Halo2.com
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Halo2.com was a website part of Halo 2's marketing campaign.[1]
Description[edit]
Prior to the release of Halo 2, its official website, Halo2.com, was made over to appear as though it were a series of screens at the helm of a Covenant ship during the Battle of Earth. The site made use of a substitution cipher to depict the Sangheili language with characters composed of triangle groups in a way easily understood by determined Halo fans. The content of the text was mostly in character but tended to stray into humor, some of which breaking the fourth wall.
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Front page[edit]
Before the launch of the site in its Covenant theme, the front page featured a link to the Halo 2 trailer in addition to a message in the Covenant language. This message read: "ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US AND WE LOVE BEES", referencing a popular Internet meme as well as the i love bees Alternate Reality Game, which was running at the time to promote Halo 2. After the site's launch, the front page was replaced with a video depicting the control panels of a Covenant ship loading the program that made up the site's content.
Profiles[edit]
There were sections depicting various elements from the game, including Covenant characters and weapons of both the Covenant and the UNSC. In addition, the feature of dual-wielding was highlighted. The text displayed the name of the item, usually along with some element of comedy.
Downloads[edit]
Initially, some sections were inaccessible. If the user attempted to access them, they would be greeted with a demand for a password. Though many Halo fans tried, none were able to come up with a password to satisfy the site. Eventually, when the game's release date neared, the sections became unlocked. These sections contained downloadable content such as wallpaper and trailers.
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The front page with "All your base" message
A message to hunt down the Master Chief
A rotating model of the Chief as he appears in Halo 2, along with cipher alphabet
Stats on the Chief
The Chief stats take a sillier turn
A profile on Cortana noting her physical attractiveness
A profile on the Sangheili race, "natural born killers"
A profile on the human race, using Avery Johnson
A shadowed image of the Prophet of Truth
A profile of the Special Operations Sangheili
A profile of the San'Shyuum
A profile of the Sangheili Minor
A profile of the Jiralhanae
A profile of a Special Operations Sangheili with a layer of red armor, holding a Carbine
A profile of the Kig-yar, making the glaring typo of "Jackel" in place of "Jackal"
Another shot of the dual-wielding Sangheili with SMG
A profile of the unmasked Unggoy
A profile of the Sangheili Major
A profile of the Needler
A profile of the Plasma Pistol
A profile of the Plasma Grenade
A profile of the Brute Shot
A profile of the Energy Sword
A profile of the Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle
A profile of the Plasma Turret
A map of the galaxy
A map of Earth in 2552
A profile of the Gun Turret
A profile of the Battle Rifle
A profile of the Shotgun
A profile of the Sniper Rifle
A profile of the Rocket Launcher, which is misnamed as the "Grenade Launcher"
A profile of the SMG
A profile of the Magnum
A profile of the Fragmentation Grenade
A wallpaper from the site.
