guS at Drunkgamers.com, a site I didn't even know existed until right now (although the niche it fits is obvious) has reviewed Halo. While upset at the lack of Internet play, occasional framerate drops, and the opinion that the Needler is slightly less useful than a few sharp rocks, there wasn't much bad they could say about it:
If we here at drunkgamers had a rating system I would give Halo an outstanding score of 9.5. If they had included Internet play I would have probably ventured to give it a 9.8, but I'm saddened by the fact I can only play with up to 15 other people on 3 other Xboxes on a LAN. I'm going to close with this statement. Halo makes owning an Xbox worth it. Even if it costs $470 to get an Xbox, 4 controllers and Halo, I say do it if you have the money. There is no going back once you play Halo.