October 30, 2007
Halo 2 is a pretty good game. If you're a gamer, you've no doubt heard of it. Let me start with the graphics. They are some of the best on Xbox, and a worthy improvement over the first game, but pop in occurs during cutscenes. The developers have stated that they didn't have time to iron that out or add a last level. I agree because the hype for the game would have been lost if they delayed its release. The sound is the best on Xbox (END OF DISCUSSION!!!) The gameplay is fabulous in multiplayer if you can find people to play with now that #3 is out. However, something about single player makes it worse than #1. Maybe it's because of the way they tweaked the weapons, took some away, and allowed dual wielding. The story has a lot more going on in it than the first game because you play as a Covenant Elite now. If I didn't have this game now I would just skip it and buy Halo 3. You can read a good story summary of the series on the internet.