Halo 2

Halo 2, the sequel to the incredibly popular and best-selling Halo: Combat Evolved, is what many people think is the best game out for the original Xbox, and possibly, the best game period. It features some of the best graphics, audio, gameplay, controls, and multiplayer of any game out today for any system. However, no game is without its defects, and Halo 2 is chock full of them. Many are easily ignored, but there are a few that can really ruin the game. However, when it comes down to it, it's still a fantastic game...here's why:

The gameplay in this game is some of the best to be seen in any Xbox game. The majority of enemy fire is blocked by an energy shield surrounding you. However, take to much damage, and the energy shield will start to deplete, measured by a bar on your HUD. When the bar is empty, it only takes a few hits to kill you. Another interesting feature is the large amount of weapons in the game. Most FPS don't have more than 7-10 weapons total, but Halo...

THE GOOD:
Good graphics
Very good combat
Large maps to explore
Nice multiplayer
Lots of weapons to use

SUMMARY:
Halo 2 is a first-person shooter. It has very large maps in the Campaign. It has a wide vary of weapons and vehicles to drive and use.

Halo 2 takes place primarily on Earth. The Covenant Alien Race has invaded and it is up to Master Chief to put a stop to them. At points in the story you are able to use the Arbiter, a Covenant Elite, who will help out the Master Chief while being in space aboard Covenant Alien spaceships.

The Campaign is very entertaining, as it has tasks that suit shooters, unlike some games with tedious tasks such as trying to protect hostages, etc., Halo 2 simply has tasks where you must kill enemies, and take residence in specific areas. The Campaign is long enough to have lasting fun, and the maps are very big, enabling you to have lots of exploration and secret...

Halo 2 Review

The Halo series has been very popular ever since 2001 when it was released on a few different platforms, and the PC. Halo was acclaimed because of its supposedly great storyline, or "campaign," its excellent multiplayer factor, and, of course, the graphics, sound, and replay value. Unfortunately, even though that was true for most, I thought the game was overrated, more than slightly. I thought that the multiplayer was good, and the story mode was decent, but other than that, I wasn't really impressed. I was slightly skeptical when I got Halo 2 has a Christmas gift last year, but needless to say, I was surprised at the results.

Graphics

Halo didn't wow me with the graphics, and Halo 2 is only above average. Even though the textures, backgrounds, and characters are very well designed, everything else isn't worth your time. Most of your main characters, like Master Chief, are designed with intentions of bringing the character seemingly to real life,...

THE GOOD:
The graphics have improved and they fixed any problem with the first game. Vehicles can blow, hijack vehicles, dual wielding, plasma shot look sexy, and X-box live

just a ton of stuff

THE BAD:
The story was too short and it shuns in Comparison to CE. The cinematics aren't as "artistic and creative" as the first. You kinda have to play Halo 1 to really fully understand the story too.

everything else floats the boat

SUMMARY:
Many new things sparked by love for this. I had good time creating avvys for my characters and I like the wider variety of weapons. I think it's nice you can now use Feul Rod cannon and Sword. Creating Gametypes is especially fun for you and your friends. This game seems more based on personalasation. X-box live is a must. I say beat Heroic and you should then get Live. Campaign doesn't have much a replay value except Skulls.

THE GOOD:
awesome graphics, gameplay, and storyline. has Xbox live enabled. able to play as an elite. no health bar just sheilds(more realistic, we dont have a health bar now do we?). able to pilot banshee in multiplayere. able to duel wield one handed weapons. able to weild a sword. better, more focused, and equipped with a scope battle rifle and the plasma rifles are worth having. all new covenant carbine, feul cell cannon, sniper rifle, brute plasma rifle, and brute shot. all new human battle rifle, pistols, and smgs. new human gauss warthog and able to drive the covenant wraith and spectre. a wider span in difficulty levels (like easy is a walk in the park and legendary is mission impossible). and when you look down you can see your feet!

THE BAD:
in multi player there is no fuel cells on the banshee. plasma pistols only take down sheilds and are worthless otherwise. and say you're playing on legendary on co-operative mode, if one...

THE GOOD:
More weapons
Ability to dual wield
More enemies and interactions between enemies

THE BAD:
Pretty short single player with a less than satisfactory ending

SUMMARY:
The sequel to the game that saved the Xbox. You once again play as Master Chief but in a new introduction you also get to play as a covenant soldier, The Arbiter, who is held responsible for the destruction of the first Halo. The only difference between playing with either of these two is that while Master Chief has a flashlight, The Arbiter has temporary invisibility, everything else gameplay wise is pretty much the same. The storyline of this game is that there's a new threat and more Halo rings. The Covenant believe the Halo rings to be something different to what they really are, which are powerful weapons. The higher ranks of the Covenant are keeping this information from the masses. As the game goes on the story unfolds and things...

THE GOOD:
The gameplay, the graphics, nearly everything. The storyline has an excellent pace, and it's definitely worth your wait. The music is quite good as well and fits perfectly. Picture is amazing as well. Even the Easter Eggs are interesting. The multiplayer is the most enjoyable.

THE BAD:
Sometimes there are glitches and imagery is sometimes pixelated (I only noticed this with some explosions). This game wasn't as good as expected, but that's just because I expected too much out of it.

SUMMARY:
The second Halo installment is just amazing. I was thrilled to play the game.

The storyline is great and keeps you wanting more. The gameplay is absolutely "fun" and the more popular reasons to play this is because of multiplayer, or Xbox Live. The music is quite well and it's a masterpiece for this video game. The graphics are very complex, like your environment. Not only the graphics and features of the...

THE GOOD:
The suberb graphics
Plasma sword
New Vehicles
Better AI
New weapon selection
Live capable

THE BAD:
1) Very poor story line

2)They warped many of the brilliant things that should have been carried over from Halo I
examples include: covenant weapon sounds effects, melee attacks, covenant voicing...

3) It seemed to me it seemed less realistic than the than the first Halo game (overall)

3) The elites speak english

4) Level Designs: seem to be much more lineal than the the vast open levels of Halo I

4) Poor ending

5) cut out promised features

6) Occasional glitches

SUMMARY:
This game is good but not perfect. I'm pretty nit-picky about my games and therefore halo II could not deliever the great performance its precursor gave.

If you're one of those gamers who gets into games seriously, then i'd rent this game before buying...

THE GOOD:
-excellent storyline and campaign mode
-very good multiplayer
-You can dual weild weapons and hijack veihicles
-Great music

THE BAD:
-sometimes there are graphic glitches
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SUMMARY:
When i first got this game I thought it was going to be over hyped and not that good.I was wrong. Everything in this game is an improvment from the original, hijacking vehicals,music,duel wielding, graphics, variety of weapens, multiplayer, and the story. This is one of the greatest first person shooters i have ever played and I highly recommend it to anyone ---- --- ------ ----- ---- ---- ------- -------- ------ --------- -------- ------ ----- --- ----- -- --- --- ----- ------------- --------- -------- ------------- --------------

THE GOOD:
1. More Aliens and Weapons
2. New Vehicles
3. Improved Graphics
4. Many multiplayer maps
5. Xbox Live

THE BAD:
1. The Campaign ending - (Cliffhanger)
2. Cheaters on Xbox Live

SUMMARY:
Halo 2 is the greatest game to come to the Xbox since Halo:CE was released. Bungie remade the whole physics engine from Halo:CE so you get a better feeling while playing. The campaign does lack a little, the ending isn't the greatest. But most Halo players play it for the multiplayer, And Halo 2 delivers the best multiplayer experience you will get with any FPS out on any console. As long as you have Xbox Live. You can play matchmaking games, for ranks, or you can simply play custom games with friends. The downfall to Xbox Live is the cheaters who just want to get a higher rank.

Halo 2 is a must buy for all Xbox owners, and especially for people who liked Halo:CE.