Call of Duty: Black Ops II may be breaking all sorts of records, but that doesn’t mean Halo 4 is being ignored by its fans. More than four million people played Halo 4 during its first five days, with over a million of them completing the Campaign mode, reports Microsoft.
Released just a few weeks ago, Halo 4 has been overshadowed a bit by the Black Ops II frenzy, but a new post on Microsoft’s Halo-focused blog Halo Waypoint lists some of the impressive stats from the game’s first five days on the market. And as one might expect from one of the most popular gaming franchises, the latest installment has people spending a lot of time with their consoles.
According to Microsoft, people have logged more than 31.4 million hours playing Halo 4 in each of its gameplay modes between November 6-11. Within that impressive timeframe, six percent of players completed the game’s Campaign on “Legendary” and unlocked more than 43,335,060 achievements. During that time, players notched more than 4.5 billion kills across the various gameplay modes.
Halo 4 hit shelves November 6, and earned more than $200 million in its first 24 hours on the market.
Only 5 days to complete? That seems like a very short time to play a game you just shelled out sixty plus dollars for. Personally, I would recommend waiting until the price comes down a bit before buying, or use a rental service like Blockbuster@Home from DISH. I’ve enjoyed the previous games with co-workers at DISH and they’re a whole lot of fun, but just too expensive to buy new, especially around the holidays. Another benefit to renting is that if you’re not satisfied with the title, then you can always trade it in for another one, without paying anything else extra.
You have to keep in mind there were quite a few “mysteries” in Halo 4 as opposed to the previous Halos. It’s really not surprising at all. Also take into account that most fans who purchased the game within the first 2 days completed the campaign within 24hrs.
I remember the days of stores opening at 12mid night, you get the game at 1215, get home at 1230 and you’re watching the intro. You and a friend (and 2 more online) team up and try to run through as fast as possible without to see all the cut scenes so you can say you were one of the first.