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Halo 2 (XBOX)

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Developer: Bungie Software
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Game Details: The Covenant alien race threatens to destroy all humankind, and the only thing standing in its way
The Covenant alien race threatens to destroy all humankind, and the only thing standing in its way is Master Chief, a genetically enhanced supersoldier. Master Chief returns in Halo 2, which features new vehicles, weapons, environments, and more. This time, you can interact with your environment, wield two weapons at the same time, board opponents' vehicles, and even switch sides to play the role of a Covenant Elite. Halo 2 also supports broadband multiplayer action via Xbox Live.
Developer: Bungie Software
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Genre(s): Action Shooter First-Person Sci-Fi
Number of players: 1-16
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Rating: M
Official Site: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo2/default.htm
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Critic Reviews
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95
Metascore Universal acclaim
89 Positive Ratings 97%
2 Mixed Ratings 2%
0 Negative Ratings 0%
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100
Adrenaline Vault
"I can say with complete honesty that no other first-person shooter can touch Bungie's epic in terms of level design, gunplay, sheer action or multiplayer entertainment." ... Read full review
100
Electronic Gaming Monthly
"From the huge gameplay twist early on, to taking down a giant walking tank, to way late in the game when you team up with certain...teammates, all the way to an end that'll leave you with the same breathless feeling you had when you first watched "The Empire Strikes Back"...moments like these turn a fun game into a monumental experience." ... Read full review
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Xbox Nation Magazine
"Microsoft and Bungie have created a gigantic bell that sounds like thunder and reverberates with a fury worthy of a gale-force hurricane. It's not perfect, but get in front of it, and wonderful things - wonderful destructive things - are bound to happen. [Dec 2004, p.72]" ... Read full review
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Gaming Target
"A fantastic example of pure artistic vision coupled with serious technological know-how."
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PALGN
"It's a game that deserves every superlative attached to it, a title so well-rounded and technically superior that it demands to be played. [Offline review only - includes multiplayer]" ... Read full review
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Gamer's Hell
"The system works well, even if it is different from what you are used to. Stop whining, learn how to create a party for custom games and enjoy the benefits of the matchmaking system the rest of the time. It's not perfect but neither is the traditional server list model." ... Read full review
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Cinescape
"I felt so screwed out of some sort of satisfaction, screwed out of more levels off of the Halo, screwed out of many hours of my life that I just poured into one of the most amazingly bad excuses for a single-player first-person shooter campaign. I was bored, I was tired and by the end of it, I was just really pissed off." ... Read full review
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8.7
User Score Generally favorable reviews
2,052 Positive Ratings 85%
189 Mixed Ratings 7%
167 Negative Ratings 6%
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wesker2012
May 27, 2012
Probably my favorite war shooter multiplayer game. Had so much fun with this one. One of the best multiplayers ever.
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Barrack_Osama
Feb 6, 2015
this game was great! it continued the combat evolved story and added dual wielding. the story was great, they added new characters. halo 2 wasthis game was great! it continued the combat evolved story and added dual wielding. the story was great, they added new characters. halo 2 was the most played purchased game on Xbox ever. the campaign was great and so was the mulitiplayer with even maps and guns. Overall, great game… Expand
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PhilS
Nov 6, 2004
A great game so far (haven't played alot of it), it's got this feel about it that immediately draws you in, I give this game 9.5 A great game so far (haven't played alot of it), it's got this feel about it that immediately draws you in, I give this game 9.5 (closest score was 10)… Expand
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LostError
Feb 27, 2022
A master-class in multiplayer game design that puts all modern Halo games to shame.

Featuring the best dual wielding weapons in any videoA master-class in multiplayer game design that puts all modern Halo games to shame.

Featuring the best dual wielding weapons in any video game, ever.

Combat feels fun, rewarding and balanced. With a killer soundtrack.

Easily one of the best shooters in history.… Expand
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JonathanM.
Jul 5, 2005
It is a bit hard but fun.
8
Dbl90
Dec 11, 2004
So far, reading all the reviews, I've seen three things. The first, is that it is a perfect game, the second it is a terrible game, and So far, reading all the reviews, I've seen three things. The first, is that it is a perfect game, the second it is a terrible game, and the third that it doesn't matter how good it is, the developers tried. I'd like to inform you that they are all wrong. To walk down memory lane, the original Halo was a great game, even the non-FPS lover would probably eventually have to admit its brilliance. I had high expectations for Halo 2...along with the dread of a long time gaming tradition...the bad sequel. The fact that it is a sequel, and most people know the original, I shall point out what has changed. Halo 2 has some pretty intresting new features, the most novel of which is playing as an elite, with cloaking. I quite enjoyed dual weilding, especially needlers, and brought a good deal of variation to the game, even though one could not melee while not dual weilding. Also, I quite liked the intoduction of of the plasma sword, and the brute shot, which made melee combat somthing that was a possibility. The vehicles now start taking visual physical damage when shot. The sound and graphics are pretty nice, and the companion marines you take with you can be funny, although I have to admit one of the voices really ended up getting to me. Where this game really comes through, is in the multiplayer, and although I think perfer the levels in the original halo, the fact that Halo 2 is live enabled makes it great. No more having to call everyone I know to see if they could drop by to play multiplayer. The only downside is that Halo multiplay is definately not geared twoard a small group, and some levels are just too rediculously big and unweildy for two, three, or even four. Apart from these small innvations I can't really say there is too much going for this game. I really don't like how the weapons were redone, maybe it is just personal taste, but my whole style of gameplay from the original Halo was really messed up with my favorite weapons becoming quite useless. The story line, while starting off pretty intrestingly, end up bieng a bit stale, and it is the typical lrun and gun style game. The highest incentive for replay is the differant difficulty modes, which unlike in most games, make quite a big deal of differance. Go from easy to legendary....and you'll probably throw your controller down cursing when you try to melee that elite to death. The removal of any proof that one beat the game on legendary removes any bragging rights, which, is somwhat of a loss. The game shines through, but it isn't a revultion in the FPS , it isn't a classic like the orginal halo, and maybe it is a bit worse , but this is by all means not a bad game. Definately worth a rental, this is one of those games everyone else has, and probably would serve somone much better to go to play a friends copy. This deserves to be recognized as one of the better consol FPSs of the year, but does it deserve a us to serenade it with praises night and day? I think not. Dbl90… Expand
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DiegoLegarreta
Aug 26, 2021
Excelente diseño de niveles, excelente soundtrack y excelente historia. Muy emotiva
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