Originally Posted by: Axl_RoseSo is the new blood gulch better?

Depends on your personal preference. Some people might not like the changed bases and the banshees, but I do. It's a great feeling ripping someone out of those (and it's easier than trying to outgun them).

What characters can you go in the multplayer? Are there any powerups that make it unfair? We used to tuen off the oversheild but the old invisiblity was annoying because its unfair who gets it! Can you turn off the powerups? They kinda ruin the stealth appraoch by making things unfair and unpredictable!

You can either play as the traditional Spartan or Covenant elite (you're actually a Covenant Avatar, but you don't know what those are until the second covenant cutscene). All parts of the uniform and the shoulder decal are customizable. You can color all the parts of the armor any color you want, although I would recommend something more neutral grey/fleshy than highly visible colors (such as white). I honestly have no idea if overshields and camo 'jammas can be turned off because I'm the only person here who doesn't like them.

Is this zanzibar good for just 2 on 2 link up? How big is zanzibar? Any level as big as the ice one in halo two? in other words takes several minutes to walk all the way through?
How about damnation? Any level as cool as that?

Zanzibar feels a little thin with 4 players and it's pretty messy with 8 players. It's a very flexible map. Do a google search for it and you'll be able to find all kinds of screenshots. Many reviews of this map say that the combat is mostly kept to the beach on this map and the base is neglected, but you'll find this isn't the case as soon as the people playing get a good understanding of the map. For example, where the ghost and turret are. If both are active and neither one is controlled by your team you're pretty well bent over.

Halo 2 does have some big maps but they're very well designed. You never have to walk for several minutes looking for someone. Halo 2 multiplayer doesn't seem to have those boring moments possible in the original Halo.

I don't know what map is closest to Damnation. To be honest I never really figured that map out. I'm always lost there. As far as the design goes yes, there are asymetrical maps in Halo 2.

Finally... is halo 2 really better? Or in a few months are we all gona say I prefer the simpler halo 1!

Halo 2 makes Halo look pretty bad. I don't think anybody is going to go back to the original.

Halo 2 also put a lot more emphasis on the single-player game. Halo original's single player was pretty much added as a quick afterthought to the mulitplayer engine.