Ok, I miss XBL Co-op about as much as any sane man possibly can, but it seems to me that you guys are more interested in seeming clever and critical than actually saying anything of substance about the game. Melee combos? Sprinting? Come on... minor points. Halo 1 didn't have them. I don't miss them at all, and I think most players don't.

If you want to be critical, at least pick something of substance.

And no story? Are you kidding? A lot more is revealed and goes on in H2 than in the original. It seems more likely that it wasn't the story you were expecting-- and perhaps not the one that Bungie planned to tell (at least exactly) when the game was announced. But it's still a great game, and a lot of fun-- even if it isn't all it could have been, all that everyone wanted, or all things to all people all of the time.

You use the word "betrayal" as if Bungie owes you something beyond a fun game for your $50. Here's a news flash: they don't.

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