JOKER96BRAVO
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- Aug 13, 2004
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Truly awesome game
.
Ive only made it to the third level thus far, but I did have to work today so
I finally went to bed about 3 am. Team Bungie spared no expense on the quality
of this game, they even went all out on the security as not to get any early
releases.
As I waited for the official second of release time with about 50 people behind me,
I noticed 2 fellas walking around in a Launch Team shirt. They were not
employed by the game store, they were employed by Bungie to ensure the proper
sales times were being enforced. So there I was second in line, I had my copy
reserved and completely paid for months ago. The clerk asked me do you want
the special edition or regular?WHAT ..I thought you could only get the special
version through pre-order? I was wrong. Good thing I got mine last night or my
special edition might have been gone.The ride home lasted for hours, or so it
seemed. OK, OK, to the game review.
The game starts with you creating a character profile, I made one for an elite.
Then you can start a campaign or multiplayer or link to x box live. I started a
campaign, and for a few minutes of the intro, I thought I could play as an elite in a
campaign.No, you cant. So in the intro it shows an elite equal in hero status to
Master Chief.The elite hero is in front of the counsel explaining what happened in
the first game.The counsel is very angry and the elite hero will now be punished
for heresy, scene jumps to Master Chief in transport.
This scene at first is similar to Halo 1 open. You do a very short intro to targeting
and shields, then your off to get your prize. MC is escorted to the bridge to be
honored along with Alicia Keys (JUST KIDDING) but the daughter of CPT Keys (from
Halo1) is there and she receives a medal in his honor. MC gets a medal too. Then
the shit hits the fan.Multiple covenant ships start attacking the human transports.
MC follows the crowd to a nearby weapons rack and picks up his BR55 Rifle. 36
rounds per magazine, three round burst, and zoom. Great weapon!!! at any given
time you may pick up another weapon, you may also hold down the y button
when standing over a weapon to dual wield it, only certain weapons. They are as
follows:
Covenant Plasma pistol (Grunt, and Jackal weapon)
charge burst
semi auto
just like the old one
Cov. Plasma Riffle (Elite)
420-600 rounds per minute
excellent at mid range
auto and semi
a little more beef than the old one
Cov. Needler (User varies)
30 rounds per magazine
sticks and explodes as old one did
can ricochet unpredictably
more beef than the old one
Human M6C Pistol
12 rounds per magazine
laughably weak
accuracy is a must
last resort
no more zoom
Human M7/Casesless Sub Machine Gun (SMG)
60 rounds per magazine
difficult to control
awesome spray, very effective
just sounds cool when fired
These are the only weapons that you can dual wield thus far. Some sort of special
Halo secret could (but I doubt it) change this. Along with the advantages of dual
wielding comes some disadvantages. You must reload each weapon separately,
but you can dual wield any combination of the above weapons mentioned. You
cannot throw grenades or melee attack while dual wielding. Once you switch back
to single mode, you lose the dual weapon and return to using one of the two
weapons in you possession.
The action begins here for the most part. You must scurry around the ship and
destroy the attacking covenant. You have to do some searching here so dont sit
still too long. After the initial attack is over you must then find where they are
boarding the ship. In a short while you will hear a transport get blown away. You
are then informed that the covenant has placed a bomb on your ship, its heavily
guarded so youll know when you get to it, Plus Cortana will tell you when youve
found it. Now the trip there is no joyride. the ship is dark and many enemies will
confront you on the way. You will even encounter the new alien race to join the
covenant, the drones. These little bastards are a pain in the ass. They fly all
around and stick to the damn walls. You will also see a few Elites propelled by a
rocket pack. After finding the bomb and securing the ship, MC will
be reunited with Cortana, and she will once again join him in battle. Cut to movie.
MC requests permission to leave the ship so he can Return the covenant bomb.
Ill leave the story there. Overall thus far the game rocks . well worth the wait.
Ill keep this post updated as I learn new secret stuff and goodies. Feel free to do
the same. I would love to see more participation in the game section, Hell Id ask
to be a mod for it if it got more attention. Just getting a lot of views as of now.
Lets kick this thing in gear.
Ive only made it to the third level thus far, but I did have to work today so
I finally went to bed about 3 am. Team Bungie spared no expense on the quality
of this game, they even went all out on the security as not to get any early
releases.
As I waited for the official second of release time with about 50 people behind me,
I noticed 2 fellas walking around in a Launch Team shirt. They were not
employed by the game store, they were employed by Bungie to ensure the proper
sales times were being enforced. So there I was second in line, I had my copy
reserved and completely paid for months ago. The clerk asked me do you want
the special edition or regular?WHAT ..I thought you could only get the special
version through pre-order? I was wrong. Good thing I got mine last night or my
special edition might have been gone.The ride home lasted for hours, or so it
seemed. OK, OK, to the game review.
The game starts with you creating a character profile, I made one for an elite.
Then you can start a campaign or multiplayer or link to x box live. I started a
campaign, and for a few minutes of the intro, I thought I could play as an elite in a
campaign.No, you cant. So in the intro it shows an elite equal in hero status to
Master Chief.The elite hero is in front of the counsel explaining what happened in
the first game.The counsel is very angry and the elite hero will now be punished
for heresy, scene jumps to Master Chief in transport.
This scene at first is similar to Halo 1 open. You do a very short intro to targeting
and shields, then your off to get your prize. MC is escorted to the bridge to be
honored along with Alicia Keys (JUST KIDDING) but the daughter of CPT Keys (from
Halo1) is there and she receives a medal in his honor. MC gets a medal too. Then
the shit hits the fan.Multiple covenant ships start attacking the human transports.
MC follows the crowd to a nearby weapons rack and picks up his BR55 Rifle. 36
rounds per magazine, three round burst, and zoom. Great weapon!!! at any given
time you may pick up another weapon, you may also hold down the y button
when standing over a weapon to dual wield it, only certain weapons. They are as
follows:
Covenant Plasma pistol (Grunt, and Jackal weapon)
charge burst
semi auto
just like the old one
Cov. Plasma Riffle (Elite)
420-600 rounds per minute
excellent at mid range
auto and semi
a little more beef than the old one
Cov. Needler (User varies)
30 rounds per magazine
sticks and explodes as old one did
can ricochet unpredictably
more beef than the old one
Human M6C Pistol
12 rounds per magazine
laughably weak
accuracy is a must
last resort
no more zoom
Human M7/Casesless Sub Machine Gun (SMG)
60 rounds per magazine
difficult to control
awesome spray, very effective
just sounds cool when fired
These are the only weapons that you can dual wield thus far. Some sort of special
Halo secret could (but I doubt it) change this. Along with the advantages of dual
wielding comes some disadvantages. You must reload each weapon separately,
but you can dual wield any combination of the above weapons mentioned. You
cannot throw grenades or melee attack while dual wielding. Once you switch back
to single mode, you lose the dual weapon and return to using one of the two
weapons in you possession.
The action begins here for the most part. You must scurry around the ship and
destroy the attacking covenant. You have to do some searching here so dont sit
still too long. After the initial attack is over you must then find where they are
boarding the ship. In a short while you will hear a transport get blown away. You
are then informed that the covenant has placed a bomb on your ship, its heavily
guarded so youll know when you get to it, Plus Cortana will tell you when youve
found it. Now the trip there is no joyride. the ship is dark and many enemies will
confront you on the way. You will even encounter the new alien race to join the
covenant, the drones. These little bastards are a pain in the ass. They fly all
around and stick to the damn walls. You will also see a few Elites propelled by a
rocket pack. After finding the bomb and securing the ship, MC will
be reunited with Cortana, and she will once again join him in battle. Cut to movie.
MC requests permission to leave the ship so he can Return the covenant bomb.
Ill leave the story there. Overall thus far the game rocks . well worth the wait.
Ill keep this post updated as I learn new secret stuff and goodies. Feel free to do
the same. I would love to see more participation in the game section, Hell Id ask
to be a mod for it if it got more attention. Just getting a lot of views as of now.
Lets kick this thing in gear.
