Certain Affinity president Max Hoberman, one of the multiplayer design leads on the original Halo 2, helped 343 Industries design and create the remastered multiplayer component. A Forge mode is featured in the six re-imagined maps. Six of Halo 2's multiplayer maps have been completely re-imagined in a separate multiplayer engine described as a combination of the multiplayer of the classic Halo 2 and that of the more recent Halo titles.
Various Elite armor permutations available in the Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer.
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Īll original multiplayer maps (including the extra ones in the DLC map packs and Halo 2 for Windows Vista) are featured in the classic multiplayer mode. Split-screen multiplayer is laid out in horizontal view instead of the original vertical orientation. The Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer has been stated to be based on a post-patch version of Halo 2 as rather than the shipping version. Multiplayer Main article: Halo: The Master Chief Collection multiplayer The game also features its own set of skulls. As in Halo 4 the videos are hosted on Halo Waypoint, not on the disc, and as such require an Internet connection to access. Like Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and Halo 4, Halo 2: Anniversary contains hidden terminal videos these terminals have been stated to be easier to find than before.
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Cairo Station - "Defend the station's MAC gun from Covenant boarders.".The Armory - "Suit up, prepare for battle." (tutorial).
The Heretic - "For failure such as this, no punishment is too great." (cutscene unplayable).The campaign consists of 15 levels, of which 14 are playable. In addition, two cutscenes were added to the campaign's beginning and its ending, linking to the events of Halo 5: Guardians. Halo 2: Anniversary also contains a remastered version of Another Day at the Beach (a bonus video originally shipped with the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack) animated by Blur Studio. The switch between the two modes is more seamless than in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, being instantaneous as opposed to the screen fading to black in the interim. Like Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, the game allows users to switch between the remastered version and a "Classic Mode" (also referred to as "Legacy" mode) both visuals and audio are remastered in the Anniversary mode but remain original in the Classic Mode. The remastered cutscenes have been pre-rendered by Blur Studio as opposed to being in-engine like those in most of the Halo games. The game nonetheless has a frame rate of 60 frames per second like the other titles in the collection. Unlike the other games in the Master Chief Collection which run at a 1920x1080p resolution, the Halo 2: Anniversary campaign has a lower resolution of 1328x1080p due to stated technical problems that arose from running the twin graphics and audio engines at 1080p. Similar to its predecessor, Halo 2: Anniversary uses a combination of 3D models from several of the prior games (such as Halo: Reach's Grunts) as well as modified and all-new assets. As with Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, the Halo 2: Anniversary campaign has been visually remastered by Saber Interactive along with completely redone audio and the original soundtrack rerecorded by Skywalker Sound.