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Also in response to ethel j roberts...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Hello everyone. For a start I'm going to say that Halo 2 is an excellent game, but not as good as the original.

Now...a reviewer named ethel j roberts doesn't know what the HECK she's talking about. Gee whiz, ethel, you say Halo 2 didn't work in your pentium hard-drive? There is a REASON that it says "only for Xbox" on the top of the case! You can't put an Xbox game in a god**mn PC. You put Xbox games in an Xbox. What you did would be like me putting an Atari game into the playstation. It. Just. Doesn't. Work. Before you randomly buy a game for your niece, why don't you get some basic terminology instead of assuming "wow, I'm such a moron that I think EVERY game will work on PC!"

Second...ethel said that Microsoft was un-Christian when they made this game. Just because someone isn't Christian doesn't mean they're terrible people, ethel. Besides, Microsoft didn't make this game, Bungie Studios did. That happens to be another instance in which you have no clue what you are trying to say.

So...ladies and gentlemen who read this review, please learn from idiotic ethel's mistake and do not put an xbox game into your freaking computer. Put it into the xbox. Little did ethel know to actually take the blindfold off and look at Halo 2's box to see that it says in bright green letters "ONLY FOR XBOX." As if that wasn't enough warning.

You see, if ethel were a bigger idiot, the world would be in serious trouble.

Now onto the actual halo 2 bit: buy this game, it is a good one. Not as good as Halo 1 personally. Halo 1 was more about aiming. It is easier to aim in Halo 2, but it requires a lot of teamwork. So if you prefer teamwork over precision, buy this game. Or if you don't, that's okay, campaign is also enjoyable.

A Good Game, But Not The Best Game Everyone Thinks It Is

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: July 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Halo 2 is never mentioned without some flushed fanboy barking about how wonderful it is. Personally while the game does excel graphically it really doesn't chnage the shooter genre. The single player/co-op game is a fairly simple affair of clearing alien enemies, and waiting for red doors to turn green. What helps set this apart from other games is the enjoyable story told through impressive cut scenes that flesh out your tough-as-nails character. What most people play Halo for is the multiplayer modes. If you play online you are likely to quickly become frustrated as hundreds of players who spend ungodly amounts of time practicing their Halo skills repeatably slaughter you (and scream profanity). Playing offline against capable friends can be frustrating as well. Most people are either very good at Halo 2, or not good at all. The absence of bots makes it difficult to become better; forcing you to keep playing against friends or online, and dying before you can really get the hang of things. Overall I think Timesplitters 2, Timepslitters: Future Perfect, and Red Faction II are better 1st person shooters. They just lack the name recognition and ad-marketing that Halo 2 enjoys. A good game, but not really the great one everyone seems to think it is.

What a spectacle.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game. The music is amazing and awsome and brings the game to life. The sound effects and talking is crisp and vey good as well. The cinematics are brilliant. They are drawn extremly well, the sound is great, they are very interesting, and they are often very humourous. In game the marines and grunts often say hilarious things like your characters would at points in the videogame version of King Arthur,also a very good game. Now for the best part: gameplay. This is amazing and diffucult, almost overly so. The difficulty is the one downpoint of this game unless your on co-op in which it still but slightly less extremely difficult. The action is intense and fun and you can now duel wield guns and enjoy a variety of new weapons and some improved ones as well. Everyones "favorite" needler may actually now be a favorite as a result of its massive upgrade. There are also scenes where you are in warthogs, scorpions, ghosts, and banshees which are awsome as well. You can hijack enemy vehicles or sabotage them during the game which is very cool. You also take control with the covenant arbiter and take out the flood. Oooh creepy. I won't spoil the ending but lets just say it thankfully leaves an opening for Halo 3. Let's just cross our fingers and hope it doesn't come out for the 360.

Downfall of a good game.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Halo 2 on its own is a solid production. It has strong fluid motions, easy controls, strong graphics, overall an excellent game. The downfall came when playing live. With the right group...great fun. When one joins with random other people it was absolutely the worst experience I've had. I am not a shoot everything that moves player. I use tactics. I don't like playing games with people that are or at least act like they are 8 years old. The majority of people playing this game (that is all it is) are immature, disrespectful children that need to understand there is more to life than what another thinks about a game (still nothing other than). For those individuals griping about the difference between halo 2, half life 2, whatever, get a job, buy a big wheel and hit the road. For those that can respect the game for what it is...cool. When comparing with other games or platforms...so what? There are lots of great games out there. So, rather than wasting time writing hate mail you should spend that same time enjoying some pretty cool games.

Really good game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I personally think Halo: Combat Evolved is a bit better than Halo 2, but this game is still amazing. The graphics are really good, but sometimes they are a bit choppy. The new guns though are powerful, the story mode is really fun also. I wouldn't know what online play on Live would be, but from what I've heard from others its awesome. One of my friends faced two people from Bungie and they kicked my friends' ass. A must buy for Xbox gamers.

Halo 2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Halo 2
You again play as the Master Chief fighting the Covenant. The graphics has significantly improved since its predecessor. The soldiers, weapons, vehicles and objects are much more detailed. Also, you can dual-wield weapons! You also can play as the Covenant at a certain part of the game. In addition to these improvements, there is online play! You now can choose whatever color and character you want to be. If you're an fps fan, you must buy this game.

10/10

It's Great!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: September 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Halo2 is a worthy sequel to Halo. I was not disappointed. (At least not until the end when I realized I would have to wait for a Halo 3! I am disappointed that I have to buy Xbox 360 just to play Halo3 - but that's another review!) I was a little disconcerted by the dual role play (as the Arbiter, as well as Master Chief) at first, but it grew on me. I love the dual wielding but miss the assault rifle. I like that one may commandeer a vehicle including Covenant vehicles.

Ideal Video Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: November 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you own an XBOX, you must own this game, and you should certainly own Halo: Combat Evolved also. Halo 2 is the sequel to Halo, and builds upon Halo's fundamentals. In Halo 2 you can use the Banshees and Wraiths in multiplayer, as well as the old classics. Dual wielding is also a very worthwhile edition, because of the good control over each individual weapon. So far the only downside to Halo 2 is a short single player, and no bots in multiplayer. Besides those the game is great, I still give it 5 Stars.

Pinnacle of the FPS

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: November 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

What can I say? Halo has proved itself to be THE best FPS ever created. I am currently playing Half-Life 2 (yes, finally), and while it is definitely among the best games I have played, it strays pretty far from true combat-shooter game. Bungie has worked pacing and progression for a combat game down to a hairsbreadth, and as a result there is no game out there with as much adrenaline-pumping action.

Many initially complained about the story in Halo 2, as it wasn't what they expected from the close of the original game. Admittedly this game does stop abruptly. But the new complexity which has been worked into the tale was more than worth it, as is obvious from the level of anticipation for Halo 3.

In many ways, from brilliant mechanics (including the two-gun only rule), compelling and epic story, strong and enigmatic characters, beautiful visuals, superlative music, and of course the unmatched multiplayer settings, this has proved itself the strongest FPS ever to rear its head. Let's hope Halo 3 doesn't let us down.

A little short but still a great sequel!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: November 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'd give this a 9.7 out of a 1-10 scale. The game was pure Halo but with improved graphics, weapons and story. I'm not sure I understand why some say it had little plot and a bad ending because I thought both were great. The ending was a cliff hanger and cliff hangers are supposed to leave you wanting more - I loved that they did that. I was thrilled when it ended and I heard Master Chief's last words because I knew there would be another sequel.

I played the game on Normal and I quickly finished it in about 12 hours. I like to explore a bit and back track for weapons so it was really even shorter than that. That is my biggest complaint. It felt shorter than the first game. But, to be honest I've finished the first game on Legendary about five times and I fly through it now so it probably isn't a fair judgment to say it was too quick because of my experience with the previous game. I also think a lot is being put into the online gameplay features and for those of us who don't have that option you feel a bit ripped off. But someday, if I'm able to do the live stuff I'll probably be thrilled with all that was put into that.

The controls are very similar with a few minor changes to accomodate for some newer weapon usage, like being able to hold two guns at once. Also the Banshees have some newer features and I had a little confusion with that because I was used to the first game and accidentally blew up another banshee I was going back to exchange with the damaged one I was flying.

It was fun being able to use the Elites sword and the Wraith tank. I got quite good at slaughtering enemies with that sword. I prefer the human tank over the Wraith even though it was fun finally getting a chance to try it.

You can also take over a vehicle that someone else is in by hitting the X button as they go by you and then fighting them for control.

My cons would be:

1. Game a little too short.
2. The cut scenes threw off the flow for me. An example would be in the beginning of the game Master Chief is coming out of an glassed in transport thing and you can see a crowd of soldiers standing there applauding. As he steps out the screen goes white and the then the story picks up again in the same part. I'd prefer if it was just one big scene where he walks out through the crowd with them clapping without the "white" transition. This happens through out the game and I found that frustrating.

3. Some parts of the game were just too dark to see, even with the Master Chiefs light on. When you were playing as the Elite, it was very hard to see at all because he didn't have the luxury of having a light.

4. No more camouflauge triangle things for the humans. But that isn't my complaint. The Covenant apparently doesn't need them anymore because they now have the capability built into the armor but the Elite you get to be in the game's ability to use this is so short it's kind of useless. You push the button to be camouflauged and a few seconds later it already wears off. Early in the game something happens to him (I don't want to give it away) where some see him as an outcast and it's explained to him that his camouflauge capabilities are minimal because they don't trust him yet. So I expected that as the game went on and he gained the trust of his comrades that this ability to camoflauge would increase as the game went on but it didn't. I know they are trying to make it more difficult but it was more of an annoyance.

5. I thought it had a great story and the cut scenes were great but it was very hard to hear what some of the covenant were saying and they put so much effort into having these scenes and the covenant's point of view it would've been nice to be able to hear what they were actually saying at times.

Things I really liked:

1. The Master Chief looked the same, acted the same and sounded the same (Splinter Cell changed what Sam Fisher looked like and that really bugged me).

2. I liked that you were able to get a really good look at some of the Covenant. What I mean is in game one it was really hard to see what they looked like and when they died they always were lying face down so you couldn't see what they looked like. You now have a binocular type feature that you can check them out close up. Also, you get a chance to play with the Hunters on your side and it was fun to be able to walk right up to them and look at them from all angles. You could never do that in the first game because they were too busy killing you and you were too busy running for your life.

3. I thought the AI was more intelligent and crafty than in the first game. In Halo 1 they were harder to kill and dodged your fire more as your selection of difficulty went up. They were doing a lot of this on the Normal difficulty setting. An example would be the Master Chief is in a circular area with a central lift and the covenant can more or less follow his movements from above. As he's coming up the lift, a grunt immediately throws a grenade at him and you have to be quick to dodge it.

4. Seemed like more comments being made by both the convenant and the humans, not as repetitive as before. And they often make you laugh out loud too.

5. I thought the covenant all looked even better. Much more detail in how the Elites looked and the Hunters were taller and more muscular looking. Also harder to kill. You can still shoot them in the "soft" part on the back but they move around a lot more in this game than before. Their weapons are also more intense and go further and are harder to dodge.

6. Mentioned this before but it was fun trying out the sword and the Wraith plus there were a bunch of new weapons to use too. Different weapons worked better on different creatures.

7. Great story. The story divides into two different view points were you get to see what's going on with the Master Chief and then with the Elite. It was great how they managed both stories because as you were playing one you were longing to find out what the other guy was up too.

8. And again, great ending. Some reviewer mentioned that it felt like the story was unfinished and again, I tell you, this is a cliff hanger and that's what is supposed to happen in a cliff hanger. The way it ended was a definite sign to me that there would be another sequel. The story they were working on, in my opinion, was concluded but something happens near the end to let you know that it isn't the end. I felt that way with the first one too.

9. The music. It had music from the first game but also new music that fit right in. I was pleased they kept some of the original because that theme fits so well with Halo.

Lastly, I'd like to recommend to anyone who really enjoys the story part of the game to read the Halo books. They are great. There are currently three books. The first is a prequel to the Halo game and it tells how the Master Chief came about and how he was selected as a young child, kidnapped from his family and replaced with a clone so his family is none the wiser. The second book is based on the game but it is so well done that you don't feel like you are just reading the game but that you are actually in the story. There is so much more added to it. The third is the story between Halo 1 and Halo 2. Now I'm hoping there will be a book covering Halo 2.

I highly recommend this game. I think it is hard for any game to live up to the hype that precedes it and I also feel that if they keep the controls very similar and you've become an expert at the first game, you will go through the second one at a faster rate. I'd be interested to read a review from someone who hasn't had the chance to play the first game first to see how it was for them. But with all that said, I do think it came pretty close to living up to the hype and I can't wait for Halo 3!

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