|website=[http://bungie.net/Games/Halo2/ Bungie's official Halo 2 site]<br />[http://www.halo2.com Official Halo 2 for Vista site]
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'''Halo 2''' is the sequel to the critically-acclaimed blockbuster [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], and features a newly built game engine, the Havok physics engine middleware, new weapons and vehicles, new multiplayer maps, and a storyline that continues the story begun in Halo: Combat Evolved. Halo 2, released for the [[Xbox]] game console on November 9, 2004, and its predecessor are both backwards-compatible for the [[Xbox 360]], including its Xbox Live functionality. A Windows version was released in 2007; this was one of the first games to require [[Windows Vista]], although an unofficial patch allows it to run on earlier versions. In 2014, an hd re-release was made for [[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]].
'''Halo 2''' is the sequel to the critically-acclaimed blockbuster [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], and features a newly built game engine, the Havok physics engine middleware, new weapons and vehicles, new multiplayer maps, and a storyline that continues the story begun in Halo: Combat Evolved. Halo 2, released for the [[Xbox]] game console on November 9, 2004, and its predecessor are both backwards-compatible for the [[Xbox 360]], including its Xbox Live functionality. A Windows port has recently been released; this version is one of the first games to require the [[Windows Vista]] operating system, although an unofficial patch allows it to run on earlier versions.
Halo 2 is the sequel to the critically-acclaimed blockbuster Halo: Combat Evolved, and features a newly built game engine, the Havok physics engine middleware, new weapons and vehicles, new multiplayer maps, and a storyline that continues the story begun in Halo: Combat Evolved. Halo 2, released for the Xbox game console on November 9, 2004, and its predecessor are both backwards-compatible for the Xbox 360, including its Xbox Live functionality. A Windows version was released in 2007; this was one of the first games to require Windows Vista, although an unofficial patch allows it to run on earlier versions. In 2014, an hd re-release was made for Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
