- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
NO. Was NOT a surprise hit. It had HUGE anticipation for a while beforehand, it was supposed to be a brand new style of FPS that explored massive outdoorsy areas - very much unlike almost all FPS's before it (not counting the early online FPS's like Tribes (lol), they were almost all enclosed in tight areas).
I remember hearing early reports for Halo being released on the PC. I remember special features in major magainzes about it. When the XBOX came out and it was revealed that Halo was gonna be console only, people were pissed at first (so was I). I suppose there was a little bit of surprise in that Halo CE was such an amazing game, but it was certainly well-touted before its release, and had a pretty massive (massive for its time, at least) word on the street.