With all the expectation of Halo 1, I was excited when I got hold of Halo 2. Some great features, being able to hold two weapons and some of the uprated weapons. Some of the tank and flyer elements were huge fun.

Graphics were as good as Halo 1 and used the full power of the XBox.

The ending of Halo 2 was poor and very easy. I was left wanting more, and now have to wait until Halo 3.

Halo 2 continues the story of Master Cheif's battle against the Covenant after the destruction of the ring in Halo. However, this time the Covenant have discovered Earth and take the fight to the surface.

It's pretty much business as usual with Halo 2. The graphics are pretty breath taking, although the new weapons are a bit rubbish. The standard machine gun from Halo has gone and been replaced by two new ones - one only fires in 3 round bursts but has a scope, while the other is fully automatic but tends to wander upwards as you fire. Very annoying. You can now hold two weapons at the same time, but because this stops you from throwing grenades at the same time, it seems a little pointless.

On the plus side, the troops that help you are now more effective at killing enemies so you dont need to be as accurate with your shooting!

To be honest, while playing through the first missions of Halo 2, I was a little bored and just wished something exciting would happen. Maybe since we were all blown away by Halo 1 all those years ago we've become a little more demanding from our games. I'll give it time as I'm only half way through, but the signs are that its not as good as the first. Still, it's better than any other console based shoot em up availible.