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many ppl say that halo 2 failed. but why? i think its a great game with a good campaign and nice multiplayer. so why hate it?

  • 09.09.2009 1:08 PM PDT

Because in the testosterone filled thrawls of the internet, there is no middle ground and no cooperation. You have to either love something or hate it.

[Edited on 09.09.2009 2:08 PM PDT]

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Posted by: GottaGetFresh
many ppl say that halo 2 failed. but why? i think its a great game with a good campaign and nice multiplayer. so why hate it?
Yeah, but how many? There were millions playing the game, so I would say it succeeded in it's day. It's just that the haters rant more than most and therefor are heard more.

  • 09.09.2009 3:11 PM PDT

halo 2 was/is one of the best so just ignore them plus ive had no bad word about it except excellence

  • 09.09.2009 3:43 PM PDT
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Halo 2 is a great game, besides, how often do you get the obtion to go beyond a barrier, and explore things outside the story path? Hell, the sputnik skull is IMO, the greatest toy, bungie has ever given in a game.

  • 09.09.2009 4:35 PM PDT
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halo 2 still the best game in the series. long live halo 2.

Dam, I miss the old days playing halo 2 with my old brothers in arms. Thank you my old friends for giving me this account, I shall continue our legacy.

Halo 2 is still a good game. Most people who claim that halo 2 sucks are those who suck at the game and those who have nothing better to do then troll around claiming that halo 2 is the worst game ever made "aka a certain someone who has been trolling on the forum lately".

Halo 2 allowed us to go beyond the barrier of a game and allowed us a lot of cool features on campaign, like the skulls. Halo 2 also had a terrific storyline and very good online matchmaking.

  • 09.09.2009 5:05 PM PDT
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Halo 2 is an amazing game. Don't let anyone convince you it sucks until you have played and made up your mind.

  • 09.09.2009 5:36 PM PDT
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Posted by: JB 199
Halo 2 is still a good game. Most people who claim that halo 2 sucks are those who suck at the game and those who have nothing better to do then troll around claiming that halo 2 is the worst game ever made "aka a certain someone who has been trolling on the forum lately".

Halo 2 allowed us to go beyond the barrier of a game and allowed us a lot of cool features on campaign, like the skulls. Halo 2 also had a terrific storyline and very good online matchmaking.


Well hello JB 199. You rang?

  • 09.09.2009 8:56 PM PDT

I think it's a good game, but it has some bad moments (occasionally) to be honest

  • 09.12.2009 7:41 PM PDT

please, dont shake the light bulb.

I found the online to be more freindly and such. People were there to play the game and have fun.
Playing halo3 online you listen to ppl scream and freak out if they are loosing or lost like a social game.....

  • 09.14.2009 8:05 AM PDT

I'm 23, I have a house, dog, girlfriend, job and I have no interest in any fanboyism so if you're thinking about sending me a childish PM, don't be surprised when I don't call back.

Posted by: UrethaPoptarts
In the testosterone filled thrawls of the internet, there is no middle ground and no cooperation. You have to either love something or hate it.


THAT is going in my bio.

  • 09.14.2009 8:09 AM PDT
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i guess they just want a game to hate so they decided to pick this one (i love the game)

  • 09.14.2009 8:24 AM PDT
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Posted by: Kasith
Halo 2 is a great game, besides, how often do you get the obtion to go beyond a barrier, and explore things outside the story path? Hell, the sputnik skull is IMO, the greatest toy, bungie has ever given in a game.


but did you know that on halo 1 ppl could easily get out of the map aswell with only nades and OS theres still some great glitches on levels

  • 09.14.2009 8:27 AM PDT
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Join my group.

Posted by: JB 199
Halo 2 is still a good game. Most people who claim that halo 2 sucks are those who suck at the game and those who have nothing better to do then troll around claiming that halo 2 is the worst game ever made "aka a certain someone who has been trolling on the forum lately".

Halo 2 allowed us to go beyond the barrier of a game and allowed us a lot of cool features on campaign, like the skulls. Halo 2 also had a terrific storyline and very good online matchmaking.


Not true, I am legend at it, and it still sucks!

  • 09.14.2009 5:31 PM PDT
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halo 2 still the best game in the series. long live halo 2.

Dam, I miss the old days playing halo 2 with my old brothers in arms. Thank you my old friends for giving me this account, I shall continue our legacy.

Posted by: Grandpa Grunt
Not true, I am legend at it, and it still sucks!


Different people have different opinions of what is good and what sucks.

[Edited on 09.14.2009 6:38 PM PDT]

  • 09.14.2009 6:36 PM PDT
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Good call, Poptarts.
And now to make multiple accounts so that I can agree with myself...

  • 09.14.2009 7:45 PM PDT
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Good call, Poptarts.
And now to make multiple accounts so that I can agree with myself...
I was thinking that. Are there more?

  • 09.14.2009 7:53 PM PDT
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Grumpy - is a pretty recent phenomenon, but call me suspicious; have seen some things that make me wonder. Christ, get a life. Promote your thing, do your thing. They must have been blocked out of the 3 forums somehow.

  • 09.14.2009 8:39 PM PDT

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Halo 2 is a great game the only thing that ruined it was all the cheaters.

  • 09.14.2009 9:35 PM PDT

Halo 2 was a flawed masterpiece.

Poor net code - While I applaud Bungie's new approach to latency, with Halo 2 they stopped halfway. The needler has no lag compensation and the shotgun is a travesty.

Poor weapon balance - Dual-wielding gives no damage penalty. Essentially this makes dual-wieldable weapons nearly worthless unless paired up, at which point they're overpowered.

The only exception was the plasma pistol, which was too powerful. It's a pity that the first update of Halo 2 didn't tone the weapon down at all like it should have.

Tons of online cheaters - This one wasn't really Bungie's fault at all. Halo 2's online popularity was unprecedented for an online console game. Though the patches to fix the problem took too long to come out.

Yet despite all this, Halo 2 was incredibly fun to play. More fun for me than Halo 3 is. What made it so much fun was most likely the excellent maps in the game, as maps like lockout and midship had so many little jumps and routes to learn. Plus the short-range game in Halo 2 had a ton more depth to it than 3 does.

  • 09.15.2009 1:24 AM PDT

I'm 23, I have a house, dog, girlfriend, job and I have no interest in any fanboyism so if you're thinking about sending me a childish PM, don't be surprised when I don't call back.

Posted by: caRESERVOIRpn
Halo 2 was a flawed masterpiece.

Poor net code - While I applaud Bungie's new approach to latency, with Halo 2 they stopped halfway. The needler has no lag compensation and the shotgun is a travesty.

Poor weapon balance - Dual-wielding gives no damage penalty. Essentially this makes dual-wieldable weapons nearly worthless unless paired up, at which point they're overpowered.

The only exception was the plasma pistol, which was too powerful. It's a pity that the first update of Halo 2 didn't tone the weapon down at all like it should have.

Tons of online cheaters - This one wasn't really Bungie's fault at all. Halo 2's online popularity was unprecedented for an online console game. Though the patches to fix the problem took too long to come out.

Yet despite all this, Halo 2 was incredibly fun to play. More fun for me than Halo 3 is. What made it so much fun was most likely the excellent maps in the game, as maps like lockout and midship had so many little jumps and routes to learn. Plus the short-range game in Halo 2 had a ton more depth to it than 3 does.


Couldn't agree more.

  • 09.15.2009 5:12 AM PDT

This is the average H2 Fanboy.
Xfire: JacobGRocks.
50 in H2/H3? Great, but you still fail at this.

So true
Halo 2 was and still is good, but it has n00b combos (plasma rifle and smg, brute pr and plasma rifle, etc) and quitters.
Cheaters, though, arent as common now because of modded xbox bans and the fact that many people have switched to 360s, which cant do certan types of cheats.

  • 09.15.2009 5:58 AM PDT
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well i just found out how powerful the halo 1 shotgun is and it sux so halo 2 is better because most weapons are unbalanced in h3 and overpowered in h1

  • 09.15.2009 8:36 AM PDT