Difficulty:

Just Right

Time Spent:

100 or More Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Best in series"

Graphics - Surprisingly good even to this date, replayed the singleplayer recently on the Xbox 360 and still wasn't unpleasant to look at. Definitely aged much better than the original graphically and makes me forget sometimes that it came out on the same console as the first.

Gameplay - Has well refined halo: combat resolves weapons and only disappoints fans who so desperately wanted the pistol to return untouched. The multiplayer matchmaking systems and maps have set a new standard for games which people often forget and underappreciate.

If you're a bargain hunter looking for a singleplayer game to play i wouldn't expect too much from halo 2 and would recommend you buying halo 3 first. Worth playing in my opinion but halo 3 is essentially the same game updated so don't expect a huge multiplayer audience now that even halo 3's out-dated.

Since Halo 2's a heavily multiplayer oriented game it's quite a shame but you haven't missed out since like i said halo 3 is a very similar experience and almost feels like the same game at times.