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|name= ''Halo 2: The Official Game Guide'' | |||
|image=The Official Halo 2 Strategy Guide.jpg | |||
|imageSize=200 | |||
|Author=[http://www.piggybackinteractive.com/en/ Piggyback Interactive Home Page] | |||
|Publisher= Prima Games | |||
[[Image:Halo 2 game guide 2.jpg|right|thumb|Back of the Halo 2 Game Guide]]'''{{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. | |Date Released= November 9, 2004 | ||
|Length= 224 Pages | |||
|US Price=$9.99 | |||
|Can Price=$23.95 | |||
|UK Price=£N/A | |||
|ISBN-13= 978-0761544739 | |||
|Amazon=http://www.amazon.com/Halo-2-Official-Game-Guide/dp/0761544739/ref=sr_1_1/103-6869926-5685403?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173099751&sr=8-1 | |||
|Availability= Paperback | |||
|ISBN= 0761544739 | |||
|Product Dimensions= 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.6 inches | |||
|Product Dimensions Metric=27.4 x 20.8 x 1.5 cm | |||
|Shipping Weight= 1.8 Lbs | |||
|Shipping Mass= 1.00 Kg | |||
}}[[Image:Halo 2 game guide 2.jpg|right|thumb|Back of the Halo 2 Game Guide]]'''{{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. | |||
==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 it's 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 mode; a full, highly accessible walkthrough for the epic Campaign mode; and everything on basic play. In it's 224 pages you'll find: | ||
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*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== | |||
[[Image:Alphabetcovenantsy1.jpg|thumb|Guide to language.]] | |||
*Before the release of [[Halo 2]], the page for it at Xbox.com was made to look as though it was 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. | |||
== Levels == | == Levels == | ||
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Revision as of 09:11, March 5, 2007
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
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 it's 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 and 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
- Before the release of Halo 2, the page for it at Xbox.com was made to look as though it was 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.
Levels
In the below table:
- (MC) = Playable character, Master Chief
- (A) = Playable character, Arbiter
| Levels that are mentioned in the Book | ||
| Halo 2 Campaign | The Heretic | The Armory (MC) | Cairo Station (MC) | Outskirts (MC) | Metropolis (MC) | The Arbiter (A) | The Oracle (A) | Delta Halo (MC) | Regret (MC) | Sacred Icon (A) | Quarantine Zone (A) | Gravemind (MC) | Uprising (A) | High Charity (MC) | The Great Journey (A) | |
| Halo 2 Multiplayer | Ascension | Backwash | Beaver Creek | Burial Mounds | Coagulation | Colossus | Containment | Elongation | Foundation | Gemini | Headlong | Ivory Tower | Lockout | Midship | Relic | Sanctuary | Terminal | Turf | Warlock | Waterworks | Zanzibar | |
