i hate to say it but halo 2 sucks

[JediEwok666]

GAH I AM STARTING TO HATE HELO 2 and i'll tell you why...

everything they said would be in the game has been replaced with something bad- like the warthogs, 4 different kinds all looked cool, but now 2 different kinds, both look the same but with different guns

[JediEwok666]

not to mention the ATV thing, they had ATV's in the concept art, rendering screens, and apperently the DVD too!

[Akuma]

yea ive noticed that those little details that us as games have noticed but i still like the game even tho my ass gets kicked every time i play it but thats not the point... and hello brad i see that your finally back

[JediEwok666]

another thing is they had a good thing going and then changed it! like the grenades! THEY SUCK TOTAL ASS! and they took out the assault rifle and replaced it with that pussy-ass battle rifle with it's 3-shot burst and it's weak bullets

[Akuma]

yea i think im going to let you have your little halo 2 fit alone alright ill be on the other boards for awhile bye

[JediEwok666]

NOOOOO DON'T LEAVE ME- and now i don't care...

[JediEwok666]

anyway before we get off topic like we do so often-

i don't see how you can lunge across the map with a sword and killl some one in 1 hit but it takes up to 3 hits in the back of the head to kill some one in this game but in halo it only took 1 hit to kill them- also the swords damage varies a lot and i mean A LOT sometimes it takes 1 hit others it takes 4 or 5, i mean the least they could do is be consistent...

[JediEwok666]

k i'm bout to puke so i'll leave it up to you ice to post the rest of my feelings- you pretty much have the same ideas and concerns as i do-

[IceHedge]

Finally got everything ready. Well, here are some random pics I pulled from this heavily critisized and critically acclaimed title.

Let's start off with the warthogs:


Only one of those warthogs are present, and guess what? The same one was present in the first game! Wow! Bugnie also promised to add a rocket launcher to the back of a warthog, yet took that out, but actually kept the warthod with the covenant turret on its back..yes, you heard correctly, a covenant turret on a human's warthog. Ingenious.


The ATV was taken out due to Bungie's excuse of, "We didn't have enough time to add it in, our animators had every last animation for the ATV, yet the developers couldn't finalize the vehicle," even though they show it in a beta run on the Halo 2 Bonus Disc(added with the preorder addition of Halo 2) and it runs perfectly fine. B/s.


This level looks insane. Want a better picture of it?

Yep, there goes one tight level down the drain. But, it's not close to the horrible level design found on Halo 2's multiplayer maps.

As for my review/rant, here goes: + = Good, - = Bad
!!IF YOU READ ANYTHING, READ MY SUMMARY!!

+Graphics: Unbelievable. Most critisize Halo 2's graphics going overboard with the insane amount of bump mapping, but after awhile, it becomes second nature. In fact, I LOVE games that slow down just because there's too much action and/or stuff(graphics) on the screen. Just like the recently rereleased Guardian Heroes Advance for the GBA; reviewers critisized it saying it had to much action on screen causion slowdown. Who cares!? That's a GOOD thing!!

-Gameplay: Has truely degraded. Bungie tried too hard on creating a masterpiece that they obviously forgot what Halo was all about. Having realistic and strategic gameplay is what really made the first Halo an incredible game. In Halo 2, they slow MC down to where he runs as fast as a turtle, can jump from any height and land(jello for legs? not realistic), and dual weild any weapon, run into a dogfight, and kill however many people as the game lets him. This isn't strategic at all, and this is what most people do online. I can go into a more incredibly detailed version of the gameplay, but all in all: The realistic and strategic gameplay has been taken out. All that's left is single player, which is the only strategic part about the game.

+-Online Play: Mixed bag. Since everyone rushes into a fight and usually ahs a sniper guarding them, its a win or lose situation, no "yes I got him down to 2 health, we can kill him now" strategy elements ever more. Instead, you have a shield bar, and that's it. You either kill someone or you die.

As for online modes, Slayer/Team Slayer is te only playable mode, Big Team Battle is lag central = no one kills or dies, Head to Head..LOL. More like, Head to Sword. If you have the sword, you win. That's final.

-Wpns/Vehicles: More of a mixed bag, yet all comes down to negativity. All these nice gadgets and gizmos are great. Are half of them worth it? No. Why? The sword, and the SMGs. The Assualt Rifle was an all in one package in Halo 1, now they divided into a Battle Rifle and SMG. The sword is extremely overpowerful as it is supposedly the covenant's answer to the shotgun. However, with the shotgun, you have to be point blank range to kill someone, with the sword, you can be mid to short range and kill someone in one hit by lunging. One hit kills(excluding head shot with sniper rifle or rocket) are the WORST things that could ever happen in a videogame.

-Summary: Stick with Halo 1, or even Halo PC(which is the best so far). After playing the game since its release, I've lost more matches than I can count, and countless other people agree when I say the damage ratio is all computer generated. Skill has no purpose in Halo 2 as the strategic element has been taken out and been replaced with the extremely overpowerful almighty godlike sword. Single player expands on MC's story, as well as the covenant's, and is well done, save for the 'ending.' Good job Bungie on a horrible disappointment, atleast you got the story mode right.
(And no, I don't give number ratings)

[JediEwok666]

My thoughts exactly; great job Ice.

[Akuma]

i would have to agree

[IceHedge]

"i hate to say it but halo 2 sucks

Ever get tired of those commercials that show a car chase and then have the phrase: "Gocheckitout.. .com" This could work for here.

www.halo2sucks.com

After I posted my long rant, well, the next day, I lost, get this, 12 matches in a row. And no, it's not because I suck(which I don't), it's simply because Halo 2 sucks..quit staring..I'm not in denial. >.>;;

Anyway, I'm very glad to know that several other people feel the same way, so someone made a site called halo2sucks.com, and the staff there are actually very informative without being too biased.

Most of the reasons why Halo 2 is so mediocre are pointed out on the site. I'm not saying that Halo 1 is mediocre by any means, as someone stated on the site; "Halo 2 has become what Ghost Recon, Socom, Rainbow Six, or any other Tom Clancy game has, a mediocre FPS. Halo 1 actually stook out from the crowd, now Halo 2 is just trying to blend in."

Go see for yourself if you're really against Halo 2 like I am. Oh, and to continue my story, I began to win and lose the same way before I lost 2 matches just in the past hour, then, as we're loosing by 15, we catch up and get 4 kills away from winning. Then what happens, you ask?

Some dipshit grabs a snipper and snips all four of us. Why did we all die, you ask? Same reason as listed on the site. We started with SMGs, which are guns that fire at less than 20 feet away from you. We were all hundled into the base(on the map Zanzibar), so we try coming out with our SMGs. The sniper picks us all off without any hastle as we desperately try throwing grenades, and since Halo 2 has a less of a grenade throwing range and the grenades take up less damage, we only hit him with two, and he still had his shield. We died, I got freakin' pissed, and decided to do something about it. So, I posted the site. There's my last rant(hopefully), see you in hell!

[Akuma]

serously since i havent gotto read everything on halo 2 and havent played the whole game i really cant say much so im not... and this is hell brad