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"I always loved the Haloverse. It's atmosphere, its style, its design, its wholeness. All of which are beautifully embodied in this book." --Ain't It Cool News
"If you are a fan of the Halo universe, this book needs to be on your shelf" --Cool & Collected
"This is a book that deserves huge recognition... It has life, colour and soul bouncing from every page combined with words from people that have lived and breathed Halo. It's a book that could grace any shelf or coffee table and become a talking point. In fact it s worth buying a coffee table just for this book." --This Is Xbox
"Halo: The Art of Building Worlds is simply magnificent in production and content. Even this reviewer, who is not a fan of the series, cannot help but be blown away by the sheer beauty of this book." --Square Go
"Totally breath-taking" --io9
"I always loved the Haloverse. It's atmosphere, its style, its design, its wholeness. All of which are beautifully embodied in this book." --Ain't It Cool News
"An impressive release, providing a breathtaking window into the creation of one of gaming's most imaginative universes. With a near perfect blend of expansive art pieces, rich backstory, and entertaining anecdotes, the book is a worthy tribute to Microsoft's juggernaut franchise. Any self-respecting Halo fan would be wise to clear off a bit of space on their coffee table." --Piki Geek
"An exhaustive lexicon of the memorable and groundbreaking art from the entire range of Halo games." --Hypebeast
"Gamers and fans of great science-fiction worlds would be proud to have this on their coffee tables or next to their controllers." --wired.com
"Totally breath-taking" --io9
"I always loved the Haloverse. It's atmosphere, its style, its design, its wholeness. All of which are beautifully embodied in this book." --Ain't It Cool News
"An impressive release, providing a breathtaking window into the creation of one of gaming's most imaginative universes. With a near perfect blend of expansive art pieces, rich backstory, and entertaining anecdotes, the book is a worthy tribute to Microsoft's juggernaut franchise. Any self-respecting Halo fan would be wise to clear off a bit of space on their coffee table." --Piki Geek
"An exhaustive lexicon of the memorable and groundbreaking art from the entire range of Halo games." --Hypebeast
"If you are a fan of the Halo universe, this book needs to be on your shelf" --Cool & Collected
"This is a book that deserves huge recognition... It has life, colour and soul bouncing from every page combined with words from people that have lived and breathed Halo. It's a book that could grace any shelf or coffee table and become a talking point. In fact it s worth buying a coffee table just for this book." --This Is Xbox
"Halo: The Art of Building Worlds is simply magnificent in production and content. Even this reviewer, who is not a fan of the series, cannot help but be blown away by the sheer beauty of this book." --Square Go
"Totally breath-taking" --io9
"I always loved the Haloverse. It's atmosphere, its style, its design, its wholeness. All of which are beautifully embodied in this book." --Ain't It Cool News
"An impressive release, providing a breathtaking window into the creation of one of gaming's most imaginative universes. With a near perfect blend of expansive art pieces, rich backstory, and entertaining anecdotes, the book is a worthy tribute to Microsoft's juggernaut franchise. Any self-respecting Halo fan would be wise to clear off a bit of space on their coffee table." --Piki Geek
"An exhaustive lexicon of the memorable and groundbreaking art from the entire range of Halo games." --Hypebeast
"Gamers and fans of great science-fiction worlds would be proud to have this on their coffee tables or next to their controllers." --wired.com
"Totally breath-taking" --io9
"I always loved the Haloverse. It's atmosphere, its style, its design, its wholeness. All of which are beautifully embodied in this book." --Ain't It Cool News
"An impressive release, providing a breathtaking window into the creation of one of gaming's most imaginative universes. With a near perfect blend of expansive art pieces, rich backstory, and entertaining anecdotes, the book is a worthy tribute to Microsoft's juggernaut franchise. Any self-respecting Halo fan would be wise to clear off a bit of space on their coffee table." --Piki Geek
"An exhaustive lexicon of the memorable and groundbreaking art from the entire range of Halo games." --Hypebeast
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"'The Art of Halo'; is the ultimate gallery of the Halo universe, with over 400 images including sketches and concept art by acclaimed artists such as Ashley Wood, detailed interiors and sweeping landscapes of Alex Chu, and Frank Capezzuto's breathtaking spacescapes, plus commentary from the artists themselves and a Foreword from 'the face of Halo,' Frank O'Connor."
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a lavish and beautifully crafted book celebrating the first ten years of the Halo franchise. It's a coffee table book that in effect lets the creators of the game flex their muscles and show the origins of the design and conception of the game. Its packed with concept art and illustrations exploring the environments, characters and military hardware inherent to the game. For me it is a revelation to see the artists and creators of Halo set free to paint and scribble their ideas and to show us the pleasure and deep imagination that goes into building whole worlds and stories from scratch.
My favorite images in the book are the epic paintings, depicting the scale of the wars played out in Halo, but I also really enjoy the concept sketches of the bad guys in their many terrible forms!
If you are a fan of Halo and love the space the developers of the game have created for you to play in then this book is essential, and is richly rewarding.
My favorite images in the book are the epic paintings, depicting the scale of the wars played out in Halo, but I also really enjoy the concept sketches of the bad guys in their many terrible forms!
If you are a fan of Halo and love the space the developers of the game have created for you to play in then this book is essential, and is richly rewarding.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
While this book is a tad reverential in tone (though, fairness, the text is very much secondary to the images, which are the book's focus), for fans of the series there really is much to recommend it. The 186 pages of wonderfully reproduced images really give you a good feel of the work that went into crafting the games. I'd have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone with a desire to delve a little deeper into the Halo universe.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
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When I first realise that another Halo art book is coming out, I was wondering what they are going to put inside.
Turns out this art book is sort of a look back at Halo from the art. That's looking back at 10 years of Halo, which really needs a few books to be comprehensive. So this book tries to cover in its 192 pages, Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo: ODST, Halo: Wars, Halo: Legends and Halo: Reach. Seven titles if you're counting.
The art is grouped in chapters that look at the environment, the enemies, vehicles, alien beings, the good guys, Master Chief and homeworlds.
The art is beautiful. There are sketches and also huge paintings. Some are development art, some made it to final. Selected bits are featured so you only get snippets of information, bits and pieces of the whole Halo story. There isn't much duplication compared to other art books because the book shows new art and is made up of stuff that were left out in other books.
Because of the immense scope of Halo, this book is a bit underwhelming even though the art is spectacular. Something in my mind keeps telling me there's more. If you've seen Halo Encyclopedia, you know that there's a whole lot more.
If you want to check out more Halo art, you can look for The Art of Halo: Creating A Virtual World, The Art of Halo 3: Prima Official Art Book (incredibly rare), Halo: Reach Legendary Edition Guide (Brady Games Cover image may Vary) (art section at the back) and Halo Encyclopedia (the ultimate reference).
(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
Turns out this art book is sort of a look back at Halo from the art. That's looking back at 10 years of Halo, which really needs a few books to be comprehensive. So this book tries to cover in its 192 pages, Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo: ODST, Halo: Wars, Halo: Legends and Halo: Reach. Seven titles if you're counting.
The art is grouped in chapters that look at the environment, the enemies, vehicles, alien beings, the good guys, Master Chief and homeworlds.
The art is beautiful. There are sketches and also huge paintings. Some are development art, some made it to final. Selected bits are featured so you only get snippets of information, bits and pieces of the whole Halo story. There isn't much duplication compared to other art books because the book shows new art and is made up of stuff that were left out in other books.
Because of the immense scope of Halo, this book is a bit underwhelming even though the art is spectacular. Something in my mind keeps telling me there's more. If you've seen Halo Encyclopedia, you know that there's a whole lot more.
If you want to check out more Halo art, you can look for The Art of Halo: Creating A Virtual World, The Art of Halo 3: Prima Official Art Book (incredibly rare), Halo: Reach Legendary Edition Guide (Brady Games Cover image may Vary) (art section at the back) and Halo Encyclopedia (the ultimate reference).
(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
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Artwork to Inspire
My 10 year old son saved up his pocket money for this after seeing it in a shop and spending many hours looking through the artwork. Read more
Published 1 month ago by P. Stokes
Brilliantly stunning!
I bought this book as a thank you/valentines day present for my fiance as he is a massive fan of halo. He is in love with the book! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. Spicer
AwesomeChristmas present
Bought for my son for Christmas, what an amazing book. Cannot stop looking at it myself. He is very, very pleased with it. Price and delivery very good too. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Sue
Fantastic!
I bought this book for my boyfriend, and now i want one myself. It was fantastic. Loads of amazing pictures from the game, as well as details on the production. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Abi
This is not as advertised
If you're buying this book to see green-skinned space mammas engaged in sexy activities like washing cars, or standing in tears at the allotment because the rabbits got in AGAIN,... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Deanzor
Definitely a grower
Whilst not as comprehensive and exciting as his earlier work on Shire Album's 'Old Letter Boxes' - this art book is certainly an impressive piece of work. Read more
Published 7 months ago by M. Lees
A very nice art book
the book is great and the art is fantastic, it covers all of the games from CE to reach and for the price it is well worth it. Read more
Published 7 months ago by James Gibson
Excellent!
I love this book! Not only do you get to experience incredible concepts drawn by some of the best video game artists in the business, but you also learn about the creative process,... Read more
Published 7 months ago by GuitarWolf
A sublime art book
This book contains amazing concept art from all Halo games to date, as well as the upcoming Halo: Anniversary. Read more
Published 7 months ago by UnlistedVermin
Beautiful
Now if like me you enjoy concept art, particularly if that art is from one of your favourite games series, then Halo: The art of Building Worlds will be right up your street. Read more
Published 7 months ago by R. Berry
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