However, the game's single-player campaign met divided responses, with criticism directed at its story, writing, and ending. Upon release, Halo 5 received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise directed at its gameplay, visuals, level design and multiplayer modes. Despite this, it had the lowest opening sales of any Halo game in Japan and the UK. It is also the best-selling Xbox One game globally.

The game and its related hardware grossed over US$400 million in its first twenty-four hours and US$500 million in its first week, outselling the opening sales of Halo 4, which then held the best-selling record for the franchise. Unlike the first four mainline games, this is the first mainline game to receive a 'Teen' rating from the ESRB. It has a game engine that scales its resolution to maintain a frame rate of 60 frames per second. It features new abilities and character designs, but does not feature any offline capabilities or local networking. Like Halo 4, it uses motion capture for character animation. In late 2012, the team set out goals for the game, including larger campaign and multiplayer areas. When the former goes absent without leave to track down the artificial intelligence construct Cortana, Master Chief's loyalty is called into question and Fireteam Osiris is sent to retrieve him.ģ43 Industries started to plan concepts and objectives for Halo 5 shortly after the release of its predecessor, Halo 4. The game's plot follows two fireteams of human supersoldiers: Blue Team, led by Master Chief, and Fireteam Osiris, led by Spartan Locke.

Halo 5: Guardians is a 2015 first-person shooter video game developed by 343 Industries, published by Microsoft Studios, and released worldwide for the Xbox One on October 27, 2015.

Cover art featuring Spartan Locke (left) and Master Chief (right), with a Guardian rising in the background

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