halo dos

ayah · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:03 pm **Posts:** 6402

young son is wanting this for christmas.
my guess is that i should try and purchase it now.
will it be hard to find?
any place this is to be had for a discount?

OPA! · **Posted:** Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:10 pm

What is a halo dos again?

ayah · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:03 pm **Posts:** 6402

sorry.
halo 2.
some xbox game.

Spade Kitty · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:49 am **Posts:** 4401

early reports are that it's the best video game ever made

no discount

they are selling like hotcakes and just got released on tuesday

Simon March · **Posted:** Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:13 pm

I might buy a X-Box for this reason alone. I've never owned or cared about video games before, besides tecmo superbowl on the 8bit.

ayah · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:03 pm **Posts:** 6402

thanks, matt.
my son is majorly stoked about this.

the hunt begins this weekend.

ayah · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:03 pm **Posts:** 6402

okay, there's a regular version and a limited edition version for sale. any thoughts? i know nothing about this stuff and can barely read through it all to tell the diff between the two.

also, for xbox live what kind of cable connection do i need?

ayah · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:03 pm **Posts:** 6402

one more random memo to myself, i guess:

tonight my son is bringing a few of his buddies over with his xbox and i just scored a halo2 rental at blockbuster for them. they don't have school tomorrow so it's a junior high frat party here tonight.

my menu has gone from vegetable stir fry to homemade cheeseburgers and curly fries.

HaqDiesel · **Posted:** Wed Nov 10, 2004 7:01 pm

I'm sure the limited edition doesn't have any actual differences in the game. All you need for xbox live is any kind of broadband internet. If you want to keep your computer and xbox connected simultaneously, you may need to buy a router (piece of hardware that allows 2+ computers to connect to 1 broadband modem).

Odds Bodkins · **Posted:** Wed Nov 10, 2004 7:08 pm

The special edition includes a DVD with the making of the game... it's pretty cool. The game itself... O MY GOD! I was one of the dorks who got his at Midnight Monday.

nacho · **Posted:** Wed Nov 10, 2004 7:09 pm

the lockness lobster Wrote:

I might buy a X-Box for this reason alone. I've never owned or cared about video games before, besides tecmo superbowl on the 8bit.

Doood, the original Tecmo Bowl and Tecmo Superbowl forever changed football video games. They both rocked my adolescent world.

Ahh....those were the days

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Wed Nov 10, 2004 7:11 pm

ayah, Hell I'm 30 years old and I want this damn thing.

I had the first one and didn't see what all the hype was about but as I kept playing it it slowly consumed my life. I found myself openly thinking about it at work and how the best way to get past a certain part of the game.

Basically it's graphics and ability to take you into a fully realized world are second to none.

God I'm a geek.

Oh yeah there will be no discount. I'm not even sure you can get a discount on the first one yet and it came out 3 years ago. Well, you might be able to now.

I would get it for him ASAP because they are flying off the shelves. The number of people that PRE-ORDERED this thing was around 1.5 million.

two guns holla · **Posted:** Thu Nov 11, 2004 12:20 am

I'm still waiting for my gotdamn copy to arrive in the mail. I scored the special edition for $38 (shipping included) from mtv.com in late August. I guess the $20 tradeoff means having the game a week later than most. At least I have Fifa 2005 until then. But I can't wait to get Halo 2.

From what my friends tell me, its pretty redonkulous.

Chrome_CW · **Posted:** Thu Nov 11, 2004 12:23 am

Odds Bodkins Wrote:

I was one of the dorks who got his at Midnight Monday.

lol - Count me among the dorks who was waiting in line on Monday night as well - I even took yesterday off of work to play it....oh well, I decided to embrace my dorkiness/geekiness long ago! :nugene:

Diggity Dawg · **Posted:** Thu Nov 11, 2004 12:59 am

Amazon's got it for $50...but at least the shipping is free. AND it appears that if you end up spending $75 total you get a $10 gift certificate in the mail later. Better than nothin' , I s'pose.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Thu Nov 11, 2004 12:58 pm

***ANTI-HALO RANT***

I'm one of the few guys around who likes video games but is utterly sick of Halo. I mean, I had enough of this thing the first time around. I'm totally dreading the "Halo parties" that will be dominating our loft for many, many weekends to come. Guess I'll be spending a lot more time at my girlfriend's...

Granted, I haven't played the new one yet, but I've watched one of my roommates play it a little. The controls in the first one were nearly perfect (except for jumping), but I just don't understand how so many dudes just never get tired of this sort of game. I mean, the graphics? Slick doesn't necessarily = good. Personally, I find it to be one of the ugliest games out there despite it's impressive 3D particle and lighting effects, etc. Then again, that's all a matter of preference. I'm more of a fan of the Nintendo approach to making games and the kinds of style detail their games have. Those are pretty much the only things that keep me interested in video games at all.

HaqDiesel · **Posted:** Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:01 pm

I agree that the first one was kind of ugly. The Star Wars Halo-clone is way prettier, and much more fun (mostly because it's faster-paced).

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