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One of the most popular games to date

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: July 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Halo 2 is a good game for the average gamer,
it's not stupid,(so the story was bad,but it's an action game,not an RPG!)the graphics are very good for the Xbox,the sound is cool,and there's 4 levels of difficulty to train yourself for online play.

I'v seen alot of reviews for this game,there's alot of people that wrote incredibly sophisticated reviews,while others just wrote this:
"I'v never played this game,but my friend said it's bad so it sucks".
The one shown above like many reviews simply show a silly thought or detail that they don't like about the game and
do not make an actual review like other people which really put some time and effort in to a review for Amazon.com.

Some other reviews I read say that this game is "Un-christen,HUH?? YOU ARE BUYING A MATURE-RATED GAME,WHAT DO YOU EXPECT??!! SOME TELE-TUBY LOOKING THINGS JUMPING AROUND WHILE
HELPING A LITTLE KID WITH A HARMLESS WATER GUN TRY TO GET HIS TEDDY BEAR BACK FROM ARMY ANTS?!?! NO,you expect what it said in bold black ink in the back of the game case, something like:

Rated M for Mature:
includes:
Blood and Gore
Violence
Language
nothing like:

Rated B for babies:
Includes:
Rude Ants
Dangerous Flower Pedals
Childish Humor

If you want a game for your little momma's boy,
you should not even show this game to your child,
If your such a good parent,see the rating on the game before you go:"OHH MY GOD!! WHATS THIS?? A GAME CONCENTRATED ON VIOLENCE???
MICROSOFT HAS GONE MAD!!

If your a protective parent,you should know these guidelines
before you get off your upper middle class @$$ and go attack
video game companies for the just the plain fun of it:
(from lowest to highest)
Rating: What it means:
EC Early Childhood(3+)
E Everyone(6+)or(10+)
KA Kids To Adults(6 to 21)
T Teen(13+)
M Mature(17+)
AO Adults Only(21+)
RP Rating Pending(unknown yet)

Rating Summary:
EC: May include Very mild, or no violece,language,and suggestive themes.
Great for very small children that are just starting using thier brains.

E: May include mild violence,laguage,and suggestive themes.
Young kids love these games!

KA: Same as E rating.
Fun for the whole family!

T: May include violence,some language,and sexual themes.
Cool game,not to crazy,not to soft.

M: May include strong violence,strong language,strong sexual
themes, and nudity.
These games are more popular with teens than 17 year olds.

AO:May include stronger violence, stronger language,stronger
sexual themes, and strong nudity.
I only know GTA:San Andreas to have this rating.

RP: Rating is yet to be determined.

Let's continue with Halo 2:
Lots of other reviewers also state that Halo 2 is not as good as
the original,they might be right,I didn't think there were as many original moments in this one than in Halo. Halo 2 didn't feel like Halo 1,
those moments in Halo, you will never re-experience them,there gone forever.
(Back to Halo 2) One of the first things that you'll notice is the graphics,
these are one of the best graphics i've ever seen in any consle(exept Xbox 360)
the frames run very smoothly, rarely, when your in a tough battle with the enemy,
there are too many frames,it causes the the game to slow down, although this never ruins the action.

Sound is also an important edition to Halo 2, the sound is kind of, that scary,sci-fi kind of music, same as in Halo 1,
the voice-overs were also done well,the radio voice sounds good but it's WAY after it's time, haven't they invented a
newer one? I don' think there's any language in the game, the closest i've ever heard the captin go was: "YOU MOTHAS!!"
and: @$$. The guns also don't sound the same as each other, but doesn't the sub-machine gun sound kind of......weak??
Theres only 2 weapons in the game that I dislike(and this might be why people said the game requires no skills)

Rocket Launcher: This is the most annoying weapon in the game because it takes about one rocket to kill someone,
plus there's infinity ammounts of rockets in the floor, which makes it impossible(unless you have the next one)

Energy Sword:the cheapest weapon in the game, if you wait on a target, the crosshairs turn red and you jump like,
100 miles and instantly kill any one with it which makes the game stupid if you only carry these two guns with you
and I hate those stupid little ***** who say: YEAH MUTHA******!!!!!!! I'M THE BEST PLAYER EVER!!!!!! when they do
the cheapest shots on you with these weapons.

Replay Value: without xbox live: 4/10...................WITH Xbox Live: 10/10!!!!

The Bottom Line: Since everyone has it, you may want to get it anyway, but if your a picky person,
If you like FPS(first person shooter) games, mix in music, some battle action,and skill.................
WAHLA!!!! HALO 2! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Multiplayer Halo 2 is nearly UNPLAYABLE

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 11 / 21
Date: November 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The weapons are too big and the screen Field Of View (FOV) is too small in this version of the game.

Having played many Halo Nights with friends where we connect 4 Xboxes via Ethernet to play 16 player Halo, I am REALLY DISAPOINTED with the game play in Halo 2. It is nearly UNPLAYABLE in the tiny 1/4 screen.

Sure the graphics a better but the game play SUCKS if one CAN'T SEE. I'd rather have reduced polygon characters and less textures and have a fun, PLAYABLE game.

The map selection screen also got rid of the map size information. This is also disappointing.

Feed me, Seymour?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: September 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I played through the first Halo and really enjoyed the single-player campaign. I never played the multiplayer game until I bought Halo 2.

Let's get this out of the way first: Halo 2's multiplayer is unparalleled. With a multitude of multiplayer games (Capture the Flag, Juggernaut, Team vs. Team, etc.) and a dizzying variety of terrains, there's plenty to keep Halo fans busy blowing each other up. The addition of the alien Elites as a playable character spice things up. You can also wield two weapons at a time, one in each fist, providing another combat option for those gunslingers that like their battles John Woo-style.

Unfortunately, Halo 2's single-player campaign is not as impressive. To whit, the alien Covenant's entire society is based on the idea that activating the giant rings throughout the universe (known as Halos) will put them on their journey of spiritual evolution. The reality is that Halo is a weapon designed to destroy the Flood, an infestation of aliens who turn human and alien alike into vicious zombies. And how do you keep the Flood from infecting every living thing? Why, by utterly destroying every living thing in the universe of course!

Play alternates between Master Chief and the alien elite known as the Arbiter. This gives the player both sides of the story, which is interesting...to a point. Eventually, the plot converges enough so that the two characters should really end up fighting each other. That would have been something, if the AI made you play through both battles from opposite sides by creating an enemy that uses your own moves.

But instead, about midway through the battle for the universe, a giant plant that looks like Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors shows up. This planet, speaking in Jabba-esque guttural tones, rams the plot down our throats by grabbing the Arbiter and Master Chief and shoving them into opposite plot lines: the Arbiter ends up working with the humans, Master Chief ends up doing the alien dirty work.

Then things really get going, and just as Halo 2 hurtles towards the final battle on Earth...the game ends. I should have guessed something was up when, during E3 interviews about Halo 3, the CEO of Bungee only had this to say: "Are you ready to finish the war?" What he meant was, "Are you ready to finish the game you thought you were finishing in Halo 2?"

As you've probably noticed from my review of the second installment of Pirates of the Caribbean, I really, really, REALLY hate movies and games that fail to provide a whole story. It doesn't matter that this is part two of a three-part series. Writers and developers have an obligation to provide a full story; you CAN create a story with a beginning and end even though it's the middle of a series, as evidenced by The Two Towers.

Halo 2 is an improvement on the original, but it loses points for a weak campaign that forces you to play both sides, then throws in a talking plant to clean up the mess.

sweet game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

no matter how much i play this with multiplayer it never gets old, the game is awesome.

So, where's Halo 2?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: November 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

It was an unfinished and incomplete product. Extremely repetetive and uninspired.

Who likes to play a game that ends half way through the story and in midst of battle?!

Professional game mags should be ashamed of their bogus hype.

I won't talk about the ending...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: November 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

...because Jesus Christ is that rude. NOTE TO OTHER REVIEWERS: people come on here to get a review of a game because they are interested in buying it. Not finding out exactly what happens at the end.

Halo 2 is an awesome successor to Halo. "Combat Evolved" is what the game is about because you are playing it, not watching a story. I am of the group who see the journey as more important than the destination. Off the soapbox now, onto the review.

Halo 2 offers many beautiful and varied levels from space, to city, to alien ship, to beautiful outside hilly landscapes. One of the greatest things about Halo 2 perhaps better than Halo is the AMAZING balance between on foot combat and vehicular combat. At no time are you forced to use vehicles but at certain parts you'll definitely need them. In the latter, the game evolves into grandiose scale and before you know it, you've got enemy Ghosts, Tanks, and Banshees swarming around your warthog. Or if you have the massive Scorpion perhaps you'll feel a little more safe.

And are the vehicles ever so evolved in Halo 2. The boost option on the Ghosts and Banshees is indeed an awesome addition. Perhaps better than that is the ability to rob someone of their vehicle... It just feels SO DAMN good pulling an Elite from his Ghost.

Added alien weapons are nice... Plasma Sniper is my favorite addition. Dual weilding weapons is handy in sticky situations, especially if you are low on grenades. The new Plasma Sword is useful in enclosed areas for ripping skulls. Some folks online are complaining it too powerful, but the drawback is it's range. i wouldn't think about picking one up in open areas.

The MULTIPLAYER mode on XBOX Live is really amazing. At any time, you can hit the "Y" button, even in the single player mode, to see which of your buddies is on. You can also have a few buddies sit with you and have split screened online games if you choose. The idea of the party system is a good one. You basically create a party with people on your buddy list and go to different games as a single unit like a travelling team. Definitely a nice feature so you don't lose your friends switching games.

The random placement of you and your party into games is perhaps one of the most innovative ideas in online gaming. In many other online games you come across some real PITAs who either team kill, come back under a different screename, whatever. This randomization gives you the anonymity that is needed in online gaming.

The idea of voice in-game activation is amazing as well. If you talk into your headset, anyone in your proximity can hear you. This adds much to the intensity of the game because in game, no ONE WANTS TO TALK!! Also eliminates the fools and 12 year olds who think it funny to curse and use racial slurs. GONE and for the better. A HUGE STEP in online console gaming this is.

Perhaps the only disappointment is no online co-op feature. I wish there was one. The only alternative is split screen co-op, same as original. But i won't complain. I'm happy it's still here but ti would've been great to have it online, no split screen.

And that's it. This is a complete package. Playing the game on Normal will most likely be a cinch if you've beaten the original. Start of on Heroic or Legendary if that's the case. It's not easy or short THAT WAY. ;)

I am not impressed, Bungie...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: August 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Well, I'm quite dissapointed. I completed the game in little more than one week on Easy (playing it for an average of one and a half hours a day). The story is expanded from the original Halo, but what happened? I know its more about the problems in the Covenant with those who wanna destroy Halo and those who don't, but you play as an Elite for more of the game than you do as Master Chief. The multiplayer is the only good thing, but I don't have X-Box live, so, for me, the game is a bit of a let-down. A bad thing is only carrying two weapons, so if you decide to take a rocket launcher and a pistol, you are gonna die. Grunts are now harder to kill because of the crappy pistol. I mean Halo's pistol was awesome! It had everything you wanted! A 2x sniper zoom and it was powerful... one shot to an elite's head with the zoom and he was dead. The Marine AI is smarter and they take vehicles now, but they seem to be dumber when using weapons while they're on a vehicle. But now, in two player co-operative, a player cannot jump on the side of the Scorpion tank - they could in Halo 1. Also, the marines aren't as "chatty" as they were in Halo. In Halo, there once was a classic moment in one of the last levels... My Co-Op partner and I had just escaped a building infested with Flood. A bunch of marines were dropped down to help fight off the last of the flood outside of the building. A marine crouched down behind another marine (what a wimp - and the crouched marine had a shotgun) so my partner and I took a "defensive position" behind the crouched marine (okay, we were hiding too). Suddenly there was a Boom and the marine fell down dead. It was the crouched marine's shotgun! The dead marine said "Hey! Cut that out!" and the shotgun-wielding marine said "Whoops! My Bad!". Now, tell me honestly, does that ever happen in H2? No. Thats the kind of stuff Halo 2 is missing. And who the heck wants to play as an Elite? A grunt - maybe, because I like the grunts! A jackal - why, they're weak. A hunter - thats more like it! A prophet - probably not as good as playing as a hunter, but probably good.

Sorry Bungie, but I think you are ripping people off of their money. Hopefully you'll do better with Halo 3...

Devastatingly Anticlimactic

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: November 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Take the original Halo, add to it a few new guns and vehicle options, and you have the blood and bones of Halo 2. Which is saying alot. But this is not a complete game by any means. After eight hours of non-stop battle and plot building -- right when you're expecting the grand finale -- the game ends abruptly without any resolution whatsoever. No kidding. I guess the builders were more interested in the online aspect of Halo than making a solid game. All I can say is, "bummer." If you're mainly interested in killing aliens, you'll have a blast with Halo 2. But all plot development and no resolution make this a suprisingly flimsy release.

AWESOME!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: November 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The best game I've ever played! The most amazing XBOX Live experience you can have!

GRAPHICS.............5 STARS (Get an HDTV)
SOUND...................5 STARS (Get a 5.1 system)
MUSIC.....................5 STARS
ACTION...................5 STARS
GAME PLAY...........5 STARS
STORY....................4 STARS (Doh! Cliffhanger ending... but still good)
MULTIPLAYER......5 STARS (Get XBOX Live)

OK, but not as good as the 1st

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: September 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

this game is incredibly good, but it smply lacks the brilliance of the 1st game. especially the levels where u r a covenant arbitor, are very annoying. the last level in the game u do as the arbitor which doesnt work for me

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