Halo controls

[[oXo]]

Hey guys. I will be buying HALO next week I hope (money money money) and I wanted to ask: How are the controls?
I mean, on the PC in, let's say SOF II, - I use the mouse to have the best accuracy when pointing and shooting. Is the XboX controller "good enough" to simulate the great controls of a mouse when it comes to "point and shoot"?
Is there target tracking in Halo to make things a bit easier?
I know nothing of the controls in Halo and would love your input on how the controls actually work.

Thanx guys

[ScorpionX]

These are the basic controls, but you can change them:

Left Thumbstick- walk any way, strafe
Right Thumbstick- Aims up down, look sensitivity can be adjusted to make it fast. You click it in to zoom in on sniper guns.
Right Trigger- fire weapon
Left Trigger- Throw grenade
A- Jump
B- Melee Attack
Y- change weapon

I really think the controls are excellent for a console FPS. There is no tracking, but it is not hard to get a person in aim, it is more of a slower paced shooter.

Hope this helps.

[[oXo]]

Excellent Scorpion}{

Thanx man

[Snapple]

yes,the controls arent complicated and are very easy to handle and master

[Reclaimer]

But the beauty of this game is that there is a multitude of controller configurations so you will find either a perfect or close match to your style. Then if the aim is too slow you can bump the speed up or down to suit your playing style.

For instance I use the default control scheme.
Boxer mode: melee and grenade are switched.
Inverted controls for vehicles only.
Targeting speed increased to level 4.

[SquirrelJam]

Keyboard is great and no doubt, you're a master at it. Give the controller a chance. It took me a little getting used but being the humans we are, we'll adapt... we had to with the keyboard once.

Remember, an expert in anything was once a beginner. Go out a get HALO! the first chance you get and open your mind to an awesome experience!

now GO!!

[EHWfedPres]

halo's default controls are as follows...

left stick - move forward/backward and strafe side to side.
right stick - look up/down/side to side.
a - jump
b - melee
x - reload/pick up new weapons/action
y - change weapon
white - flashlight
black - change grenade type
left trigger - toss grenade
right trigger - fire weapon
press left stick - crouch
press right stick - zoom in


I use the default controls, but for the buttons, I have it set to green thumb, which changes the b button to zoom and clicking the right stick is melee.

[[oXo]]

Thanx for all your great replies guys. I'm sure I can get used to it with all the great joysticks and buttons. BTW to make things clear: I LOVE the xbox controller
Just got Hunter: The Reckoning and I find the controls easy as pie.

[The Clown]

The controls are really good and easy to use

[Spacewolf]

After playing Halo so many times I got better at it than a keyboard. Boy that sucked for me at a Lan party I went to..

[samslophead]

I switched the joystick controls on my Halo, so that the left stick controls forward/reverse and turning while the right stick controls look up/down and strafing. It's more like Goldeneye and Perfect Dark controls. I also sped up my joystick sensitivity. Anyone else do this, or give a ****?

[[oXo]]

No, but I sure appreciate all the comments. Now I know some good tips when I sink my teeth into
......all bow.....HALO (crowd goes wild)

[ibloshtup]

whew, i wish i was buying halo and playing it for the first time.
I play fps games on my comp all the time. the halo controls are good after a little play time. but i still wish there was a keyboard and mouse available.

[jaxspider]

Other then the amazing details, great gameplay, longass game, awesome storyline & a great party game. The Controlling is just Sweet! w00t!

[Darius1]

Yea...halo kicks some major @$$....i remember when i first watched a movie on some demo disk of mine...i was forever hooked on it...but anywho...

I just got meself my XBOX and i only got 2 games...HALO and NIGHTCASTER (its actually pretty good)....can anyone wait till HALO 2 comes out?....i sure as hell cant...

[EHWfedPres]

I dont see why other games adapt the strafe control like Hunter...it's simple and not hard to use at all...

I'd rather slit my wrists than play Max Payne again...

[Stride]

Originally posted by EHWfedPres

I'd rather slit my wrists than play Max Payne again...

It'd be a shame if we lose yet another human live to gaming. I think that one guy in Thailand was more than enough

[EHWfedPres]

Originally posted by Stride


I think that one guy in Thailand was more than enough

what happened to the first guy? i heard about a guy having a heart attack playing pacman, but that was a long time ago...

[Stride]

Originally posted by EHWfedPres


what happened to the first guy? i heard about a guy having a heart attack playing pacman, but that was a long time ago...

I'm not quite sure but i think that Thai guy died of exhaustion or something.