| Product Summary | | Manufacturer: Microsoft | | Format: PC | | Mfg Part#: U28-00002 | | UPC: 00882224444002 | | Buy.com Sku: 204584533 | | Item#: G25MGN | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 1027 | | See more in Action |  |
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| | | | Product Guides | | | | "The Saga Continues with Halo 2, the International Award-Winning Sequel to the Highly Successful and Critically Acclaimed Halo: Combat Evolved!" In this sequel, the battle comes to Earth, and Master Chief, a genetically enhanced super soldier, is the only thing standing between the relentless alien Covenant and the destruction of all humankind.
"...one of the most exciting experiences in the gaming world." GameZone
"...weapon and level design is about as good as it gets." Gaming Nexus
| | Features |  | Epic Narrative: The saga continues with Halo 2, the international award-winning sequel to the highly successful and critically acclaimed Halo: Combat Evolved. In this sequel, the battle comes to Earth, and Master Chief, a genetically enhanced super soldier, is the only thing standing between the relentless alien Covenant and the destruction of all humankind.
| | Exciting Single-Player Gameplay: Experience first hand the epic struggle between Master Chief and the Covenant armada. Brandish dual-wield weapons Covenant arms and pilot human and non-human vehicles and aircraft to battle intelligent AI alien enemies.
| | Unmatched Online Gaming: Halo 2 for Windows Vista will tap into the power of Live Anywhere, a service similar to Xbox Live, to deliver online matchmaking for PC gamers. The service will enable Windows Vista gamers all over the globe to connect via their PCs and play on an innovative and competitive online forum.
| | New Multiplayer Map Editor: The game will also feature the all-new new Map Editor, guaranteeing additional new, fan-generated content in the future. The Halo 2 community can now tap their endless creative potential to develop an unlimited number of user-created multiplayer levels.
| | Complete Community Freedom: Halo 2 for Windows Vista offers gamers the freedom to host their own dedicated servers for maximum multiplayer action.
| | Superior Presentation and Cinematic Excellence: Bring the vast, imaginative world of Halo 2 to life on the Windows Vista platform through higher-resolution textures and improved lighting effects. Experience the unmatched cinematic quality of Halo 2 through the power of Windows Vista.
| | Unprecedented Pedigree: The Halo franchise is one of the best selling and monumental entertainment experiences in history with more than 14.5 million units sold worldwide, more than 18 Game-of-the-Year awards, 750 million hours and 500 million matches logged over Xbox Live. Halo 2 was also one of the most successful entertainment launches of all time including books, films, graphic novels, games and music. Halo 2 for Windows Vista brings this incredible experience to Windows Vista gamers everywhere.
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| | Professional Reviews | GamerNode 9 of 10
In short, Halo 2 is what you would expect coming from console to PC, with the obligatory upgrade in resolutions and graphics, and no real fiddling with the formula that has sold so many copies worldwide. The developers did manage to piggyback the game onto some exciting and revolutionary technology, and that should prove interesting in the months to come. If you're a PC gamer who has ignored the Halo craziness up until now, or just a fan of the series and happen to have a Vista equipped PC, check this one out.
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| Customer Reviews |  | | Gameplay |  5 | | Graphics | 5 | | Difficulty | 5 | | Overall | 5 |
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5 of 5 A Sci-Fi Adventure Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Mitch from Manchester, NH
I bought this game as a gift for my son. The installation was seemless and easy. After a couple of direct X and video card driver updates the game runs without issue and my son loves it. I recommend this game to anyone who likes shoot-em-up. It has great graphical animation and an easy user interface. Other than the fact that it was designed for Windows Vista exclusivly which I dont agree with the game is a whole lot of fun. Was this review helpful?  
5 of 5 best game ever!!! Tuesday, August 28, 2007
A Gamer from dickson illinoius
This is truly the best game ever made. I LOVE it. GREAT GAME, A MUST BUY. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 excellent game Wednesday, June 27, 2007
cedros_71 from lake elsinore, california
excellent game at good price. good graphics. Was this review helpful?
2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Computer requirements Monday, June 25, 2007
Ron from Sugar Land, Tx
The minimum Vista requirement is 3.0, based on the windows experience index. My experience with 1GB RAM and and index of 4.5 was ok, but load times were very slow. By adding and additional 2GB of RAM my index was increased to 5.0. With load times reduced to just a few seconds. The game itself is every bit as good as the original Halo and provides about the same number of hours of playtime. My recomendation is to have at least 2GM of RAM, and a good graphics card with 256MB or more of RAM. Was this review helpful?
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