 Halo : Combat Evolved Anniversary was developed as a partnership between development studios 343 Industries , Saber Interactive , and Certain Affinity . 343 Industries , the Halo series ' franchise overseers , approached Saber Interactive to develop a remake of the original Halo in time for its tenth anniversary . After considering whether to remake the game entirely or to adapt and add features to the existing PC version , Saber decided to use its game engine for reproducing the original 's appearance and the original Halo 's engine for gameplay . A development tool for toggling between the old and new visuals became a game feature . Anniversary 's enhancements include a complete high @-@ definition visual overhaul , support for cooperative and multiplayer gameplay via the Xbox Live online service , new and remastered sound effects and music , and extras such as achievements and hidden in @-@ game collectibles . The game is the first in the series to include Kinect support . 
