Anonymous's picture

I'm sure Bungie is getting flogged by emails requesting this, but wouldn't it be cool if they could release a playable Halo 2 demo? Upon reading the February 2004 issue of the Official Xbox Magazine, I learned that one of their employees, Frank O'Connor, now works at Bungie Studios. (lucky bastard!) So I was thinking that maybe they could put a playable Halo 2 demo (perhaps of the E3 demo video?) on one of the upcoming disks. I'm sure the people at Bungie read this, so perhaps if there is a huge demand for a playable demo, they might release one. Please share your thoughts on this, and let your voice be heard!

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Anonymous's picture

In reply to: halo playable demo

i feel the same way, i dont feel like waiting untill november to play halo 2, im sure many others are with me on this! So hurry up and make a playable halo 2 demo!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous's picture

oook im a huge halo fan . . . but i am a little both sided on this 1 . here let me explain myself a playable demo would KICK ASS ! ! ! buttttt . . i dont kno if it would be good only because everyones expectations are so high that if they did release a playable demo that it would absolutely ruin everyones expectations for it . . . people would be more patient and bungie doesnt want that . they want everyone on their freakin heads waiting for this game . . on the other hand id love to get a closer look at halo2 . . . maybe make a longer multiplayer watchable demo . . but as for a playable 2 level demo id have to say me personaly . . I CAN WAIt . . hell ive waited 2 years already whats another 3 months right . . well thanx for youR time now id like to get back to playing crimson skies online . . another kick ass game hahaha . . wait a miniute no were as near as kick ass as halo2 will be but for now it is my past time till the memorable day of november 9th ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Anonymous's picture

he most likely does but he could just be a guy who has no idea but is just trying to get evryone hyped up. Im probably being parenoid but I want proof he works there. although i did notice that halo 2s official release date is on A tuesday and that magazine is coming out on a tuesday. a coincedence no. but he also did take a big risk buy giving away that information.

Anonymous's picture

In reply to: does he realy work for bungie?

Ive heard all this stuff about some people already having the magazine mabye at bungie or at oxm but this person said that they had the magazine so this could be true or not:
demos:silent hill 4,def jam vendetta fight for ny, burnout 3,blinx 2,and galleon:
videos:halo 2, and some other stuff i dont realy care about but i think these people are lying because oxm said dont open until august 24th and no one should have it now. Nobody in the USA can have that magazine yet but that is all i heard. but well have to see for sure in 2 days i geuss i might get more info but i hope its before the mag comes out!!!!!!!

narcogen's picture

In reply to: more rumors fact or fiction?

[quote=] i think these people are lying because oxm said dont open until august 24th and no one should have it now. Nobody in the USA can have that magazine yet but that is all i heard. but well have to see for sure in 2 days i geuss i might get more info but i hope its before the mag comes out!!!!!!![/quote]

It is not unusual for a shop or newsstand that gets a magazine to cheat a little on the embargo date, especially with material that's got a lot of demand. I think scans have even gone around already, so I think there's little reason to doubt that some people probably do have this issue in their hands already.


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Anonymous's picture

from kinni\\hey man ive been hoping for a playable halo 2 demo for so long and i was predicting that oxm would release one in the upcoming october issue! i mean just think of the sales they could rack up from just one issue!!................i asked my friend who works at a video game store about this and he thought it might not be the best idea for bungie to release a playable demo. his point was interesting though. he stated that bungie probaly has over a million pre-orders for halo 2 right now if not thousands more and of those people, theres so many opinions, expectations, high confidence levels, doubts and worries that if a playable demo were to come out, its possible that some people could actually be dissapointed or just simply expect more or be upset that they didnt see any of thier own ideas in the demo or whatever. and others would think it ruled without a doubt. but with those who could possibly be let down in some crazy way, thier pre-orders could actually get refunded. you never really know. so why would bungie risk it. so as a business decision, maybe they shouldnt gamble on thier 100% guranteed 1 million plus preorders currently on hand.

Anonymous's picture

In reply to: halo 2 demo

sorry people therewill be no playable demo the most we can get is a video sorry if anybody was let down in any kind of way i saw the magazine at at store and from the looks of it no hao 2 playable demo. were just going to have to wait until November 9th.

Anonymous's picture

In reply to: no halo 2 demo

i read that there will be one in the december addition of xbox magazine

MarineSniper's picture

In reply to: halo 2 playable demo

Bungie will most probably make a demo of Halo 2 for computer after Halo 2 is released on Xbox.
They will spend all their time before so enhancing Halo 2. As said above, demos are made for games that may not be popular. Bungie already know so many people await November 9th and will not make a demo until after then. Plus people will know what to expect from Halo 2 if there was a demo, so it may ruin sales for Bungie. And narcogen said that Bungie have never really made demos for any of their games.
Please do not ask again for a Halo 2 demo. Any enquiries please email Bungie. Thank you.

Anonymous's picture

Well they say there is supposed to be a halo 2 demo on august 24th. whell its august 24th! WHERE THE HELL CAN I DOWNLOAD IT!!!!!!!!

Anonymous's picture

In reply to: Halo 2 deom on august 24th!

u are a stupid dumbass^^^^fuckin idiot!!!!

narcogen's picture

In reply to: Halo 2 deom on august 24th!

[quote=]Well they say there is supposed to be a halo 2 demo on august 24th. whell its august 24th! WHERE THE HELL CAN I DOWNLOAD IT!!!!!!!![/quote]

No, there wasn't supposed to be a demo. Bungie said more than once there would not be. Why you'd believe anyone but them on this subject, I can't imagine.

Secondly, Halo 2 is an Xbox game. It has not (yet, anyway) been announced for any other platform. So even if there was a downloadable demo-- which I doubt there will ever be-- it'd be in Xbox Live, and not on any website, since there's no way to get a demo out of your computer and into your Xbox anyway.


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Anonymous's picture

In reply to: No, there wasn't and there isn't

he prob thought that u could play it on the computer(dumbass)......by the way is that multiplayer demo(on bittournament)worth subscribing 2, to watch it???

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In reply to: 2 narcogen

It depends on what you're looking for. It's a fairly long vid, so you'll get to see most of the weapons and vehicles in action, and most of the Zanzibar map.

Frankly, with the slimmer MC model in Halo 2, it's reminding me very much of Marathon multiplayer matches.

You don't need to subscribe to anything-- BitTorrent is free. Just google the word and you'll find lots of clients to download.



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Anonymous's picture

In reply to: new video

ok thank you...ill go check it out now...if i have anymore questions i will ask u...thanks again

Anonymous's picture

I really think bungie should release a playable demo because this wait is driving everbody nuts, and a demo should be released to hold everyone over until november 9th.

Anonymous's picture

In reply to: Halo 2 needs a playable demo

You are right, there should be a demo! Everyone is goin crazy! Who wants to wait till november 9th!!! Not me!

Anonymous's picture

did a fucking demo come out or not today....and how do i get it????

Anonymous's picture

did a demo come out or not i have 2 know now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous's picture

were do u get halo 2 demo.

Anonymous's picture

will some1 please tell me....is there really a halo 2 demo.....and if there is when does it come out...because it is august 24th and i couldnt find a halo 2 demo or the new oxm....some1 plz tell me what is true and false!!

Anonymous's picture

In reply to: halo 2 demo true or false

i have the new oxm there isnt even a disc on this months issue all there is is a holiday preveiw guide no halo 2 demo all rumors repeat no halo 2 demo there isnt even a disc on the mag but still u should pick up the magazine anyway it has some cool screenshots of all the good games comin.

Anonymous's picture

In reply to: there is no halo 2 demo

has ne 1 watched that multiplayer action on bittournament(or whatever it is called)????if so is it ne good and worth subscribing to, to watch it??

Anonymous's picture

can some1 tell me what a good site is to watch halo 2 demos/movies.....besides team xbox bungie and xbox.com??????

Anonymous's picture

In reply to: halo 2 demos

u can go to chat bible and look up demos and screenshots

Anonymous's picture

In reply to: halo 2 demos

you just have to put different searches in....
If you use google, type in halo 2 secrets,or halo 2 demos, or halo 2 promos. then get ready to searh a few hours. if you justkeep goin down the list you will at least find some footage of the game being played. I have a nice fifteen minute film of one of the guys being allowed to play it, you know, one of those game expert dudes the companies allow to play it to test it out. Anyway, its of the new map Zanzibar, that beach head one.Not a wonderful picture on that particular demo, but you get the idea by watching it. I'm sure thats just one of a few out there.

Anonymous's picture

In reply to: halo 2 demos

gametrailers.com

Anonymous's picture

after you download bittorrent how the heck to you watch the halo 2 movie???

Anonymous's picture

i think i just watched the video...does it start off with him walking through a yard late at nite and then go into a house??...and then the camera guy that is filming it jumps from screen to screen like every 5 seconds???

Anonymous's picture

narc r there ne other good halo 2 demos/movies that r worth watching??

Anonymous's picture

wow i have no idea what 2 do....i dled bittorrent but how to i get to the download page????

narcogen's picture

In reply to: wow i have no idea what 2 do.

Once you have the BitTorrent application, you need to use a web browser to open the BitTorrent file for the thing you want to download, then use the BitTorrent application to open that Torrent file.

Links to the torrent file are on this page:

http://halo.bungie.org/misc/mlg4v4footagemirrors.html

Download a torrent file from there, then open it in the BitTorrent program.

Or, you could google the phrase "bit torrent", find the site for the application, and RTFM.

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Anonymous's picture

nar....if u find ne other good halo 2 movies can u plz notify me??i still dont understand how to use bittorrent......do u mean i just have to find something to download that needs bittorrent?

narcogen's picture

In reply to: nar....if u find ne other goo

[quote=]nar....if u find ne other good halo 2 movies can u plz notify me??i still dont understand how to use bittorrent......do u mean i just have to find something to download that needs bittorrent?[/quote]

yes. You have to find a Bit Torrent file to open in the Bit Torrent client. The client then prompts you for a filename to save, and the Bit Torrent client starts downloading the real file (in this case, the movie).

BT is a peer to peer program that uses distributed nodes to speed up downloads without straining individual networks. The link I posted in the other reply shows the link to the Bit Torrent for the Zanzibar video. Also on that site, halo.bungie.org, is a movies section where there are lots of links to cool movies.

you can also try this page http://rampancy.net/halo2movies


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Anonymous's picture

In reply to: Re: nar....if u find ne other goo

ok thank you narc...you've been a great help!!

Anonymous's picture

sry to bother u again...but why wont it let me watch halo 2 movies on this page.....i went to halo 2 movies and there were a whole bunch of them......but when i clicked on 1 of them nothing happenned???do u no y???

narcogen's picture

In reply to: sry narc

[quote=]sry to bother u again...but why wont it let me watch halo 2 movies on this page.....i went to halo 2 movies and there were a whole bunch of them......but when i clicked on 1 of them nothing happenned???do u no y???[/quote]

It could be a number of things. First, nearly all of the movies hosted here are in QuickTime format, so you'll need QuickTime installed to watch them.

http://www.apple.com/quicktime

Second, is that there simply may be too many people downloading movies at that moment for there to be an available connection. If you get a timeout error, wait a while and try reloading.


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Anonymous's picture

In reply to: Re: sry narc

ok....it must be that there are too many people downloading the content....because i have quick time....thanks again

Anthony

Anonymous's picture

make a playable halo 2 demo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

narcogen's picture

In reply to: halo 2 demo

[quote=]make a playable halo 2 demo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote]

No!


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Anonymous's picture

In reply to: halo 2 demo

Please just put Halo 2 on sale
I'm dyin to play it

Anonymous's picture

r u kidding me!? dat would be tight seeing as im alredy like a small boy waiting for christmas and 4 how many times its been delayed.

narcogen's picture

In reply to: halo2 demo wut wut

[quote=]r u kidding me!? dat would be tight seeing as im alredy like a small boy waiting for christmas and 4 how many times its been delayed.
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The number of times its been delayed is exactly zero. The release date was announced only once. That date is November 9 for North America. It has not changed. The widely-reported rumor that Halo 2 would be released in August were incorrect, based on wild speculation from the I Love Bees puzzle. Halo 2 has never been delayed.

Duke Nukem Forever, on the other hand...


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Anonymous's picture

everyone i know is mad on the original halo ,we have all been waiting long enough for the sequal .please bungie release a demo version just one level to kill the craving.

Anonymous's picture

dang, one of my "friends" at school bragged about how he has a halo 2 playable demo and a halo:combat evolved playable demo that's extended (i.e. more than one SP mission). So i've been desperately looking for the fabled, but false rumor, and...well, now i'm pretty depressed. but ya! I'm definitly looking forward to this halo 2 demo thingy. It'll be so 133t.

Anonymous's picture

they probly wont post a halo2 demo a game that fucking good won't get a playabel demo.

Anonymous's picture

In reply to: halo2 demo

i hope there will come a demo cause its relax

Anonymous's picture

hell yeah a halo 2 demo that would be asome i allredy have it on pre-order but i still whant to play it plz bunie let there be a demo plz

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