Rating of
3.5/5
Halo: Kinda Evolved
Jonzor - wrote on 08/27/11
Um... I guess if you liked the original, you'll like this game?
I saw a comic that broke down the development of Halo 2 fairly well, conjecturing that the team spent more time shooting each other than making the game.
The game featured a few improvements from the previous Halo:
- better level design (this was the big one)
- improved graphics
- a few new wepons
- dual-wielding of certain guns
- better variety of set-piece battles
However, it featured a few misses as well:
- cliffhanger ending was lame and capped off a story that got a little too ambitious trying to take it to the next level or something
- chance to do Xbox Live co-op was a missed opportunity
- I actually liked the old health system of regenerating shields along with a non-regenerating health bar; this game went just to the regenerating shield
All told... there's not much that a person really needs to know about this. You probably played the original Halo... this is slightly improved, but basically more of the same. It's good, and the co-op story is as fun as ever, but the only real surprises you're in for come from the story, and they usually aren't that great.
