MixMaster of Puppets: Halo Universe

Game Campaign

The Pillar of Autumn - "Escape intact as Covenant forces board your ship."

Halo - "Seek out surviving Marines and help them fight the Covenant."
The Truth and Reconciliation - "Board a Covenant ship in an attempt to rescue Captain Keyes."
The Silent Cartographer - "Search for the map room that will lead you to the secrets of Halo."
Assault on the Control Room - "Defend the Control Room against wave after wave of Covenant troops."
343 Guilty Spark - "Creep through a swamp to meet the only enemy the Covenant fear."

The Library - "Fight your way through an ancient security facility in search of the Index."
Two Betrayals - "Re-activate the weapon at the heart of Halo... and learn the truth."
Keyes - "Stage a one-cyborg assault on a Covenant ship and bring back the Captain."
The Maw - "Destroy Halo before Halo destroys all life in the galaxy."

Kinect

Analyze Mode – Analyze Mode is a Kinect-exclusive feature that allows players to “scan” items of interest within the “Halo: Anniversary” campaign to populate the Library, an interactive encyclopedia of “Halo” lore. Once in Analyze mode, new articles of interest can be added to the Library by focusing the reticule on them and saying “Scan.”

The Library – The Library is an expansive index that provides detailed information on items of interest players have scanned through “Analyze Mode,” such as vehicles, characters, enemies and weapons. Through the use of gesture controls, players can explore the entire Library at any time and then return to the campaign to continue unlocking more secrets within the “Halo” universe.

Voice Commands – Harness the technology of Kinect for Xbox 360 to reload your weapon, throw grenades, switch seamlessly between Classic and Remastered graphics and more, using only your voice.

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Multiplayer Maps

Battle Canyon (aka Beaver Creek, Battle Creek)

High Noon (aka Hang Em High)
High Noon returns players to the familiar canyons and catwalks of Hang ‘Em High, the “Halo: Combat Evolved” classic multiplayer map, now re-imagined for “Halo: Anniversary” with unprecedented detail. The vast generator complexes, which power this enormous slipspace portal, allow it to connect with an unknown number of locations across the galaxy. High Noon is a densely-packed arena of platforms, corridors and cover, best suited for team-based combat in both Slayer and Objective gametypes (4 - 12 players).

Penance (aka Damnation)

Solitary (aka Prisoner)
The return of "Halo: Combat Evolved's" Prisoner delivers a claustrophobic and frenetic multiplayer experience now elaborately recreated for "Halo: Anniversary." These spinning confinement platforms are a testament to the technological prowess of the Forerunners. In the event of a security breach, the facility's suborbital location and frigid temperature were thought to be able to keep any threat at bay, but it appears those plans were... optimistic. Prisoner is a multi-level facility, with tightly-woven corridors and many bridges and ramps, perfect for the chaos of close-range combat. (2 - 8 players)

Breakneck (aka Headlong)

Ridgeline (aka Timberland)
Timberland is "Halo: Anniversary's" beautifully re-imagined multiplayer map from "Halo PC," set in the classically alpine environment so familiar to "Halo." Once serving as a watch point for the immense relay complex below, the monitoring outposts nestled atop this ridge became a staging ground for human forces during their time on Installation 04. Toward the end of the conflict, a Covenant assault brought the marines here to a tragic end. Timberland is a tree-covered valley, sporting undulating hills, surging rivers, and a terrain perfect for large-scale vehicle mayhem. (8 - 16 players)

Installation 04 (Firefight Map)
Installation 04 brings fans back to one of the most iconic environments in "Halo's" history, the base of an enormous Forerunner spire from "Halo: Combat Evolved's" campaign mission "Halo," now stunningly returning in "Halo: Anniversary's" Firefight mode. Set on one of the many cliff sides of Alpha Halo, this beacon served as a rendezvous point for survivors of the Covenant attack on the UNSC Pillar of Autumn. These survivors, including the legendary Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, were forced to stave off numerous Covenant attacks until rescue finally came. Installation 04 is a familiar precipice studded with ancient Forerunner structures which make a perfect defensive position against an invading alien enemy and marks the first Firefight experience to include ally AI players who will defend the installation alongside you. (1 - 4 players)

Achievements
Campaign Completion Achievement List

Pillar of Autumn	Complete the level “Pillar of Autumn” on any difficulty.	25 points
Halo	Complete the level “Halo” on any difficulty.	25 points
Truth and Reconciliation	Complete the level “Truth and Reconciliation” on any difficulty.	25 points
The Silent Cartographer	Complete the level “The Silent Cartographer” on any difficulty.	25 points
Assault on the Control Room	Complete the level “Assault on the Control Room” on any difficulty.	25 points
343 Guilty Spark	Complete the level “343 Guilty Spark” on any difficulty.	25 points
The Library	Complete the level “The Library” on any difficulty.	25 points
Two Betrayals	Complete the level “Two Betrayals” on any difficulty.	25 points
Keyes	Complete the level “Keyes” on any difficulty.	25 points
The Maw	Complete the level “The Maw” on any difficulty.	25 points
Birth of a Spartan	Complete every level of the game on Normal difficulty.	10 points
Believe in a Hero	Complete every level of the game on Heroic difficulty.	20 points
Living Legend	Complete every level of the game on Legendary difficulty.	50 points
Standard Operating Brocedure	Complete any level on Normal difficulty cooperatively.	10 points
Brovershield	Complete any level on Heroic difficulty cooperatively.	20 points
Bro Hammer	Complete any level on Legendary difficulty cooperatively.	50 points
He’s Unstoppable!	Complete any level on Heroic difficulty or higher without taking health damage.	20 points

Level-Specific Achievement List

Overshields are for Sissies	Complete the level “Pillar of Autumn” on Legendary without picking up an Overshield.	10 points
Walk it Off	Complete the level “Pillar of Autumn” on Legendary without picking up a health kit.	25 points
No-Fly Zone	Destroy three Banshees in the level “Halo” on any difficulty.	10 points
How Pedestrian	Complete the level “Halo” on any difficulty without entering a vehicle.	25 points
All According to Plan…	Kill all the enemies in the first encounter of the level “Truth and Reconciliation” without being detected.	10 points
Close Quarters Combat	Complete the level “Truth and Reconciliation” with at least four rounds left in your Sniper Rifle.	25 points
Beachhead	Storm the Beach on the level “The Silent Cartographer” without losing any marines on Heroic difficulty or above.	10 points
Grenadier	After activating the map in the level “The Silent Cartographer,” complete the rest of your mission without firing a shot on Heroic difficulty or above.	25 points
Wraith Hunter	Destroy four Wraith tanks in the level “Assault on the Control Room.”	10 points
I’ll Be Taking That!	Pilot a Banshee on the level “Assault on the Control Room.”	25 points
This One’s for Jenkins!	Kill 50 Flood Combat Forms on the level “343 Guilty Spark” on Heroic difficulty or higher.	10 points
Breaking Quarantine	Escape the Forerunner facility on the level “343 Guilty Spark” in 21 minutes.	25 points
That Just Happened	Complete the level “The Library” on Heroic difficulty or higher without dying.	10 points
Speed Reader	Complete the level “The Library” on Legendary difficulty in 30 minutes or less.	25 points
Look Out for the Little Guys	Complete the level “Two Betrayals” on Heroic difficulty or higher without killing any Grunts.	10 points
Leave It Where It Lay	Complete the level “Two Betrayals” on Legendary difficulty without picking up a new weapon.	25 points
Tying Up Loose Ends	Kill every Elite on the level “Keyes” on Heroic difficulty or above.	10 points
Popcorn.gif	Kill 100 Flood Infection Forms on the level “Keyes” on Heroic difficulty or above.	25 points
This Side Up	Complete the Warthog ride on the level “The Maw” without being forcibly ejected from your vehicle.	10 points
Never Tell Me the Odds	Complete the Warthog ride on the level “The Maw” on Legendary difficulty with at least a minute remaining on the countdown.	25 points

New Feature Completion Achievement List

What have we here?	Read a terminal.	10 points
Heavy Reading	Read half the terminals hidden throughout the campaign.	25 points
Dear Diary…	Read all of the terminals hidden throughout the campaign.	50 points
Looks like the Oddball	Find your first campaign skull.	10 points
Skulls Taken!	Locate half of the skulls hidden throughout the campaign.	25 points
Headhunter	Locate all the skulls hidden throughout the campaign.	50 points
Tsantsa	Complete any level with iron and two other skulls active at Heroic difficulty or higher.	50 points