Halo 2 (2004) (VG)

Writer:

Joseph Staten (writer)

Release Date:

9 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Earth Will Never Be The Same

Plot:

After the events on the Forerunner ringworld Halo, Master Chief SPARTAN-117 returns home to Earth with the AI construct Cortana...

Plot Keywords:

Earth | The Covenant | Commander | Heretic | Prophet

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Dee Bradley Baker	...	Gravemind (voice) (as Dee Baker)
Julie Benz	...	Miranda Keyes (voice)
Hamilton Camp	...	Prophet of Mercy (voice)
Tim Dadabo	...	343 Guilty Spark / Marine (voice)
Robert Davi	...	SpecOps Leader (voice)
Keith David	...	Arbiter (voice)
Robin Atkin Downes	...	Prophet of Regret (voice)
Steve Downes	...	Master Chief (voice)
Miguel Ferrer	...	Heretic Leader (voice)
John Michael Higgins	...	2401 Penitent Tangent (voice)
Ron Perlman	...	Lord Hood (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Tartarus (voice)
David Scully	...	Sergeant Johnson / Elite (voice)
Jen Taylor	...	Cortana (voice)
Michael Wincott	...	Prophet of Truth (voice)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Australia:MA | UK:15 | USA:M

Company:

Bungie Software

Trivia:

Although the game was critically acclaimed, the developers felt that it could have been better. In a 2007 interview with Edge magazine, it is noted that they didn't have time for their customary "polishing" phase of development. A commentary for the game, featured in the Halo 3 (2007) (VG) "Legendary Edition", elaborates on this, describing sections of the game which had to be dropped in order to meet their deadline. The game would have continued past the much-maligned "finishing this fight" cliffhanger, to a final level on the Forerunner space ship.

Goofs:

Factual errors: During the invasion of Earth, it shows several Covenant and human ships entering Earth directly over Africa to get to Africa. However, the angle is too steep that you would hit Earth directly and crash. The best way to get to Africa via space is to enter the atmosphere over South America at a safe angle.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Arbiter: [standing before the heirarchs and the counsel] There was only one ship.
Prophet of Truth: One? Are you sure?
Arbiter: Yes. They called it the "Pillar of Autumn"
Prophet of Mercy: Why was it not destroyed with the rest of their fleet?
Arbiter: It fled as we set fire to their planet. I followed with all the ships in my command.
Prophet of Regret: When you first saw Halo, were you blinded by its magesty?
Arbiter: Blinded?
Prophet of Regret: Paralyzed? Dumbstruck?
Arbiter: No!
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Last Laugh '04 (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

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Alright

The game was alright but, It just gives me the same feeling as every other first-person shooter out there. To tell you the truth I like the old school fps games like the quake series better than these new fps games. I ended up playing quake for hours and hours every day, but apparently not with halo. The online play is terrible, there are all sorts of annoying, obnoxious, redneckish, idiotic, rude, etc. people. A kid 'bout 10-12 years old comes on and some, idk 20ish-30ish year olds, come on and harass the heck out of him/her. I am currently 20 years old and I am a university student at the University of Virginia and I like to play xbox and computer games, and I at least have some sportsmanship and even a life to not harass kids on video games! It just makes me wonder, where are these people going in life. Anyways,enough with the people, the multi player is fun when you and a buddy get together and play off a couple of rounds, there are many types of games including oddball, team slayer, slayer, capture the flag, king of the hill, etc. The fall back to the fun is that the game is glitchy as hell. There have been so many glitches like BXR and Double Shoot that would help being get those double kills and crap.