Where shall I begin? This game is awesome. The graphics are great, the imagination and story (so far) are compelling, and the new weapons are awesome. Everything is better. The general interface (where you go after you press start) is clean, the flow and logic from screen to screen is intuitive, you can modify your character in many different ways (mostly color), the xBox Live integration is flawless, and the online game play is quick and exciting.

The campaign story is really good, and I�m not that far, I�m sure it gets better. The cinematic elements are really breathtaking. There is a small bug in the loading of movie scene, but it does remedy and render quickly. I love the new human guns, so much better than the old ones. Duel wielding weapons is awesome, yet has drawbacks, as in real life (which this is not so shut-up already).

Online play is quick, so far. The new maps are great. All the players are learning so get out there and kick some ass. The online interface is clean, fast and easy to follow. While online, if you speak, only those around you can hear unless you press the WHITE button and speak to all you team members. That is very cool. You can play online as a human or an alien, another cool feature. Your online personal and clan stats are available at bungie.net, and soon at eightyfirststreet.com.

So get an xBox, Halo 2, and an xBox Live account, and join us on the couch for the next 6 months.