| Halo 2 was the second installment of the cult video | | | | human UNSC commanders, A.J.Johnson and Miranda |
| game series Halo. Shortly after its release Halo 2 | | | | Keyes besides the Master Chief. |
| became the ace product on Xbox, holding the status | | | | Soon following this event, the Covenant send armed |
| until Gears of War was released for the Xbox 360, | | | | cruiser ships toward Earth carrying enough |
| two years down the line. | | | | ammunition to destroy the MAC that provides |
| Added to the already popular features of the first | | | | protection to Earth. |
| edition was a new physics engine known as Havoc | | | | The human army manages to prevent the Covenant |
| physics; the game also featured more sophisticated | | | | attack receiving able support from Master Chief. The |
| weapons, multi-player augments and many further | | | | Covenant ship manages to find a second Halo called |
| powerful vehicles. | | | | Delta Halo. |
| The storyline takes off from the thrilling conclusion of | | | | The human entourage follows in a ship called In |
| Halo: Combat Evolved and the human controller | | | | Amber Clad with the specific task of preventing the |
| manage two of the protagonists, including the | | | | activation of the Halo and the assassination of The |
| Arbiter, alongside the Master Chief. In 2007, hired | | | | High Prophet called Regret present in the ship. |
| Microsoft personnel developed a Windows Vista | | | | The dishonored Covenant elite is given a chance to |
| version. | | | | redeem himself and assigned the name of Arbiter. He |
| Halo 2 takes place in the intriguing Halo Universe | | | | ultimately becomes aware of the danger that the |
| where the powerful colonizers, the human race face | | | | Halos present to the galaxy and decides to work |
| an alien alliance known as the Covenant in a | | | | towards the deactivation of these super-weapons. |
| mammoth struggle for galactic supremacy. | | | | Meanwhile, the Flood, a parasitic race infects the city |
| The game begins with the trial of ex-Covenant elite | | | | of High Charity owned by the Covenant. The Arbiter |
| who faces enquiry from fellow aliens for his inability | | | | along with others manages to prevent the activation |
| to prevent the destruction of Installation: 04, one of | | | | of the Halo. The unexpected loss of power in the |
| the Haloes that the Covenant covets in the quest | | | | Halo makes it send a signal to the remaining Halo's |
| for an apparent spiritual transcendence through what | | | | and the game ends on a tantalizing note thus setting |
| they call the "great" or ultimate journey. | | | | up the story for Halo 3. |
| This event is featured alongside the felicitation of | | | | |