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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | Halo 2 32-Bit Vista English North America DVD DVD Box. Exclusive for Vista. First Games for Windows Live. 2 NEW maps.....or create your own with new Map Editor. Easy install allows you to jump right into the game----stream content from first CD. FREE 1 month Gold Card included. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 7.5 inches | | Product Width: | 5.4 inches | | Product Height: | 1.2 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.37 pounds | | Package Length: | 7.4 inches | | Package Width: | 5.3 inches | | Package Height: | 1.1 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.0 pounds | | Release Date: | May 31, 2007 | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 162 reviews |
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| | Game Information | | Platform: | Windows Vista | | Media: | DVD-ROM | | Item Quantity: | 1 |
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101 of 113 found the following review helpful:
 You need a WEI of 5 to run it! (Plus, the technical specs that are missing...) Jun 22, 2007
By B. T. Denyer
"Web designer"
Until a really stable and easy to install patch comes out, this will only work with Vista, and a really good video card. (I'm sure that sometime this year we will see a true patch that will allow you to use it on XP, but then...)
According to the cover box and Microsoft website, your video card must be "NVIDIA 6100, ATI X700 or above." That leaves a lot to interpretation, and nowhere does it state the minimum technical specs required to run the game. So, here it is:
Video memory: 128 Megabytes or higher required
Supported pixel shader version: 2 or higher required
Supported vertex shader version: 2 or higher required
Copied from the game install warning screen:
"Halo 2 for Windows Vista is designed for computers running Microsoft Windows Vista with an overall Windows Experience Index of 5 or higher." Hmmmm, one would think that the requirement of a 5-rating would be in bold type somewhere on the box, especially since the majority of the mass-market computers sold off the shelf are well below 5.
I have the minimum requirements for the video card and 2Gig of RAM (in my Gateway MX6453 laptop)and it runs HORRIBLY, and, at times, not at all.
Make sure you have a really good video card, or else you will suffer.
29 of 32 found the following review helpful:
 Unusually High Requirements Jan 03, 2008
By Lisa Shea
"medieval swordfighting enthusiast"
The PC adaptation of 2004's phenomenally successful Xbox game, "Halo 2 for Windows Vista" comes 3 years later, right before the release of Halo 3 for the Xbox 360. Despite this gap and apparent poor planning on the part of Microsoft's release department, does Halo 2 for Vista stand up even with the test of time?
The first difference comes with the transition from the uniform, high-end console to the more variable PC, with regards to graphics and computing power. While even at "high" settings I did not notice a marked improvement from the Xbox's graphics (though opinions tend to differ on this point), Halo 2 still commands a hefty "5.0 Recommended" rating on Vista's new gaming rating system. To put that in perspective, my current system is a "5.3", and newer games like Company of Heroes, World in Conflict, and Command and Conquer 3 top off at "4.1 Recommended". Apart from its variability with regards to graphic quality, Halo 2's only other new technical feature is the option for a widescreen Heads Up Display (instead of the stretched-out one used in the Xbox version).
Halo 2's connectivity to Xbox Live is the other major new system added in the PC transition, and this is simultaneously well-done and irritating. It is well-done because, like a console, the live system integrates itself almost seamlessly into the game and adds features such as online play, unlockable achievements (the first "Games for Windows" title to feature them), and friend lists. However, there is also a step back from Halo 1 for the PC; while Halo 1 had free, no-strings-attached online multiplayer, Halo 2 requires at least a silver account to play even the single player game. Thus, as with Valve's "Steam" software for Half Life 2, one must be online in order to play the game. However, unlike Steam, one need only log on to make an account and then transfer the account to one's computer; after the first time, there is no requirement for online connectivity for single player. The free account also allows access to Halo 2's online play, though many of the features (including matchmaking services and private rooms) are reserved for people with paid "Gold Accounts". Finally, Halo 2 for Vista features 2 new official maps for multiplayer, as well as a map editor. However, said editor is mostly intended for hardcore designers, not casual fans. Despite this, it is a fairly welcome addition and allows for a community effort in creating new and exciting arenas.
Overall, this game is done reasonably well by itself. However, when counting in its status as a ported version of a 3-year-old game, and adding the further frustrations of "Live" play and its unusually high requirements, I would not recommend this game to anyone who has already played it. This game is a last resort, meant exclusively for people who only have a PC, and who have not played Halo 2 prior. I rate it a 3/5.
48 of 58 found the following review helpful:
 Never Again Jun 09, 2008
By Pyanfar Chanur
UPDATE, 2010: This review is pretty old, and now that we're in 2010 and I'm on even better hardware, I've had a chance to revisit Halo 2. I still ran into DRM issues with the re-install, and if you already have Games for Windows Live you're going to find installing Halo 2 nearly impossible (I'll post details in the comments)...but if you can get it going in Windows 7, things do get better. In the past month or so, I only lost my savegames on the Live server twice and have only had it crash itself once. That said, here is the original review. I hope it is helpful for you.
I bought Halo 2 for the PC excited about trying it on my brand-new Vista machine. I have had it for over a year now and have yet to be able to actually play the game all the way through.
I went through the agony of having to create a Live account, and then having the game not "see" the account (but not let me log in because I'm "already logged in"). I experienced the unfun joys of having Halo 2 randomly tell me my savegame file is corrupted and I have to start again. I had updates crash the game, my license key invalidate itself, and after unanswered support e-mails, it took me multiple calls and over 3 hours on the phone to get someone to fix the problem. They had to do this by removing my license key, issuing me a new one, and telling me I'd lose all my "achievements" and account info. That wasn't a great loss, since the program would regularly log me into Live, then say, "You are not logged into Live. You will not be able to have any Achievements. Sorry about that." A lot of the messages I get in Halo 2 say, "Sorry about that." Sorry, indeed.
By the time I actually got the game to work (with shuddering framerate and random dropouts in sound), I was just angry. Angry at all the "Sorry" messages, angry at the hassle I have to click through just to load a saved game, and angry at the constant savegame level resets. I see new Microsoft Games for Windows titles, and I feel I'd be stupid to put risk putting myself through that again.
14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Do not buy this game if you have Windows 7 Nov 16, 2010
By george henderson
Warning!! Microsoft states that this game is Windows 7 compatible-- IT IS NOT!
Before purchasing it, check posting connecting this game and Windows 7, especially on the Microsoft forums. You will find a few listings where the new owners were ultimately able to install and operate it(two quite different sets of problems), but a list of thousands who could not, often after days of infuriating attempts.
Installation worked for me. But, after many hours of attempts, I was unable to open the game until I disconnected my internet line. THEN,I hit the wall with Microsoft's DRM system. Once the game is loaded and the computer's internet connection reestablished, it will not work until you have connected to Windows Live from within the program, even if you only want to play the game as a single shooter. After days of attempts and tries to do this, I still cannot establish this "validation" connection, with either the early or latest Windows Live software.
In short, Microsoft is marketing a game that it has certified as compatible with the modern systems needed to run it. But the ability to run it on these systems is problematical at best. Worse, the DRM-related software (or even the new versions available on line)that comes with the program actually prevent its use by the individual who purchased it. Worse yet, the game is not compatible with the very OS that Microsoft developed and Microsoft has NOT supplied patches to fix these absurd problems of its creation. Apple would never do this.
31 of 38 found the following review helpful:
A huge let down Jun 05, 2007
By Jason Nowicki
"Revenger"
My wife originally ordered two copies of Halo 2 from Amazon for me and my son for fathers day. However, while at Walmart I decided to get a copy of the game instead of that power washer I've been wanting. :) I got home and we (my son and I) started to install the game. First there is not option for custom install. You can only play the game while installing. I don't really care for this as I like to install my games to one folder, not all over my hard drive. So okay, we waited a little, while it was doing it's thing. I tried signing up for live using my account and had a hard time getting it to log me in... or even finding the place to log into live. The buttons on screen for navigating the menus are the A,B,X,Y buttons you'll find on the XBox controller. Not very good if you ask me. I like PC games and steer away from consoles. This game definately has a console feel to it. So we move on.... Videos are good, graphics are pretty good... game play.. well it feels like a console. The aiming system has too much compensation built in. Here's the short story, I was let down as this game feels like a console game and the menus are hard to navigate. Bungie and M$ didn't do much in the way of making this a fun game for the PC. Rather just made the console game play on the PC. I will be returning my two copies already in shipping to Amazon for a refund and I'll stick to playing the original Halo.
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