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Halo 2 (Slow Loading Topic); Talk about THE goodness here!
Topic Started: Apr 29 2004, 08:34 PM (720 Views)
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Halo 2 the best game ever. ready. set. discuss.
and btw paul its due out November 9th 2004
this is what i got xbox live for
EDIT: Go look at the Halo 2 E3 2004 coverage below
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*dreams of halo* My life will seriously end with the release of halo...

Wake up...play FFXI...go to school...HALO 2...sleep...repeat :ugh:
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Pre-E3 Exhibition Action
Multiplayer E3 2004 Demo Right click, Save as... its a 14.3 MB Windows Media File
Halo 2 Preview at E3 article by IGN
News brief at Bungie.net announcing the new edition of Halo 2 and its release date: November 9th
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Halo 2 will be available in stores on November 9, 2004. That's the long and the short of it. You'll be playing Campaign, multiplayer or both on November 9th. And if you pre-order, you'll have the chance to purchase an extra-fancy collector's edition in a metal box.

Halo 2 Hands-On preview at Gamespy
7 New Halo 2 Screenshots 3.69 MBs, JPG's (Seen Below except the first and 8th one)
Halo 2's Official site
Great pic showing a Spartan using a mounted Machine Gun Turret:
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A Spartan holding off two Elites:
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A Rocket Warthog takes on 4 heavily armed Elites:
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An Elite Ghost charge on a Spartan position:
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Spartans defend a ruined human structure from a vicious Elite charge:
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A Spartan runs away with the flag:
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An Elite overlooking a massive battle:
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Awesome pic of an Elite getting Owned with a Rocket Launcher:
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An Elite steals a Ghost from under a Spartan:
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Day 1 Action
Fileplanets Huge (227 MB) Halo 2 Multiplayer Demo , Quicktime (.mov) File
Fileplanets even HUGER (337 MB) Halo 2 Multiplayer Demo , Quicktime (.mov) File
*note*The above are just higher resolutions of the stuff from yesterday*/note*
IGN's Q&A with Pete Parsons (Halo 2 Dev)
Halo 2 E3 Webcam
Site detailing Halo 2 covers (See below)
Halo 2's Official Cover (So the site says):
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Halo 2: Limited Edition's cover (So the site says):
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Halo 2........makes me wanna cry so beutiful
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IGN's hands-on Halo 2 preview version 2
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Dual-Wielding: Sure John Woo movies and Keanu Reeves made it fashionable to double up on the punishment you can hand out at one time in a videogame, but Halo 2 adds another twist when you wield dual weapons. It's most useful when you're talking about the Needler in one hand and the SMG in the other, but the glowing pinkish purple needle rounds end up serving as tracers so you can see just how far you're missing the target as you track them across the horizon. The smart player will alternate between needle rounds and SMG rounds so you can use the visual indication of the Needler rounds to help guide your death dealing bullets from your submachine gun. It's a subtle thing, but we're giving Bungie the benefit of the doubt here when we assume it's intentional. The Needler isn't the wimpy weapon it was in the original Halo, and for some old habits of aversion will be hard to break, but the using it as a tracer gun is a marvelous touch.

IGN's hands-on Halo 2 preview version 3
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I confess -- I didn't play all that much of Halo. I did play it, but not much. So, in preparation for this year's E3, I took up the s-controller and started a new campaign. I happily trudged through what is without a doubt the world's greatest console first-person shooter, slaughtering Covenant baddies and getting a good handle on the Warthog. I was continually surprised at how smooth and seamless everything was, and how fantastically alive the world looked and felt.

Halo 2 gameplay movie from IGN (Click to play)
Various E3 pics with some Halo 2 in there
Gamespot's hands-on review
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Most of the weapons and vehicles we got to see and use were from the original Halo, and included Earth's shotgun, sniper rifle, and rocket launcher, along with the Covenant's plasma rifle, needler, and plasma blade (which wasn't usable in the first game, but serves as a deadly melee weapon this time around). A single new weapon, a combat rifle, could be used for medium-range sniping when zoomed in, or for effective three-round bursts when not using the scope.

E3 Insider video with Halo 2 section (Its Chapter 1)
Awesome new article form 1up.com
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When a host drops out, the game won't stop -- host duties will simply transfer to another player.
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TeamXbox's Halo 2 preview
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There haven’t been too many games that seem so unattainable that it feels as if you’ll never play them. Then again, perhaps no videogame in history has as much hype to live up to as Halo 2.

Even BBC News is getting into the halo 2 action
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The differences between the original and sequel are immediately apparent. Halo 2 is a giant leap visually on its predecessor.
The armour of the main characters has astounding reflections, weapons are richly detailed and the animation is complex yet smooth.

Bungies Weekly Update on Halo 2
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Although the demo stations were set up for ten players - the game actually supports 16 - great news for LIVE, but even better - it supports 16 players for System Link too. Finally! Everyone gets his or her own screen, one way or another.
I hope this doesnt mean that we cant play split screen. We should have the option though.
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XBox.com writeup for Bungie Fanfest
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Finally, prizes were given in a raffle to round out an evening that was a prize in itself. Everyone seemed to have a great time, but really, this was a sure hit. For those of you who missed it, there’s always next year …

IGN names Halo 2 the best game of E3 period!
TeamXbox names Halo 2 the best of E3 award, best Xbox Live title and best FPS title
1UP.com gives Halo 2 best visuals, best Xbox game and best shooter
Definatly one of the best Halo 2 write-ups
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50 Minute Halo 2 Video!! :D :D
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As the countdown to armageddon continues, the hype for Halo 2 is now bigger than the hype for the US Olympic Basketball team. Unlike the "Dream Team", Halo 2 is going to produce the goods... We Hope... Games Domain sat down with Pete Parsons from Bungie to ask some pretty good questions regarding Halo 2...

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GD: What was your goal for this much-anticipated sequel?
PP: Halo 2 was all about telling a great story in the single-player game and then creating a multiplayer game that's really fun. It's essentially two games in one. We really developed the story in this game, picking up where we left off in the original. The online experience is fundamentally different than the single-player game.

GD: What do you think of Halo's place in the entertainment world, as the game has become part of popular culture?
PP: I'd like to think games are the best form of entertainment available. I love movies and books, but I also love games. I hope people will one day look at great games as they currently look at great books and great movies. Games should occupy that space as a form of entertainment.

GD: There are a lot of games out there that have been moved up or pushed back because of Halo 2's November 9 release date. Do you think games should be year-round?
PP: I love watching summer flicks, holiday flicks and spring flicks at the movies. I think people want to see great entertainment year-round. So there's no reason games shouldn't be available year-round.

GD: How do you walk the development line between satisfying both the casual gamer who played the first Halo and the veteran gamers who've played through the first Halo 20 times?
PP: We think a lot about not just satisfying the Halo fans with options like persistent stat tracking and clans, but also making sure that if you've never played Halo before, you can get into this game. My Dad is 63 years old and he's played through Halo three times. I think that's exciting. We want people to experience the full story and have a good time.

GD: Can you talk about the Xbox Live experience?
PP: We've made the multiplayer easy to get into with a ranking system, which doesn't allow veterans to pick off new players in unfair matches. You can play against people all over the world that are on the same skill level, which makes this game fun no matter what level of player you are.

GD: Why have you been so secretive about the single-player Halo 2 game?
PP: I want everyone to play Halo 2 and enjoy it unadulterated. We've really emphasized a great story in this game and there are a lot of plot twists and turns that should be enjoyed by everyone.
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Mhhm Halo 2 Makes me Orgasm in my mind. Mhmm
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yeah mind orgasm :blink:

and man i dont care what that gone does but its awesome
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Personnally, i think that the release of halo2 will cause a subsequent economical depression, and eventually, the destruction of the entire human race as we know it. But until that happens, H A L O 2 is gonna be f-ing AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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as long as they still have power to run my xbox its all good
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