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Halo legends is a collection of anime shorts from various directors with various styles that all tell different types of stories. There are seven stories on the disc told in eight parts.  Some of the stories are solid stories, others are slightly out there and aren’t re-watchable or even watchable. But here’s the thing. They all have a piece to the puzzle. Halo is turning into a sci-fi universe. Just like Star Wars, every piece created has a piece of its own history.  All of these stories have a piece of that history. They show you the history of why the rings were created and they also show how the Spartans were created and what some of them had to go through. A few other pieces are given from various parts of the Halo saga but watching this collection of cartoons will fill you in on those.

These stories are at their best when they’re not introducing new characters. The cartoons that can be enjoyed more are the cartoons that are telling stories with existing characters and concepts. When the Master Chief is in the story it’s a good story. No matter how little he’s in it. When there is a story that doesn’t feature any character from the game then it’s not a good story. That’s pretty simple.

The different types of animation featured are however very cool. No story feels the same because no story looks the same. All of these stories look completely different from each other. Most of the time, I hate story collections. There’s no consistency and there’s a letdown from story to story. In this case, because everything looks differently you’re not expecting any kind of consistency. It works.

Halo Legends is a fun collection of stories from the Halo Universe. Not all of the stories are good but most of them are. If you are obsessed with Halo games and the stories told inside those games then you’ll love these stories, especially if you have an affinity for anime. You’ve got to love the different stories told in different styles and seeing Master Chief in action for longer than two minutes is awesome.