In Halo: REACH as brighter plasma bolts come searing past, they move across the screen with their own independent light source, casting color and shadow about the space to remarkable effect. On the back of a Warthog, we see a chain gun fire at a wall. Hundreds of real sparks fly from the stone. Even more impressive, the particles interact not just with the geometry of the wall, but with its normal map as well. The particles that scatter down onto a nearby vehicle react with its curves and lines. The sparks actually bounce and flow along the tiny textured surface.

FALCON Spartans fighting as a team make for quite the sight to behold and a good way to explore in the game. From secret military ONI hard sites and homes of the early colonists to gritty industrial installations and sprawling open vistas, Halo: Reach offers plenty of locations to explore. As our demo begins, Noble Team is called in to investigate a disturbance at the communications array that keeps the planet connected to the rest of the UNSC. Human insurrectionists are suspected.

When Noble Team moves in to determine the truth, the pieces of the puzzle don’t add up. Investigating abandoned homes of outlying colonists near the array, there are no rebels to be found, but plasma burns mark the walls and ceilings. It’s a sure sign of trouble. Humans don’t use plasma weapons - the Covenant do. Noble Team has stumbled into the advance invasion force. Within moments of the discovery, an assault team of enemy aliens starts firing.

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