Master Chief
Dual-Wields His Way to Windows Vista (thanks
ToTheGame) is the press release
revealing plans for a version of Bungie's shooter sequel on the next edition of
Windows:
"Halo 2," the award-winning sequel to the instant classic "Halo:
Combat Evolved" to make its PC debut on the Windows Vista platform
"Halo 2," the game that redefined first-person combat and multiplayer action for
millions of gamers worldwide, is set to explode onto PCs exclusively for Windows
Vista. "Halo 2" for Windows Vista will be developed by a dedicated Microsoft
Game Studios team in partnership with Bungie Studios.
Only for Windows Vista, "Halo 2" will offer gamers both the single-player
campaign and multiplayer experience of the original, as well as the additional
maps offered in the "Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack." Gamers will also have the
exciting opportunity to build, create and customize their own multiplayer
levels.
"Halo: Combat Evolved" and its sequel, "Halo 2," have achieved phenomenal
success on the Xbox video game platform as gamers around the world follow the
saga of Master Chief in his battle against the Covenant forces. In 2003, the
original "Halo" roared onto Windows PCs. In "Halo 2" for Windows Vista, the
action picks up where the first game ended. Master Chief, with the help of a
small group of marines, has destroyed the religious artifact and artificial
world known as "Halo," and is making his way back to Earth. There, he and the
last surviving Earth forces will mount a titanic struggle against the marauding
Covenant enemy. To date, the Halo franchise has sold more than 14.5 million
games worldwide with over 600 million hours of multiplayer action logged across
Microsoft’s Xbox Live online gaming service.