Nov. 2, 2011 at 5:51 PM ET
There will be plenty of new-fangled, first-person shooters to tempt you into spending your hard-earned game dollars in the coming weeks and months. But the folks behind "Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary" are hoping to woo players by offering up some old-school shooting nostalgia with some new-school cool to boot.
"Halo: Combat Evolved" — which first launched a decade ago and went on to influence the entire first-person shooting genre, not to mention help put the Xbox on the map — arrives Nov. 15in a new gussied-up form.
343 Industries has given the original "Halo: Combat Evolved" some gorgeous new HD graphics (though you can switch between the old look and the new anytime you want), a re-mastered sound track, online multiplayer, and yes, even Kinect support.
To help you pass the two weeks until launch, 343 Industries has released an all-new trailer for the game, focusing on the re-mastered campaign. Check it out:
And just for a fun, here's a look at one of "Halo: CE's" original trailers:
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