Originally developed as a Mac RTS game, after years of development the final product came out as an FPS game that instantly captured the attention of millions of game fans around the world. After several years on the market as Xbox console exclusive, this landmark title arrived at Mac via an ambitious port that transferred almost every one of its celebrated components. Developed by Bungie Studios, who was at the time subsidiary of Microsoft Game Studios, this game redefined the FPS genre on consoles, introducing many gameplay, accessibility and control innovations that fueled the incredible explosion of FPS popularity on consoles in decades to come. Halo: Combat Evolved for Mac is one of the most influential first-person shooter games ever released.
