Customer Reviews
A great follow up to a very good game. - By: Owen A. Manby, 07 Jun 2007 
Halo 2 is a very concise, well designed game. The story follows on very well from the original Halo to the extent that cutscenes, dialogue & plot twists are one of the most captivating parts of the game. The gameplay has been altered & upgraded slightly, dual wielding is now an option & certain aspects of the shield recharge/health & other spartan features have been tweaked or changed. The game is also Xbox live compatible with great multiplayer.
Halo 2 is a very good follow up to Halo: Combat Evolved. If you've yet to play this game & enjoy first person shooters then it's worth playing & it would be a good idea to catch up on the plot before Halo 3.
Better than Halo 1 - By: Rob the brilliant, 03 Jun 2007 This game feels a lot more epic than halo one. The map designs are pretty much flawless & online is great. However, the problem with the annoying plasma-farting covenant weapons remains. GIVE ME MORE AMMO FOR THE REAL GUNS!
A Must - simple as - By: Mangos_Gamehut, 21 May 2007 
This game is frankly the best FPS shooter on any system - Fact. Halo was groundbreaking this takes it to the next level.
Again your the masterchief - 1 metric ton, 7ft talll test-tube built fighting machine. A sign of the earths might, the very best there is in tactical/fighting methods, the last of the Spartan's ( see Halo Clone Wars on Youtube).
Again alien masses are rising & attacking earth & alll it stands for, & its upto you masterchief to turn the tide.
The first level shows much of what we loved from Halo, The A.I again is brilliantly adaptive to the level of person playing. this time 2 handed fighting available & the bigger range of vehicles you can drive.
Brilliant multiplayer & a story that only lets you down right at the end..again the infamous legendary difficulty will take you a while - with a few secret areas to find.
If you've played Halo or maybe not - know this - Its got one of the best soundtracks on any game & believe me this makes a huge difference in a game. The FMV's are again beautiful with the slight humour & love the designers had in making this game show through easily.
This is a must simple as- & its fairly cheap at the minute so theres no excuse, come on how many times have we paid full price for a completely rubbish game. Play the first level, if possible put the thing through an AMP & turn it up loud, & be amazed.
You'll know what I mean when you get to the point in the first 30mins ...when 'where you going?' ...'I'm going to give them back their bomb' that this is a true classic.... no wonder this shifted 2.5 million copies.
defines a new era of video games - By: stephen, 04 Mar 2007 Halo 2 is a classic no question,its one of games that define a
system.
And the xbox is defined by this masterpiece, i strongly doubt the
ps2 or gamecube or even the Wii could run this game.
What works is the gameplay pick up or drop any weapons, hectic
action, intelligent enemies almost with their own personalities.
Huge alien worlds,acclaimed online multiplayer good tank and
vehicle sections.
Some say the campaign is too short but i have played shorter games.
Its just that this game leaves you wanting more, its that good.
Halo 2 sold millions of xboxs alone, & i have no doubt that
halo 3 will do the same for the xbox360.
Fantastic, beautiful... but not perfect - By: J. Fallas, 01 Mar 2007 I played this alll the way through over a six hour period at a friend's house. That's it. Boom. Six hours. That's the only problem with this game. IT'S TOO SHORT DARN IT! The ending (i won't spoil it for the few of you that haven't played it yet) leaves you hankering for more, high & dry. Kind of like a certain film that came out last year! (Yes Dead man's Chest, that's you i'm talking about.) But otherwise this is a wonderful game. Beatufilly rendered, well thought out, & wonderfully scripted. The voice acting is better than in some films!
If you play this game on a half decent TV with surround sound, you will be swept away. Forget the gameplay mechanics for a moment. Because admittedly that is just pure simple FPS. But the music, the AI & the rendering will (if your heavily into this sort of thing) move you. I also highly reccomend the halo books series. Many people thought that the Halo games were lacking in storyline. But read these & that should fill in any blanks.
Thanks for reading & enjoy.
