

When zoomed in while airborne, the player can hover off the ground for a short period. All firearms can be zoomed in, a capability restricted to specific weapons in previous games. Old weapons return alongside new ones, sometimes with altered mechanics. A "ground pound" sends an airborne player crashing to the ground, dealing damage to enemies in the landing zone. Players are equipped with thruster packs they can use to dash in any direction, sprint, charge, slide across surfaces, and clamber up ledges. New to the series are "Spartan Abilities", replacing the Armor Abilities of previous games.

The game modifies character movement and abilities compared to previous games. Players step into the powered armor of a Spartan. The game preserves many of the core features of the Halo franchise's gameplay experience. The camera switches to a third-person view for some cinematics and gameplay sequences. Halo 5: Guardians is a first-person shooter, with players experiencing most gameplay through the eyes of a playable character. A sequel, Halo Infinite, was released on December 8, 2021. However, the game's single-player campaign met divided responses, with criticism directed at its story, writing, and ending. Upon release, Halo 5 received positive reviews from critics, with praise directed at its gameplay, visuals, level design and multiplayer modes. The game sold 5 million units in 3 months but despite this, it had the lowest opening sales of any Halo game in Japan and the UK. 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 goals for the game, including larger campaign and multiplayer areas. When Blue Team 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 Halo 5 shortly after the release of its predecessor, Halo 4. The 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 game console on October 27, 2015. Cover art featuring Spartan Locke (left) and Master Chief (right), with a Guardian rising in the background
