Title says it all. Back on August 16th I preordered Halo2. What a big let down this was. The game has many bugs. The AI is stupid as hell and the game, as good as it was, was short and too easy to beat.

I personally feel the game was rushed. With FMV seens not being 3D rendered right away causing objects to appear as blocks, and Visible/Invisible dead characters. (I shot a guy with the snipper and he lay dead, so I moved to look somewhere else a few inches away and the dead guy was gone, so I looked back where he was dead and he reappeared.) The first time I loaded the game and started a Campaign the game wouldn't load, it just sat playing music at the loading screen. So I hit back and tried a few times before I was actually able to play it.

Now don't get me wrong but the game play was awesome, the ability to fire 2 guns at once is amazing. The graphics are amazing as well but when a game is hyped so much to the point of being getting the the title " The God of all Games" you expect a bit more from something. I personally feel the Bungie (Microsoft) let us down. I don't know about the rest of you but I am pretty disgusted.

The ending is pathetic and predictable, but I wont spoil it for those who haven't beaten it yet.

Matty

I haven't yet got very far, but I do agree that the rendering takes to long, but personally, I think the AI is awesome, and the abilities that both sides have got are amazing. Bungie did a good job at creating this game. I haven't really had any problems whatsoever with the videos, loading or anything, the game for me is absolutely great, apart from the rendering in the fmv's of course.

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Originally posted by traxor
but I do agree that the rendering takes to long

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Originally posted by Chris Boulton
The specs of the Xbox, I mean like its generally only a 733mhz (right?),  compare nothing to PC's these days which is why the rendering takes so long..

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Originally posted by Matty
The ending is pathetic and predictable, but I wont spoil it for those who haven't beaten it yet.

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Originally posted by Mike2
You beat it in one week?!?!

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Originally posted by Mike2
Oh really?

The picture is real!
We got this computer from 1996

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Well I beat Halo2 in 3 days too, but it was more like 5 hours first day, 9 the second, and like 7 the third day.  The game loads fine for me, and the fact that it has over 2 hours of just cinima's, is just awesome, thats like a full feature film.  The opening cinima being 15 minutes long was also cool, it could have been better though.  The FMV's could/should have been worked on alittle bit more.  When/If a X-Box2 comes out, the game will prob. work ALOR better, since the tech. will be newer then the game.  But one can only hope...

I think the game is pretty awesome.
The story is solid, game play is good, and IMO the AI isn't too too bad (though I chucked a grenade near a brute, he yelled "WATCH OUT, GRENADE!" then just stood there ). My only real let down is that there is no ability to choose what game you want yo play on LIVE without creating a private game and inviting people manually.

Overall I think it's good, though there are several points where they should have worked a little more on.

Overall:
9.8/10 is my verdict.


BTW, I haven't really been trying to beat the game, but I don't know why you're taking so long. I'm on level 11 of 15 and I've only spent about 6 hours on campaign...

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Originally posted by Pr0xY
  When/If a X-Box2 comes out, the game will prob. work ALOR better, since the tech. will be newer then the game.  But one can only hope...

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My problem with the AI is that they will get stuck trying to run through a wall and you just walk up behind them, plant a plasma gernade and run like hell.

The Xbox 2 should show up around somewhere January 2006

i agree the AI is sometimes really stupid, for example you can use the battle rifle to aim at someones head, keep firing till uve gone through the shield, and then some. It'll never move.

The AI is pretty good most of the time. Although, yes it is sometimes very stupid. For example one of my grunt allies was shooting a wall once and wouldn't move.

The game is still pretty good. Have you noticed some of the multiplayer levels are very similar to old ones?

Halo 2 works great in my Xbox, amazing graphics and the AI seems to be good. Halo 2 is a great game. The live feature makes it better.


Haven't beaten it yet tho.

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Originally posted by Vantage
The Xbox 2 should show up around somewhere January 2006

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Originally posted by Matty
My problem with the AI is that they will get stuck trying to run through a wall and you just walk up behind them, plant a plasma gernade and run like hell.

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u make the game sound so bad.. should i get it or should i not.. please tell me.. I dont want to be dissapointed

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Originally posted by DureX
u make the game sound so bad.. should i get it or should i not.. please tell me.. I dont want to be dissapointed

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Originally posted by DureX
u make the game sound so bad.. should i get it or should i not.. please tell me.. I dont want to be dissapointed

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Originally posted by DureX
u make the game sound so bad.. should i get it or should i not.. please tell me.. I dont want to be dissapointed

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
If you're in doubt now then you should better wait till the price drops (and maybe when the next version, with some bugfixes, will be released, although this is very hard to find out as it is almost never mentionned on the box)...

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lol yes it does Halo 1 costs now around 30 bux...

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Originally posted by DureX
lol yes it does Halo 1 costs now around 30 bux...

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Originally posted by Matty
Title says it all. Back on August 16th I preordered Halo2. What a big let down this was. The game has many bugs. The AI is stupid as hell and the game, as good as it was, was short and too easy to beat.

I personally feel the game was rushed. With FMV seens not being 3D rendered right away causing objects to appear as blocks, and Visible/Invisible dead characters. (I shot a guy with the snipper and he lay dead, so I moved to look somewhere else a few inches away and the dead guy was gone, so I looked back where he was dead and he reappeared.) The first time I loaded the game and started a Campaign the game wouldn't load, it just sat playing music at the loading screen. So I hit back and tried a few times before I was actually able to play it.

Now don't get me wrong but the game play was awesome, the ability to fire 2 guns at once is amazing. The graphics are amazing as well but when a game is hyped so much to the point of being getting the the title " The God of all Games" you expect a bit more from something. I personally feel the Bungie (Microsoft) let us down. I don't know about the rest of you but I am pretty disgusted.

The ending is pathetic and predictable, but I wont spoil it for those who haven't beaten it yet.

Matty

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Originally posted by paperless
80 bucks one ga,me? and i tought that a game here was expensive..

Im awaiting that game for PC so hard im ogna buy it in the first day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally posted by paperless
80 bucks one ga,me? and i tought that a game here was expensive..

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I played Halo 2 multiplayer at a friends.

Suprisingly the controls were fairly simple for such a clogged controller. Only the "L" and "R" buttons and a control stick were really needed to play.

I didn't like the weird motion control/veiw control though. You have to use two seperate joysticks , one for walking and one for turning/aiming. It would of been easier to use Metroid Prime based controls.  I ended up using the energy sword or something like that the entire time for simplicity of control.

With the energy sword , no horrindous aiming is neccessairy and its a one hit kill. (Or perhaps it was my Zelda kicking in)

Overall it was an alright game , But it wasn't worth the huge fuss.

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Originally posted by blade
The price won't drop Halo 1 has cost $55 since it was released in 2001

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Originally posted by blade
It's the collector's edition.
$80 Canadian Funds
$67 US Funds
51 Euros

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Limited Edition Halo 2: $54.99 US

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Does anybody know an estimated release date for Halo 2 PC?

I've heard mid-2005

w00t???
BAH! Its the same thing with GTA San adreas and PS2..well..i eed a better PC anyway.. but my father needs to get a job first..my life is all a god damn sh*t ... My coomputer is completely outdated now the games look like they are getting slower as the time passes... lol..

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Limited Edition Halo 2: $54.99 US

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thats pretty cheap considering I payed £42.99 for the game, and whats the in US Dollars?

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Originally posted by paperless
i need a better PC anyway.. but my father needs to get a job first

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Firstly, There is no confirmed Halo 2 for PC (and if there will be, it will be late 2005 AT EARLIEST).

Also, Cookie, I was stating that that's how much me/Matty paid for Halo 2 collector's edition, not how low you could get it for.

Also: If you buy the game in store, don't expect to get a discount

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Originally posted by blade
Also, Cookie, I was stating that that's how much me/Matty paid for Halo 2 collector's edition, not how low you could get it for.

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Originally posted by blade
Also: If you buy the game in store, don't expect to get a discount

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i personaly am looking forward to getting the game but is it worth trading thug and nsfu for it????

ive made up my mind and im gonna go get it Im waiting for my moms friends to come visit her so she brings along the game

So far this is my list.. what else should i add
Halo 2
Halo
Fable

im just going to rent the game, since i dont play my xbox very often.  to me the whole thing was a waste of $200

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Originally posted by DureX
ive made up my mind and im gonna go get it Im waiting for my moms friends to come visit her so she brings along the game

So far this is my list.. what else should i add
Halo 2
Halo
Fable

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Of course the AI is going to be horrible on Normal or easy....... and don't give me that "i was playing on legendary" $|-|!+

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Originally posted by atownjoe
Of course the AI is going to be horrible on Normal or easy....... and don't give me that "i was playing on legendary" $|-|!+

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Originally posted by NoName
I played Halo 2 multiplayer at a friends.

Suprisingly the controls were fairly simple for such a clogged controller. Only the "L" and "R" buttons and a control stick were really needed to play.

I didn't like the weird motion control/veiw control though. You have to use two seperate joysticks , one for walking and one for turning/aiming. It would of been easier to use Metroid Prime based controls.  I ended up using the energy sword or something like that the entire time for simplicity of control.

With the energy sword , no horrindous aiming is neccessairy and its a one hit kill. (Or perhaps it was my Zelda kicking in)

Overall it was an alright game , But it wasn't worth the huge fuss.

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Originally posted by atownjoe
Of course the AI is going to be horrible on Normal or easy....... and don't give me that "i was playing on legendary" $|-|!+

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apparently you haven't tried much legendary....
whole new experience.... and yes, they learn how to avoid walls in legendary and heroic

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Originally posted by atownjoe
apparently you haven't tried much legendary....
whole new experience.... and yes, they learn how to avoid walls in legendary and heroic

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Originally posted by NoName
I played Halo 2 multiplayer at a friends.

Suprisingly the controls were fairly simple for such a clogged controller. Only the "L" and "R" buttons and a control stick were really needed to play.

I didn't like the weird motion control/veiw control though. You have to use two seperate joysticks , one for walking and one for turning/aiming. It would of been easier to use Metroid Prime based controls.  I ended up using the energy sword or something like that the entire time for simplicity of control.

With the energy sword , no horrindous aiming is neccessairy and its a one hit kill. (Or perhaps it was my Zelda kicking in)

Overall it was an alright game , But it wasn't worth the huge fuss.

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lol. you make me laugh, really. just cause you can't play it doesn't mean the game is shit. there is something like "settings", you know?

and, blade, trust me, there always is discount even one month after

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Its a mad game, Yes the ending sucked and the storyline was sorta predictable but the multiplayer is awsome, and ledgendary is f-king hard, ive beat it only on easy,normal havnt tried heroic yet but i tried ledgendary and oh god..

I have never seen anyone get stuck on a wall =\

P.S energy sword pwnz