The decision to turn it into a first-person shooter couldn't keep the RTS roots gone forever, as it did eventually get the Halo Wars spin-off and its sequel. According to Lehto, it had to be cut 'before we started dev for Xbox.' Before moving to Xbox, Halo: Combat Evolved was going to be an RTS, then a third-person shooter for PC and Mac. The tank, which appears early in the video, is squat and seemingly painted camouflage. #Halo /qGQO0XFn3R - Marcus Lehto July 8, 2021Īlong with cut weapons, a couple of vehicles that never made it into Halo: Combat Evolved are shown in the video, including a stealth tank. The microwave gun would have been hilarious. I like the meter cooldown on the concussion gun. I found these Covenant weapon prototypes in my old 2000 Halo PC build that you might like.

However, the guns were never finished, with some missing sound effects entirely or using placeholders. In action, these unreleased weapons seem pretty impressive, with the microwave gun glowing a bright yellow, and the concussion gun firing off like a shotgun. Other Covenant-exclusive weapons are still present in the game, including the Energy Sword and Fuel Rod Cannon. If they made it into the game, the Covenant would have had access to a concussion gun, excavator, particle beam rifle, and even a microwave gun. Despite already having a bunch of iconic guns, there could have been even more.Īccording to the tweet, the weapons would have been used solely by the Covenant and are only present in a PC build of Halo: Combat Evolved from 2000.

The franchise's co-creator, Marcus Lehto, posted a video on Twitter showing off some of the game's unreleased weapons and more. Bungie apparently had a lot more planned for Halo: Combat Evolved than what was eventually came out on the original Xbox in 2001.

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