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Subject: Halo 2 ranked Number 1 Xbox game by GameSpy

Halo 2 for Life!

http://xbox.gamespy.com/articles/628/628679p26.html

CE = number 6

"Halo 2 was a superior game in almost every regard" they said when comparing Halo 2 to CE.

"The strategies are near infinite, and I keep learning new tactics as I go."

"Congratulations, Bungie, you've succeeded in creating a nation of Halo 2 addicts!"

"Bungie took online console gaming to a whole new level with the release of Halo 2, making it easy for players to check their stats, compare their skills to those of their friends, and even view detailed maps documenting each kill. There's a reason that the number of players on Live nearly doubled when the game came out: Halo 2 is that good."


Halo 2 for life!

[Edited on 03.19.2011 2:27 AM PDT]

  • 03.19.2011 2:11 AM PDT

Posted by: HiredN00bs
Arrogant hyperbolic exclamations of woe? Seems like a normal day for Halo/Bungie.net.

So what?

  • 03.19.2011 5:34 AM PDT

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

Note the date: this was right after the launch. A few years later, it probably wouldn't have ranked so high. H2PC got bad reviews due to the fact that the reviewers weren't ignoring the flaws on play #2.

Oh, and if Halo 2 is the #1 Xbox game, then the Xbox must be one bad console.

  • 03.19.2011 5:51 AM PDT

Posted by: HiredN00bs
Arrogant hyperbolic exclamations of woe? Seems like a normal day for Halo/Bungie.net.


Posted by: JacobGRocks
Note the date: this was right after the launch. A few years later, it probably wouldn't have ranked so high. H2PC got bad reviews due to the fact that the reviewers weren't ignoring the flaws on play #2.

Oh, and if Halo 2 is the #1 Xbox game, then the Xbox must be one bad console.


Well, except for the last part, pretty much this.

  • 03.19.2011 11:12 AM PDT

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

Yeah, the Xbox 1 is a decent console, but it has more games then just Halo 2.

As for why Xbox Live doubled, it was Halo, and everyone wanted Halo online.

[Edited on 03.19.2011 11:45 AM PDT]

  • 03.19.2011 11:34 AM PDT

i think that if bungie would re-make halo 2 (with better graphics), it will be one of the most wanted games.

  • 03.19.2011 11:56 AM PDT

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


Posted by: RobinLG27
i think that if bungie would re-make halo 2 (with better graphics), it will be one of the most wanted games.


Wait, I thought the most wanted Xbox 1 games on GoD were Panzer Dragoon Orta and JSRF.

  • 03.19.2011 12:20 PM PDT

Online ID: GriffGraff15

Halo 2 was a great game and I had a lot of fun with it. But it is far from the best Xbox game.

It definitely had the best online/matchmaking/population of any Original Xbox game though.

  • 03.19.2011 12:30 PM PDT

Halo 2 for Life!

Believe what you like GameSpy has spoken lol.
Posted by: westpointusma15
Halo 2 was a great game and I had a lot of fun with it. But it is far from the best Xbox game.

It definitely had the best online/matchmaking/population of any Original Xbox game though.


An aside Halo 3 was ranked 5 by GamePro for the top 32 360 games all time behind games like gears of war and mass effect.

http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/207156/the-32-best-xb ox-360-games/


IGN ranks Ce number 1 and Halo 2 number 2 but they say they based it on influences which is a cop out because the first in the series always has the most influences... Even comparing influences Halo 2 should have come up number one I think.

http://xbox.ign.com/articles/772/772315p5.html

[Edited on 03.19.2011 1:17 PM PDT]

  • 03.19.2011 12:43 PM PDT

http://flugelmeister.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/halo-2-better-a nd-more-important-than-you-realise/

  • 03.19.2011 6:03 PM PDT

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

So a random blog entry = fact if you are a h2 fanboy?

Because it looks like the blog author was either Grumpy1 or someone who also had a strong case of nostalgia goggles.

  • 03.19.2011 6:19 PM PDT

Posted by: JacobGRocks
So a random blog entry = fact if you are a h2 fanboy?

Because it looks like the blog author was either Grumpy1 or someone who also had a strong case of nostalgia goggles.
Troll is what troll does.

  • 03.19.2011 6:31 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: Grumpy1
Posted by: JacobGRocks
So a random blog entry = fact if you are a h2 fanboy?

Because it looks like the blog author was either Grumpy1 or someone who also had a strong case of nostalgia goggles.
Troll is what troll does.


Agreed.

  • 03.19.2011 7:08 PM PDT

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

Seems like I know the 3 kids who worship Halo 2 here now.

Halo 2 isn't as good as you think it is. There's a reason h2v got a 7.0/10

  • 03.19.2011 7:10 PM PDT

Greg Giraldo, George Carlin, Bill Hicks. R.I.P.
T.M.Revolution = 音楽の神


Posted by: JacobGRocks
Seems like I know the 3 kids who worship Halo 2 here now.

Halo 2 isn't as good as you think it is. There's a reason h2v got a 7.0/10


I don't see what was neccissarly wrong with the article. So, care to explain?

[Edited on 03.19.2011 7:13 PM PDT]

  • 03.19.2011 7:12 PM PDT

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

It seemed to be a nostalgia article, but not really any proof that "Halo 2 IS GODLIKE" or if it's a great game.

1 mans opinion =/= fact.

  • 03.19.2011 7:15 PM PDT

Greg Giraldo, George Carlin, Bill Hicks. R.I.P.
T.M.Revolution = 音楽の神


Posted by: JacobGRocks
It seemed to be a nostalgia article, but not really any proof that "Halo 2 IS GODLIKE" or if it's a great game.

1 mans opinion =/= fact.


I really don't see anything nostalgic about it. If anything it seemd like an analytical article granted it didn't give to much detail about the story overall. Sure it was opinion base but it was certainly not nostalgia based.

[Edited on 03.19.2011 7:25 PM PDT]

  • 03.19.2011 7:20 PM PDT

Halo 2 for Life!

This person also thinks halo 2 is the best Xbox game of all time:

http://www.helium.com/items/1916649-best-xbox-games-of-all-ti me

  • 03.19.2011 9:52 PM PDT

Hanger one I just shredded with the SMGs until ammo was out and I just threw 'nades like a boss while BRing.

My experience playing Cairo Station on Legendary

Excellent news! I still recall spending hours on Campaign. I didn't have Xbox live but damn was it fun. I had more fun being a role-playing 12 year old with Halo 2 than I do today with Reach online.

  • 03.19.2011 11:13 PM PDT

Hello! Feel free to some Cobbler as this ODST stares at you.

I liked Halo 2 the most for Multi-player.
CE for campiang.

  • 03.20.2011 6:11 PM PDT

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


Posted by: the cobbler
I liked Halo 2 the most for Multi-player.
CE for campiang.

Yep, I love camping in Halo CE. Mainly pwning n00bs and spawn camping.

  • 03.20.2011 6:29 PM PDT

The word he was going for was "campaigning".
Posted by: JacobGRocks

Posted by: the cobbler
I liked Halo 2 the most for Multi-player.
CE for campiang.

Yep, I love camping in Halo CE. Mainly pwning n00bs and spawn camping.

  • 03.22.2011 6:38 AM PDT

WAT is this i dont even


Posted by: Spec OpsLeader1

Posted by: JacobGRocks
Seems like I know the 3 kids who worship Halo 2 here now.

Halo 2 isn't as good as you think it is. There's a reason h2v got a 7.0/10


I don't see what was neccissarly wrong with the article. So, care to explain?

Um because h2v is horribly glitchy and wont even run on a pc that can run modern games.
that sounds about why to me.

  • 03.22.2011 1:06 PM PDT

Posted by: HiredN00bs
Arrogant hyperbolic exclamations of woe? Seems like a normal day for Halo/Bungie.net.

H2V ran fine on my old Vista 2.3 GHZ Intel Core2Duo PC with a 512 MB graphics card. That's was an average PC back in the days.

Also, the reviewers aren't complaining about the game being glitchy; even IGN (100% halo fanboys) rated it less than 8.

  • 03.22.2011 1:17 PM PDT