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Product Description
Homeworld is the next evolution of real-time strategy gaming, delivering a fresh experience in a totally 3-D universe. It gives players freedom to create new styles of play while delivering... More
Homeworld is the next evolution of real-time strategy gaming, delivering a fresh experience in a totally 3-D universe. It gives players freedom to create new styles of play while delivering cinema-quality graphics, special effects, vividly rendered ships, and an innovative interface. Less
The defeat of the Covenant in the first Halo game was only a temporary victory, as the alien attackers have renewed their mission to wipe out all of humanity. Despite the human military... More
The defeat of the Covenant in the first Halo game was only a temporary victory, as the alien attackers have renewed their mission to wipe out all of humanity. Despite the human military force's and Master Chief's efforts, the Covenant have breeched the Earth's defenses and have left its inhabitants in a dismal situation. In the midst of desperation, players assume the role of Master Chief and lead the resistance against the Covenant to save the people of Earth from a gruesome demise. The long-awaited PC version of Bungie's FPS, Halo 2 offers the full single-player campaign and multiplayer maps of the original Xbox version, with the addition of the content in the Multiplayer Map Pack as well as a tool for building and customizing levels. The game requires Windows Vista. Less
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Key Features   
ESRB Descriptor - Violence • Blood and Gore • Partial Nudity • Language
ESRB Rating   E - (Everyone) M - (Mature)
Publisher   Sierra Online, Inc. Microsoft
Genre   Strategy Shooter / FPS
Platform   Windows Windows
Game Series - Halo
Other Features   
Online - Online Gaming Support
Control Elements - Headset
Distribution Media   CD-ROM DVD-ROM
Miscellaneous   
Product ID 20519396 32206534
Release Date - May, 2007
UPC 020626854399 882224444002
Product MPN   
MPN 70466 U28-00010
 
Consumer Reviews
Homeworld Computer Game
Homeworld for Windows
From $8.99
Halo 2 Computer Game
Halo 2 for Windows
From $19.99

Product Review Summary

4.4
Based on 90 user reviews
92% recommend this product
5 stars
55
4 stars
24
3 stars
8
2 stars
2
1 star
1
Pros
  • Good Value (1)
  • Challenging (1)
  • Graphics (1)
Cons
  • Difficult to Use (1)
Good For
  • Adults (1)
  • Teenagers (1)

Consumer Reviews

captaind
960

Show Me The Way To Go Home....

bycaptaind Nov 17, 2006
48 Helpfuls 49 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Very, very atmostpheric, good tutorial, absorbing gameplay
Cons The controls sometimes let the game down
Recommended it? Yes

Homeworld is a real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a huge mothership on a long voyage home. After much research your people's scientists an archaeologists have found that the planet they lived on is not their planet of origin. An ancient tablet is found with information that leads... Read full review »

31

The strategy war game revolution

byberzerk Mar 3, 2000
28 Helpfuls 29 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros 3D ENVIRONMENT!!! Easy to play and move and look around. Fun single player and multiplayer
Cons Identical races, space around you looks too empty at times
Recommended it? Yes

What more can be said from the topic? This game changes the face of all strategy games for eternity. It added the element of FULL three dimensional movement. The best part about this game is that it is very easy to move around in the 3d space world and that viewing you fleet is also quite easy. The... Read full review »

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Product Review Summary

4.0
Based on 20 user reviews
84% recommend this product
5 stars
8
4 stars
9
3 stars
2 stars
2
1 star
1
Pros
  • Multiplayer (5)
  • Fun To Play (5)
  • Good Value (4)
  • Quality Construction (4)
  • Great Design (4)
  • Graphics (4)
  • Challenging (4)
  • lots of free roaming (2)
  • Great Sound (2)
  • Kid Appropriate (2)
Cons
  • None (7)
  • Boring (1)
Good For
  • Everyday Use (5)
  • Gifts (5)
  • Home (4)
  • Teenagers (4)
  • Men (3)
  • Adults (3)
  • Everyone (1)
  • Office (1)
  • All Ages (1)
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Consumer Reviews

theuerkorn
399

Halo 2: Like old coffee ... simply stale

bytheuerkorn Oct 29, 2007
38 Helpfuls 39 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Finally available for PC, new map editor
Cons Low quality graphics, plain dumb AI, repetitive gameplay, price, Vista only
Recommended it? No

Microsoft has been controversial, yet successful, in the release of two extremely hyped products: Windows Vista and the Halo franchise (created by Bungie). With the PC version of Halo 2 they're joined at the hip and despite the clear marketing purpose (rather than technology), it still turned out... Read full review »

127

Wonderful game that is very entertaining

byfairycat Mar 18, 2010
5 Helpfuls 6 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Graphics, Challenging
Cons None
Recommended it? Yes

This is a really fun game; you should definitely play it on insane!  One of the most difficult games I have ever played when set to that level and it made me really work at many of the levels and areas.  Get this game for sure! Read full review »

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