Halo-2 (PC, XBOX)

What can I say about Halo and Halo 2 that hasn't been said before? Well, I'll say it anyway, knocking the gaming community on it's ear, the Halo series is a perfect example of solid game making. A sci-fi plot that introduces characters and situations in an almost movie-style way. Villains that are as vile and despicable that nothing other than their entire disintegration will suffice. A hero who, while remaining faceless, is more well developed than most characters in the medium. A long, flowing, gaming experience filled with cliff hangers, fantastic imagery, powerful weapons, exciting scenarios and well, everything that you would want in an action-adventure game.
So Microsoft has decided to release Halo 2 on the PC. Not surprising, the original got ported over to the PC and sold as well as could be expected. I mean let's face it, the Halo franchise is about as big as gaming gets. Anytime you sell systems just to play a single game, then you are in a league all your own. Well, I need to tell you something, in order to play this bad boy, you are going to need a couple of things, namely Windows Vista and a really smoking hot PC. If you have not upgraded to Vista yet then you will not be able to play this. It is a kind of a low-down way for Microsoft to get users out there to upgrade to Vista, but in all actuality, pretty soon most PC games will be Vista only so, curse all you want, the wheels are still rolling forward. Read full review.