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 Halo 2 is pretty obviously the sequel to the breakout hit Halo: Combat Evolved. Developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios, Halo 2 was released on November 9, 2004. The sequel seeks to continue the story of the Master Chief and humanity at war with the alien Covenant, as well as the new complications from the existence of a nearly unstoppable parasitic plague, The Flood, and ancient doomsday ringworlds, the Halos. Halo 2 is an excellent sequel in a lot of ways. Bungie managed to improve the graphics and mechanics of the original Halo, and added new characters and game elements while keeping the general formula and feel that made the first game great. With the addition of online multiplayer, Halo's popularity further exploded and it was the most played game on Xbox Live for a full two years, and remains the best-selling game released on the first generation Xbox. However in other ways it's a little bit of a sophmore slump, what in hockey would be called a Stanley Cup hangover. Brimming with confidence from the success of Halo 1, Bungie was maybe not as focused or disciplined as they should have been. During development a lot of work had to be scrapped and restarted from scratch, sometimes even after having been shown to the public. Several levels and the original planned ending to the game were cut in order to save time. Deadlines and release dates had to be repeatedly pushed back, to the point that eventually a Microsoft executive, Peter Moore, had "November 9" tattooed on his arm to prove that was the real release date. Still, what we ended up getting was a great game that slots very fittingly as the middle entry in a trilogy.  00 - Sgt. Johnson and the Journey Home 01 - Cairo Station 02 - Outskirts 03 - Metropolis 04 - The Arbiter 05 - Oracle XX - Screwing Around on Earth 06 - Delta Halo 07 - Regret XX - Humanity, the UNSC, and Spartans 08 - Sacred Icon 09 - Quarantine Zone XX - The Covenant and Arbiters 10 - Gravemind 11 - Uprising 12 - High Charity 13 - The Great Journey XX - Bonus Content  Announce Trailer Theatrical Trailer TV Commercial E3 2003 In-Game Demonstration FrenzyTheKillbot fucked around with this message at 23:50 on Nov 9, 2021 |
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