'Buzz' on Halo 2

ajnsx · 28 July 2004

Check it out, ingenious marketing ploy by the bungiemeisters.

http://xbox.ign.com/articles/533/533929p1.html

http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl

This game is going to be quite nice indeed!

NeoNSX · 28 July 2004

Halo sux!

ajnsx · 29 July 2004

Halo sux!

Only in your reality, Neo

akira3d · 29 July 2004

I still haven't played Halo...but will likely buy Halo 2 (and Halo if they discount it below $19 and/or bundle it with the sequel). The real question is if I'll resubscribe to Xbox Live...just don't have the time to play much (so I can't really justify the monthly subscription).

And I'll have a bajillion non-fee charging online games to play on PS2 this fall, starting with Burnout 3 in September...

ajnsx · 30 July 2004

You should play Halo before no2 as it will look quite dated! Its a three year old game! Still enjoy it though after two years of constant playing. Superbly balanced. Multiplayer is a riot.

Xbox live seems like a good thing but i don't think i can get it in Japan. My xbox is australian and i don't think they have broadband where i live. A phone line costs 300,000 yen to install.

NeoNSX · 30 July 2004

Admittedly i haven't played the XBOX version of Halo 1, but i did try the PC version. i really disliked it. That surprised me because i'd heard a lot of positive feedback, and it appeared to be a gaming experience i would enjoy (space sci-fi Aliens-influenced etc..)

But the PC version made my state-of-the-art PC seem slow (poorly written code). The graphics did not impress me whatsoever, and I lost interest after playing the first few stages. The gameplay didn't grab me; it feel like a lame console-port.

Multiplayer has often saved many a poor game, but in Halo the vehicles were cumbersome and the netcode was again laggy. It received the 'delete key' treatment after only one night. I'm so glad it was a mate's copy because i would have been upset wasting my money on it. Halo might have been great three years ago, but FPS games have come a LONG way since then. So no offense to those of you who love Halo... but i wouldn't bother with Halo 1. <B>Akira3D</B>, you might be better skipping straight to Halo 2 because you're an experienced gamer and may find Halo dated.

That doesn't mean Halo 2 will suck. But if they do a PC conversion, i hope they do a proper job. A majority of console-ports to PC have left a lot to be desired.

*neo gets off his soap box*

Brian2by2 · 30 July 2004

Halo is only fun online or with a big group of video game freak friends on multiplayer! Seriously...

The single player version SUCKS. It's so stupid in my opinion.

On the other hand, me and my friends can't get enough multiplayer! We used to play every tuesday night till 3 or 4 am.

ajnsx · 30 July 2004

but i did try the PC version. i really disliked it

I've heard quite a few of those comments.

I'm talking about the xbox version, which you need to experience, designed for the xbox controller and runs smoothly of course! The vehicles are a complete joy in the xbox version. The pc version as you said was just a port of an older game so yeah graphics wouldn't be too crash hot.

Have to disagree with single player sucks, i enjoy it, good fun, especially since i have moved away from my lan freak friends. Co-op is excellent too. I've been waiting for this to return since the old commodore 64 'commando' days'

Bring on halo2!

http://www.ilovebees.com

NSXLNT · 30 July 2004

I've never seen the game, but my son is a Halo fanatic, online version. I love the soundtrack CD he has from it.

'Buzz' on Halo 2

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