Halo 2
by Microsoft
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Video Game Reviews of Halo 2
Customer Review: Doesn't work on Vista system
Summary: 1 Stars
I received Halo 2 and wound not work on my Vista Home system..
Tried to install it twice and gave up!!!
Customer Review: EPIC
Summary: 5 Stars
PEOPLE WHO AREA HAVING PROBLEMS RUNNING THE GAME
IM SORRY BUT YOUR COMPUTER SUCKS NOT THE GAME.
I HAVE PLAYED EVERY GOOD GAME THAT IS OUT THERE
AND THIS FIND THE PLACE WAY AT THE TOP
GREAT STORYLINE AWESOME GAME PLAY
EXCELLENCE OVER ALL
GRAPHICS 8.5 / 10
Customer Review: Think before you PORT!
Summary: 2 Stars
Like most console ports, this game sucks. How can you even compare crappy console games like this to FEAR, Crysys, and Half-life?
The graphics look like 1999, and the game play is much the same.
People who play console game must have incredibly low expectations if this type of game can sell millions of copies.
Customer Review: Game wouldn't even install
Summary: 1 Stars
I wasted 4 hours trying to get this game to install on my computer. I would put in the disc, click on install and the window would go away and nothing would happen. I even checked and updated all my drivers and still nothing.
My computer is a top of the line Dell XPS system that more than meets the system requirements. There is no reason this game shouldn't work.
Customer Review: 64 bit Vista woes
Summary: 2 Stars
Chances are you've heard that Vista comes in two flavors, 32 bit and 64 bit. The vast majority of consumers use 32 bit Vista, while early adopters like to run 64 bit because it has a few advantages over 32 bit. If you are like most consumers, you have the 32 bit version of Vista, so this review does not apply.
I installed this game on my new Vista x64 rig and was looking forward to some great Halo 2 online multiplayer, just like when I used to play four-way split screen on Xbox with friends. You can't play split screen on this, but I presumed the advantage of aiming with keyboard and mouse would make up for it. When I started to play the game (after the long installation/update process), I noticed the game was not rendering correctly. Despite a solid frame rate of 75, the entire Halo world was not rendering smooth enough to enjoy playing in it. On some maps the walls look like they're popping out of place. On every single map you have problems looking around and getting your crosshairs to move where you want them. I have adjusted numerous mouse settings but nothing works.
If you have 32 bit Vista go ahead and buy this, the graphics look better than Xbox from what I can see on this setup. But, if you have 64 bit Vista expect poor performance overall as Microsoft was probably too busy to bother writing decent 64 bit code for this game. To be fair, there are lots of games advertised for Vista that don't run quite right on 64 bit. Still, this is the only one I've played that is advertised solely for Vista that has a severe problem.