Halo 2: Anniversary

Halo 2: Anniversary is a remastered version of Halo 2 and features extra content, high-definition resolution, and remastered audio and graphics. It was released on November 11, 2014, as part of the Halo: The Master Chief Collection for the Xbox One. 343 Industries currently has no plans to make Halo 2: Anniversary a standalone game as Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary was. A documentary, named Remaking The Legend, is a full-length documentary chronicling 343 Industries’ journey as they re-imagine Halo 2 for its ten-year anniversary.

Campaign
In Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 2's campaign has been fully remastered by Saber Interactive. The studio recorded new sound effects, and the original soundtrack was re-recorded with music arranged by Kazuma Jinnouchi and recorded by the San Francisco Symphony.

Blur Studio, the studio who created the CGI cinematics for Halo Wars, created new CGI animations for using motion capture technology. In addition, they created a new prologue and an epilogue for the game which ties in to the events of Halo 5: Guardians.

The models used in the visual upgrades were taken from earlier Halo games or made specifically for the game on a case-by-case basis.

Multiplayer
Six Halo 2 competitive multiplayer maps were reimagined in an engine modified specifically for the Xbox One and adjusted to mimic Halo 2's original gameplay. All six new maps feature new dynamic elements and Forge support. Many new weapons, powerups, vehicles and gametypes have been added, including the Assault Rifle, Suppressed SMG, M274-M Gungoose, Speed Boost.

Gametypes
All of Halo 2's gametypes will be included, as well as the following additional ones:


 * Infection
 * Race
 * Ricochet

United Nations Space Command Standard

 * BR55 Service Rifle
 * MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System
 * M6C Personal Defense Weapon System
 * M7/Caseless Submachine Gun
 * M7S Caseless Submachine Gun
 * M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon
 * Sniper Rifle System 99C-Series 2 Anti-Matériel B
 * M90 Close Assault Weapon System
 * M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose grenade
 * M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun
 * M68 Asynchronous Linear-Induction Motor
 * M247 General Purpose Machine Gun
 * M247H Heavy Machine Gun

Forerunner Weapons

 * Sentinel Beam

Standard

 * Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword
 * Red variant
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle
 * Type-26 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
 * Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon
 * Type-50 Sniper Rifle System
 * Type-51 Carbine
 * Type-42 Directed Energy Support Weapon
 * Type-1 Antipersonnel grenade
 * Scarab Gun

Jiralhanae

 * Fist of Rukt
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle/Jiralhanae variant
 * Type-25 Grenade Launcher

Usable

 * M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle
 * M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle
 * M808B Main Battle Tank
 * M274-M Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle
 * AV-14 Attack VTOL

Military

 * D77-TC Pelican
 * D96-TCE Albatross
 * GA-TL1 Longsword-class Interceptor
 * Orbital Defense Platform
 * ODA-142 Cairo
 * ODA-143 Malta
 * ODA-144 Athens
 * Orbital Defense Platform
 * ODA-142 Cairo
 * ODA-143 Malta
 * ODA-144 Athens
 * ODA-144 Athens

Civilian

 * MLX
 * Überchassis
 * Tractor unit
 * Various other vehicles, including buses

Usable

 * Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage
 * Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft
 * Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle
 * Type-46 Infantry Support Vehicle

Non-Usable

 * Solemn Penance
 * Seeker of Truth
 * High Charity
 * Unyielding Hierophant
 * Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter
 * Type-29 Troop/Vehicle Transport
 * Type-36 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform
 * Type-52 Troop Carrier
 * Covenant Boarding Craft
 * Phantom Gunboat
 * Type-56 Ground Support/Ultra Heavy Deployment Platform
 * Orbital Insertion Pod
 * Type-56 Ground Support/Ultra Heavy Deployment Platform
 * Orbital Insertion Pod

Locations

 * Sol system
 * Earth
 * Mombasa
 * Old Mombasa
 * Hotel Zanzibar
 * New Mombasa 105 East
 * Suspension Bridge
 * New Mombasa
 * Cairo Station
 * Athens Station
 * Malta Station
 * Jupiter
 * Io
 * Io Station
 * Soell system
 * Installation 04's Wreckage
 * Basis
 * Threshold
 * Gas Mine


 * Coelest system
 * Substance
 * Installation 05
 * Forerunner Ruins
 * Quarantine Zone
 * Sentinel Wall
 * Library
 * Jiralhanae Encampment
 * 'Bastion of the Jiralhanae'
 * Control Room
 * High Charity
 * Council Chamber
 * Mausoleum of the Arbiter
 * Sanctum of the Hierarchs
 * Mid Tower
 * Far Tower
 * Valleys of Tears
 * Valley of Tears A
 * Valley of Tears B
 * Hanging Gardens
 * Hanging Gardens A
 * Hanging Gardens B

Trivia

 * Unlike in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2: Anniversary's switch from classic to remastered is instant.
 * The majority of the game's assets were not remade in a manner similar to Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, where the original designs were replaced with the newer contemporary designs seen in later Halo titles. The game instead features newer, more advanced models made using the designs used in the original game.