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Halo 2 | Xbox

  • Publisher: Microsoft
  • Developer: Bungie
  • Release Date: Nov. 09, 2004
  • Genre: Action
  • ESRB Rating: Mature
  • Number of Players:
GamePro Score
5.0
Critic Score
95 %
User Score
93 %

In the highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning Halo: Combat Evolved" the action picks up where the first game ended. Master Chief, with the help of a small group of marines, has destroyed the religious artifact and artificial world known as "Halo," and is making his way back to Earth. There, he and the last surviving Earth forces, will mount a titanic final struggle against the marauding Covenant armada.

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Critic Reviews for Halo 2

  • 100 %
    Gamepro.com - 5.0 out of 5

    Halo 2's a winner, but it's also a set-up for Halo 3. Compelling online gameplay may well be its ultimate legacy.

  • 100 %
    GameSpy.com - 5.0 out of 5

    It's here. The long wait is finally over, as Xbox owners will be able to stroll into their local game shop on Tuesday to pick up what might be the most highly anticipated game of all time.

  • 98 %
    IGN.com - 9.80 out of 10

  • 98 %
    IGN.com - 9.80 out of 10

    Halo 2, this year's most anticipated title -- along with Valve's Half-Life 2 and Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas -- is a whopper of a game. It doesn't matter which way you cut, dissect or analyze it, Halo 2 comes up aces in every way.

  • 94 %
    GameSpot.com - 9.40 out of 10

    Halo 2, the long-awaited sequel to one of the most widely praised, most influential first-person shooters ever created, has a very tough act to follow.

  • 90 %
    GameRevolution.com - 9.0 out of 10

  • 88 %
    MyGamer.com - 8.80 out of 10

    To satisfy the legion of Halo fan boys filling forum upon forum across the Internet, let it be said that Halo 2, the sequel to the single most influential Xbox title ever, delivers a singularly magnificent multiplayer experience. Indeed, the rich, beautifully executed online and coop..

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