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== Book description ==
== Book description ==
Developed on-site at Bungie studios and written over four months by the elite '''Piggyback''' team, this guide includes an encyclopedic appraisal of Halo 2's multiplayer mode; a full, highly accessible walkthrough for the epic Campaign mode; and everything on basic play. In its 224 pages you'll find:
Developed on-site at [[Bungie]] studios and written over four months by the elite '''Piggyback''' team, this guide includes an encyclopedic appraisal of Halo 2's [[Multiplayer|multiplayer]] mode; a full, highly accessible walkthrough for the epic [[Campaign]] mode; and everything on basic play. In its 224 pages you'll find:


*Detailed annotated maps: outwit multiplayer opponents with your intimate knowledge of level architecture
*Detailed annotated maps: outwit multiplayer opponents with your intimate knowledge of level architecture
*Study all features of multiplayer maps, from power-up locations to "secret" areas, attack routes, and more
*Study all features of multiplayer maps, from [[power-up]] locations to "secret" areas, attack routes, and more
*Includes an exhaustive rundown of preset and custom game types—design your own multiplayer match and attract the best crowd
*Includes an exhaustive rundown of preset and custom game types—design your own multiplayer match and attract the best crowd
*Features hundreds of digital screenshots to illustrate key points
*Features hundreds of digital screenshots to illustrate key points
*Packed with tips, tactics, and techniques from the Bungie team
*Packed with tips, tactics, and techniques from the Bungie team
*Learn about every adversary, vehicle, and weapon—their strengths and shortcomings and how you can exploit these
*Learn about every adversary, [[Vehicles|vehicle]], and [[Weapons|weapon]]—their strengths and shortcomings and how you can exploit these
*Confidently negotiate the huge Campaign mode with our exclusive maps and step-by-step walkthrough
*Confidently negotiate the huge Campaign mode with our exclusive maps and step-by-step walkthrough
*Designed to enhance the [[Halo 2]] experience for newcomers and [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] veterans alike.
*Designed to enhance the Halo 2 experience for newcomers and [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] veterans alike.


==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 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.
*Before the release of ''Halo 2'', the page for it at Xbox.com was [[Halo2.com|made to look]] as though it were a series of screens at the helm of a [[The Covenant|Covenant]] [[Covenant starship|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.
*On the Contents page, Master Chief is shown about to kill a Brute on Earth, which comes from the [[Halo 2 E3 Demo]] trailer.
*On the Contents page, [[John-117|Master Chief]] is shown about to kill a [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] on [[Earth]], which comes from the [[Halo 2 E3 Demo]] trailer.


==Errors==
==Errors==
*The book wrongly prints that there are achievements in [[Halo 2]] for Xbox, when they are only actually available in [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)]].
*The book wrongly prints that there are achievements in Halo 2 for Xbox, when they are only actually available in [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)]].
*On page 7, there is a misprint that says the [[MJOLNIR Mk VI]] was upgraded; in reality, the armor was upgraded ''to'' Mk VI in the first level, [[the Heretic]].
*On page 7, there is a misprint that says the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|MJOLNIR Mk VI]] was upgraded; in reality, the armor was upgraded ''to'' Mk VI in the first level, [[the Heretic]].
*On page 13, the reloading signal is depicted as three bullets; in the game, the reloading symbol is a circular arrow.
*On page 13, the reloading signal is depicted as three bullets; in the game, the reloading symbol is a circular arrow.
*On page 41, the guide claims that a Grunt Minor's armor is yellow, when in fact it is orange.
*On page 41, the guide claims that a [[Unggoy|Grunt]] [[Unggoy Minor|Minor's]] [[Unggoy combat harness|armor]] is yellow, when in fact it is orange.
*On page 46, the strategy guide calls a [[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle/Jiralhanae variant|Brute Plasma Rifle]] a Brute Plasma Pistol.
*On page 46, the strategy guide calls a [[Kewu R'shi'k-pattern plasma rifle|Brute Plasma Rifle]] a Brute Plasma Pistol.
*On page 30, the guide incorrectly labels the [[Pez'tk-pattern fuel rod gun|Fuel Rod Gun]] as the [[Class-2 Projectile cannon|Fuel Rod Cannon]].
*On page 30, the guide incorrectly labels the [[Pez'tk-pattern fuel rod gun|Fuel Rod Gun]] as the [[Fuel rod cannon]].
*On page 110, there is a Sangheili Honor Guard with blue (Minor Elite) armor.
*On page 110, there is a [[Sangheili]] [[Honor Guard]] with blue ([[Sangheili Minor]]) armor.
*On page 119, the strategy guide mistakenly called the [[Enforcer]] a "[[Sentinel Major]]". However, it stated that the Covenant called it "Enforcer" on page 118.
*On page 119, the strategy guide mistakenly called the [[Enforcer Sentinel|Enforcer]] a "[[Aggressor Sentinel Eliminator|Sentinel Major]]". However, it stated that the Covenant called it "Enforcer" on page 118.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Halo 2 game guide 2.jpg|Back cover of the guide.
File:Halo 2 game guide 2.jpg|Back cover of the guide.
File:Alphabetcovenantsy1.jpg|Guide to the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] language.
File:Alphabetcovenantsy1.jpg|Guide to the Covenant language.
</gallery>
</gallery>



Latest revision as of 17:04, August 11, 2023

Halo 2: The Official Strategy Guide
Halo2TheOfficialGuide.jpg
Attribution information

Author(s):

Piggyback Interactive

Publication information

Publisher:

Prima Games

Publication date:

November 9, 2004

Media type:

Print (Paperback)

Pages:

224 pages

ISBN:

0761544739, 978-0761544739

 

Halo 2: The Official Strategy Guide is the 224-page official strategy guide for the video game Halo 2 published by Piggyback Interactive. It is written in English and is a paperback publication.

Book description[edit]

Developed on-site at Bungie studios and written over four months by the elite Piggyback team, this guide includes an encyclopedic appraisal of Halo 2's multiplayer mode; a full, highly accessible walkthrough for the epic Campaign mode; and everything on basic play. In its 224 pages you'll find:

  • Detailed annotated maps: outwit multiplayer opponents with your intimate knowledge of level architecture
  • Study all features of multiplayer maps, from power-up locations to "secret" areas, attack routes, and more
  • Includes an exhaustive rundown of preset and custom game types—design your own multiplayer match and attract the best crowd
  • Features hundreds of digital screenshots to illustrate key points
  • Packed with tips, tactics, and techniques from the Bungie team
  • Learn about every adversary, vehicle, and weapon—their strengths and shortcomings and how you can exploit these
  • Confidently negotiate the huge Campaign mode with our exclusive maps and step-by-step walkthrough
  • Designed to enhance the Halo 2 experience for newcomers and Halo: Combat Evolved veterans alike.

Trivia[edit]

  • Before the release of Halo 2, the page for it at Xbox.com was 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.
  • On the Contents page, Master Chief is shown about to kill a Brute on Earth, which comes from the Halo 2 E3 Demo trailer.

Errors[edit]

  • The book wrongly prints that there are achievements in Halo 2 for Xbox, when they are only actually available in Halo 2 (Windows Vista).
  • On page 7, there is a misprint that says the MJOLNIR Mk VI was upgraded; in reality, the armor was upgraded to Mk VI in the first level, the Heretic.
  • On page 13, the reloading signal is depicted as three bullets; in the game, the reloading symbol is a circular arrow.
  • On page 41, the guide claims that a Grunt Minor's armor is yellow, when in fact it is orange.
  • On page 46, the strategy guide calls a Brute Plasma Rifle a Brute Plasma Pistol.
  • On page 30, the guide incorrectly labels the Fuel Rod Gun as the Fuel rod cannon.
  • On page 110, there is a Sangheili Honor Guard with blue (Sangheili Minor) armor.
  • On page 119, the strategy guide mistakenly called the Enforcer a "Sentinel Major". However, it stated that the Covenant called it "Enforcer" on page 118.

Gallery[edit]