Halo 2 is truly an awesome game, and no Xbox owner should be without it.
Some people say that Halo 2 is so popular is because its one of the only good shooters for the Xbox. This may be true, for I AM a PS2 man, not an Xbox man. Not to put Xbox down though, because I personally thought the game was magnificent.
The controls are pretty solid, and the basic playing of the game is easy to recognize and control. New weapons make this game much better than its predecessors as well. Halo 2 also has a few new feautures for some special playing modes, that way you dont have to play the same ole shoot-em-up over and over (even though you could do that...its just as fun).
Now then....we can't talk all goodie goodie...without showing a little of what the game is not too fancy about can we?
Of course not....thats why I always show two halves of the watermelon....one of the good..and one of the bad.
Now then.....lets hit some of the things I'm not too proud of of Halo 2.
1. Whats the big deal....Halo 2...its just another game...two guns..bam bam...you kill the opponent...is there something so captivating and so innovative that only Halo 2 has about this?? I think not.
2. Xbox Live - Very nice thing you have there...now you can talk to your buddies while killing other people...WOO!!....Hey Johnny...come over here and kill a583jumble for me. Oh no....I forgot to pay my Xbox Live bill...guess that means I can't do that anymore...sigh...
3. Theres nothing truly innovative about Halo 2 that any other shooter hasn't already captivated. Two different weapons - wow...pretty neat but...I don't think thats what sold Halo 2...do you?
4. The gameplay is fun....no doubt...but what makes this game so awesome?? Music is good yea...graphics are good yea...hmm...well...then I guess we'll have to make a killer moneymaking game right off with that.
5. How did Halo 2 get so much popularity? I personally have no idea what made this game so fun for people to play and just go around shooting some people in Taiwan, or somebody in Yugoslavia, or somebody in Canada, that they have no idea who they are but...thats up to them....and that must be what makes this game so incredible! *cough*
Now then....to the statistics chamber:
The game is not too difficult. Not easy but, definatly not hard. The story is short but you wont be playing it for only that amount of time...you got multiplayer...remember? It's pretty easy to pick up on....if you're new to the Xbox controller...it may take a while to remember where....the black button is...wheres X...wheres Y....oh yea there it is...but other than that...its pretty easy to learn. This game to me has mixed factors to me.....I like the game but....sometimes I just dont get why so many people think that killing people in Yugoslavia is so interesting.....and that two weapons is so innovative and no other game has even had anything innovative before. Personally folks...I'll tell you what game you need to get....its called Perfect Dark and Perfect Dark Zero...bad games...I mean that in a good way...they're really that good.....can't wait for PDZero...woo....
Anways...the gameplay is pretty solid..the graphics are very nice...the voiceovers...they could be better but I mean..they're still good. The sound is excellent....and the price point...NOW is pretty good. What is it now...$39.99 or $29.99? Ha...its probably still 50 bucks...who knows. I think this game is good no doubt....so....I would recommend you get it if you don't have it already.