Halo CE had something special that was missing from all of the future games in the series. But they are all good games.

Halo 4

Remeber the % of MS fans we have here.

Seems like not too many people like Halo Reach. But I'm surprised by the amount of people that put Halo 4 as their first choice.

Imma show ODST some love... I enjoyed the campaign as much as any other Halo game with the exception of the original, and the addition of firefight + expanding the stellar Halo 3 MP was a nice bonus.

Halo 1.
Its combat mechanics, large open worlds, and musical style were revolutionary in the genre. None of its predecessors capture this same feeling of freshness.

That's what I was gonna say!!! To bad he polls can't be divided into the 2 different categories.

Halo CE

For me it's the only perfect game in the series. The other games are good. But lack care and polish and feel rushed. I could play the anniversary edition a million times and never get bored. But I like that the poll shows an evenness about 1-4. Something for most everyone.

Really tough for me to make a decision but I guess I'll give it to 3 because of many hours I spent playing it online.

Halo: Reach is my favorite, but 1 is the best.

Halo 1 defined Halo, it was a huge jump in FPS quality at the time, was the most mysterious and interesting game out of the series, and I think it's the only Halo with a real plot. However Halo 1 didn't even have multiplayer, and Multiplayer is what makes Halo, Halo.

Halo Reach is my favorite Halo because it's the pinacle of Halo multiplayer. Halo 4 is not as well designed, e.g. you can't get commedations in single player offline, you can't play group games of Spartan Ops on 9/10 maps on a given week, and you are not grouped with people of similar skill levels.

Halo: Reach was fun, it took the multiplayer in Halo 2, and perfected it. It's really cool to see single player achievements (killing x many units, or with x weapon) give you bonus xp, and online so well designed.

Plus, I liked the single player in Reach about as much as 1, with some levels (George and the Corvette level), better then Halo levels.