Halo 2: Anniversary

Halo 2: Anniversary

Halo 2: Anniversary
General Information
Genre	First-person shooter
Platform(s)	Xbox Series X Xbox Series S Xbox One Windows (Steam & Microsoft Store)
Game modes	Campaign Cooperative Multiplayer Forge
Technical Details
Target framerate	120FPS on Xbox Series X and S, 60FPS on Xbox One
Resolution	Xbox Series X: 4K Xbox Series S: 1080p Xbox One X: 4K Xbox One: 900p
Engine	Campaign: Saber3D Engine Multiplayer: Halo 4 engine (Heavily modified)
Splitscreen support	4 player (Console Only)
LAN support	Supported
Online functionality	Online competitive multiplayer Online Co-Op Campaign
Production Information
Publisher(s)	Microsoft Studios 343 Industries
Developer(s)	Saber Interactive (Campaign) Certain Affinity (Multiplayer) Blur Studio (Cinematics) Bungie (Original game)
Project Leads
Lead writer(s)	Joseph Staten
Composer(s)	Kazuma Jinnouchi

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.

On May 12, 2020, Halo 2: Anniversary was added to Halo: The Master Chief Collection for PC, available on Xbox Game Pass for PC, Steam and the Microsoft Store.

Gameplay

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.

Levels

Image	Mission	Description
	The Heretic	"For failure such as this, no punishment is too great." (cutscene)
	The Armory	"Suit up, prepare for battle." (tutorial)
	Cairo Station	"Defend the station's MAC gun from Covenant boarders."
	Outskirts	"Rally scattered marines, clear hostile contacts from the old-city."
	Metropolis	"Take the bridge, break the Covenant's grip on the city-center."
	The Arbiter	"Infiltrate a Forerunner facility, quell the heresy within."
	The Oracle	"Kill the Heretic Leader. The Prophets' will be done."
	Delta Halo	"A Covenant army stands between you and Regret. Get to work."
	Regret	"You heard the lady. Locate the Prophet, take him down."
	Sacred Icon	"Succeed where others have failed. Lower the shield protecting the Sacred Icon."
	Quarantine Zone	"Parasites, humans - no matter. The Icon must be found."
	Gravemind	"The Prophets have the Index and plan to use it? Over your dead body."
	Uprising	"This is certain: The Brutes shall pay for the blood they have spilled."
	High Charity	"Cortana can handle the Index - stopping Truth is up to you."
	The Great Journey	"Form an unexpected alliance, keep Tartarus from activating the ring."

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, and Speed Boost.

Maps

Image	Map
	Bloodline (Coagulation Anniversary)
	Lockdown (Lockout Anniversary)
	Shrine (Sanctuary Anniversary)
	Stonetown (Zanzibar Anniversary)
	Warlord (Warlock Anniversary)
	Zenith (Ascension Anniversary)
	Awash (Forge Canvas)
	Nebula (Forge Canvas, Impact Skybox)
	Skyward (Forge Canvas, Zenith Skybox)
	Remnant (Relic Anniversary, free DLC released in May 2015)

Gametypes

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

• Infection
• Race
• Ricochet

Features

Weapons

United Nations Space Command Standard BR55 Service Rifle MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System (Multiplayer only) M6C Personal Defense Weapon System M7/Caseless Submachine Gun M7S Caseless Submachine Gun (Multiplayer only) 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 (Multiplayer only) Forerunner Weapons Sentinel Beam

Covenant Standard Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword Red variant (Multiplayer only) 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 (Easter Egg) Jiralhanae Fist of Rukt Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle/Jiralhanae variant Type-25 Grenade Launcher

Vehicles

UNSC Vehicles Usable M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle M808B Main Battle Tank M274 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle (Multiplayer only) M274-M Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle (First appearance) (Multiplayer only) AV-14 Attack VTOL (Multiplayer only) Non-Usable Military D77-TC Pelican D96-TCE Albatross GA-TL1 Longsword-class Interceptor Stalwart-class light frigate UNSC In Amber Clad Marathon-class heavy cruiser Halcyon-class light cruiser UNSC Pillar of Autumn Orbital Defense Platform ODA-142 Cairo ODA-143 Malta ODA-144 Athens Civilian MLX Überchassis Tractor unit Various other vehicles, including buses

Covenant Vehicles Usable Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle Type-46 Infantry Support Vehicle (Campaign only) Non-Usable CAS-class assault carrier Solemn Penance Seeker of Truth (Terminals) CCS-class battlecruiser High Charity Unyielding Hierophant (Terminals) 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 (Terminals) Type-56 Ground Support/Ultra Heavy Deployment Platform (Terminals) Orbital Insertion Pod

Locations

Sol system Earth Mombasa Old Mombasa Hotel Zanzibar New Mombasa 105 East Suspension Bridge New Mombasa Cairo Station Athens Station (Mentioned only) Malta Station (Mentioned only) Jupiter Io Io Station Soell system Installation 04's Wreckage (Seen, not visited) Basis (Seen, not visited) Threshold Gas Mine

Coelest system Substance (Seen, not visited) 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.

Video

Terminal Trailer

Main article: Halo: The Master Chief Collection Terminal Trailer

Cinematic Trailer

Main article: Halo 2: Anniversary Cinematic Trailer

Cinematic Launch Trailer

Main article: Halo 2: Anniversary Cinematic Launch Trailer

Gallery

Cinematic

Trailer

Launch Trailer

Others

The cinematic process of Miranda retrieving the Activation Index.

The process rendering of the hair of Miranda, when retrieving the Activation Index.

The pre-released final render of Miranda retrieving the Activation Index.

343 Guilty Spark

2401 Penitent Tangent.

Rtas 'Vadum.

In-game

Overview

Pre-release view of John-117 wielding a BR55 Service Rifle in Halo 2: Anniversary.

Gameplay

Comparison

A comparison between pre-release Halo 2: Anniversary and the original Halo 2.