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Halo 2 Released

Posted by michael on from the dark-dark-dark-dark dept.

mjxg writes "Halo 2 has finally hit the shelves for hardcore fans. VNUnet speaks about the long lines and the 12:01am release that many stores participated in. Many people obtained the Limited Collector's Edition. Eventually we'll get word of the final first day sales to see if Halo 2 can top the sales charts for the year, or possibly become the most popular console game in history. It is already estimated to top the all-time opening day entertainment sales charts."

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  1. Count down to torrent... by nutbuckle · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Its now only a matter of time for a torrent to be posted. I honistly expected it sooner.

  2. Re:Eh... by Tebriel · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    BEAR!!!

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  3. What makes a great FPS/TPS by minister+of+funk · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I know this is a bit off-topic but...

    Halo is a "great game" because everything behaves as you expect it to. There are few suprises in physical behavior.

    I've never played SOCOM, but I understand that things behave as they would in the natural world.

    "Splinter Cell" is very enjoyable, but you can't pick up an enemy weapon. Why the hell not? Because you don't want to fire untested weapons? I got shot by it, that's a pretty good test!

    The "Rainbow Six" games also do not offer the ability to pick up enemy weapons... or shoot out lights... or turn out lights... or dive and roll... or shoot gangsta-style, even though your enemies can... or shoot around a corner... even though your enemies can. If you want to shoot, you must be completely exposed... you cannot lay prone, even though your enemy can. WHAT THE HELL?

    "GTA 3+" are great because even though the physics are bordering on the unreal, they are consistent... and you can run over everything and drive a tank, and an Apache Helicopter with missiles... and a motorcycle, and the mission order is not completely restricted. I really want San Andreas on the PC. You can pick up enemy weapons and cash.

    "Rune" is a great game (on the PC) because you can pick up enemy weapons... and heads... and arms... While the world is not destructible, it's a blast to sever your coworkers with a dwarven axe.

  4. Obviously a M$ plot by horza · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ho hum. Microsoft sink money into SCO who then launch legal action against Linux when it started to threaten Windows. They then sink money into Bungie who then release Halo 2 on the same day as the launch of Firefox 1.0 which now threatens IE. What other depths will they sink to trying to suppress the news of Open Source successes?

    Phillip.
    PS :-D

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