4/5 ★ – GamersGauntletGG's review of Halo 2.

Halo 2 will for ever be a classic games. Bungle released Halo 2 in a time where midnight releases where a social relic formed through Gaming Culture. I remember going to the midnight release and people playing Halo 1 in the parking lot. Line with atleast 100+ people in our small suburban town. Halo 2 was an iconic moment in alot of peoples lives, especially mine. When the game first came out Bungie and Microsoft actually had a leaderboard where you could check stats/map details, heat maps, clan rankings, player stats and etc. The leaderboard system, the Mountain Dew and Doritos advertisement, Master Chief, Halos Storyline finally being carried on. A new twist with Arbitrator no one say coming. On the gameplay side of things you had, skulls you could collect, the iconic Legendary difficulty, hidden skin, different skins, bad ass weapons, cool game modes. The game really felt like it had it all and evolved gaming into a new spotlight. I will Forever be thankful for Halo 2. But on the gameplay sides of the game and being a fan for the game when it first game out. The game never felt as crisp as Halo CE. I don’t know if it was the new engine? Or what but the game just slightly lagged behind my favorite Halo 1. Halo 2 did have amazing moments and the game is a solid and Iconic game. But it also had a few moments where the game could have been better or taken a few more pages from Halo 1 original design and kept the same engine. But this is my own opinion but I still love the same and wish Halo could come back as a franchise. Halo 2 Midship, Warlock, Ascension BR battles, sticky grenade battles, sniper battles, tea bagging will always be the Golden age American Console gaming. Dislikes: -At the beginning they had a the insanely cool leader boards they took out after a few months. -People stan by cheat really took people out of the game about 2-3 months in and then eventually modding really slow down the game from the beginning. -I do agree with them buffing the BR and Carbine Buffs but I also think the game should of kept the automatic weapons strong too Especially after people did the double shot BR glitch. Would of gave the game more variety and longevity.