Halo 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by
Bungie Studios. Released for the Xbox video game console on November 9, 2004,
the game is the second installment in the
Halo franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclaimed
Halo: Combat Evolved. A Microsoft Windows version of the game was released on May 31, 2007,
developed by an internal team as Microsoft Game Studios. The game features a new game engine, as well as using the Havok physics engine; added weapons and vehicles, and new multiplayer maps. The player alternately assumes the roles of the human Master Chief and the alien Arbiter in a 26th-century conflict between the human United Nations Space Command and genocidal Covenant.
Certain weapons can be dual wield, allowing the player to trade accuracy, the use of grenades and melee attacks for raw firepower.
The player can carry two weapons at a time (or three if dual-wielding;
one weapon remains holstered), with each weapon having advantages and
disadvantages in different combat situations. For example, most Covenant
weapons eschew disposable ammo clips for a contained battery, which
cannot be replaced if depleted. However, these weapons can overheat if
fired continuously for prolonged periods.
Human weapons are less effective at penetrating shields and require
reloading, but cannot overheat due to prolonged fire. The player can
carry a total of eight grenades (four human grenades, four Covenant) to
dislodge and disrupt enemies. New in Halo 2 is the ability to board enemy vehicles that are near the player and traveling at low speeds. The player or AI latches onto the vehicle and forcibly ejects the other driver from the vehicle.
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