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Halo 2

Halo 2 (XSX) game cover art
Platform: Xbox
Tags: Shooter, First-Person, Sci-Fi
Developer: Bungie

Publisher
Region
Released
NA
11/09/2004
EU
11/11/2004
JP
11/11/2004

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Staff Reviews

Halo 2 review

Reviewed November 16, 2004

Michael Scott says: "With bigger set pieces, larger conflicts, and an improved enemy AI that has "kiss my shiny Covenant arse" written all over it, Halo 2 is what every good sequel should be: super sized and powered up. Look on in disbelief as the enemy reacts instinctively to your presence, then run for the hills as you find yourself outflanked and inevitably out gunned."
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Reader Reviews

Halo 2 review

Reviewed May 04, 2009

Cornwell says: "I never cared for Rainbow Six. While the idea of leading your own personal squad through an unrelenting series of skirmishes was right up my alley, Ubi Soft's acclaimed series focused far too much on nitty-gritty details and meticulous planning for my twitch-happy taste. That's probably why I loved the original Halo so much; having a bunch of Marines backing up your bloody rampages was enthralling, and the minimal amount of control you had over their behavior kept the game from..."
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Halo 2 review

Reviewed December 03, 2004

destinati0n says: "Reality appears as something of an enigma when you are torn through two phases of attention. While the first phase describes our monotonous daily life, the second is the imaginative and absorbing realm of gaming. One can say that I was a little too distracted by the arrival of Halo 1. The title took everyone completely by surprise when it arrived with the black box we have all come to adore. Those quick to judge easily walked on by and took it for a common mediocre shooter. However, peopl..."
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Halo 2 Reviews Around the Internet

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AVG
9.4

External Site
Rating
10/10

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