Can You Remember Halo 1’s Default Controls? They Changed Gaming Forever And Still Define Shooters Today

The controversy surrounding Halo: Campaign Evolved and its toggleable sprint carries a particular irony, as no console FPS reshaped the genre more dramatically than Halo: Combat Evolved back in 2001. A for jump and B for melee, left stick for movement, right stick for looking, RT to fire, LT for instant grenades. All of this stuff seems so obvious (perhaps even outdated) now, but it’s difficult to overstate just how revolutionary the original game’s controls truly were. So much of today’s shooter landscape, not just Halo: Campaign Evolved, still rests on that foundation.