Halo and Halo2

**Alexanderofmacedon** · 09-19-2005, 01:10

Do any of you play it? Do any of you have accounts at

http://www.bungie.net

My account name is Deathuponyou

**Azi Tohak** · 09-19-2005, 05:18

...I don't know there buddy. Most of the people here are a little higher on the gaming totem poll than shooting people. With guns even!

I'd like to think so anyway.

Azi

**Taurus** · 09-19-2005, 09:28

I play Halo, not online though unfortunatly.

**Drisos** · 09-19-2005, 10:40

I loved halo 1 for the Xbox... probably the 2nd best game I ever played... (after shogun) if I only had a new computer I'd buy it

**jeffreyLebowski** · 09-19-2005, 19:40

it's funny to see people's judgemental reactions to this post. halo 2 is a pretty brilliantly balanced fps that requires a good deal of skill to be even remotely good at. the fact that both melee and ranged combat are major factors already gives it a unique feel.

co-op'ing the campaign on legendary is so absurdly difficult in that fun kind of way... my friends and i have spent hours playing and trying out various tactics. the enemy ai is quite impressive and produces a different experience every time you play. it's good fun.

a solid match of team slayer between two good teams is all about tactics. you'll find that online, you can only get so good before you hit the ceiling. what seperates the good teams from the excellent teams is not the quality of each individual's skills, but managing weapon control, using teamwork, and using the terrain to your team's advantage.

the above posters should really not talk about games they clearly have never played. (or at least, not on more than a cursory level). i've played quite a bit of halo 2, as well as countless pc fps's. call of duty or it's expansion (while both amazing games) don't do anything more creative or innovative than halo 2 or just about any other fps. what makes an fps enjoyable is polished, balanced gameplay. halo 2 has both in spades.

/nerd rant concluded.

**AntiochusIII** · 09-20-2005, 01:20

Originally Posted by jeffreyLebowski

halo 2 is a pretty brilliantly balanced fps that requires a good deal of skill to be even remotely good at.

Ha! Halo 2 fades under the shining light of the real FPS king: UT2004, worthy successor of multiplayer FPS god: Unreal Tournament (the original). The AI's are among the best I've seen in any games, and can rip you apart in seconds, or even help you as a team rip apart their foes.