Halo 2 Game Review

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  1. Link_2006

    Link_2006 Well-Known Member

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    Alot of nice features. Great upgrade from halo 1 and nice story. It certainly has potential. Especially on live!

    Well the game is made quite well. I would have to say that Bungie is a company that makes nice games. The AI the computers have, the maps both multiplayer and campaign are amazing. They have already released a multiplayer map pack which, if some people don't know, is a great selection of around 9 new maps and the halo 2 updates if you don't have them yet and in which you get from xbox live for free. You must download them from a CD, the multiplayer map pack, or if you have xbox live you can download the maps and updates for free. The CD cost is only 20 dollars in Futureshop or Wal-Mart. It is worth it. But be warned it takes alot of blocks on your xbox.

    Spoilers can be found from here to the end. You have been warned.

    So time to talk about the campaign. Well it is a big improvement from Halo 1. So to start off the campaign is very well done, although I think some levels could of been better, but it is still worth it. Some people say the campaign is short but I don't think so. It does take time to beat the levels no matter what difficulty. Cairo Station went very well as a level. It was the first one and is a good way to start a story. What I didn't like on the other hand was before they started the level is that they should of made a cinematic of how the chief landed on the station. Outskirts is my favorite level, it is the second level. I love how it works. You have quite a few men with you and you must defend some area. You wait to get word to move out.
    It is a long level just for your information. The level is definitely different from all other halo games cause you are playing on earth and alot has changed. I would have to say that at the time halo 2 goes on the world would be more futuristic. This level also shows stuff like the new Hunters, the vehicles and some new guns.

    In other levels the brutes, the new covenant, are against the elites. The prophets, leaders of the covenant, betrayed the elites and told the brutes to take them down. I would have to say that it is fun to play as the arbiter, a covenant elite, and you get elite by your side. Bad thing about it is that you don't actually get to fight humans which ruins it kinda for me.

    The flood is back. Nothing new here except the fact that they are alot stronger and smarter in this one. I'm not quite sure if the halo 1 or 2 is most dangerous but it is still quite challenging. If Bungie was to do anything it should of been adding a new flood type or something. Another thing people hated are the new guns. I, personally, like the smg guns, the snipers in both human and covenant form, the bazooka in both human and covenant form, the assault rifle is alright but the one from halo 1 was better in which I agree 100%. Like I said before the Artificial intelligence or AI is alot better but still not the best. I meen it does make it a better game with all the action but it gets sometimes buggy and crazy in my opinion. So if you ever get or have played halo 2 enjoy it for it is one of the best games ever made. The campaign is amazing and the gameplay is beautiful and not to mention the graphics. I meen some people might not like them that much but they are excellent, taking in that making good graphics takes alot of time and is very, very hard to do. They nailed it nicely. Play the campaign now. And some simple FAQ. Halo 1 had a better storyline going on because it was the first game and had to explain the whole gig. Halo 2 had a less interesting story in some points because it didn't get original because most of it was said in halo 1. Still its worth playing.

    Multiplayer time. I will say that the campaign is very nice but the multiplayer is alot of fun still. Invite a few friends and play around on your Xbox you will have quite some laughs and alot of fun. The gameplay for multiplayer is nice. If you play slayer you only have to get th most points by killing your opposing team players or if it is another type of game like capture the flag you must hold the flag for the longest time. It is quite fun and exciting. I think the game or multiplayer is the funnest when it is your first time playing the game. After that it gets like, it becomes a normal thing and you start playing time to time but you can get hooked fast still. I was talking alot about xbox live mostly at the end of my last paragraph. Well here it is, Xbox live is an organized way of playing online with friends and are only aloud to play certain games that let you play online on the xbox. Xbox live costs money though. It is around 60 dollars yearly or you could buy subscriptions which will save you more then a simple dollar trust me. Get subscriptions if you got live! And it also costs money for the Ethernet cords to connect your xbox to the internet. Or you could buy wireless xbox live connector. So when you play live you can play rated games, which can higher or lower your level, or you could play unrated games just for fun. There is up to 50 levels I think and it is alot harder to get.

    Well there is not much to say about live. You play with the multiplayer levels with others and chose a game type. You download updates. Have fun and just get better. I'd recommend trying live atleast once. You will get hooked and play for a long time without cease.

    Enjoy my review. I will have to say, if you haven't already, to play and try this game!

    Review by Link06

    Overall score: 9.1

    System: Xbox (Only system)

    Game owners and makers: Microsoft, Bungie.
     
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    Very nice review Halo 2 wasn't so bad at all.
     
  3. Link_2006

    Link_2006 Well-Known Member

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    Thanks. Yeah I like halo 2 alot.
     

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