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Subject: Halo 2: A Commemorative

I remember the weeks leading up to the release..

It was my senior year in high school, having 3 other friends just as excited as me about getting to play it (excluding my brother). Reading up on it all day at school the day before, and getting shakes at sonic two hours before the release. We had to wait 2 hours in 30 degree weather. Finally let us inside at 15 till. EB Games was loaded with Halo 2 merchandise. As soon as we got it we hauled it back to one of my buddy's places and played till 4am. Two of my friends actually slept for one hour and went to their first class and came right back lol.

The following morning Matt, Tristan, Charlie and I went to the Chinese donut shop, loaded up, and played multiplayer online at my grandma's for the first time. Instant amazement. The only problem was that they would all play team slayer and mess up my rank. I use to get so pissed at that.

And now, nearly five years after the release, I'm still playing it online. I've probably spent at least a year's worth of playing time on that game. Complete life changer. Halo 2 is a part of me that could never die off. I hope the online component is never taken away. I've cursed, toked, drank, cried, screamed, laughed, tripped out and passed out while on Halo 2.

In retrospect, Halo 2 has been a life changer; from habits, to philosophies, to my sobriety. I've truly grown with Halo 2.

  • 08.11.2009 8:42 PM PDT
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We were in line for 9 hours. The line stretched 2 city blocks and vendors walked along selling pizza and such and we all brought chairs and some brought tables and portable barbecue grilles. Then later all the vendors gave away the food they had left. It was a great night. The ride home was like a long Christmas moment and every so often you had to look at the box again and smile.

  • 08.11.2009 8:51 PM PDT

I bought an original xbox just for this game. I was a huge fan of halo on the pc. On launch i got the last copy in the state. I checked every where. This game still means a lot to me even though i rarely stop to play it. Only thing that was a turn off in this game was the new damage update. This game was revolutionary.

[Edited on 08.13.2009 2:49 AM PDT]

  • 08.13.2009 2:47 AM PDT