Halo Universal Binary Machine
.Only the universal binary version has native support for Intel processors. Prior versions were PowerPC only and can be played through Rosetta on Intel Macs with certain performance penalties. If you are having issues running Halo on newer Macs, I. Halo 2.0.3 software update (Universal Binary Version) for Halo Combat Evolved Mac edition. This update will update the 2.0 and 2.0.2 versions of Halo to 2.0.3. Issues addressed in this update: - Mac Universal Binary build is now in sync with PC version 1.08. Server-related crashing security bugs have been addressed.
I have seen many threads here about running Halo on the Macbook, so I tested it for myself. I ran Halo for Mac on my new Macbook, 1.8 Ghz with the stock memory and hard drive. In my opinion the game ran smoothly when I ran it at the lowest settings. I uploaded some footage of it running so you can judge it for yourself. Here are the links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-BHFpCNfXg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RbKsVQDGjI
Sorry for the bad quality and the shaking camera, I recorded this with a digital camera with one hand while playing the game with the other hand. I'm sure you can tell from the videos that the game is running in a window. I did that because that is how I normally play. I have not had a chance to run the game with higher settings nor have I ran it at full screen. I plan to later and upload the video if I have time. I am putting these videos up so people can judge how the MacBook performs with Halo before they buy it or the MacBook if playing Halo is a concern for them.
Peace
Macbook 13' 1.8Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.6)
Macbook 13' 1.8Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.6)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-BHFpCNfXg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RbKsVQDGjI
Sorry for the bad quality and the shaking camera, I recorded this with a digital camera with one hand while playing the game with the other hand. I'm sure you can tell from the videos that the game is running in a window. I did that because that is how I normally play. I have not had a chance to run the game with higher settings nor have I ran it at full screen. I plan to later and upload the video if I have time. I am putting these videos up so people can judge how the MacBook performs with Halo before they buy it or the MacBook if playing Halo is a concern for them.
Peace
Macbook 13' 1.8Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.6)
Macbook 13' 1.8Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.6)
Halo Universal Binary Mac
Posted on Jun 14, 2006 8:38 PM