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Alrighty guys. Below is a list of everything I could confirm from the offical FAQs and magazines that I've read.
Halo 2 - All things confirmed v1.3
Release Date:
11/09/2004
MISSION LOCATIONS:
* Earth
* Moon(with low gravity)
* Covenant Homeworld
* New Halos(Plural)
* Gas Giant
* Space Station
MULTIPLAYER MAPS:
* Zanzibar
* Burial Mounds
* Waterworks
* Lockout
WEAPONS:
HUMAN:
* Shotgun
* Rocket Launcher - upgraded w/tracking
* Sniper Rifle
* Battle Rifle(NEW)
* SMG(NEW)
* Frag Grenade
COVENANT:
* Plasma Pistol
* Needler - upgraded w/more power
* Energy Sword(NEW)
* Fuel Rod Gun(NEW) - Don't know if usable
* Carbine(NEW)
* Plasma Grenade
VEHICLES:
HUMAN:
* Warthog w/LAAG
* Warthog w/Gauss Rifle(NEW)
* Warthog w/Rocket Launcher(NEW)
* Warthog unarmed(NEW)
* Snowhog - White with snowtreads. Thought to be unarmed.(NEW)
* Junglehog - Camo version of Warthog(NEW)
* Troophog - unarmed(NEW)
* ATV - unarmed but can fire one handed guns(NEW)
* Scorpion Tank
* Pelican
COVENANT:
* Banshee
* Ghost
* Wraith
* Shadow w/Plasma Turret(NEW)
* Creep(Covenant Bus) - Personal carrier(NEW)
* Phantom - Covenant Dropship(NEW)
RACES:
HUMANS
* Master Chief
* Cortana
* Sgt A.J. Johnson
* Marines
* Helljumpers ODST(NEW)
COVENANT
* Elite
* Jackels
* Grunts
* Hunters
* Propehts(NEW)
* Engineers(NEW)
* Brutes(NEW)
FLOOD
NEW FEATURES:
* Dual Welding - You can dual wield single-handed weapons. While dual welding can not melee or throw gernades.
* Boarding - players will be able to hijack certain vehicles
* Sprinting/Boosting - Players can run and vehicle speed can be boosted
* Peeking - players can peek around corners
* Gaze tracking - players heads will focus on objects and people
* Melee Combos - string together melee attacks
* Destructible Vehicles
* The Warthog comes equipped with a horn (R trigger) as well as an e-brake (L trigger).
MULTIPLAYER FEATURES:
* Xbox Live enabled - at least 16 people
* Clans
* Voice Communicator
* Up to 4 teams(red, blue, green, gold)
* Spilt Screen Play
* Each player can use an individual box in LAN games (up to 16 boxes)
* Players can join a game in progress
* If the game host leaves, the game will migrate to another host and keep on going!
* The host of a game can lock it, preventing anyone else from joining
* You can play as Spartans or Elites in multiplayer
* Player models can be customized with color schemes and emblems
* You have to hold down X to pick up the flag
* Can not drive while carrying the flag
* The maps have tons of interactive and destructible objects
Xbox Halo 2 FAQ
Bungie Halo 2 FAQ
OXM
[Edited on 6/17/2004 4:36:35 PM]