Top Ten Best Halo: Combat Evolved Missions

The best Halo: Combat Evolved missions, ranked by level design, combat encounters, and atmosphere. "The Silent Cartographer" — an open beach assault leading to an underground facility — is widely considered one of the greatest FPS levels ever made. "Assault on the Control Room" offers massive vehicle combat across a snowy canyon.

"343 Guilty Spark" flipped the entire game on its head. What started as a military sci-fi shooter suddenly became survival horror when the Flood appeared. That tonal shift in 2001 was genuinely shocking. "The Maw" — the final warthog escape — remains one of gaming's most satisfying conclusions. Vote for the missions you replayed the most.