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Now the first max payne you played as a ex cop trying to figure out who killed your wife kid and best friend. But this time you are a cop (or detective)
And this time its almost the same except this time you have mona sax on your side.
Mona sax is wanted for murder and A a love interest of Max.


Now the story in the first max payne was and is still good and Max payne 2 while its not as good as the first game's Plot it is still really good.
So in Max payne in the end you get dragged off to jail in the end because you are suspected of murder, and in max payne 2 you get out of jail and are back to being a regular New York city cop. And in the first mission which is just a normal Murder investigation you discover someone is Killing off All the major thugs and Mafia members. So thats the basic's of the story (im not going to spoil anything for you).

Once again there is no multiplayer which again as i said in my review for the first game is really disappointing because the gameplay the gunplay would be awesome for multiplayer. So again its disappointing that there is no multiplayer.

The gameplay in the first max payne was and is still awesome which is back in max payne 2 and is just as good as the first game from the ragdoll effect (which is awesome) the gunplay, bullet time Now bullet time in max payne 2 is not the same as max payne instead this time you stay at normal speed while your enemies slow down and eventually you will become very fast while your enemies are still stuck in slow motion which makes it easier for you to take on even more bad guys and Thugs.
There are still pain killers in the game to help heal the damage you have taken and if there were not any then the game would be impossible to get past.
Now the one thing that I found bad about the gameplay is that it just seems to much like the first max payne. Other than that everything is Awesome in the gameplay.

The graphics are a step up from the first game with nicer textures but there still are some sharp edges like in the first game. But the graphics still look better than ever.


The game's sound is much like in the first game with the exception of that most of the guns have different sounds than in Max Payne. Speaking of guns there are 3 new weapons in the game including a MP5 SMG, Ak-47 assault rifle (although in the game its called something else) And a dragunov sniper rifle. Now back to the sound the voice acting is just as good as the first game's acting even though sometimes the acting can get cheesy.
There is not much replay value in max payne but there are more levels of difficulty to play on and a new mode called dead man walking which is just you killing bad guys until they take you out.


Over all if you have played the first Max payne and are wondering what the hell happens then get Max payne 2.


Campaign: 9.8/10
Multiplayer: 0/0 ( well there isn't any!)
Gameplay: 9.9/10
Tilt: 9.7/10
graphics: 9.3/10
Sound: 10/10
funnessfactor: 10/10
Replay value: 9.5/10

Now when I say best shooter ever I mean it, With a hardcore campaign and awesome multiplayer halo has something for everybody.
Im going to start with the campaign so here goes nothing.

Halo's campaign starts you out in your ship (or base) somewhere in outerspace while the covenant is attacking, Which makes for some pretty exciting and intense action in the first mission while in most other shooters the first mission is slow paced. But thats not the case in halo sure there are sometimes where the action slows down but thats because you just fought in a big hard battle and you deserve a break from kicking Covenant Butt. There are Vehicles in the campaign mode Ranging from the almighty Scorpion tank to the fast yet lethal warthog ( a jeep like vehicle) giving it a even more fun experience in the campaign.

There is a story and its pretty basic the story goes as The covenant (your enemies) Are searching for "Halo" which is a very big weapon capable of destroying an entire solar system (or more).
And the reason they are attacking you is in order to find "Halo they have to get rid of the humans so that they can do as they please (meaning use "Halo" as a weapon to take over the universe or something).
There are Quite a few missions in Halo making for about at least 12 or more hours on the easiest difficulty setting.
But there is co-op for up to two players meaning more covenant butt kicking for you and a buddy giving it a lot a replay value.

There is multiplayer in Halo for up to four players making its already lots of replay value even more. There are lots of game modes in Halo's mutliplayer around 20 (no im not kidding) and about 12 maps, making for lots of different combination's meaning almost endless amounts of gameplay. There are also vehicle sin two of the maps in multiplayer But only warthogs which is rather disappointing since the Pc version can have scorpions and banshee's in the mutliplayer. In the mutliplayer each player can customize his or her color so you can tell each other apart.

There are not a lot of weapons in Halo but each one is fun to use none the less. The most common weapon in the campaign is the assault rifle but you can still find other weapons along the way and trade them if you would like. but still from the Human pistol (which is pretty dang powerful even for a pistol) To the rocket launcher each weapon is useful and fun to use.


The graphics are pretty amazing For a console game even though it was made in 2001 I still am amazed by the graphics.

The sound is simply put "awesome" and no other game can even reach the ranks of Halo's sound from the music (which is pretty dang awesome) to the sound of the guns and the shouts of the covenant grunts (They are really funny) So once again no other game will ever reach the ranks of Halo's sound till the end of man (or even E.T.).


Im just going to say this very simple No matter who you are, even if you just hate shooters YOU need to get this game.

Campaign: 10/10
Co-op: 10/10
Multiplayer: 9.8/10
Gameplay: 10/10
Tilt: 10/10
Funnessfactor: 10/10
Sound: 10/10
Graphics: 10/10
Replay value: 10/10

While some say Halo Combat evolved is better than Halo 2 They are both great in their own way. While halo 2 has better multiplayer and Halo CE has a hell of a good campaign. Im going to start with single player first so here goes nothing.

The games campaign starts you out almost the excact same way in Halo ce meaning that you start out at your base which makes the game feel like its repeating its self which is good and bad.
So anyway in halo ce you learn about "Halo" And in Halo 2 you learn that the Covenant is going to use it as weapon To destroy Something (I never really payed attention to the plot) So you have to try and stop the prophets of Halo from destroying whatever it is they are going to destroy.
And yes the Campaign is not as good as Halo CE it still is not as bad as everybody says but its just my opinion.

The Story can get confusing at times as to what the heck is going on but its still fun to play as the covenant sometimes even though playing as two different armys in the campaign is not as much fun as playing just Master chief.

Also when you are the covenant you are fighting against your fellow aliens sometimes since you play as arbiter who after figuring out the prophets were going to Destroy something with "halo" arbiter rebels against the covenant and tries to figure out what is going on.

Anyway to sum up the campaign No its not as good As Halo Ce
But its till a heck of lot of Fun to play by your self or with a friend in co-op even though the story is confusing a times the campaign is not as bad as everone says and its not as good as Halo Ce.

Now to the mutliplayer.

The multiplayer is no doubt the star of the game With the option to play Split screen or online With LIVE Either way its fun.
There are quite a few maps (around 15 I think) and game modes to choose from (Also around 15 if look at all the Extra ones like slayer swords Which is slayer game mode but you can just use the Halo sword).

But If you are playing split screen (up to 4 players can play split screen) then i would just suggest slayer game mode Since the other game modes on split screen prove to not be as good as they are on LIVE Plainly because of screen lookers on splitscreen.

You can customize Your character for Multiplayer From the color (which you could do in halo ce Multiplayer) But this time you can choose a secondary color to separate you from the rest of the player On LIVE, you also can customize a flag with the option of your symbol and colors To also help separate you from the rest of the players.

And to sum up the multiplayer it is better than halo ce multiplayer But mainly because of LIVE and the maps are Kick @$$ Maps but still in my opinion the mutliplayer overall in halo 2 is better than Halo Ce mutliplayer.


In Halo 2 everybody got pissed that the Assault rifle from The first halo was taken out and replaced by the battle rifle while its not as good as the assault rifle its burst fire and scope make it a very good weapon in any situation. In addition to the battle rifle comeing to halo 2 some other weapons make a First appearance such as The Smg which is a small pistol like weapon with automatic fire and can be dual wielded (most other small weapons can be dual wielded) another new weapon is the carbine which is a covenant rifle weapon that is pretty powerful and has a scope like the battle rifle.


The games sound is just as good if not better than Halo Ce's Sound, from the music to the sound of explosions makes it seem very realistic and add the tension to the game.

The games graphics are no doubt better than the first Halo's graphics in halo ce all the textures were kinda sharp and edgy but not in halo 2 making in for a better experience graphics wise. Another good thing about the graphics is that the graphics are awesome and i have never had any lag whatsoever in, not even on LIVE where sometimes there can be big battles.



Overall if you have a XBOX then you Need (not want) to get halo 2 in order to appreciate the xbox's Pure power and graphics ability.

Multiplayer: 9.9/10
Funness factor: 9.5/10
Single player: 8.9/10
Co-op: 9.7/10
Graphics: 10/10
Sound: 9.8/10
replay value: 9.9/10
Gameplay: 10/10
Tilt: 9.7/10

when i got this game at christmas it was the only thing i played for the next week. anyway on to the game the game is supposed to be a souped up version of advanced wars but instead it got turned into a 3rd person shooter which im a big fan of. the gameplay is like any other 3rd person shooter what i mean by that is that you have to hold down the l-shoulder button to lock on to an enemy. but the other controls are very different such as using the A button to fire your weapon the B button to jump the c-stick to cycle through your troops. the gameplay is fun and can be pretty hard at times. like once i did not play this game for an entire month because of how pissed i was at the level i was on. the troops have are also pretty cool such as riflemen,flamethrower,bazooka.missle vets,assault,and grenade launchers. the vehicles are also pretty cool like the light tank, heavy tank,battlestation, light recon, heavy recon,gunships(helicopters), bombers, fighter jets, and the best aircraft the strato destroyer with bombs and missles this aircraft you only get it on 1 or 2 missions. the fact that there is no multiplayer makes this game kinda diapointing without multiplayer. this game would have much more replay ability than it already has. to be honest i havent beaten the game but im on the last mission so hopefuly i beat it soon.if you have a gc and like 3rd person shooters get it.