep on a boarded ship (Pillar of Autumn/Forward Unto Dawn) and crashes on a Forerunner Installation (Installation 04/Requiem) to awaken an Ancient Evil (the Flood/the Ur-Didact).
  • Halo 4 is the first game in the series in which the player controls two different generations of Spartans; John-117, a Spartan-II, during the campaign, and Spartan-IVs, in all other game modes.
  • With 12 Human weapons, 10 Covenant weapons, and 7 Forerunner weapons, all including grenades, (29 total) Halo 4 has the most weapons featured in the series.

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  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!images/screenshots/ce74650a-bfc6-4126-a02d-d7db778eff25
  43. ↑ IGN.com – Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition Outed
  44. ↑ The Halo Bulletin: 9.4.13
  45. ↑ Halo 4: Game of the Year Edition
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 46.5 46.6 46.7 46.8 Halo Waypoint - Xbox 360 Limited Edition Halo 4 Console Bundle and Accessories Revealed at San Diego Comic Con
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 47.2 47.3 Mighty Ape - Bonus Content
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 48.2 Amazon - Bonus Content
  49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 49.2 49.3 EB Games - Bonus Content
  50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 GAME - Bonus Content
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 Best Buy - Bonus Content
  52. ↑ Play - Bonus Content
  53. ↑ 53.0 53.1 HMV - Bonus Content
  54. ↑ Microsoft Store - Bonus Content
  55. ↑ Walmart - Bonus Content
  56. ↑ 56.0 56.1 Youtube - NEW Armor Abilities in Halo 4!
  57. ↑ Pre-released image of Halo 4. Note the Falcons in the sky.
  58. ↑ Youtube: Halo 4 - Cut Space Banshee
  59. ↑ 59.0 59.1 Youtube: Halo 4 - The Revenant and Disintegrator
  60. ↑ 60.0 60.1 60.2 Youtube: Halo 4 - Unused Weapons Compilation
  61. ↑ SMG Concept art for Halo 4.
  62. ↑ Youtube: Halo 4 - Burst Pistol Unused Weapon
  63. ↑ 63.0 63.1 63.2 63.3 63.4 63.5 63.6 63.7 63.8 Youtube: Halo 4 Beta - Overview
  64. ↑ Youtube: Halo 4 - Fighting Noble Team
  65. ↑ Youtube: Halo 4 - Leftover Reach Energy Sword
  66. ↑ Halo Multiplayer Population Chart - Halo 4 Multiplayer Population Statistics
  67. ↑ YouTube: Halo 4 ViDoc: First Look
  68. ↑ Halo at Gamescom Panel 2014


 
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