The Closest Thing to Halo 360
We play Halo with the 360 controller and beat down a PC gamer.
by David Clayman
October 21, 2005 - As you may or may not know, Microsoft has released the wired version of the Xbox 360 controller for the PC. Xbox Editor Charles Onyett has already written extensively about it here, here, and here. However, as soon as we got our grubby little hands on the glorious controller we knew there was one play test that had to be done.
We grabbed the nearest copy of Halo CE for Windows and decided to settle the age-old debate: Would a PC gamer prevail over a console gamer in Halo with a mouse and keyboard setup? PC gamers have been known to disparage the accuracy and speed of console controllers. By setting up this game we are able to put the two control methods head-to-head and get a feel for the 360 controller with software that we already know is good.
Sit back and watch the results of the experiment which was expertly produced by Insider Editor Craig Beridon. Then come back and read impressions from each side of the battle.
# Quicktime 640x480 (106MB)
[Right Click and "Save As"]
# Windows Media 9 640x480 (47.2MB)
[Right Click and "Save As"]
To settle things once and for all we pit Erik Brudvig of IGN guides against Charles Onyett of IGN Xbox. Erik is a seasoned Halo player and recently honed his skills on the Multiplayer Map Pack guide. Charles may live and breath Xbox, but he's also an avid PC gamer and very comfortable with the whole mouse and keyboard thing.
There are, of course, a huge number of variables involved in this test. First off, the Windows version of the game doesn't play exactly like it does on the console. The flamethrower and Covenant fuel rod gun slightly change the balance of the classic maps and movement has been adjusted to fit the fast pace of PC gaming. After a few rounds, Erik found that the game felt more familiar with the look sensitivity turned down on the right analog stick. Most importantly, many of us in the office have come to the conclusion that Charles lacks the killer instinct to propel him to greatness in any type of death match.
As one would expect, setting up the controller with Halo was a breeze. After installing the drivers we went into control setup and selected the Xbox 360 Controller. Mapping the buttons was as easy as pressing each one for the desired actions, including four directions on the analog sticks. One benefit to remapping controls is that mostly useless commands like the flashlight can just be thrown onto the d-pad.
Erik Brudvig, IGN Guides, Halo Master: Having not played Halo since the introduction of Halo 2 last fall, I was a bit apprehensive about putting my out of practice hands up against the seasoned mouse and keyboard control of Mr. Charles Onyett. Charles is a giant in real life and a veritable beast in a gaming contest.
We started by playing a game of Hang 'em High Slayer. Charles definitely had the edge in long range combat. I managed to hold my own and the game ended in a tie when time expired. Next we moved on to a closer combat game of Slayer in Wizard. This is where any advantage of having a keyboard and mouse broke down. With the best ranged weapon in the map being a pistol, which just happens to be my favorite weapon, the game shifted decisively in my favor and I had no trouble taking down the "better" mouse and keyboard user.
To kill any thoughts that I was only able to win because Charles isn't good at Halo, I hopped online to play a game with some random folks across the internet. I ended up winning that game (Slayer in Chill Out) against 15 other people. It just goes to show that a seasoned controller user is just as good, if not better, than any mouse and keyboard player.
Mapping the PC controls to the 360 controller was a simple task and actually allowed for a better control scheme than the original Halo had on Xbox. The movement of the black and white buttons to the shoulders allowed me to put the reload button and grenade switch button in a place where I wouldn't have to take my thumbs off of the movement controls.
Although the 360 controller is reminiscent of the Controller S, it has a much more streamlined feel that fits nicely in your hand. One thing I noticed was that it actually makes you slightly shift what part of your thumb presses on the analog sticks, especially on the left side. It wasn't a bad thing and I was able to quickly adjust to the difference. The shoulder buttons are such a natural fit that I hardly even realized I was pressing them instead of the black and white buttons.
Playing Halo on the 360 controller has me excited all over again about the release of the Xbox 360. Playing FPS's on Microsoft's new console is going to be a real treat. Oh, and Charles Onyett is a sore loser.
Charles Onyett, IGN Xbox: Despite my best efforts, I stand a beaten and horribly bruised gamer. Using a keyboard and a mouse, I was thoroughly thrashed at Halo on PC by IGN's Mr. Erik Brudvig who was using an Xbox 360 controller. The shame, the horrible shame. I should be slaughtered with rusty spoons for allowing such a travesty to take place. Before I am dismembered and devoured by a pack of rabid, half-starved gophers, at least hear my list of excuses.
First and foremost, the degree wind shear in the IGN office is beyond all reason and comprehension. Seriously, there were some incredible forces at work as I sat in the Guides section of the office, getting destroyed by my seemingly unaffected opponent. I don't know how the rest of the workers in that section can stand it. Furthermore, I blame El Nino, as any self respecting gamer should.
Also, it was excruciatingly obvious that Mr. Brudvig, also known as Uber-Hax Erik, had activated no less than 40 hacks to help him against me. Of those 40, approximately half were aimbots. I became suspicious of this since as soon as I spawned I would get hit in the face with plasma grenades. Always in the face. Everytime. Even through walls.
In addition, the wily Mr. Brudvig, also known as Mercenary Recruiter 5000, had employed several underlings to smack me in the back of my head at crucial moments of gameplay. I don't know how they knew when to smack me, I don't know where they were coming from, and I don't know why they were wearing pink leotards. I didn't ask questions. I was trying to play a fair game, much unlike my conniving opponent who eats cloves of garlic and breathes all over people.
Furthermore, I had been tricked into consuming a large sheet of microdots before the game began. A shadowy figure named Brik Erudvig had approached me minutes before the match began and offered me what he claimed to be "Pez on paper." Being the dough-eyed pillar of innocence that I am, I accepted. Only after my fourth battle with a pesky multicolored turtle demon did I start to question my mental state. Following an intense though occasionally disappointing conversation with Master Chief who was sitting beside me, we agreed that I'd been duped. Of course, during the turtle battles and talks with Master Chief, or Master C as he prefers to be called, I was unable to give full attention to the game, hence my poor performance.
Believe what you will of my account, it doesn't matter. It's all true anyway.
We play Halo with the 360 controller and beat down a PC gamer.
by David Clayman
October 21, 2005 - As you may or may not know, Microsoft has released the wired version of the Xbox 360 controller for the PC. Xbox Editor Charles Onyett has already written extensively about it here, here, and here. However, as soon as we got our grubby little hands on the glorious controller we knew there was one play test that had to be done.
We grabbed the nearest copy of Halo CE for Windows and decided to settle the age-old debate: Would a PC gamer prevail over a console gamer in Halo with a mouse and keyboard setup? PC gamers have been known to disparage the accuracy and speed of console controllers. By setting up this game we are able to put the two control methods head-to-head and get a feel for the 360 controller with software that we already know is good.
Sit back and watch the results of the experiment which was expertly produced by Insider Editor Craig Beridon. Then come back and read impressions from each side of the battle.
# Quicktime 640x480 (106MB)
[Right Click and "Save As"]
# Windows Media 9 640x480 (47.2MB)
[Right Click and "Save As"]
To settle things once and for all we pit Erik Brudvig of IGN guides against Charles Onyett of IGN Xbox. Erik is a seasoned Halo player and recently honed his skills on the Multiplayer Map Pack guide. Charles may live and breath Xbox, but he's also an avid PC gamer and very comfortable with the whole mouse and keyboard thing.
There are, of course, a huge number of variables involved in this test. First off, the Windows version of the game doesn't play exactly like it does on the console. The flamethrower and Covenant fuel rod gun slightly change the balance of the classic maps and movement has been adjusted to fit the fast pace of PC gaming. After a few rounds, Erik found that the game felt more familiar with the look sensitivity turned down on the right analog stick. Most importantly, many of us in the office have come to the conclusion that Charles lacks the killer instinct to propel him to greatness in any type of death match.
As one would expect, setting up the controller with Halo was a breeze. After installing the drivers we went into control setup and selected the Xbox 360 Controller. Mapping the buttons was as easy as pressing each one for the desired actions, including four directions on the analog sticks. One benefit to remapping controls is that mostly useless commands like the flashlight can just be thrown onto the d-pad.
Erik Brudvig, IGN Guides, Halo Master: Having not played Halo since the introduction of Halo 2 last fall, I was a bit apprehensive about putting my out of practice hands up against the seasoned mouse and keyboard control of Mr. Charles Onyett. Charles is a giant in real life and a veritable beast in a gaming contest.
We started by playing a game of Hang 'em High Slayer. Charles definitely had the edge in long range combat. I managed to hold my own and the game ended in a tie when time expired. Next we moved on to a closer combat game of Slayer in Wizard. This is where any advantage of having a keyboard and mouse broke down. With the best ranged weapon in the map being a pistol, which just happens to be my favorite weapon, the game shifted decisively in my favor and I had no trouble taking down the "better" mouse and keyboard user.
To kill any thoughts that I was only able to win because Charles isn't good at Halo, I hopped online to play a game with some random folks across the internet. I ended up winning that game (Slayer in Chill Out) against 15 other people. It just goes to show that a seasoned controller user is just as good, if not better, than any mouse and keyboard player.
Mapping the PC controls to the 360 controller was a simple task and actually allowed for a better control scheme than the original Halo had on Xbox. The movement of the black and white buttons to the shoulders allowed me to put the reload button and grenade switch button in a place where I wouldn't have to take my thumbs off of the movement controls.
Although the 360 controller is reminiscent of the Controller S, it has a much more streamlined feel that fits nicely in your hand. One thing I noticed was that it actually makes you slightly shift what part of your thumb presses on the analog sticks, especially on the left side. It wasn't a bad thing and I was able to quickly adjust to the difference. The shoulder buttons are such a natural fit that I hardly even realized I was pressing them instead of the black and white buttons.
Playing Halo on the 360 controller has me excited all over again about the release of the Xbox 360. Playing FPS's on Microsoft's new console is going to be a real treat. Oh, and Charles Onyett is a sore loser.
Charles Onyett, IGN Xbox: Despite my best efforts, I stand a beaten and horribly bruised gamer. Using a keyboard and a mouse, I was thoroughly thrashed at Halo on PC by IGN's Mr. Erik Brudvig who was using an Xbox 360 controller. The shame, the horrible shame. I should be slaughtered with rusty spoons for allowing such a travesty to take place. Before I am dismembered and devoured by a pack of rabid, half-starved gophers, at least hear my list of excuses.
First and foremost, the degree wind shear in the IGN office is beyond all reason and comprehension. Seriously, there were some incredible forces at work as I sat in the Guides section of the office, getting destroyed by my seemingly unaffected opponent. I don't know how the rest of the workers in that section can stand it. Furthermore, I blame El Nino, as any self respecting gamer should.
Also, it was excruciatingly obvious that Mr. Brudvig, also known as Uber-Hax Erik, had activated no less than 40 hacks to help him against me. Of those 40, approximately half were aimbots. I became suspicious of this since as soon as I spawned I would get hit in the face with plasma grenades. Always in the face. Everytime. Even through walls.
In addition, the wily Mr. Brudvig, also known as Mercenary Recruiter 5000, had employed several underlings to smack me in the back of my head at crucial moments of gameplay. I don't know how they knew when to smack me, I don't know where they were coming from, and I don't know why they were wearing pink leotards. I didn't ask questions. I was trying to play a fair game, much unlike my conniving opponent who eats cloves of garlic and breathes all over people.
Furthermore, I had been tricked into consuming a large sheet of microdots before the game began. A shadowy figure named Brik Erudvig had approached me minutes before the match began and offered me what he claimed to be "Pez on paper." Being the dough-eyed pillar of innocence that I am, I accepted. Only after my fourth battle with a pesky multicolored turtle demon did I start to question my mental state. Following an intense though occasionally disappointing conversation with Master Chief who was sitting beside me, we agreed that I'd been duped. Of course, during the turtle battles and talks with Master Chief, or Master C as he prefers to be called, I was unable to give full attention to the game, hence my poor performance.
Believe what you will of my account, it doesn't matter. It's all true anyway.
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