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}}[[Image:Halo 2 game guide 2.jpg|right|thumb|Back of the Halo 2 Game Guide.]] | }}[[Image:Halo 2 game guide 2.jpg|right|thumb|Back of the Halo 2 Game Guide.]] | ||
[[Image:Alphabetcovenantsy1.jpg|thumb|Guide to the [[Covenant]] language.]] | [[Image:Alphabetcovenantsy1.jpg|thumb|Guide to the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] language.]] | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the 224-page official strategy guide for the video game ''[[Halo 2]]'' published by [http://www.piggybackinteractive.com/en/ Piggyback Interactive.] It is written in English and is a paperback publication. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the 224-page official strategy guide for the video game ''[[Halo 2]]'' published by [http://www.piggybackinteractive.com/en/ Piggyback Interactive.] It is written in English and is a paperback publication. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Before the release of [[Halo 2]], the page for it at Xbox.com was [[Halo2.com (Covenant)|made to look]] as though it were a series of screens at the helm of a [[Covenant]] ship, complete with a Covenant language made of triangular shapes. The Game Guide uses a few of these characters to denote the placement of Covenant vehicles on their maps. | *Before the release of [[Halo 2]], the page for it at Xbox.com was [[Halo2.com (Covenant)|made to look]] as though it were a series of screens at the helm of a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ship, complete with a Covenant language made of triangular shapes. The Game Guide uses a few of these characters to denote the placement of Covenant vehicles on their maps. | ||
*Instead of showing it as a circular arrow, the reloading signal on page 13 depicts it as three bullets. | *Instead of showing it as a circular arrow, the reloading signal on page 13 depicts it as three bullets. | ||
*A misprint in the the strategy guide mistakenly called the [[Enforcer]] a "[[Sentinel Major]]" on page 119. However, it stated that the Covenant called it "Enforcer" on page 118. | *A misprint in the the strategy guide mistakenly called the [[Enforcer]] a "[[Sentinel Major]]" on page 119. However, it stated that the Covenant called it "Enforcer" on page 118. | ||
*Another misprint in the strategy guide calls a [[Brute Plasma Rifle]] a Brute Plasma Pistol on page 46. A third misprint is on p.30, it incorrectly labels the [[Fuel Rod Gun]] as the [[Fuel Rod Cannon]]. | *Another misprint in the strategy guide calls a [[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle/Jiralhanae variant|Brute Plasma Rifle]] a Brute Plasma Pistol on page 46. A third misprint is on p.30, it incorrectly labels the [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Gun]] as the [[Class-2 Projectile cannon|Fuel Rod Cannon]]. | ||
*The book wrongly prints that there are achievements in [[Halo 2]], they are only in [[Halo 2 Vista]]. | *The book wrongly prints that there are achievements in [[Halo 2]], they are only in [[Halo 2 Vista]]. | ||
*On the Contents page it shows Master Chief about to kill a Brute on Earth, which comes from the [[Halo 2 E3 Demo]] trailer. | *On the Contents page it shows Master Chief about to kill a Brute on Earth, which comes from the [[Halo 2 E3 Demo]] trailer. | ||
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In the below table: | In the below table: | ||
*(MC) = Playable character, [[John-117|Master Chief]] | *(MC) = Playable character, [[John-117|Master Chief]] | ||
*(A) = Playable character, [[ | *(A) = Playable character, [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] | ||
<table border="0" class="toccolors" style="margin: 1em auto;text-align:left; font-size:84%;"> | <table border="0" class="toccolors" style="margin: 1em auto;text-align:left; font-size:84%;"> | ||
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<td style="background: #d5d5d5; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: center;">[[Halo 2]] Campaign</td> | <td style="background: #d5d5d5; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: center;">[[Halo 2]] Campaign</td> | ||
<td colspan="2" style="background: #e8e8e8; padding: 0px 5px;">[[ | <td colspan="2" style="background: #e8e8e8; padding: 0px 5px;">[[The Heretic]] | [[The Armory|The Armory (MC)]] | [[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station (MC)]] | [[Outskirts|Outskirts (MC)]] | [[Metropolis|Metropolis (MC)]] | [[The Arbiter|The Arbiter (A)]] | [[The Oracle|The Oracle (A)]] | [[Delta Halo (level)|Delta Halo (MC)]] | [[Regret (level)|Regret (MC)]] | [[Sacred Icon|Sacred Icon (A)]] | [[Quarantine Zone (level)|Quarantine Zone (A)]] | [[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind (MC)]] | [[Uprising|Uprising (A)]] | [[High Charity (level)|High Charity (MC)]] | [[The Great Journey|The Great Journey (A)]]</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td style="background: #e8e8e8; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: center;">[[Halo 2]] Multiplayer</td> | <td style="background: #e8e8e8; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: center;">[[Halo 2]] Multiplayer</td> | ||
<td colspan="2" style="background: #d5d5d5; padding: 0px 5px;"> | <td colspan="2" style="background: #d5d5d5; padding: 0px 5px;"> | ||
[[Ascension ( | [[Ascension (level)|Ascension]] | [[Beaver Creek]] | [[Burial Mounds]] | [[Coagulation]] | [[Colossus]] | [[Headlong]] | [[Ivory Tower]] | [[Lockout]] | [[Midship]] | [[Waterworks]] | [[Zanzibar]]</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||