Halo 2 on 360

OMG, thank the heavens !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My copy has shipped. Will be here Monday. Can't wait to get my hands on playing Halo 2 and that sexy Master Chief in his sexy green armor.
 
Just got Halo 2 (arrived Friday) to add to my other 9 games as well as my wireless network adapter.
So tonight its Halo 2, and xbox live.
 
Haven't received mine yet either. Damn you CourierIT !!!!

:( It was supposed to be here yesterday.
 
Holy Crap ! It's just arrived!!!!!!!! WOOT !!!!!!! :)

Now I need to make an excuse to get off work !
 
so I got to play it for the firt time last night, and all I can say is

0-Nausea in 30 minutes :(

I don't know if it's just the indoor environment, but I couldn't play for more than 1/2 an hour. Hopefully is just "last gen" issues but here's my gripes:

1. Viewport is too narrow - Gears/GRAW "fisheyes more"
2. MC's weapons take up half the screen
3. the reticule is too big and masks the target
4. Can't see anything / too dark.

Besides that controls are not too bad at all, a little more adjusting needed on my side. I'm keen to try multiplayer in more wide open area's, get my hands on some vehicles etc.


Bring on 3! ;)
 
Here is my mini-review (for now):

Also played it for the first time last night. Played about an hour and a half. I made it down to the planet, made it through the streets and tunnels and have just gotten out of the "Scorpion" tank, to continue on foot. That's where I am at the mo.

I was impressed by the intro movie, but I wasn't impressed with the first 30 minutes or so :( - found it boring and dull. Only once I reached that planet surface was I starting to like the game and things got interesting. The controls are good and standard as most shooters and like doobiwan, I need a little more adjusting.

I like the fact that everything is "fat" (ie. guns, reticles) - very Halo 1 and glad they didn't change that. :) As for graphics, one could definitely see it's age (but it is a last gen game). One thing that has stood out for me is the music - it's very good and detailed for a FPS game and the voice acting is rather good.

@doobiwan: I don't know why you found everything dark - strange. Are you playing on a standard def or hdtv TV ?
 
doobiwan said:
so I got to play it for the firt time last night, and all I can say is

0-Nausea in 30 minutes :(

I don't know if it's just the indoor environment, but I couldn't play for more than 1/2 an hour. Hopefully is just "last gen" issues but here's my gripes:

1. Viewport is too narrow - Gears/GRAW "fisheyes more"
2. MC's weapons take up half the screen
3. the reticule is too big and masks the target
4. Can't see anything / too dark.

Besides that controls are not too bad at all, a little more adjusting needed on my side. I'm keen to try multiplayer in more wide open area's, get my hands on some vehicles etc.


Bring on 3! ;)
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I'm glad I got to play it in widescreen.

WRT the reticule masking the target, just fire away when the reticule's red and you'll kill the mofo.
 
BlueCollar said:
I'm glad I got to play it in widescreen.

WRT the reticule masking the target, just fire away when the reticule's red and you'll kill the mofo.
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heh heh. yeah, I just went with the "Grab dual wield plasma rifles and spam the screen" option ;)

can you reload plasma weapons or you you have to keep swapping them out?
 
Wow, the game has just surprised me ! It's now changed and SPOILER: I've become a Covenant !!! Sweet ! /SPOILER

I never expected that and was blow back by that !
 
Got it yesterday from Take2 after ordering it on the 12th of Feb ... played last night until 12:30 :(.

The emulation works great except for a slowdown during cutscenes a few noticable graphics glitches there and now but on the whole I am happy.

I am playing using the VGA cable on a 19" CRT but the scaling looks kind of odd.
 
tibby.dude: I too ordered off Take 2, but ordered mine around the 26th Jan and got mine only this week, a whole month later. There must have been a supplier issue.

I've also noticed a few slow downs here and there. There also seems to be a texture delay load issue - but other than those, the emulation works very well.
 
I din't have any slow downs at all, but I did get a very annoying texture issue towards the end of the game.
 
the campaign mode is all good and well but hook up some multiplayer action and u will understand what all the fuss is about!

I holding thumbs that there is not much lag when I play ranked games(got my copy today:) ) Im jumping straight into legendary mode for campaign(its where I left off on the xbox1)...but seriously guys download the multiplayer map pack and get on live...not sure how many hax and **** are out there but ull be matched with low lvl players so u should have a lot of fun off the bat!

As far as duel wielding plasma rifles go shoot the first one and only start shooting the second one after 2 seconds or so that way when the first one overheats the second one is still firing and when it overheats the first one is ready to go...also when you get the timing right u can stop right before it overheats and usually cut down the downtime between firing...

I cant remember but can u play co-op online?...if so give me ur gamertag and we can hook up for some co-op on legendary...PS: nothing u can do in campaign will ever prepare you for the lvl of skill with multiplayer online....prepare to be educated:)

EDIT: I havent heard anyone mention the sword yet?...remember to only slash when ur recticle is red....its quite a distance...and pwns everything online...except rocket launcher :)
 
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