Halo always seems to have some cool moments. Here's a neat Halo moment that I didn't actually do, but was thoroughly involved in:
Along time ago, when I actually played and was pretty good at Halo:CE, I had one of my infamous Halo Party nerd-fest things at my house. The level being played was Sidewinder (I believe that was the name; it's the snowy one), and I was on one of the ridges sniping into the blue base.
Now, my friend Kyle, who has become wise to my ways, decides that he is going to run and grab the blue base sniper rifle and out-snipe me. Unfortunately for him, I'm (of course) watching the blue sniper rifle, and dispatch him with a headshot each time he attempts to grab the rifle. Kyle becomes frustrated in the smiling, joking kind of way (not in the snarling nerd-fury kind of way) and vows to outsmart me. Intrigued, I continue watching the blue base rifle. He says "Hey everyone! Check out my screen! I'm going to try something cool."
Most of the players, including me, turn to see what he's doing.
He is standing on the blue base ladder, just out of reach of my sniper rifle. Carefully, he tosses a grenade just barely past the blue base rifle. When it explodes, the sniper rifle launches directly towards his face, and for the split second when the rifle is the perfect distance from him, he mashes down the X button and catches it mid-air.
Commence a room full of sweaty nerds going "OOOHHHH!!!" in perfect harmony.
Keep in mind that this wasn't long after Halo:CE first came out, and no one in the room really knew that you could do stuff like that. And that, friends, is why all multiplayer shooters need physics.
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