With the Xbox 360 controller being essentially a modernized version of the Dreamcast’s, things should be familiar in regards to button mapping. However, the analog stick seems alternately unresponsive and entirely too sensitive — two extremely different yet equally annoying issues. I had trouble doing mundane things like picking up coins on the run, and I would also get hung up on areas I don’t recall having trouble with in the original game. After a few hours I was able to compensate better, but it’s still too inconsistent.

Some subtle changes were made to the default Halo controls to accommodate the addition of armour abilities, which have taken over the left bumper. Most notable is that melee attacks have been moved from the “B” button to the right bumper — it doesn’t take long to adjust, and those that can’t (or prefer not to) adapt can always use the alternate “Recon” control setup.