Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Halo 2 Goes Gold

Posted by Zonk on from the back-to-the-ring dept.

schmiddy writes "This just in -- Halo 2 has officially gone gold as of today. Bungie has confirmed the story with an announcement on their front page. Trailers and such available here ."

2 of 359 comments (clear)

  1. XBConnect and Aquaduct for Multiplayer by Caseyscrib · · Score: 5, Informative
    I usually don't pay too much attention to "the mainstream". But that's exactly what I like about Halo - diversity. It's just a fun game. It's still, even after all this time, fun to pick up the controllers, kick back and play (and this isn't just about replay value; it's about being able to just sit down and have fun with your friends).

    I completely agree with you. I still find myself playing co-op missions or against each other in TS or CTF. Its one of those games that just rocks in every aspect and never gets old, whether you're playing by yourself or against people.

    I'm sure just about everyone on slashdot knows and agrees with this, but I would highly recommend XBConnect to everyone who owns an XBox and PC (Aquaduct for Mac users). It tricks your Xbox into thinking players around the world are on your LAN so you can play against them in halo system link mode (or a range of other games). Its similar to XBox Live but free.

    1. Re:XBConnect and Aquaduct for Multiplayer by techSage · · Score: 5, Informative

      The one pro for XBConnect is the number of Halo players on there, but for a better experience (faster, cleaner UI, support for clans and ladders, and packet capturing written from the ground up for better performance with gaming packets vs. WinPCap that XBC and other use), try out XLink. A version with the new packet capture will be out 10/16 and is supposed to be about 10 times better than the version with WinPCap.

      XLink is available for Windows, Linux on 10/16 and Mac OSX shortly thereafter.

      XLink also works with PS2 and GameCube games that support LAN play. Read more about that at my tech blog.