Multiplayer



In Multiplayer, players can either play through the campaign cooperatively or fight each other on various different maps and with a choice of game rules. In Halo 2 players can play online via Xbox Live, either creating a custom game or using Bungie's matchmaking service to join a pseudo-random game. When using matchmaking players can choose from a variety of playlists that offer a limited slate of games and rule sets to choose from.

Most Xbox Live playlists use the rank system, awarding "points" to player based on who they beat, and subtracting them based on who they are beaten by. These points are then used to determine a players rank which affects who they are pitted against in other ranked games.

Profiles
The New updated profile creater gives you the chance to get a colour, a secondary colour, an emblem with two colours which you also choose. I hardly need to mention the fact that your name is not granted as a Halo 2 privilege of profile making above anything that Halo original had, but despite the emblems and colors it is this that people are likely to remember you by.

So now you have a name, colour code and emblem. Get busy pitting your skills against your friends and everyone on Xbox live. There are lots of maps to choose from, lots of game variants, and if your not a hosting kind of person, join someone elses game, there'll always be a game. You can also set up a party so that you can always play with your friends as teammates or oppositions.

Halo 2 Matchmaking Playlists
Bungie changes, adds, and deletes playlists periodically. There are currently 13 playlists. The list as of 4/04/06 is:

Ranked:
 * Rumble Pit
 * Team Skirmish
 * Team Snipers
 * Big Team Battle
 * Clanmatch
 * Double Team
 * Team Slayer
 * 6 vs 6
 * Rumble Hardcore

Unranked:
 * Multi-Team
 * Team Training
 * Rumble Training
 * Team ActionSack
 * BTB Slayer

Halo 2 Multiplayer Medals

 * Killing Spree
 * Running Riot
 * Rampage
 * Berserker
 * Overkill
 * Double Kill
 * Triple Kill
 * Killtacular
 * Kill Frenzy
 * Killtrocity
 * Killimanjaro
 * Sniper Kill
 * Road Kill
 * Bonecracker
 * Assassin
 * Stick It
 * Carjacking
 * Flag Carrier Kill
 * Bomb Carrier Kill
 * Flag Taken
 * Flag Returned
 * Bomb Planted

Related Links
Internal
 * Extended Category for Multiplayer
 * Xbox Live

External
 * A Newcomer's Guide to Halo 2 at MLG