- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Flood Infection
Ok, there have been many, many threads lately either asking questions about Halo 2 that were recently answered, or just plain spamming the forums. In response to Sketch_'s request, this thread is intended to contain anything and everything OFFICIALLY confirmed about Halo 2 from Bungie. Here goes:
NEW FEATURES:
- Boarding: Able to do with Ghost and Warthog, so far
- Duel Wielding: Able to do with every one-handed weapon, such as the Plasma Rifle, Plasma Pistol, SMG, and Needler. Also able to mix and match weapons
- Advanced AI in Single Player: Aliens will now do anything to find you, such as use a flashlight in the dark
- Xbox Live Multiplayer supported (no word on co-op)
- Flying vehicles in Multiplayer
- Improved graphics: Characters, vehicles, maps, and textures all sport more detail
- 480p television resolution confirmed
- Destructable environments: Lights can be shot out, pillars and columns can be destroyed, and enemies will use the environment to their advantage
- Spartans or Elites in Multiplayer
- Players can customize their suits with emblems
- Ghost now has a boosting feature and Warthog has an E-brake and a horn
- Vehicles are now fully destructable
- MC can peek around corners
- A second Halo ring will be incorporated in the game
- In addition to Earth, MC will take his battles to the moon as well
NEW WEAPONS:
- Battle Rifle, as seen in 2003 E3 video: New version of the Assault Rifle in Halo 1. Includes 2X Scope and three-burst or one-burst shots.
- Covenant Carbine: Covenant version of the Sniper Rifle. Screenshots have been released from Bungie.
- Sub-Machine Gun, as seen in the 2003 E3 video: One-handed, automatic human weapon.
- Weapon carried by Brutes: Thought to be a plasma grenade launcher, includes blades on the butt of the gun for melee attacks. Not known whether or not it can be wielded by humans
- Human Turrets: Human gun turrets thought to be the equivalent of the Covenant Shade
- Covenant Energy Sword: Anti-Son-Of-A--blam!- stick
- Human Rocket Launcher: Now includes target tracking system for vehicles and infantry
NEW VEHICLES:
- ATV: Human vehicle. Quick, but no guns attached. Not known whether you can shoot while riding. It is also not known how many passengers, if any, can ride. Thought to be the equivalent of the Covenant's Ghost
- New Warthog Versions: Rocket Hog is known, Gauss Cannon Hog is speculated
- Covenant Phantom: Covenant version of the Pelican
NEW MAPS:
- New Mombasa: Single Player Map
- Waterworks: Large Multiplayer Map
- Burial Mounds: Meduim-Sized Multiplayer Map
- Lockout: Small Multiplayer Map
- Zanzibar
NEW ENEMIES:
- Covenant Prophets: Religious Leaders of the Covenant
- Brutes: Guardians of the Prophets, strong and ruthless
- Engineers: Weak Covenant who are in charge of all the technology in the Covie society
- The Flood will be returning
SPECULATIONS:
- Human version of the Banshee is anticipated
- Covenant Shadow, a Covie version of the Warthog is expected
- Bots are NOT confirmed, but Bungie is looking into incorporating them into Multiplayer
- New Covenant enemy that can flip over Warthogs is thought to be included
- Not confirmed whether or not the Prophets' chair is ridable
- No new grenades have been announced
- Not confirmed whether or not any more Spartans will join MC
- It is NOT KNOWN whether or not 343 GS will returm, but judging from the end of Halo 1, it is likely
That's it for now. I realize that I inevitably made mistakes or left information out, please feel free to tell me and I'll add it. Now, everyone PLEASE don't post spam relating to information we already know. Look at the entire page of the forum and make sure no one else has posted a topic on what you want to post recently. Also, do not make up obvious lies. NO ONE WANTS TO READ THEM. The moderators already have enough to deal with with all the intentional spammers, let's not give them more work to do.
Jeez man, whats your problem? I already have a post on this and its actually way better, mine has a lot more info, and you also stole my main purpose too (to let everyone know what its about so they dont ask questions), Please read the rest of the forums so people like me don't get mad that you copied our thread. By the way my threads name is "everything everyone should know about Halo 2" should be on the first couple of pages. And if you think I don't have enough info on it then read the rest of the replies because thats where I put my updates.