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Subject: Oh the nostalgia...Halo 2's demo

"I will show you how a true Prussian officer fights!"

"And i will show you where the iron crosses grow..."

- "Cross of Iron"

Who remembers watching this demo video for Halo 2?
Whether it be from your Halo CE disk (like me) or just from the website or other sources? This is probably one of the most memorable demos or game play ive seen come out of a game.

I was fresh from combat evolved. After beating the game (millions of times) i decided to peruse my extras menu and came upon the Halo 2 preview section. As i was young at that stage in my life (10) i was ecstatic to see Halo continue i had no idea there was going to be another one and the thought hadn't crossed my mind. Watching it the first time i could only think of one thing to do...watch it again...and again...and again. This video probably was the main reason i ever continued on in Halo because at 10 years old i appreciated the story and loved the game to death but i didn't think...what comes next? When i saw this i knew exactly what to think and what i wanted for years to come. In my head Halo 2 was the end all be all of the next years of my life.

So in summary if you took enough care to read its funny how this little video set me off on a story that would continue to effect me to this day. If anyone else had this same experience as me go ahead and speak up!

Here it is if youve never seen it or you want to see it again!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_y3cbIV-Xg


[Edited on 03.05.2011 9:42 PM PST]

  • 03.05.2011 9:40 PM PDT

Yeah, when I first saw that, I knew my life was going to change a little bit. When I saw MC jack that Ghost, I knew my life was going to change a lot. I raised my fist in the air and just yelled "Yeah" as loud as I could.

  • 03.05.2011 10:33 PM PDT

"Bip, Bap, BAM!"

I've watched that video from my halo CE disk more times than the number of hairs youve got on your head, i bet XD

  • 03.05.2011 10:35 PM PDT

Posted by: xXJahRaiderXx
I've watched that video from my halo CE disk more times than the number of hairs you've got on your head, i bet XD
What, you only watched it three times? Shame on you.

  • 03.05.2011 10:52 PM PDT

We're all black, just some of us are albino...
XBL Gamertag: King Duce 1

well, i was only 7 when it came out, but me and my 2 bros all watched the vid within 5 minutes of each other... lol the first day we had halo 2 my oldest bro (15 at the time) stayed home from school and got limited edition just to play it all week. Im the youngest, so i only got to play at about 6 AM to 8 on saturdays. funnest game i ever played, and it always will be.

  • 03.06.2011 7:30 AM PDT

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

Beta is better

If Halo 2 had been like that, I would have liked it.

  • 03.06.2011 10:12 AM PDT

I bought my xbox used and found when I beat halo ce three demos the e3 video and the making of halo 2 and the video of demo game play.

  • 03.06.2011 11:35 AM PDT

Is is true that the level in the demo was going to be in the game i.e. replace Metropolis?

[Edited on 03.06.2011 12:25 PM PST]

  • 03.06.2011 12:23 PM PDT

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

It was just a rough level to add hype. It probably ran at 20 fps, and was buggy as heck (play a Sonic beta to know what I mean). But it did serve it's purpose: get college kids to fap over a disappointing game.

  • 03.06.2011 12:55 PM PDT
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Posted by: JacobGRocks
Yeah, Hitboxing = fail. For example, a certan user from the maw who has never played Halo 2 Xbox online links to this halo 2 bash video (its much less exreme in acutial gameplay) which shows hitboxing, but it also exists in halo 3, which also has unbalanced weps and n00b armor (recon).

How did I not even know that video is on the Halo: CE disk?

  • 03.06.2011 4:22 PM PDT

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


Posted by: Xelyx
How did I not even know that video is on the Halo: CE disk?

On the 360, the emulator dummies out the demo menu.

  • 03.06.2011 5:26 PM PDT

"I will show you how a true Prussian officer fights!"

"And i will show you where the iron crosses grow..."

- "Cross of Iron"

Yeah its not available on the 360 downloadable version you can only get it off a CE disk.

  • 03.06.2011 6:29 PM PDT

Nostalgia trip.

  • 03.06.2011 7:11 PM PDT
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Posted by: JacobGRocks
Yeah, Hitboxing = fail. For example, a certan user from the maw who has never played Halo 2 Xbox online links to this halo 2 bash video (its much less exreme in acutial gameplay) which shows hitboxing, but it also exists in halo 3, which also has unbalanced weps and n00b armor (recon).


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Posted by: Xelyx
How did I not even know that video is on the Halo: CE disk?

On the 360, the emulator dummies out the demo menu.

I'm aware of this. I'm just wondering how I never noticed it on there the whole time I was playing on my old Xbox.

  • 03.08.2011 1:23 PM PDT

Posted by: Xelyx

Posted by: JacobGRocks

Posted by: Xelyx
How did I not even know that video is on the Halo: CE disk?

On the 360, the emulator dummies out the demo menu.

I'm aware of this. I'm just wondering how I never noticed it on there the whole time I was playing on my old Xbox.
It all depends on when your copy was produced, for obvious reasons :P. Mine doesn't have it, as I had mine long before E3 03.

  • 03.11.2011 2:32 PM PDT

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


Posted by: Xelyx

Posted by: JacobGRocks

Posted by: Xelyx
How did I not even know that video is on the Halo: CE disk?

On the 360, the emulator dummies out the demo menu.

I'm aware of this. I'm just wondering how I never noticed it on there the whole time I was playing on my old Xbox.

The newer versions have it in the demos section. You have to have a "Platinum Hits" or "Best of Platinum Hits" copy.

  • 03.11.2011 5:59 PM PDT