bit-tech Shopping: Microsoft Halo 2 (Full Product, PC)

Rating: 8

Time with product: 3

Strengths: Good gameplay, lots of weapons

Weaknesses: For Vista only, not XP

Summary: Great story to the game, and great gameplay. Graphics look great. Lots of weapons and action. Only problem is it will only run on Vista, not XP (what's up with that). So, I bought this, but had to wait until I got my new PC with Vista later. In spite of that, I'd recommend this game if you're looking for a really good FPS game with a good story line.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 20

Strengths: Fun gameplay

Weaknesses: Nothing really new

Summary: Halo 2 is now released on the PC after enjoying major success on the original Xbox years ago. Basically it is still the same game it was back then, not to say that is a bad thing. It remains a very fun game, even if it doesn't offer anything new. It looks good running on my computer in high resolution and is probably overall a better version then the XBox version. Recommended to fans of FPSs everywhere,

Rating: 8

Time with product: 1 Months

Strengths: Great game, graphics are way better than Xbox graphics, even using a 360 to upscale.

Weaknesses: Requires Vista, not much added content (same game though, who can blame them).

Summary: There will be a patch released that will update Halo 2 to directx10!! There is an official list of DX10 games, and Halo 2 appears under the (patch) section. This game will likely have better graphics on PC with DX10 than Halo 3 will have on Xbox 360. I can't say that for sure, because it hasn't happened yet.

Rating: 6

Time with product: 1 Month

Strengths: Interesting storyline and good gameplay

Weaknesses: Vista required without having DX10...

Summary: Since I enjoy playing Halo PC, I bought this Halo 2 PC. For me, it is not a big deal that there is no difference between PC and Xbox360 versions, because I don't have Xbox360. I think its storyline is very good and game is fun to play. But I don't like that fact that it requires Vista without DX10 working. It means that there is no better graphic quality than in XP DX9 and only Vista needed for giving MS a big profit... I cannot recommend people to buy Vista to play this game, even though I like this game...

Rating: 8

Time with product: 1 Week

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Summary: Halo 2 is a decent First Person Shooter for the PC. You take on the role of Master Chief as you fight on the alien invasion of the Covenant. The single player campaign mode is pretty good, but the real fun is this game is within the multiplayer mode. There are 23 multiplayer maps that you can battle on with your friends. My only complaint about the game is that you need Windows Vista to operate this game. Overall, this is a decent FPS for the computer, but there are much better and prettier games out for the PC.