Halo 2 product reviews

Yes I like most people in the world absolutely loved the first game, but now it's successor is here I have found what has to be my favourite X-Box game of all time.

This one just takes the X-Box to new levels of gameplaying excellence.

One twist which I loved was the dual storyline (I'll leave it at that and let you discover this one for yourself) this just opens the game up to a whole new level.

The ability to dual wield weapons is a great improvement especially when you can have some really great combo's like an energysword for some close up melee combat and a Covenant pulse rifle for the further away attacks. Although getting used to this can take some time when each weapon can be fired/used independantly of the other.

It is a game like this which firmly cements XBox as the premier gaming console.

The best thing to hit the Xbox in it's entire history. This game is what the console was made for.

With s tunning plot, astounding gameplay, new weapons, enemies and vehicles to play with, Halo 2 takes the legendary original to new heights.

I found it took me a while to get back into the 'flow' of playing Halo... but then I am not that much of a game player... too many interesting things to explore to get stuck into games for months at a time.

After a warmup play around the first few checkpoints, I found it a whole lot of fun to be blasting around. Warning, once the sound goes funny, do NOT assume a clear floor still has a forcefield... hard vacuum orbital space may be big, but it doesn't leave you room change your mind.

My personal fave weapon, simply because I would adore playing with it were it real, is the Covenant Energy Sword... -drool- what a cool thing to carry into a melee battle. I also found myself quite impressed with the degree of 'science' behind the armaments, a very high degree of realism.

'Easy' is still easy, but the gaps between play-levels is greater on this version, so by the time you get up to 'Legendary' you are really sweating for your progress...

Overall... a superb game, full of interesting new ideas for gameplay, such as dual-wierd... the ability to swap your ability to throw grenades for the ability to hold and fire a second hand-held weapon, such as the M7/Caseless Sub Machine Gun or Covenant Needler. A VERY useful addition. A stunning game that has a twisty tail... watch out. :)