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{{Title|''Halo 2: The Official Strategy Guide''}}
{{Book Info
{{Status|RealWorld}}
|name= ''Halo 2: The Official Game Guide''
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|image=The Official Halo 2 Strategy Guide.jpg
|image=[[File:Halo2TheOfficialGuide.jpg|200px]]
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|author=[http://www.piggybackinteractive.com/en/ Piggyback Interactive]
|Author=[http://www.piggybackinteractive.com/en/ Piggyback Interactive Home Page]
|publisher=Prima Games
|Publisher= Prima Games  
|publication=November 9, [[2004 (real world)|2004]]
|Date Released= November 9, 2004
|media=Print (Paperback)
|Length= 224 Pages
|length=224 pages
|US Price=$9.99
|ISBN=[[Special:BookSources/0761544739|0761544739]], [[Special:BookSources/978-0761544739|978-0761544739]]
|Can Price=$23.95
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|ISBN-13= 978-0761544739  
'''Halo 2: The Official Strategy Guide''' is the 224-page official strategy guide for the video game ''[[Halo 2]]'' published by [http://www.piggybackinteractive.com/en/ Piggyback Interactive.] It is written in English and is a paperback publication.
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}}[[Image:Halo 2 game guide 2.jpg|right|thumb|Back of the Halo 2 Game Guide]]
[[Image:Alphabetcovenantsy1.jpg|thumb|Guide to the [[Covenant]] language.]]
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the 224-page official strategy guide for the video game ''[[Halo 2]]'' published by [http://www.piggybackinteractive.com/en/ Piggyback Interactive.] It is written in English and is a paperback publication.


== Book description ==
== Book Description ==
Developed on-site at [[Bungie]] studios and written over four months by the elite '''Piggyback''' team, this guide includes an encyclopedic appraisal of Halo 2's [[Multiplayer|multiplayer]] mode; a full, highly accessible walkthrough for the epic [[Campaign]] mode; and everything on basic play. In its 224 pages you'll find:
 
Developed on-site at Bungie studios and written over four months by the elite '''Piggyback''' team, this guide includes an encyclopedic appraisal of Halo 2's multiplayer mode; a full, highly accessible walkthrough for the epic Campaign mode; and everything on basic play. In it's 224 pages you'll find:


*Detailed annotated maps: outwit multiplayer opponents with your intimate knowledge of level architecture
*Detailed annotated maps: outwit multiplayer opponents with your intimate knowledge of level architecture
*Study all features of multiplayer maps, from [[power-up]] locations to "secret" areas, attack routes, and more
*Study all features of multiplayer maps, from power-up locations to "secret" areas, attack routes, and more
*Includes an exhaustive rundown of preset and custom game types—design your own multiplayer match and attract the best crowd
*Includes and exhaustive rundown of preset and custom game types—design your own multiplayer match and attract the best crowd
*Features hundreds of digital screenshots to illustrate key points
*Features hundreds of digital screenshots to illustrate key points
*Packed with tips, tactics, and techniques from the Bungie team
*Packed with tips, tactics, and techniques from the Bungie team
*Learn about every adversary, [[Vehicles|vehicle]], and [[Weapons|weapon]]—their strengths and shortcomings and how you can exploit these
*Learn about every adversary, vehicle, and weapon—their strengths and shortcomings and how you can exploit these
*Confidently negotiate the huge Campaign mode with our exclusive maps and step-by-step walkthrough
*Confidently negotiate the huge Campaign mode with our exclusive maps and step-by-step walkthrough
*Designed to enhance the Halo 2 experience for newcomers and [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] veterans alike.
*Designed to enhance the Halo 2 experience for newcomers and Halo: Combat Evolved veterans alike


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Before the release of ''Halo 2'', the page for it at Xbox.com was [[Halo2.com|made to look]] as though it were a series of screens at the helm of a [[The Covenant|Covenant]] [[Covenant starship|ship]], complete with a Covenant language made of triangular shapes. The Game Guide uses a few of these characters to denote the placement of Covenant vehicles on their maps.
*Before the release of [[Halo 2]], the page for it at Xbox.com was made to look as though it were a series of screens at the helm of a [[Covenant]] ship, complete with a Covenant language made of triangular shapes. The Game Guide uses a few of these characters to denote the placement of Covenant vehicles on their maps.
*On the Contents page, [[John-117|Master Chief]] is shown about to kill a [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] on [[Earth]], which comes from the [[Halo 2 E3 Demo]] trailer.
*A misprint in the the strategy guide mistakenly called the [[Enforcer]] a "[[Sentinel Major]]."
*Another misprint in the stategy guide calls a [[Brute Plasma Rifle]] a Brute Plasma Pistol.


==Errors==
== Levels ==
*The book wrongly prints that there are achievements in Halo 2 for Xbox, when they are only actually available in [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)]].
*On page 7, there is a misprint that says the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|MJOLNIR Mk VI]] was upgraded; in reality, the armor was upgraded ''to'' Mk VI in the first level, [[the Heretic]].
*On page 13, the reloading signal is depicted as three bullets; in the game, the reloading symbol is a circular arrow.
*On page 41, the guide claims that a [[Unggoy|Grunt]] [[Unggoy Minor|Minor's]] [[Unggoy combat harness|armor]] is yellow, when in fact it is orange.
*On page 46, the strategy guide calls a [[Kewu R'shi'k-pattern plasma rifle|Brute Plasma Rifle]] a Brute Plasma Pistol.
*On page 110, there is a [[Sangheili]] [[Honor Guard]] with blue ([[Sangheili Minor]]) armor.
*On page 119, the strategy guide mistakenly called the [[Enforcer Sentinel|Enforcer]] a "[[Aggressor Sentinel Eliminator|Sentinel Major]]". However, it stated that the Covenant called it "Enforcer" on page 118.


==Gallery==
In the below table:
<gallery>
*(MC) = Playable character, [[Master Chief]]
File:Halo 2 game guide 2.jpg|Back cover of the guide.
*(A) = Playable character, [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]]
File:Alphabetcovenantsy1.jpg|Guide to the Covenant language.
<table border="0" class="toccolors" style="margin: 1em auto;text-align:left; font-size:84%;">
</gallery>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" style="background: #BBDCFF; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> Levels that are mentioned in the Book
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #d5d5d5; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: center;">[[Halo 2]] Campaign</td>
<td colspan="2" style="background: #e8e8e8; padding: 0px 5px;">[[The Heretic (Level)|The Heretic]] | [[The Armory (Level)|The Armory (MC)]] | [[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station (MC)]] | [[Outskirts (Level)|Outskirts (MC)]] | [[Metropolis (Level)|Metropolis (MC)]] | [[The Arbiter (Level)|The Arbiter (A)]] | [[The Oracle (Level)|The Oracle (A)]] | [[Delta Halo (Level)|Delta Halo (MC)]] | [[Regret (Level)|Regret (MC)]] | [[Sacred Icon (Level)|Sacred Icon (A)]] | [[Quarantine Zone (Level)|Quarantine Zone (A)]] | [[Gravemind (Level)|Gravemind (MC)]] | [[Uprising (Level)|Uprising (A)]] | [[High Charity (Level)|High Charity (MC)]] | [[The Great Journey (Level)|The Great Journey (A)]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #e8e8e8; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: center;">[[Halo 2]] Multiplayer</td>
<td colspan="2" style="background: #d5d5d5; padding: 0px 5px;">
[[Ascension (Level)|Ascension]] | [[Beaver Creek (Level)|Beaver Creek]] | [[Burial Mounds (Level)|Burial Mounds]] | [[Coagulation (Level)|Coagulation]] | [[Colossus (Level)|Colossus]] | [[Headlong (Level)|Headlong]] | [[Ivory Tower (Level)|Ivory Tower]] | [[Lockout (Level)|Lockout]] | [[Midship (Level)|Midship]] | [[Waterworks (Level)|Waterworks]] | [[Zanzibar (Level)|Zanzibar]]</td>
</tr>
</table>


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