Halo Reach Tips, Tricks and Strategies for the Campaign
Video Walkthrough: (Mission 1) Noble Actual Cutscene
Datapad Locations: Instead of Terminals or Skulls this game has Datapads to collect. There are 2 on each level.
As usual the first mission in Halo Reach is all cutscene. You'll be introduced to your character as well as the rest of Noble Team during this mission and you'll learn a little bit about everyone. For those of you who haven't used one of my previous Halo Walkthroughs, I like to offer advice on how to play Halo and be good at the game on the page of the first mission.
Halo Reach plays a little bit different than the previous Halo games in the franchise. This is also the last Halo game that Bungie worked on and (in my opinion) one of the best. One of the new features added in Halo Reach is armor abilities. You'll encounter them throughout the game on pretty much every mission - the default one that you'll almost always start with is Sprint.
The Armor Abilities available to you in Reach are Active Camouflage, Armor Lock, Drop Shield, Evade, Hologram, Jet Pack and Sprint. Each of these armor abilities are good for different situations and depending on the situation you're in you may want one over the other. Sprint is a solid default ability that I use 80% of the time I am playing Reach.
Aside from Armor Abilities, one of the best weapons ever added into a Halo game makes its first appearance in Reach - the DMR. The DMR is a UNSC weapon and can be found on most missions throughout this Campaign. It fires a single shot with each trigger pull and is designed for long range precision shots. Jackals and Grunts can be killed with a single head shot and Elites can too - once you strip their shields.
Below are some tips and tricks which you may find helpful when playing Halo Reach.
Halo Reach Tips & Tricks:
- One of the most effective combos in Halo is the Plasma Pistol + a precision weapon. You can hit an enemy with an overcharged Plasma Pistol shot to rip off their shields then finish them off with a headshot. This combination is extremely effective when playing on Legendary.
- Plasma weapons (Covenant guns) deal more damage to energy shields than UNSC weapons. How this game works is Covenant weapons deal more damage to shields and UNSC weapons deal more damage to flesh. Try shooting an Elite with a Plasma Rifle versus the UNSC Assault Rifle and you'll definitely notice the difference.
- Fully charged Plasma Pistol shots create an EMP like effect when used against a vehicle. In other words, you can shoot a fully charged Plasma shot at a vehicle to briefly disable and immobilize it.
- You can use the tip above to steal vehicles from enemies too! Hitting a Wraith with an EMP shot will immobilize and give you time to board the Turret seat. Doing this will cause the driver of the vehicle to dismount and give you the opportunity to steal it! Check out my How to Steal A Wraith in Reach Youtube Video to see me doing exactly this.
- Learn how the various enemies work and what their weaknesses are. Jackals can be thrown off balance by a shot to the hand (this will expose their head) and Grunts will go into disarray when their commander is killed. Different colored Brutes and Elites have different strategies too, some are more careful and some are careless depending on their health. If multiple Elites/Brutes are present their armor color tells you which one is the commanding officer as well.
- If you'd like to learn more about the various weapons in Halo Reach and which ones are the best - I recommend you check out my Halo Reach Campaign Weapon Tier List.
That's all the tips and tricks I have for Halo Reach on my website. In addition to the information provided on this page and throughout this walkthrough you can also find a list of videos for this game on my site, head over to Halo Reach Videos Compendium for a list of all the videos I have on this game.
(Youtube) Mission 1 Noble Actual Walkthrough
(Rumble) Mission 1 Noble Actual Walkthrough
(Youtube) Mission 2 Winter Contingency Walkthrough
(Rumble) Mission 2 Winter Contingency Walkthrough
(Youtube) Mission 3 Oni: Sword Base Walkthrough
(Rumble) Mission 3 Oni: Sword Base Walkthrough
(Youtube) Mission 4 Nightfall Walkthrough
(Rumble) Mission 4 Nightfall Walkthrough
(Youtube) Mission 5 Tip Of The Spear Walkthrough
(Rumble) Mission 5 Tip Of The Spear Walkthrough
(Youtube) Mission 6 Long Night of Solace Walkthrough
(Rumble) Mission 6 Long Night of Solace Walkthrough
(Youtube) Mission 7 Exodus Walkthrough
(Rumble) Mission 7 Exodus Walkthrough
(Youtube) Mission 8 New Alexandria Walkthrough
(Rumble) Mission 8 New Alexandria Walkthrough
(Youtube) Mission 9 The Package Walkthrough
(Rumble) Mission 9 The Package Walkthrough
(Youtube) Mission 10 The Pillar Of Autumn Walkthrough
(Rumble) Mission 10 The Pillar Of Autumn Walkthrough
Continue to Mission 2: Winter Contingency
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