For any game franchise that lasts multiple titles spanning many years, the game’s art and how it looks, is something gamers look forward to with every new title.

And throw in a series as massive as Halo and we have a story on our hands.

Bungie recently released a handful of ‘evolutionary shots’ of Halo weapons, enemies, vehicles and characters, that show what’s changed, in terms of style and presentation from the days of Combat Evolved to this fall’s Halo: Reach.

Check out the images below, click them to make larger, and be sure to jump over to the Bungie Blog for lots more on the changes.

The Assault Rife (AR)

AR

Warthog

The 'Hog

Elites

Elites

Grunts

Grunts

Marines

Marines