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Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition

XBOX 360
Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition
Microsoft Game Studios10/1/2013Americas

Master Chief's return wasn't just a sequel. It was a statement. The Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition for Xbox 360 collects the complete multiplayer and single-player experience in one package: Spartan Ops Season 1, the War Games Map Pass, the Halo 4 Champions Bundle, all pre-order DLC, and the Limited Collector's Edition exclusive content.

343 Industries had the impossible job of following Bungie, and whatever your take on the campaign, the sheer volume of content in this GOTY Edition is undeniable. Spartan Ops delivered episodic cooperative missions that expanded the story beyond the main campaign, and the full season is included here. The War Games Map Pass and Champions Bundle filled out the multiplayer map rotation and added competitive features that kept the community active well into the Xbox One era.

The pre-order DLC and LCE exclusive content are the real collector draws, since these were originally scattered across different retailers and edition tiers. Having them consolidated on a single disc is the cleanest way to own the complete Halo 4 experience. For Xbox 360 collectors, Halo is the franchise that defined the console, and this edition is the final word on one of its most ambitious entries.

Physical copies with everything intact represent the definitive version of a game that marked a generational turning point for the series.

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