Halo 2 Master Chief Collection Par Times
Sacred Icon/Quarantine Zone
Ah, the shortest guide of Halo 2. You know why? Because for Time runs, this the easiest series of levels in the game. There are only two stopping points in Sacred Icon, and if you play it right, zero stopping points in Quarantine Zone.
Sacred Icon: Time runners? Run. The first time you have to halt yourself and kill enemies is the fight against the Sentinel Major, where you have to kill him and clear the room before starting the gondola.
The second time is the very end of the level, with the Spec Ops Commander in the snow outside the Quarantine Zone. Everything before and between the two you can blitz through.
Score runners? Utilize those Sentinel gates; they are infinite Sentinel spawners. Also make quick use of the two-way fights between Sentinels and Flood to score easy multipliers.
Quarantine Zone: Time runs? Get in a Ghost, and drive. You can skip the entire level in a Ghost. The only time you have to get out is the ending Gondola fight, and the speed with which you take the Ghost will leave you with enough time to fight the Flood as per normal. Just make sure you have Flood appropriate weapons.
Score runs? This is a vehicle level where all the enemies are the Flood and Sentinels. So…you’re fighting dumb creatures in control of vehicles and slow moving robots. Use the Scorpion tanks and Wraiths, and this one will be a breeze.
A brief one, too. Because from here on out Halo 2 is an absolute bastard.
