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Subject: Halo 2: Pros and Cons
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PROS:
*Best campaign in the series. Halo 2 refuses to let up until the very end and even then, it feels like it could go on for longer. I have only three complaints about the campaign, but those are covered in my cons.
*Best art design in the series. The game featured highly detailed environments while still retaining that distinctive "Halo look" from the first game. Unlike its successor, Halo 2 never looks cartoonish or fake, just stylized.
*Best Xbox Live community in the series. I still think the best multiplayer is a toss-up between Halo 1 and Halo 2, but there's no denying that this game featured the best Live community. Halo 3's community is all about the "social" aspect of the game, and while Halo 1 didn't support Live, its PC conversion tends to be filled with newer and less skilled players that wear away the competitive edge for the experienced pros. Halo 2 struck a good balance between social gaming and competitive edge. Optimatch did a great job contributing to that balance.

CONS:
*The ending sucks. I'm well aware that Halo 2 was developed under a very demanding production schedule and ended up being rushed to release, but they could have devised a more satisfying ending than what we got. It offered no resolution, no sense of completion, and basically served as a plug for the inevitable Halo 3. I remember staring at my television in disbelief upon completing this game. I remember screaming at it. I remember using words like "insulting" and "cop-out".
*Jackal Snipers ruin Legendary. They're not quite as bad on the other difficulties, but load up a game in Legendary and WHAM! These little turds absolutely piss all over the concept of balanced gameplay.
*The game's marketing campaign was incredibly misleading. I expected Halo 2 to be a game about defending Earth from a seemingly unstoppable Covenant invasion force, not a story-driven galactic romp to locations like High Charity, Delta Halo, and the Forerunner gas mine. This complaint is sort of hard to justify because I like how Halo 2 ended up more than how it would have been if it were just set on Earth, but I still recall being somewhat disappointed upon completing the game and discovering that we wouldn't get to "finish the fight" on Earth for another three years.

[Edited on 10.07.2009 5:31 PM PDT]

  • 10.07.2009 5:29 PM PDT

Halo 2 for Life!

I would say that the sniper and battle rifle in halo2 is smoother then halo 3, by that i mean it's not jerky and it's not slow when going from one shot to the next. Also it's way easier to communicate in halo2 then in halo3.

  • 10.08.2009 12:03 AM 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.

Sniper didn't have any recoil, good story line, smooth online gameplay. I remembered that I smashed my controller when I found that the ending was a cliff hanger, actually expected another mission. Other then the cliff hanger ending their wasn't any other cons for the game.

  • 10.08.2009 1:00 PM PDT

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Pros:
Story (I really likes it besides the cliff hanger ending)
Multiplayer = GODLY. I LOVED IT! I loved it better then h3 multiplayer.
Weapons
BR
Sniper
No Sniper Recoil


Cons:
Cliff hanger ending
The online hacking and cheating

  • 10.08.2009 2:38 PM PDT

PRO: maps

  • 10.08.2009 10:57 PM PDT