Halo2 Multiplayer thread

[den68]

I just picked up the current Xbox Magazine and it has a downloadable Halo2 game variant called Zombie. all it says is "square off against the undead".

what the hell does it do? I started a match with just me and there is a zombie meter in the lower right corner but other than that it was just me roaming around alone in the map.

anyone know?

[Izret101]

In Zombie one person starts green the rest red.
Weapons are always swords and generally shotguns and/or pistols.

When you get killed by the green zombie (who can only use sword) you go green. Once green/zombie you can no longer use anything but sword.

There are no shields so the zombies die from a few shots much less if they are head shots.

It can be pretty fun.

Edit
Just thought i would add it also goes by the name Dawn of the Dead, T-Virus and a few other names i can't remember.

[den68]

so what's the minimum # of players? I tried it again with my wife, I was red she was blue. so no green. the weapons were only swords, magnums and shotguns.

so based on your description once everyone is killed once you're all zombies? the object is still to just get to the specified kill total first?

sounds like the only variant is a limitation on wepons and loss of a shield once you get killed. I guess I don't get it. How are you a zombie? just being green?

[den68]

was just on AIM with Tynstar and he explained it.

[Antimind]

Its fun when you have a lotta folks. This halloween game that Sensei mentioned is really fun too. I played with him and some other folks the other day.

Basically one person is the killer and they play music while running around with sword. The other folks are invisible and have 3 lives each. Nobody is allowed to kill the killer unless everyone else is dead and they are the last one left. The "good guys" can use either sword or magnum - and there are no shields.

[Tynstar]

Its fun when you have a lotta folks. This halloween game that Sensei mentioned is really fun too. I played with him and some other folks the other day.

Basically one person is the killer and they play music while running around with sword. The other folks are invisible and have 3 lives each. Nobody is allowed to kill the killer unless everyone else is dead and they are the last one left. The "good guys" can use either sword or magnum - and there are no shields.

Why are they invisible?

[den68]

if someone was chasing me with a sword I'd want to be invisible.

[Tynstar]

if someone was chasing me with a sword I'd want to be invisible.

If you where invisible how would they know where you are to chase you?

[Sensei_Fu]

I'm changing the game to visible because without that it's just too damned hard to cut someone with the sword because there's no lock on.  

I will soon set it up as a Juggernaut game, but when you play that way everyone has to have a music source because the "bad guy" is chosen at random.  

[den68]

If you where invisible how would they know where you are to chase you?

that's exactly why I'd want to be invisible.


question for Tynstar on the Zombie game you described to me yesterday:

you said the game ends when everyone is a Zombie and the last man turned starts the next match as the Zombie. so the last man to become a Zombie wins the match?

shouldn't the game end when there is still one human? what's the reason for continuing the game when only one man is left if he has already won?

or is it more of a cumulative "how long can you survive?" sort of thing?

[Sensei_Fu]

or is it more of a cumulative "how long can you survive?" sort of thing?

Bingo.  

[Sensei_Fu]

So, what did you guys/gal think of Halloween last night?  

[Tynstar]

So, what did you guys/gal think of Halloween last night?  

Isnt Halloween in a few months yet?

[den68]

it's Halloween in Halo everyday!

[Izret101]

I thought it ended up being alot of fun.
I would never be able to be Mike Myers though because i don't have the right audio set up in my room.
I would play again though.
I would have won if i didn't fall off the egde that one time on accident.

I got lucky a few time like when ou came up the blue lift and i dropped down in front of you.

A few times you ran right by me. One time i jumped over your head down to the bottom floors.
I am a stealthy bastard.