11-20-2004, 06:35 AM
Halo 2 is a fantastic game, wonderful replay value in the campaign and multiplayer. Not only does it have the great game mechanics of the last game, but it adds to it wonderfully. But anyway, you've already sung it's praises. There are minor graphical glitches that have some people down, but those are really nit-picky (namely, the bump-map texturing "popping" up on the models during the cut scenes). Kudos to Bungie for having fixed some bugs within a week of release (HDTV clipping bug, matchmaking speed issues, and dirty-disk errors).
The multiplayer is definitely where it's at. Not only is it easy to get into, it's fun, fast paced, and lag-free. I have yet to play in a game with any form of lag at all. I played a game today with a bunch of guys all at my house (a friend brought his Xbox over too, for a total of three Xbox Live Enabled Xboxes); three guys on one xbox, two on mine, and two on my brother's, and we went on Live for some fun. We all used the same bandwidth and there was not even a hiccup.
As far as Xbox Live games go, this is the best one I've ever played. Counter-strike, Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six 3, and Battlefront, to name a few, are all good shooters, but Halo 2 is clearly the best online Xbox shooter ever. Everyone I know on Xbox live is playing it, without exception, and it's super easy to find an arranged game or ranked game.
Want to have a frustrating time while playing Halo 2? Try Legendary mode alone. I can't even beat the first level. Damn, that's tough.
The multiplayer is definitely where it's at. Not only is it easy to get into, it's fun, fast paced, and lag-free. I have yet to play in a game with any form of lag at all. I played a game today with a bunch of guys all at my house (a friend brought his Xbox over too, for a total of three Xbox Live Enabled Xboxes); three guys on one xbox, two on mine, and two on my brother's, and we went on Live for some fun. We all used the same bandwidth and there was not even a hiccup.
As far as Xbox Live games go, this is the best one I've ever played. Counter-strike, Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six 3, and Battlefront, to name a few, are all good shooters, but Halo 2 is clearly the best online Xbox shooter ever. Everyone I know on Xbox live is playing it, without exception, and it's super easy to find an arranged game or ranked game.
Want to have a frustrating time while playing Halo 2? Try Legendary mode alone. I can't even beat the first level. Damn, that's tough.
"Yay! We did it!"
"Who are you?"
"Um, uh... just ... a guy." *flee*
"Who are you?"
"Um, uh... just ... a guy." *flee*