It comes with updated graphics, six remastered multiplayer maps with their own unique engine, and other bonus content, but unlike the original release of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, it also comes with the original multiplayer. Halo 2 solidified the presence of online console gaming thanks to the original Xbox Live service thanks to Halo 2's success, practically any game of nearly any genre will have at least some debate from the developers on whether or not it should feature an online component.Īfter several rumors concerning an Updated Re-release to mark its ten year anniversary, Halo 2: Anniversary was released by 343 Industries on November 11, 2014, as part of the compilation Halo: The Master Chief Collection. It also introduced vehicle hijacking - assuming you could get close enough to the vehicle without being gunned down or run over.
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On the gameplay side, Halo 2 introduced Guns Akimbo to the series any gun that can be fired with one hand can be paired off with another one-handed gun of any type (besides the Master Chief, Covenant Elites can pull this off too). As the Arbiter learns more about the origin of the Halo rings and the fate of the Forerunners, he eventually comes to doubt the Covenant cause. Branded as a heretic by the Covenant leaders due to his failure to stop the ring's destruction, the Arbiter is given a suicide mission that may potentially help him reclaim some of his lost honor. The latter, named Thel 'Vadamee but better known as the Arbiter, was originally the leader of the Covenant forces that fought the Master Chief on the first Halo ring. Plotwise, the major change from the original Halo: Combat Evolved is that the campaign is told from two different angles: not only that of the Master Chief, but that of a Covenant Elite. He learns that the Covenant are looking for something on Earth, and his quest takes him to a new Halo ring, where he uncovers more of the mystery behind the Flood.
In the midst of celebration, a Covenant attack begins on Earth, and Master Chief races to stop them. The second game in the Halo series, released by Bungie in 2004 it is the highest-selling game for the original Xbox.įollowing the events of the first game, the Master Chief arrives back at Earth, praised as a hero.
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