To get the sword in the middle (if it is on) go to the Ferris wheel-type object in the
middle. Line up with one of the blades. Let it push you up the circle until it is
parallel with the floor. Then, run forward to the center of the circle. Jump down so that
you can see through the center of the "Ferris wheel". Wait until a gap appears in the
floor, then jump down and forward to the sword. Additionally, you can get the energy
sword faster by shooting a rocket or grenade at the front or back of the bridge that is
standing up. It will fall down and lead you directly to the sword.

Starting at the beach, run along it and then left into the opening (get a Ghost if
desired). Upon arriving at the giant wheel in the center of the map, you will see the
sword shimmering in the center of the structure. Toss a grenade or blast a rocket inside
the little space where the sword is kept, and it should fall out and onto the ground
before you. This is especially useful if you spawn at the beach, because the other team
will not have a chance at getting the sword before you.

Get a Plasma Sword from a dead Covenant Elite and get close enough to the Flood for the
half-circle surrounding the crosshairs to turn red before attacking. You will lunge
forward and kill the enemy instantly, sometimes killing two or even three if they are in
close-enough proximity to the target. This attack only uses between two to five ammo
points, so it can be repeated at least twenty times. Note: Do not use this trick
on either the small spider-like Flood or the large bulbous Flood, as the explosion that
follows will damage your shields. Additionally, to kill the Flood easily, use the sword.
It cuts right through the Flood in one shot, unlike any type of plasma gun.

To make fighting Flood easier, use a shotgun and an energy sword. The Flood levels are
mostly close quarters -- shoot them in the face with a shotgun. This will take down even a
shielded Flood in one hit. Then, use an energy sword to vaporize the bodies so that they
cannot get back up. The best part is that it will not use any energy sword power.

You can actually kill the human and elite Floods with one shot of the Covenant
carbine. Aim directly at the stomach for the human-type Floods (with no long tentacles in
their left arm); and aim high in the middle where the head would usually be for the
Elite-type floods (with the long tentacles).

When you are playing the Outskirts level, Sarge will come along, but he is invincible. You
can use him to your advantage. If you are playing under the legendary difficulty setting
and your shield is down, stand behind him when he is shooting Covenant. This should give
you some time to restore your shield. Also, he has infinite ammunition. If you find a
very good gun but are very low on ammunition, give it to Sarge.

Play until you reach the part where the Scarab is going to blow open the door. Then, fly
your Banshee down to the water and get out. Walk into the water and you will be invisible
to your opponents. However, you will be able to see them, making this the perfect place to
go under the legendary difficulty setting to kill your enemies without them seeing you.
You may also take a Ghost or a Spectre down here. If you are skilled enough, you can even
take them up very close to the top of the structure.

On defense, go up the slope with the needler next to it. Keep going to the right, then
right, and right up the stairway until you see a rocket launcher. Get it, then go inside
the spinning wheel and wait for their Ghost or Warthog.. This is a very easy way to get
kills, and triple kills from the Warthogs. Be on alert for snipers. Zoom in with your
rocket on the left side if you suspect one.

On offense, go up to the control tower. An easy way to find it is by the plasma gun
and three plasma grenades next to it. There should be a camouflage. Grab it. Next, there
will be a huge machine directly next to you. If you climb up and go in the spinning wheel
you will find a hole. Go in it and wait until it spins you to the energy sword. If you get
the sword first, then go for the camouflage, you will get many kills if you slip into the
defensive base.

When you are on offensive, go up the stairs to your left. There should be a sniper
with some grenades next to it.. This is a great way to kill people on turrets, grabbing
the rocket launcher, and people trying to get the energy sword. If you take out the man
with the rocket launcher, you can jump into a Ghost and be ready for some massive
kills.

This trick can only be applied to weapons that can be dual wielded. For this trick to
work, you need four dual wielding weapons in one place. Two or three weapons of the total
four weapons must be the same, but remember a minimum of two of same weapon is necessary
in order to have same weapon for both primary and secondary slot. For example, have two
needlers, an SMG and a plasma rifle. To get two needlers, carry one needler as your
primary weapon then select anything else but the needler (such as the SMG gun) as your
secondary weapon. Note: You cannot select the same weapon as your secondary any
way. Dual wield plasma rifle with the SMG then go to the needler that is on the ground,
hold X, and substitute the second needler with the SMG gun. Then, throw the plasma rifle
away by pressing B. You are left with the Needler as both your primary and secondary
weapon.

Keep pressing Jump to jump faster.

If you have picked up a frag grenade and a plasma grenade, press Black to change from one
to another.

Take a Spectre, Ghost, or Wraith and use boost to get behind the Red base. Ramp over any
ridges and rocks. Go up on different rocks and ride along the walls sideways.
Additionally, on the right side of the Blue base, take a Ghost and boost at the wall.
There is a location that lets you drive straight up the wall. This trick has no strategic
advantage, because as soon as you hop out of the Ghost both you and the vehicle will fall
down.

In the first level, as soon as you get off the lift do not go on the train. Instead, look
to your right to find a trash can. Go over to it, crouch, and look in between the can and
the wall. There should be a Johnson Cigar burning away. Additionally, go to the armory. As
you are coming up the stairs, you will hear the man shooting his shotgun and talking. Kill
the Elites and go through the door. Jump over the turret and look to the right. Jump on
the lights sticking out of the wall, then jump over the rail. Get on one of the beams and
jump off it onto one of the rails. There will be a small room with no doors. Jump onto
that and bash the trash can. When you look on the floor, you will see Johnson's cigar.

To lock on with rockets, target a person, vehicle, etc., then hold R until it says that it
is locked. The red reticle will follow the item. Release R to fire. Additionally, while
using a rocket launcher, you can lock-on to the following items: turrets, vehicles, and
the Phantom's plasma cannons (Covenant Dropship's turrets). To lock-on to those objects,
aim your cross-hairs at the object. By doing this, your rocket launcher's cross-hairs
should have four red squares on the corners. Then, hold Fire so that the rocket launcher
will fully lock-on to the object. While this happens, the lock-on system of the rocket
launcher should make a few repetitive beeping sounds. After the beeping sounds have
ended, the cross-hairs should be completely red and ready to fire. Release Fire and your
spiraling heat-seeking rocket launcher missile will go to the target.

When in campaign mode playing as the Elite, press White to turn on the active the
camouflage. Use your active camouflage wisely -- it does not last long. Find the enemy
and an energy sword. Use the camo before the enemy notices as you are approaching them.
It will them be easy kill. Wait for the crosshairs to turn red, then lunge and slash.

When fighting the Scarab, the giant supertank, after it destroys the Scorpion it will
start moving towards you. Look to your right. There should be a thin ramp-like spot. Run
up this area before the Scarab reaches you and stand in the big flat area, watching it
get closer. When it reaches you and starts going over another wall, jump and you will
follow it. Normally the wall is too high, but when under the Scarab you can jump about
twice as high.

Get a Sentinel Beam and overheat it. Quickly throw a grenade and it will appear as though
the grenade appeared from the Sentinel.

There is normally a Ghost and Warthog on the lower level. To get one of them to the upper
levels, drive it into one of the air units that makes you fly up. It is strong enough to
bring up a Warthog or Ghost. You can now drive around the circle and run over anyone
standing there.

Go near a Wraith and press X. Then, press B a few times. Instead of throwing a grenade,
just hop in. If this does not work, throw a grenade in the Wraith.

Get a beam rifle (the Covenant sniper rifle) and fire it in the middle of their bodies
where it is pink. This is more effective then pumping shell after shell into them.
Because they have the new gun, getting close to them no longer works. There is another
way to defeat them, but it is more costly. First, take your plasma grenades and throw
about two or three of them on their pink skinny area. Then, get a shotgun (or the
strongest gun you have) and pump the pink spot full of rounds until it is dead. Since
they usually appear in pairs, this can waste a lot of ammunition and grenades.

You can kill Hunters without using any ammunition. If there is a Human turret nearby,
use it. You will do so much damage that they will drop quickly. You can also still get
close to them. Remember that you are a lot faster than they are, and pay attention to
where the other Hunter is located. Sometimes you can get them to hit each other. It is
also possible to melee attack them to death, but a lot of your Marine allies will
probably die.

When you encounter a Hunter on any level, use your melee attack and hit them in the
head. They will stand there for a moment, stunned. This is just enough time for you to
get behind them and kill them. Depending on how skilled you are, it may take a few times
to take them down.

When a Hunter charges, move out of his way. When he misses you, the pink spot on his
back will be wide open. Use the weapon of your choice to blast him.

The following is a list of rewards you get from killing people without dying once.
Note: After 25 it starts over again with "Killing Spree".



5: Killing Spree

10: Running Riot

15: In The Zone

20: Unreal

25: Unfreaking Believable

When reloading a gun, press melee immediately after the ammo is reinserted into the gun,
press X. This enables you to shoot and/or zoom instantly. This works for any gun that
uses ammunition.

This trick requires levels that have either Covenant or Marines following you. If you have
a powerful weapon that has very limited power (for example, the energy sword, or Covenant
sniper), or weapons that are very powerful (for example, Human sniper or rocket launcher)
give them to the A.I. following you. As they use them, the weapons will never run out of
power or ammunition. Also, they can use them very well.

To change the screen orientation in a cooperative game from horizontal to vertical, enter
the Xbox console settings and change the video to widescreen. On a regular display, this
will change the splitscreen from horizontal to vertical.

Go to the Colossus arena and have player two stand next to the middle conveyer belt, and
player one stand on the platform that shoots you upward and remain still. This will work
with energy swords or any other heavy weapon. Have player two hit a barrel on to the
conveyer belt and watch it fly up. Have player one lines himself up with the barrel and
hit it with a melee attack.

When battling with Elites, do not hit them once with your weapon. Always hit them
multiple times. If you hit them once, they will have a faster time and kill you with one
hit or take down your shield. Additionally, an easier way to kill Elites quickly is to
double-wield the SMGs and aim for the head. Be careful, as the SMGs tend to send the
reticle upward. Also, try meleeing him before using the double strategy.

You can outsmart Elites in some battles by finding cover and returning fire as usual.
However, when they stop firing, relocate to other sources of cover and have a few seconds
before they notice. Also throw grenades before they get all the way out, if they are
appearing from a door or a ship portal.

Dual wield a plasma pistol or rifle and a Human pistol. Use a plasma pistol or rifle
to knock down the shields quickly, and then shoot them in the head with the magnum.

Go to Metropolis level (easier in co-op mode). Go in the middle of the bridge where the
Banshees come from. From there, the Banshees should attack you. When this happens get in
it (knock them out). Fly the Banshee down to where the Covenant ship is located. Have the
other player take out the guns on it. Once the guns are destroyed, jump off the Banshee
above the Covenant ship. Stay on it. It should take you to a flat surface that in the
distance where there are buildings. You can walk through them.

To easily take down Royal Guards (red Elites with strange helms), attack them with the
energy sword. Do not be afraid -- keep slashing. They will fall after about three hits.
Note: If it has a energy sword, you must get the first hit or it can kill you with
one shot. Do not let their armor fool you -- they are still Elites. Knock down the shields
with a plasma weapon, then shoot them in the head with the pistol.

Piggyback on a Banshee. Before one member of your team gets into the Banshee, jump on top
of the Banshee's pilot cover. When you get in, you can just stand on top of it. Only make
turns with the Right Analog-stick. They are slower and do not tilt the Banshee. More than
one player can stay on top of the Banshee. This provides extra fun if you want to do
aerial tricks with friends by jumping from Banshee to Banshee.

Have two dual-wieldable weapons (for example, a Needler and an SMG), but do not have them
out at the same time. The Needler would be the weapon that you want extra ammunition for.
Have the SMG out and find another Needler to dual wield with it. Then, find yet another
Needler and trade that with your SMG. You will now have three Needlers, and have three
times the ammunition.

There is a platform by the "Ferris wheel" that has an object that resembles a switch.
Melee it or shoot it, and it will blow up after a few hits. The platform will fall, and
you can now walk into the middle of the "Ferris wheel".

While in a multi-player game, press D-pad Down. To other players, you will have your
weapon lowered or down to your side. This may help if you are on your own turf and run
into one of your friends right around the corner. Additionally, you can hold your gun
down by making sure you have no grenades. After tossing them away, hold L and you will
hold your weapon down. You will not notice this on your screen, but other people will see
you do it. This does not work with the beam sword.

Get in a side seat of a vehicle (Spectre or Warthog) with a plasma pistol. Charge the
plasma pistol and get out. The gun will be shaking as if it is still charged.

With big groups of enemies, kill off the Grunts first, as they are easier to kill and
become less of an annoyance. Additionally, two slashes with the plasma swords are good
against Grunts. However, hitting them with the grenade launchers three times can kill
just as easily and does not use any ammunition.

Get a Plasma Sword from a dead Covenant Elite and get close enough to the Brute for the
half-circle surrounding the crosshairs to turn red before attacking. You will lunge
forward and get rid of half the enemy's life. Jump into the air immediately afterwards,
and do this a second time to kill him instantly. Both attacks combined cost only ten ammo
points, so this process can be done ten times in succession, making it an effective way to
crowd-clear Brute patrols near the end of the game. Make sure to jump in-between each
strike so that the Brutes you are fighting cannot continue to ram you and drain your
life. Additionally, on the last level when you are fighting the head Brute, wait for his
shields to go off (when the blue gas-like thing around him shuts off). Then, shoot him in
the head as many times as you can until it turns back on. Repeat this process until he is
dead. Do not use an energy sword. It will not work, and he can kill you with one hit of
his hammer.

When you are facing several Brutes together, such as in the Uprising level, use a
weapon with good accuracy, such as the pistol. However, this may be difficult because it
no longer has a scope on it. The Covenant Carbine is a good choice because it has great
accuracy, a zoom, and a usable clip size. When using the carbine, aim for the skull
plating they have on the top of their head. If you are a skilled shot, this should kill
the Brute in about four to five shots. Have something like the energy sword as a backup
in case there are too many and they charge.

Two direct head shots with a beam rifle are required if they are wearing a helmet.
Pack some heavy artillery. A fuel rod cannon or rocket launcher may be cheap, but they
cannot charge you if they are blown up. A few hits with the brute shot can also work;
there should be plenty of ammunition for it. If all else fails and they charge, a shotgun
or the blade on the brute shot can work, but it will require three shots to the face with
a shotgun and three hits with the blade.

The best combination of weapons against a Brute is to use two plasma rifles. Brute
plasma rifles are recommended, as they are slightly stronger and shoot faster with a
slower heating process. Run up to any Brute (this actually works for all enemies except
Hunters) and fire both of your plasma rifles in sequence. This means that first you fire
the right (or left) gun until it is nearly overheated, then stop firing that one and
begin firing your second one until it is nearly overheated. Again, start firing the other
one. Keep doing this in sequence and the only thing that will stop you from shooting is
running out of ammunition. A good way to do this properly is to count how long you have
been shooting. Shoot with one gun at a time for about three to five seconds, then begin
shooting the other one. This is very useful for big groups of opponents as you do not
have to reload or wait for your weapon to cool down.

On the final level, once you reach the door that leads to the final battle, a group of
Brutes will come out. Instead of fighting them, use your invisibility gear and sneak
through the door without having to fight. Note: You must be fast or the door will
lock.

Shoot the machine gun turret on level one in a phantom tube. Instead of ricocheting, they
usually go into space.

Go to the back left of the map. You will see two awnings over two jut outs of the
building. Go on the first jut out and jump on top of the second awning. After you are on
the awning, throw a sticky grenade at your feet (make sure it is not on you), and jump
just as it explodes. If done correctly, you will get on top of it so you can run around
the top of the building.

When playing a multi-player map with vehicles, you can steal vehicles such as the
Wraith from your opponent. Approach the vehicle while holding X. Note: This
removes your opponent from the vehicle only; you must press X a second time to board the
vehicle.

To hijack a Wraith, you must get up close to it by first destroying the side guns. You
will get a message to press X. Do so, and you will be hanging on the side of it. Then, tap
B to punch the door in. Next, press L and throw a grenade in. Jump off and go back in by
pressing X, and you will now be driving the Wraith.

Use the following trick to knock enemies out of vehicle safely. Note: This only
works with a fast moving, non-flying vehicle. First, stand by a wall or something that
they can crash into. Try to get the opponent to run you over, then jump out of the way
after about a second of contact. He should then crash into the wall. When he does, go
directly next to it and hold X. You should now be in the vehicle.

First, kill all of the Marines, even the one at the cables that you save. If you do not
kill them, they will shoot down the Banshees. After you kill them, hop out of your tank,
jump on its turret, and crouch. Wait for the Banshee to swoop in and shoot when it gets
close to being overhead. Jump and hold X so you can board the Banshee. You may have do
this multiple times until you can board it. Once in the Banshee, fly around and have fun.
Do not worry about flying because there is an invisible wall above. You cannot die unless
you jump out of your Banshee or go off the bridge.

In levels with shallow water you can step in, such as Zanzibar, toss an energy sword into
the water. It may become separated from the hilt, and has a much longer range.