Halo (series)

Halo is a science-fiction series of first-person shooter video games for the Xbox and Xbox 360 consoles, as well as related media.

Rumors have begun circulating that a new game, entitled Halo: Reach is in the works that will be released after Halo 3 ODST. Speculation is that the game may be based on the 2001 book Halo: The Fall of Reach, a prequel to the first game. The book narrates the story of Master Chief and the SPARTAN II super soldier.Destructoid: Rumor: Next Halo game called Reach (May 31, 2009)

The Halo series follows the "Master Chief", an enhanced human super-soldier equipped with technologically-advanced battle armor and his artificial intelligence (AI) partner, "Cortana". The Master Chief is in a fight against the Covenant, which is a theocratic alliance of alien races in the distant future. The Covenant is in the middle of a civil war, along with a war against Earth. The Master Chief is fighting to stop the Covenant from activating the Halo rings, which once activated will destroy all of mankind.

The Halo series was influenced by a number of books, including, The Culture by Ian M. Banks and Ringworld by Larry Niven. Critics have concluded that many of the characters in these series resemble the characters within the Halo series.

With the popularity of the Halo series, a large amount of merchandise has been created around the characters, including:

1. Five best-selling novels
2. Two series of graphic novels
3. Action figures
4. Mountain Dew
5. Halo ActionClix