Awakening: The Art of Halo 4 (2012/Titan Books Hardcover)

 

Rating: A

 

 

Welcome to Halo 4, in the future mankind is part of an interstellar race fighting those who would seek to destroy humanity, the Forerunners.  Human supersoldier Master Chief John and his artificial intelligence Cortana become the key instruments in stopping the Forerunner's weapon of mass destruction, the Halo Array.  When an ancient Forerunner is released onto the universe, the Didact and threatens Earth with ancient weapon, the Composer device it is up to Chief and Cortana to stop it.

 

If you are a Halo fan, then this huge art book is a must buy.  It is a thick hardback book featuring 191 pages of beautiful concept and promotional art for the game.  The book features the creation of incredible worlds, vistas of huge ships, environments, vehicles, character designs, aliens and weapons.  It also features details in all the designs, from sketch to final draft. The book gives more of a real feel to the world and game of Halo; it shows the imagination the creators placed into making the game.  The paper is as high quality as the image reproduction and even non-fans will be impressed.

 

 

-   Ricky Chiang