《光环》简史编辑本段回目录
Halo: Combat Evolved
光环：最后一战
Released for Xbox on Nov. 15, 2001, the original Halo introduce gamers to the war torn world some 500 years in the future, and bio—engineered supersoldier Master Chief, the next in a long line of gaming icons. A first—person shooter developed by Bungie, Halo positions players on a quest to defeat alien invaders, the Covenant, the powerful superweapons they control.
2001年11月15日，在XBOX游戏机的一长串游戏中，《光环》初代降临了。它引领玩家进入未来500年被战火蹂躏的世界，并推出了一位生化工程打造的超级战士——士官长。《光环》是由Bungie工作室开发的第一人称射击游戏，玩家在其中要对抗外星入侵者——星盟和他们手中强力的超级武器。
Record Breaker
破纪录的销售
Halo sales hit the one—million mark less than a year from its release, outpacing sales of any other console game of its generation at the time. Besides being widely acclaimed by critics, the game's boom in popularity sprawled beyond video games with off shoot of the Halo universe in books, comic series and graphic novels.
发售不到一年，《光环》销量就突破百万，超过了同世代的其他家用游戏。除了得到玩家的广泛赞誉外，游戏的迅速出名还使《光环》系列故事的影响力拓展到了小说、图书、漫画等领域。
Phenomenon
奇迹般的影响力
The game's widespread appeal made it a perfect fit for the LAN—party circuit, a congregation of gamers who hook their computers into a local area network to play together. Parties typically happen at night, with number of hours at play outnumbering those spent sleeping.
这个游戏的广泛影响力使得它成为联机比赛的最好载体。玩家们会集会到一起，把他们的电脑连成局域网并开始通宵达旦的对战，他们花费在对战上的时间甚至超过睡眠的时间。
Inspiration
由之而来的灵感
With Halo fever gripping the gaming sphere, Rooster Teeth Productions created Web series Red vs. Blue, a comedic spoof on the gaming universe. The series was the first to use machinima — a technique of coordinating video with pre—recorded audio — with Halo serving as the visual footage for the show.
在《光环》的持续热烧下，一群玩家组成 Rooster Teeth 制作公司，利用《光环》的游戏引擎制作出一系列恶搞性质的网络短片，名为“红对蓝”，用戏谑的角度演绎光环世界里的故事。这些短片是把《光环》游戏画面与预录音轨相配合的产物，也是游戏史上最早的机造影片。
Halo 2
光环2
Released for Xbox on Nov. 9, 2004, the second game in the Halo franchise became the best-selling first-generation Xbox game in history, with more $125 million in sales in the first 24 hours. Players reunited with hero Master Chief, but could also assume the role of the alien Arbiter, who left the Covenant to fight along side humanity.
2004年11月9日诞生的《光环2》是系列游戏的第二作，也是初代XBOX上最畅销的一款游戏，首日销售额就达到了1.25亿美元。玩家们在其中不仅可以扮演他们的英雄士官长，还可以扮演离开星盟与人类并肩作战的外星神风烈士。
Game Changer
游戏的改变者
The first of the Halo series to be available over Xbox Live, Halo 2 changed the way gamers played together. Multiplayer functionality allowed users to play together from separate living rooms using a split–screen. For two years after its release, Halo 2 was the most popular Xbox Live game on the market, with more than 710 million hours of play recorded.
《光环2》是系列中支持XBOX Live在线游戏的第一作，它的多人游戏功能允许不同地方的玩家用分屏的形式在同一个屏幕上作战，改变了玩家集体游戏的方式。发售两年后，《光环2》是Xbox Live网络上最流行的游戏，创下了超过7.1亿小时的游戏记录。
Halo Nation
光环一族
With the games' popularity still skyrocketing, the franchise's growing menage of fans began to rival more established franchises, earning comparisons with meatier fan followings like Star Wars or Harry Potter. Known as the Halo Nation, the group has spent billions of dollars on games and other merchandise.
随着游戏受欢迎的程度日益高涨，《光环》的相关产品家族日益扩大，赚取到的收入已可与星球大战和哈利波特等知名系列相媲美。爱好者们花在游戏和周边商品上的钱已达数十亿美元，被称为光环一族。
Halo 3
光环3
Released on Sept. 25, 2007, Halo 3 was the first of the franchise released for the new Xbox 360 console. The third chapter of the battle to save humanity, Halo 3 takes the fight to Earth, a fight led by space marine Master Chief, the game's plot follows the end of the battle between the Covenant and the human race.
2007年9月25日发售的《光环3》是该系列在新一代XBOX360主机上的第一作，作为拯救人类的战役的第三部，《光环3》的情节紧接在前作星盟和人类的战争之后，士官长在地球上继续引领着战斗。
Trilogy
三部曲
Representing the much-anticipated conclusion of humanity's interstellar war, Halo 3 did $170 million in sales during the first 24 hours of its release, securing its place in history as one of gaming's most popular franchises.
通过描绘万众期待的人类星际战争的结局，《光环3》首日销售额达到1.7亿美元，确立了其作为史上最流行游戏一员在游戏史中的地位。
Halo Wars
光环战争
In February, 2009, Microsoft released Halo Wars for Xbox 360, the first Halo universe game not developed by Bungie. Instead, Ensemble Studios crafted the game, a real–time strategy game setting it 20 years before the events of Halo: Combat Evolved, and giving players a new, aerial view.
2009年2月，微软为XBOX360主机推出了《光环战争》，这是光环系列中第一款非Bungie工作室开发的作品，由Ensemble Studios公司制作。它是一款即时战略游戏，故事发生在初代《光环：最后一战》的20年之前，为玩家提供了一种新的俯视角画面。
Halo 3: ODST
光环3：地狱伞兵
Released in September, 2009, Halo 3:ODST (originally Halo: Recon) was a prequel to Halo 3, bridging the gap between the second and third game. Players no longer control supersoldier Master Chief and instead play members of the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, a squad lost in the ruins of Earth's future city of New Mombasa on an unknown secret mission.
2009年9月发售的《光环3：地狱伞兵》（原名光环：侦查队）是《光环3》的前传，衔接起了第二作和第三作。玩家们控制的不再是士官长，而是在一项未知的神秘任务中，失散在地球未来的新蒙巴萨市的废墟中的一支地狱空降兵小队。
A Continuation
一部续篇
The release of Halo 3: ODST, though not necessarily as profitable as the original trilogy, proved an extension of the franchise could be fruitful and went on as one of the top–selling game titles of the year.
尽管《光环3：地狱伞兵》的销量并未达到原版三部曲的高度，但它仍然是年度最高销量游戏之一，证明了对该系列的拓展的价值。
Halo: Reach
光环：致远星
Released on Sept. 14, 2010, Halo: Reach is a prequel to the Halo trilogy, with its events focusing on the premiere attack the Covenant on humanity. Gamers are introduced to a new supersoldier, Noble 6, and do battle with alien forces with the back up of a squad for the first time ever.
2010年9月14日发布的《光环：致远星》是整个光环三部曲的前传，剧情围绕星盟和人类的首次冲突展开。玩家们将操作一个新的超级战士——Noble小队6号，在队友的支援下开展同外星军队的首次交锋。
Future
光环的未来
Though sales figures haven't been released, Bloomberg reported that Microsoft expects that sales for Reach will surpass the $600 million generated by Halo 3 in 2007. Aside from retailer (and consumer) excitement, the game does mark a significant milestone for the franchise: Reach will be last of the series that long-time developers Bungie will be working on. Microsoft is expected to continue its Halo games under another developer.
尽管销量统计并未最后完成，但彭博社的报告指出，微软期望《光环：致远星》能够打破《光环3》在2007年创下的6亿美元的销售记录。除了那些刺激的销售数字外，作为长久以来Bungie工作室为光环系列所开发的最后一作，《光环：致远星》在系列发展史中也具有里程碑般的特别意义。微软希望未来光环系列作品能够在其他开发者手中继续延续下去。
