I've Heard About Halo 2 For PC

It's cracked for XP but the game is so rubbish anyway... I ran it on xp with no problems uninstalled it straight away cause of how bad it is though..ElectricNZ

Oh ok thanks its just that i dont wanna go buy an Xbox or 360 just for Halo 2 and 3, but im convicinced to get one anyway cuz of how good it is, thanks for ur help pplUzamiki1011

....yeah

besides dont expect Halo 3 to show up on the PC any time soon. The fanboys would revolt.

[QUOTE="Uzamiki1011"]Oh ok thanks its just that i dont wanna go buy an Xbox or 360 just for Halo 2 and 3, but im convicinced to get one anyway cuz of how good it is, thanks for ur help pplThe_PC_Gamer

....yeah

besides dont expect Halo 3 to show up on the PC any time soon. The fanboys would revolt.

Halo doesnt belong on the PC.

It is a console game.

[QUOTE="The_PC_Gamer"]

[QUOTE="Uzamiki1011"]Oh ok thanks its just that i dont wanna go buy an Xbox or 360 just for Halo 2 and 3, but im convicinced to get one anyway cuz of how good it is, thanks for ur help pplNinja_Dog

....yeah

besides dont expect Halo 3 to show up on the PC any time soon. The fanboys would revolt.

Halo doesnt belong on the PC.

It is a console game.

which is exactly my point above....

besides...you can have it lol. Halo on PC is meh.

You realize Halo was first for the PC until Microsoft bought the rights to it off Bungie right?1q3er5

dont know much about that. I just know it was released on consoles first...

Microsoft released Halo 2 purely to promote their new OS,Vista. I believe it backfired, and not many people play halo2 as people who play halo 1(1000+ people playing last time I checked) If they had released Halo 2 for XP, then there wouldn't be people cracking and getting the game illegally. They would have made a lot more money also.

So I could buy the VISTA version of Halo 2 and run it on my XP? Any intrsuctions on how do so?

Is it a monthly pay game?

So I could buy the VISTA version of Halo 2 and run it on my XP? Any intrsuctions on how do so?

Is it a monthly pay game?

Valramil

You have to pay for windows live in order to play multiplayer on Halo 2(you can't play multiplayer on XP; It doesn't work). I don't know about the retail version of Halo 2 running on XP...You need a third party patch to do that I believe.

Microsoft released Halo 2 purely to promote their new OS,Vista. I believe it backfired, and not many people play halo2 as people who play halo 1(1000+ people playing last time I checked) If they had released Halo 2 for XP, then there wouldn't be people cracking and getting the game illegally. They would have made a lot more money also.

PcGamer2020

And for those that already have Vista (I have 2 machines running Vista), they would have sold more of Halo 2 if it was a better port...removed COOP for the PC version??? I'll pass! ;)

[QUOTE="Valramil"]

So I could buy the VISTA version of Halo 2 and run it on my XP? Any intrsuctions on how do so?

Is it a monthly pay game?

PcGamer2020

You have to pay for windows live in order to play multiplayer on Halo 2(you can't play multiplayer on XP; It doesn't work). I don't know about the retail version of Halo 2 running on XP...You need a third party patch to do that I believe.

That kind of sucks, guess ill have to pass. Thnx for the info.

Just like halo 1, it will be a crappy port, and it will require laggy vista which is even more crappy...

Amazing work

Just like halo 1, it will be a crappy port, and it will require laggy vista which is even more crappy...

Amazing work

SonKev

I believe Halo 2 is getting an XP release sometime this year, at least I remember reading that from a couple sources.oldskooler79

i really doubt that...maybe an official patch to make it work on XP will be out, but not the actual game. MS would never allow that...bad for business.

You realize Halo was first for the PC until Microsoft bought the rights to it off Bungie right?1q3er5

Actually it was being designed on a MAC

Ok When I made a stop to Wal-Mart, I went to the gaming aisle, and saw Halo 2 for PC, and i remember when i went to wal-mart awhile ago the front of the Halo 2 case said "Game For Vista", but when i recently looked it said "Game For Windows", BUT when i looked on the back of the System Requirments, it says That the OS you need is Vista, I don't get it im kinda confused does that mean its FOR Vista or FOR Windows XP?Uzamiki1011

Many games nowadays say "Games for Windows" on it and thats just Microsoft's way of getting their name out and making people think that the game is optimized for Windows. It doesnt mean much, just a marketing scheme or something. Compan of Heroes is "Games for Windows" marketed but it runs on XP, for example.

There are not many games for Vista-only, however. The only ones I can think of are Halo 2 and SHadowrun as of now. Maybe lost planet, but I played the demo on XP so I dont think it is Vista-only.

But just as a safeguard, ALWAYS read the requirements. I went to buy Bioshock, and since I have a top notch PC I didnt even bother looking at the requirements. I get it home and found out it requires internet to activate...that was a good wake-up call o always read requirements.

So much confusion over a simple question.

1. No you can't play Halo 2 on XP when you buy it from a store, it's a Vista only game at this point of time.

2. When you see a game labeled "Games For Windows" that does not indicate that the game is for Vista only, it's a new fancy name for PC gaming.

3. Always make sure to ready on the back of the game box and if it says Windows Vista only, well then it is. It will always say XP/Vista if it supports both.

Just like halo 1, it will be a crappy port, and it will require laggy vista which is even more crappy...

Amazing work

SonKev

Oh ok thanks its just that i dont wanna go buy an Xbox or 360 just for Halo 2 and 3, but im convicinced to get one anyway cuz of how good it is, thanks for ur help ppl[QUOTE="ElectricNZ"]It's cracked for XP but the game is so rubbish anyway... I ran it on xp with no problems uninstalled it straight away cause of how bad it is though..Uzamiki1011

Halo is utter crap. Don't contribute to the worst gaming system in existence just to play a crap game. Every dollar spent on an Xbox is a dollar spent killing originality and risk-taking in development for games. It is the single greatest threat to the future of gaming...at least gaming as we know it.

[QUOTE="Uzamiki1011"]Oh ok thanks its just that i dont wanna go buy an Xbox or 360 just for Halo 2 and 3, but im convicinced to get one anyway cuz of how good it is, thanks for ur help ppl[QUOTE="ElectricNZ"]It's cracked for XP but the game is so rubbish anyway... I ran it on xp with no problems uninstalled it straight away cause of how bad it is though..D9-THC

Halo is utter crap. Don't contribute to the worst gaming system in existence just to play a crap game. Every dollar spent on an Xbox is a dollar spent killing originality and risk-taking in development for games. It is the single greatest threat to the future of gaming...at least gaming as we know it.

Idunno about utter crap (I enjoyed the first one, havent tried the second one) but I do agree that there are better shooters out there for PC. Just because its the best shooter the xbox has doesnt mean that its the best shooter on all platforms.

Imo, all of the following shooters are better than all the Halos:
Halflife series
Quake 4
FEAR
Far Cry
Doom 3
Battlefield series
Joint Operations

And thats just to name a few!

So I could buy the VISTA version of Halo 2 and run it on my XP? Any intrsuctions on how do so?

Is it a monthly pay game?

Valramil

The best thing about Halo is the multiplayer so what is the point of buying if you cannot play it online? I am sure an Xp release willcome when Windows Live launches for XP.