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Also included with Reach is " Forge", a level editor. Players can edit the default multiplayer maps and a large empty map known as "Forge World", adding or modifying spawn points, weapons and items. Objects may be phased into other objects, and can also be snapped to specific orientations. [14] Other included features are the "theater", where players can watch saved films of their games and take screenshots and video clips for posterity, and the file share, where players can upload their screenshots, films, custom maps, and gametypes for public viewing. [3] :20–24 Campaign [ edit ] Setting and characters [ edit ] Ingham, Tim (August 21, 2010). " Halo: Reach– full game leaked online". Computer and Video Games. Archived from the original on August 23, 2010 . Retrieved August 24, 2010. The Xbox 360 is a seventh generation game console and is the successor to Microsoft's Xbox video game console, developed in co-operation with IBM, ATI, Samsung Electronics and SiS. Information on the console first came through viral marketing campaigns and it was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detailed launch and game information divulged later that month at the prominent Electronic Entertainment Expo. Ben Kuchera of Ars Technica enjoyed the multiplayer component of Reach for its scope—"no matter how you play, you will find something to like." [117] Reviewers lauded the many customization options available to players: [109] Watters and Kuchera praised the concept of psych profiles to hone more agreeable teammate selections, but questioned its effectiveness; [107] [117] G4 considered Reach 's Forge World more expansive and impressive than Halo 3 's Forge offerings; [113] and Lynch wrote that the sheer quantity of multiplayer options would give the game a long life cycle for players. [116]Xbox News, Xbox Delivers Winning Lineup of Exclusive Games for this Holiday Season (Retrieved on May 31, 2023) [archive]

All of the Campaign achievement titles, along with many of the others, are quotations from the Halo games and books. Several lines of tie-in merchandise were launched. McFarlane, who had produced toys for Halo 3, created a line of five-inch action figures, [74] while Square Enix's Play Arts toy label created additional figures. [75] Good Game Stories - GG Awards 2010: Game of the Year". www.abc.net.au. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023 . Retrieved December 8, 2022. Brudvig, Erik (July 22, 2010). "SDCC 10: Halo: Reach Adds Versus Firefight". IGN. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010 . Retrieved October 8, 2011.Cowan, Danny (September 24, 2010). "Saling The World: Halo: Reach, Civilization V Top U.S. Charts". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on September 30, 2010. A total of 34 multiplayer maps are available in Halo: Reach, with 24 standard multiplayer maps and 10 Firefight maps. Nguyen, Thierry (February 5, 2010). "Halo Reach: What We Know So Far". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011 . Retrieved March 16, 2011. Halo 2 however features a bug that causes screen burn-in to appear during select missions or cutscenes. When this happens, it can only be resolved by quitting to the title screen, or restarting the Xbox 360 altogether. Reilly, Jim (November 14, 2009). " Halo 3: ODST Continues Its Sales Dominance". IGN. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011 . Retrieved November 14, 2009.