So I go to the shop thinking I'll buy the German copy, even though I have pre-ordered a UK copy too. I played the First Entirely in German, relying on transcipts from halo.bungie.org so I knew what was happening. Halo2 has subtitles..

So I Pick up the box, and take it to the counter, I ask them if they have an English copy, just out of habit. Only this time they say "Yes" they take my name give me 2 euro's off ,and tell me to return at 5pm and claim my special edtion. Woohoo! At 6:30 I arrive and present my bit of paper, the shop is packed, and they have 5 boxes to wade through, I wait. After a good 30 minutes, and many phone calls, the shop assistant approaches with a grave face. "There has been a mistake..."

There will be no Halo 2 on launch day it appears.

"When then?" I ask hopefully.
"Saturday, possibly Monday"

By Monday my UK tin can will have arrived, bum!

They give me another 5 Euros off, but I walk from the shop saturated in dissapointment, (to quote a friend) In vain I search through town for an English copy, at each turn I am frustrated, gloom descends.

It's funny, but had I not been told I could have an English copy I would be happily playing the game right now, it 's just like that sometimes I guess.

Time to load up the original and dust of my mad gaming skillz, I reckon :)