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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.
'''Halo 2: The Official Strategy Guide''' 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 ==
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*Learn about every adversary, vehicle, and weapon—their strengths and shortcomings and how you can exploit these
*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
*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==
[[File:Alphabetcovenantsy1.jpg|thumb|left|175px|Guide to the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] language.]]
*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 (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.
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*On page 7 there is a misprint that say the MJOLNIR Mk VI was upgraded, instead of his armor was upgraded ''to'' Mk VI.
*On page 7 there is a misprint that say the MJOLNIR Mk VI was upgraded, instead of his armor was upgraded ''to'' Mk VI.
*On p. 41 it says that a Grunt Minor's armor is yellow, when in fact it is orange.
*On p. 41 it says that a Grunt Minor's armor is yellow, when in fact it is orange.
[[Image:Halo 2 game guide 2.jpg|right|thumb|Back of the Halo 2 Game Guide.]]


== Levels ==
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
In the below table:
File:Halo 2 game guide 2.jpg|Back cover of the guide.
*(MC) = Playable character, [[John-117|Master Chief]]
File:Alphabetcovenantsy1.jpg|Guide to the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] language.
*(A) = Playable character, [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]]
</gallery>
<table border="0" class="toccolors" style="margin: 1em auto;text-align:left; font-size:84%;">
<tr>
<td colspan="3" style="background: #BBDCFF; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> Levels that are mentioned in the Book
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<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;">[[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>
<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;">
[[Ascension (level)|Ascension]] | [[Beaver Creek]] | [[Burial Mounds]] | [[Coagulation]] | [[Colossus]] | [[Headlong]] | [[Ivory Tower]] | [[Lockout]] | [[Midship]] | [[Waterworks]] | [[Zanzibar]]</td>
</tr>
</table>


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Revision as of 13:13, April 26, 2012

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

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 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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The book wrongly prints that there are achievements in Halo 2 for Xbox, when they are only actually available 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 p. 110 there is a Sangheili Honor Guard with blue (Minor Elite) armor.
  • On page 7 there is a misprint that say the MJOLNIR Mk VI was upgraded, instead of his armor was upgraded to Mk VI.
  • On p. 41 it says that a Grunt Minor's armor is yellow, when in fact it is orange.

Gallery

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