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'''{{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. | ||
==Book Description== | == Book Description == | ||
Developed on-site at Bungie studios and written | |||
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 | *Detailed annotated maps: outwit multiplayer opponents with your intimate knowledge of level architecture | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*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 | |||
*A misprint in the the strategy guide mistakenly called the [[Enforcer]] a "[[Sentinel Major]]." | |||
*Another misprint in the stategy guide calls a [[Brute Plasma Rifle]] a Brute Plasma Pistol. | |||
== Levels == | == Levels == | ||
In the below table: | In the below table: | ||
*(MC) = Playable character, [[Master Chief]] | *(MC) = Playable character, [[Master Chief]] | ||
*(A) = Playable character, [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]] | *(A) = Playable character, [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]] | ||
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<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td colspan="3" style="background: #BBDCFF; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> Levels that are mentioned in the Book | <td colspan="3" style="background: #BBDCFF; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> Levels that are mentioned in the Book | ||
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[[Category: Books]] | [[Category:Books]] |
Revision as of 03:31, June 12, 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 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
- A misprint in the the strategy guide mistakenly called the Enforcer a "Sentinel Major."
- Another misprint in the stategy guide calls a Brute Plasma Rifle a Brute Plasma Pistol.
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 | Beaver Creek | Burial Mounds | Coagulation | Colossus | Headlong | Ivory Tower | Lockout | Midship | Waterworks | Zanzibar |