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Halo: Combat Evolved

Halo: Combat Evolved, developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios, was released for Xbox in Worldwide / regional on 2001-11-15. Its documented physical format is DVD-ROM. The catalog classifies it as Shooter. PLAYBACK links 12 physical packages, including 11 separately cataloged editions, to this game family.

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Halo: Combat Evolved is documented as a physical DVD-ROM release for Xbox. Developer: Bungie. Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios. Cataloged genre: Shooter. The archive records this package family for Worldwide / regional with a documented release date of 2001-11-15. This family currently groups 12 documented physical packages, including 11 separately cataloged editions.

Released
November 15, 2001
Platform / family
Xbox
Format / type
DVD-ROM
Region
Worldwide / regional
Developer
Bungie
Publisher
Microsoft Game Studios
Genre
Shooter
Exact physical item

Package identifiers still being researched

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Manuals, inserts and extras not listed here have not yet been source-verified. They are not assumed absent.

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Curated archive history

Why this release matters

Source-backed

Bungie's Halo: Combat Evolved launched with the original Xbox in North America on November 15, 2001. Its campaign, cooperative play, four-player split screen and system-link multiplayer gave Microsoft's first console a defining exclusive and established the Halo series.

Developer
Bungie
Publisher
Microsoft Game Studios
Editorial review
2026-08-05
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Release context

Microsoft acquired Bungie in 2000 and positioned Halo as an Xbox launch title. The game's arrival is inseparable from the console's first day in North America, while regional releases followed with Xbox hardware in 2002.

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Regional differences

North American, Japanese and PAL releases use different age ratings, languages, video standards and package artwork. Some later printings update branding or bundle status without representing a new game family.

03

Physical packaging

Standard retail copies use a green Xbox DVD case with the game disc, manual and cover insert. Game of the Year, Platinum Hits, Classics, not-for-resale and console-pack-in packages should be identified separately.

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Editions and revisions

The Game of the Year release added identifying package text; Platinum Hits and regional Classics lines are budget reissues. Promotional discs, multipacks and not-for-resale copies have different collector provenance.

Research sources

  1. Xbox Wire — celebrating 15 years of Xbox ↗
  2. Wikipedia — Halo: Combat Evolved ↗