14 DAY TRIAL // The game series that practically sells Microsoft's Xbox 360, Halo, is nearing completion with each passing day for the Halo 2 Vista version for which there is a new trailer available. This recent footage clearly shows why the whole world has gone crazy after Bungie's FPS. The Vista version naturally needs Windows Vista to run, but the content is the same as on the Xbox 360. However, Halo 2 Vista players have one more reason to be proud of their choice of playing it on the PC: the PC version has added content-the Multiplayer Map Pack, as well as a tool for building and customizing levels.
The game features the same expanded range of vehicles, including several from the original Halo, as well as new additions and variants. The health bar is no longer visible; instead, HP regenerates slowly when the player is not taking damage. The works on the new maps have been carried out with the same tools used for previous versions of the game (which doesn't mean it looks bad, heck it's breathtaking), yet movement has definitely been improved as you will see in the trailer.
There is one thing that puzzles me however. If you take a close look, you will notice that typical mouse control isn't what we're looking at. Either the footage was made with an old camera from the '50s that doesn't have constant spinning of the reels, or someone's playing Halo 2 using a game-pad. What, Microsoft couldn't afford to hire a PC gamer for the job?