its been 3 years and this game just doesn't stand up to the test of time in terms of PC gaming.
Now its making its debut on Windows Vista *yawn* and? am I supposed to be excited about a game I played 3 years ago? gameplay, PC shooter fans have seen it all before. its still fun, just nothing new.
the graphics, well, they look better than the xbox version. that being said it really doesn't compare with the most modern PC FPS graphics. games like FEAR and the soon to be released CRYSIS make this game look more dated than it is. that being said they really aren't bad just dated 6/10
moving on, sound is an area of the game they really cant improve upon. Halo 2 already had pretty good sounding weapons and what not. 8/10 for not messing with it.
At the very least Micro$oft decided not to charge PC users for multi-player which they had enjoyed for free for so many years on so many other shooters. they also had the sense to join their new games for windows live with xbox live so if you're a gold member on Xbox Live you're also a gold member on Games For Windows LIve at no extra charge. The one thing I would have liked to see though is cross-platform support to which there is none. I have to say that would have made this game so much more than what it is. If Microsoft can release a patch that allows that sometime before halo 3 comes out I'll be a happy man! until then, its 50 bucks for a game I played 3 years ago... no thanks.
Halo 2 will always be an Xbox classic and will remain one of the best Xbox games of all time and its no doubt a great game I just wished they could have given it a windows port that would have done it justice.
If you're a rabid halo fan who doesn't own an Xbox or an Xbox360 (and there's probably only 5 of you) buy it, play it, love it. If you're everyone else save your money for something else.