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Halo 2
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The sequel to Halo: Combat Evolved continues the epic story of humanity's last and best hope: the super-soldier Master Chief, as he defends Earth from a Covenant invasion and fights to prevent the activation of another Halo ring.
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When I first saw Halo , I cannot tell you how blinded I was by its majesty. When I saw the second installment in the Halo franchise and the sequel to Halo: Combat Evolved (2001), I have seen that it h… Read more

A solid shooter with a campaign that hasn't aged well

Played the Remastered Edition on Heroic Difficulty Halo: Combat Evolved proved that it is possible to create a competent shooter on consoles. Halo 2 is known as THE seminal console shooter, a system s… Read more

Mini Review: Halo 2 Anniversary

Originally Halo 2 left a bad impression on me for the fact that I had to wait till the next game to see what happened next. It also felt like a short game yet revisiting it now I realize that I was wr… Read more

I like cool games

Don't write something dumb! Your review must be at least 100 words long. Use clear, easy-to-follow language whenever possible. Remember: Your words may be the words that sway a reader into buying or a… Read more

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Revolutionary In every way

The gameplay is revolutionary and the gameplay is perfect and its the best halo game i ever played and i recommend this game so bad because its fun and there allot of people playing online at this gam… Read more

Symbolic of the disaster that was Windows Vista

The Halo series has achieved legendary status on the XBox, and with good reason. The first game is probably the finest console shooter ever made. It featured an unparalleled combination of weapon bala… Read more

An Absolute Masterpiece

Halo 2 for XBox This game is a masterpiece. Normally, I'm not a big 1st-person shooter fan, because they're about a dime-a-dozen since 007: Goldeneye arrived to the gaming industry. Yet I still absolu… Read more

Halo 2 Review: A Monument to all your sins

Halo 2 picks up right from where Combat Evolved left us, with Master Chief making his return to Earth as a hero. The Chief receives a warm welcome when he reached the military command defences around… Read more

Halo 2 Review: Monument to all your sins

Halo 2 picks up right from where Combat Evolved left us, with Master Chief making his return to Earth as a hero. The Chief receives a warm welcome when he reached the military command defences around… Read more

One Word Review - Evolved

When Combat Evolved came to the Xbox people saw it as a new beginning for console FPS games. No longer would Goldeneye 007 be the end all be all of console FPS games. The first Halo game showed us wha… Read more

Second verse, different than the first

After the release of Halo: Combat Evolved, you would think the sequel couldn’t live up to the hype, and in some cases that would be right. The amount of hype leading up to Halo 2 was tremendous, fans… Read more

I don't feel like Master Chief

There’s no weight. This describes my overall impression of Halo right now. While playing and the time after I beat Halo 2 I’ve been trying to figure out what it is that makes the game so beloved, yet… Read more

Abysmal singleplayer. Legendary multiplayer is no longer.

Having finally picked up an Xbox 360 and catching up on the platform’s exclusives, I’m a good six years too late to Halo 2. While the first Halo still stands out as an excellent single-player FPS well… Read more

Campaign a Few Hours, Go Online a Few Years

Three years ago, a little game called Halo was released and showed Xbox owners and skeptics alike that Microsoft was serious about staking claim to the console market. Halo gave gamers an epic campaig… Read more

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A worthy sequel that does boast some flaws

Halo 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to Halo: Combat Evolved which both happen to be created by the same developer Bungie. Does the game meet up to the hype? Find out in my personal review of the g… Read more

Halo 2 PC review

When i first played the original Halo i was hooked on its suprisingly original story and handcrafted world filled with intresting and (mostly) likable characters, so when i got a chance to pick up Hal… Read more

The sequel to the game that sold Xbox systems.

Halo 2 seems to have disappointed a lot of fans, while also attracting many new ones. I'm a fan of the series as a whole, and still consider Halo 2 to be a solid and worthy addition to the series. Thi… Read more

Being a huge Halo fan Myself, I'd thought I'd be giving this a 5.

Well, I made the jump to Vista and I am satisfied with its amazing stability, but Halo 2, leaves a hole in my heart. First thing I noticed about this game was that it was built more around a 360 contr… Read more

"It ain't over til' the fat lady sings"

I bought Halo 2 the day it was released, I walked into a shop just across from where I work, approached the counter where a short balding guy was playing street Fighter Anniversary Collection on the s… Read more

Better in every way.

this game is a magnificent achievement. in addition to improving on the original in almost every single way thinkable, bungie has added an online infrastructure that set the bar for xbox live on the 3… Read more

Halo 2: There but not quite

Ok i got Halo 2 because for my birthday i got a $25 gift card, most PC games are at that now so i figured, hey ill get halo 2 and look! you can play people on 360 too!! so i was like, it might not be… Read more

Limited Edition reviewed.

(I'm focusing on the entire Limited Edition package in this review so if you're curious, read on.) Halo 2 is a hit or miss game depending how much of a fan you are. I've been a huge fan of Halo ever s… Read more

The sequel that still holds up

Halo 2. What can you say. You either hate it or love it. Just like Halo:Combat Evolved. Many say this sequel was a complete let down and was overhyped. But the majority of xbox owners love this game a… Read more

Such a wasted opportunity to create something great

You reprise your role as the "Master Chief" doing battle with the Covenant and the Flood. Good Points: Decent enough story. Good voice acting. Dual wield. Bad Points: Awful graphics. Multiplayer on LI… Read more

Halo 2 On Vista Makes The Mistake Of Being Just A Port

Now don't get me wrong I do like this game. It plays well but the problem is it plays exactly like the Xbox version. This is by far the better version of Halo 2. Custom maps, server browsing, and bett… Read more

I Would Have Been Your Daddy

Halo 2, approaching it's launch, was billed as one of the greatest games that we would ever see. Hype was giant, and the launch itself turned into a cultural phenomenon, with people across the country… Read more

Halo 2 is an flawed yet enjoyable shooter

In November of 2001, Bungie released a game called Halo. It became the selling point of the then fledgling Xbox and brought with it legions of followers who aptly awaited a sequel. In 2004, Bungie ans… Read more

Xbox Owners know this game well.

First, I got to say that Xbox Live owners only should get this game because of it's multiplayer. Because the single-player campaign is finish within a day. If you want a challenge try the highest diff… Read more

A fabulous shooter.

While it's not the best sequel we've ever seen, it works for me. This fabulous shooter has great graphics, fantastic gameplay, and entertaining character customization. The Campaign's difficulty is fa… Read more

An Amazing Sci-Fi FPS

Halo 2 is an ambitious follow-up to 2000's Game of the Year, Halo: Combat Evolved. Not only harboring the fact that Bungie had to produce a game on par with the original, they succeeded by creating a… Read more

Halo 2

Halo 2 is basically a repeat of the first game; a fun, solid, but probably a little overrated shooter, which fixes some of the original's problems but has some of its own. It seems like there's a step… Read more

The next to best FPS for xbox

While some say Halo Combat evolved is better than Halo 2 They are both great in their own way. While halo 2 has better multiplayer and Halo CE has a hell of a good campaign. Im going to start with sin… Read more

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