Halo 2 Stands Tall 20 Years On! – 20th Anniversary Review

Halo 2, launched on November 9, 2004, is now 20 years old! It is a landmark release for the Xbox brand and impacted the FPS genre as we know it. On consoles, Halo 2 defined multiplayer gameplay and introduced matchmaking as we know it today. After 20 years, Halo 2 stands the test of time and is still a game worth playing!

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Time Stamps:
0:00 – Intro
0:38 – Brief Development History
2:22 – Personal Launch History
4:01 – Story
6:07 – Gameplay
9:14 – Multiplayer
12:05 – Audio
12:51 – Visuals
13:49 – Replayability
14:49 – What It Could Have Done Better
15:58 – Verdict
16:25 – Outro/Support

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