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Halo 2
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IGN
Get ready for the ride of your life, the greatest Xbox game of all time has arrived.
...read the complete Halo 2 review at IGN
GameSpy
It's here. The long wait is finally over, as Xbox owners will be able to stroll into their local game shop on Tuesday to pick up what might be the most highly anticipated game of all time. For the last three years, speculation and rumors have been
...read the complete Halo 2 review at GameSpy
GamePro
Halo 2's a winner, but it's also a set-up for Halo 3. Compelling online gameplay may well be its ultimate legacy.
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Game Rankings
Halo 2, possibly the most anticipated game of all time, is finally here. Bungie and Microsoft have done their part to make sure everyone sees and knows what Halo 2 is, and they've done a good job of it. But with increased hype comes high expectations.
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Game Rankings
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 the complete Halo 2 review at Adrenaline Vault
GameZone
will beat this game on the "Heroic" difficulty level, it's an absolute imperative, because if I don't, I will be disgracing the legend of the Master Chief, and I'm not about disgracing the Master Chief.
...read the complete Halo 2 review at GameZone
Gaming Target
A fantastic example of pure artistic vision coupled with serious technological know-how.
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Eurogamer
The truth is, for every hour our blood was pumping like a turbo charged locomotive through our adrenaline scored veins, there were an equal number of hours where we were bored with the unimaginative repetition of formulaic corridor based FPS trawls.
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Eurogamer
Gaming Age
The problem is that the ending feels more like a mission briefing than a conclusion. Secrets are revealed, the final battle is set, the music swells and then bam, credits.
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Gaming Age
Worth Playing
One of the strongest FPS offerings of the season in campaign mode, and one of the best internet-enabled FPS games for any platform.
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Worth Playing
Game Revolution
Despite a genuinely better plot this time around, the short, linear campaign and unresolved ending will certainly aggravate those hoping for a more evolved single-player game. But make no mistake – what Halo 2 lacks in its single-player it more than
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Game Revolution
1UP
Unlike October's blockbuster "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," Halo's masses of content have been tossed in a strainer and all serve to make the main game better, rather than simply providing more for the player to do.
...read the complete Halo 2 review at 1UP
Yahoo! Games
GamingTrend
Controls are extremely tight and responsive. You are in complete control of Master Chief's movements, so any loss or mistake is completely your own.
...read the complete Halo 2 review at GamingTrend
Amped IGO
On November 14th, 2001, after a lengthy development process, Bungie Software released the highly-anticipated first-person shooter Halo: Combat Evolved for the Microsoft Xbox, on the console's first day on the market. It was met with some of the most
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Amped IGO
Cheat Code Central
The functionality of Halo 2 online is unequaled and there is something here for everyone. Before you even step into a Live arena, the amount of configuration options, both cosmetic and mechanic are almost overwhelming.
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Cheat Code Central
Gaming Horizon
Halo 2 is an amazing game. The negatives are by far overshadowed by the positives.
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XBox Exclusive
Let's be honest. Sequels are made to continue the success of a game that is both extremely commercially and creatively successful. That is, the fiction created by the game is strong enough to supply another title with adequate material to create an
...read the complete Halo 2 review at XBox Exclusive
Pro-G
The best game on its system. The best of its kind. The best this era. The Best Game Ever. While the sound bites rolled on, once the dust had settled on the hype train of the original Halo, we were undoubtedly left with a title that changed perception for
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Pro-G
Club Skill
Bungie have added new weapons to the game along with more vehicles, but have kept the revamped Scorpion tank and players will remember the Warthog for the very last part of Halo very well. Along with the new weapons comes the option to Dual Wield.
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Club Skill
ESC Magazine
For the comatose few who don't know… Halo starred the Master Chief, an armor-encased cyborg soldier who, when not chilling in a freezer beside a case of Baskin-Robbins, was saving humanity from the ass-whooping Covenant and the less friendly Flood. The
...read the complete Halo 2 review at ESC Magazine
Game Chronicles
A significant step forward from the original but hardly revolutionizes the genre or even the series. The game starts off playing and looking like the original and slowly evolves into something slightly new and improved.
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Game Chronicles
Jaded Gamer
As the follow up to the Xbox's most popular title, Halo 2 needs little introduction. Besides, I've got a lot to say and only 500 words to say it in -- well, 470 words now.
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Jaded Gamer
Netjak
As a multiplayer experience, however, Halo 2 is simply unparalleled. No other game provides the sheer amount of variety, both in terms of game types and opponents, as Halo 2 currently offers.
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Netjak
Game XC
Christmas 2001 – We’re getting an Xbox for Christmas and my brother and I have agreed to buy each other games as gifts. We walk into EB and look at all the extravagant games lined up along all the walls and we proceed to the game section marked
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Game XC
Game Industry News
The most notable change is the lack of health packs. Reliance is now focused on the shield and once this is down you can only take a couple of shots before it's game over. It does mean there's more call for duck and cover, but it also means that you
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Game Industry News
Loaded Inc
The problem is that these improvements come across more as refinements than groundbreaking changes since they do not dramatically alter the overall game playing experience.
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Loaded Inc
GamersMark
Coming off of Microsoft's Fable, an ambitious action RPG that would ultimately disappoint due to the very hype that made it instantly famous, I approached Halo 2 with a certain amount of caution. There was a part of me that knew it would be the most
...read the complete Halo 2 review at GamersMark
GameShark
The combination of a great campaign mode along with a goldmine of multiplayer options makes for an unbeatable gaming experience.
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Gamers Wanted
To me, the most important part of Halo 2 is the single player campaign. Yeah, I loved the multiplayer element of Halo, but I spent my fondest memories with it in single player. Unfortunately, Bungie has failed to deliver this time. Halo 2 has a good
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Gamers Wanted
Frag Land
The arrival of such a sequel goes hand in hand with the usual media attention. A release party should be the ideal introduction and so the Halo 2 launch party was born in the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels. A trendy D.J mixing the coolest dance tracks
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Science Fiction Weekly
Three years ago Bungie developed a game that was worthy enough to go out and buy an Xbox. Halo: Combat Evolved, to give it its full title, took the first person shooter genre to another astonishing level. With a jaw-dropping graphics engine and a near
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Science Fiction Weekly
Cyber Gaming Net
With the wild success of the first Halo, a sequel was inevitable.
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Cyber Gaming Net
Gamecritics
But despite such overwhelming expectations, Halo 2 is essentially a bigger, badder version of the first—nothing more, nothing less. It refines and expands upon many of the original's strongest concepts, stumbles over a few repeated missteps, and offers
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Gamecritics
Thunderbolt
Halo 2's Campaign mode is a luminous experience and testament of Bungie's rare talent for mixing gorgeous cinematics with captivating and fun gameplay segments, but it also serves as the concrete foundation for the game’s multiplayer, making simple
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Thunderbolt
Game Vortex
Sound is another strong point of Halo 2. Voice work is some of the best around, and the music is top notch. After watching the “Making of...” feature on the special DVD that comes with the Collector’s Edition, its rather impressive to see that
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Game Vortex
DarkStation
This game goes where no Xbox Live enabled game has gone before.
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Xbox Advanced
One of the best console first-person shooters ever made, with multiplayer that is way ahead of anything else on any console.
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Xbox Advanced
Silicon Fusion
Three years ago Bungie developed a game that was worthy enough to go out and buy an Xbox. Halo: Combat Evolved, to give it its full title, took the first person shooter genre to another astonishing level. With a jaw-dropping graphics engine and a near
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Silicon Fusion
Ferrago
It's technically accomplished, wonderfully diverse and ridiculously fun. It's the sort of game that you want to quit work or dump the girlfriend to play.
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Ferrago
Videogames NZ
The Laser
After a seemingly endless wait, the highly anticipated Halo 2 has finally arrived on the Xbox. As the sequel to what many consider the best console FPS of all time, Halo 2 has a lot to live up to. Fortunately, the developers at Bungie have proven
...read the complete Halo 2 review at The Laser
Armchair Empire
You name it, Halo 2 does it at an A+ level: wonderfully improved visuals, a solidly engaging and well-scripted storyline (with an unexpected sense of humor intermixed with the strong religious overtones), good voice-acting, splendidly ear-pleasing
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Armchair Empire
Games are Fun
It really is hard to pin down any one thing that makes Halo 2 so much fun. Enemies with keen A.I., organic well-designed levels, an array of finely balanced weapons, an engrossing story, exceptionally high production values--a lot of games have these
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Games are Fun
GamerDad
I'm not going to go all organ-grinder's monkey about the sound and graphics. You knew they were going to be gorgeous, and they are. The score is tied to the original, but with some great progression and it doesn't get in the way. The familiar voices are
...read the complete Halo 2 review at GamerDad
Games First!
First of all, the Campaign mode is a vast improvement upon that of Halo with dramatically changing landscapes and a myriad of thrills to satisfy even an extreme sport junkie. Halo 2 picks up right where the first left off, with the destruction of Halo
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IC-Games
Every single aspect of the whole package that is Halo 2 seems to have been considered, reconsidered, improved and then looked at from a new perspective to see if it can be made better...It really is a case of running out of superlatives when it comes to
...read the complete Halo 2 review at IC-Games
Extreme Gamer
From the deep stat tracking to the games ability to match you up with people your own ability,the clan and party support, and huge number of game modes, Halo 2's multiplayer is definitely a revolution for console multiplayer games.
...read the complete Halo 2 review at Extreme Gamer
GamePlasma
The gameplay seems to be the same as the first game. The controls are a no-brainer, and Master Chief responds crisply to your input. Enemies crumple or fly, depending on how you kill them, and I swear I even saw one or two twitch. The levels seem pretty
...read the complete Halo 2 review at GamePlasma
HonestGamers
Halo 2 screen
I never cared for Rainbow Six. While the idea of leading your own personal squad through an unrelenting series of skirmishes was right up my alley, Ubi Soft's acclaimed series focused far too much on nitty-gritty details and meticulous
...read the complete Halo 2 review at HonestGamers
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