Multiplayer Modes That Ended up More Popular Than the Main Game
Halo 2
While the second Halo game innovated on the original’s multiplayer with new weapons, better maps, and dual-wielding, the fundamentals were not too dissimilar to what had preceded it. The major difference was the introduction of Xbox Live. Gone were the days of daisy-chaining multiple Xbox’s with LAN cables; Halo could now be played with anyone around the world at any time.
Like GoldenEye, Halo 2’s campaign was pretty good. It was the first time players could walk in the shoes of The Arbiter. Alas, the campaign mode just wasn’t as revolutionary as the online multiplayer was. Even after multiple new Halo games were released, many fans would go back and jump into the servers on Halo 2, and a few managed to hold on for dear life even after Microsoft shut down the servers.
