Halo: Reach

Halo: Reach is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. The sixth installment in the Halo series, Reach was released worldwide in September 2010.

Release
Reach was first announced at E3 2009 in Los Angeles, California, and the first in-engine trailer was shown at the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards. Players who purchased Halo 3: ODST were eligible to participate in a Reach multiplayer beta in May 2010; the beta allowed Bungie to gain player feedback for fixing bugs and making gameplay tweaks before the final release.

Halo: Reach was Bungie's final Halo game, as all subsequent games have been overseen by Microsoft subsidiary 343 Industries.

Plot
Halo: Reach takes place in the year 2552, where humanity is locked in a war with the alien Covenant. Players control Noble Six, a member of an elite supersoldier squad, when the human world known as Reach falls under Covenant attack.

Gameplay
The gameplay received the rating of "M" for Mature 17 and older with content descriptors for "Blood" and "Violence".