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Welcome to Halo 2 !
Halo 2 is a first person shooter known as FPS for short which was developed by Bungie Studios. Halo 2 was origionally released for the Xbox game console in 2004. Halo 2 is the sequel to Halo Combat Evolved. After its release Halo 2 was the most popular video game on the Xbox Live, holding that rank until the release of Gears of War for the Xbox 360 almost two years later. As of September 2007, a massive Six and a half million games have been sold worldwide.
Halo 2 features a new game engine which is the Havok physics engine and added new weapons, vehicles and new multiplayer maps and a continuation of the storyline from the first game Halo Combat Evolved. In the game, humans, who have developed faster than light travel and colonized hundreds of worlds have been engaged in a war against a collective of genocidal alien races, known as the Covenant. The player assumes the roles of Master Chief and the Arbiter, and fight enemies on foot or with a collection of alien and human vehicles.
A Windows Vista version of the Halo 2 was released in 2007 and it was developed by a team at Microsoft Game Studios who are referred to internally as Hired Gun. Game developer Pi Studios will be producing editing tools for this version, which will allow users to create new multiplayer maps.
Game Play
Halo 2 is a story driven action shooter game with a first person perspective. Halo 2 features a larger range of vehicles as well as other gameplay changes compared to its Halo. In the original Halo health and shield bars are visible on screen. In Halo 2 the health bar is no longer seen but instead health regenerates quickly when the player is not taking damage.
Halo 2 features more than fourteen human and alien weapons, many new to the series. Some weapons can be dual wielded which allows the players to sacrifice reload times and accuracy plus the ability to use grenades for firepower. The players in Halo 2 can carry two weapons at a time or three if dual wielding one weapon remains holstered, with each weapon having advantages and disadvantages in different combat situations. Most Covenant weapons eschew disposable ammo clips for a contained battery, which cannot be replaced if depleted. However, these weapons can overheat if fired too rapidly in a short time. Human weapons are less effective at penetrating shields and require reloading but cannot overheat due to prolonged fire. The players can also carry a total of eight grenades and up to four of each type plasma and fragmentation, however grenades can only be thrown when single-wielding.
A new ability found in Halo 2 is the ability to board enemy vehicles that are near the player and traveling at low speeds. The player or AI latches onto the vehicle and forcibly ejects the other player or AI from their position.