Halo 2: Anniversary
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Developers | |
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Lead development | 343 Industries |
Original game | Bungie |
Windows | Ruffian Games |
Windows | Splash Damage |
Windows | Saber Interactive |
Publishers | |
Xbox Game Studios | |
Engines | |
Halo Engine | |
Saber3D Engine[1] | |
Unreal Engine 4 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 12, 2020 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 71 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter |
Vehicles | Automobile, Flight |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Africa, Sci-fi, Space |
Series | Halo: The Master Chief Collection |
Halo: The Master Chief Collection | |
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⤏ Go to series page | |
Subseries of Halo | |
Halo: Reach | 2019 |
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary | 2020 |
Halo 2: Anniversary | 2020 |
Halo 3 | 2020 |
Halo 3: ODST | 2020 |
Halo 4 | 2020 |
Halo 2: Anniversary is a remaster of the 2004 sci-fi first-person shooter Halo 2, released as part of the Halo: The Master Chief Collection both in a bundle and as an individual product.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Microsoft Store | Xbox Game Pass for PC | |||
Steam |
- All versions require a Microsoft account for both singleplayer and multiplayer.
- The game can be purchased either individually, or in a discounted bundle containing all six games of the Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Remove the video files[2] |
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Notes
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Microsoft Store | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\MCC\ |
Steam | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\MCC\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1064270/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Local settings are shared between the Steam and Microsoft Store versions.[4]
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.Chelan_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SystemAppData\wgs\ |
Steam | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\976730\remote\<user-id>\Saves\SaveGame\halo1 |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1064270/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Saves cannot be transferred between the versions.[5]
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | Used to save Mid-Mission Checkpoints in Campaign and Playlists.[6] | |
Xbox Cloud | Progress will transfer between the Xbox One and PC versions (Mid-Mission Checkpoint progress is not retained as not compatible).[6] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Cutscenes in Anniversary are 21:9 anamorphic. | ||
Multi-monitor | Centered HUD is an option. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ gameplay. Spanned HUD is an option. All cutscenes are windowboxed FMVs. Use the community tool as a workaround or Vidsquish to re-encode the FMVs.[7] |
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4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | 70-120° for 1st and 3rd person (Hor+). View model offsets can be adjusted separately. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Exclusive fullscreen also available. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Low, Normal, or High. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Post-processing AA toggle only. Classic visuals have no AA. | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | FSR 1.0 Added in July 2023 update. |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Uncapped or limited to 60, 120, 180 or 240 FPS. See High frame rate to unlock the frame rate in menus. Cutscenes for both Classic and Anniversary are pre-rendered at 30 FPS. |
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High dynamic range display (HDR) | Supports HDR using the Windows 11 Auto HDR feature. |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
Post-processing
Toggle post-process effects[8] |
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Hotkeys
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Pause function can not be rebound (by design). | |
Mouse acceleration | Mouse Smoothing also supported. | |
Mouse sensitivity | Look, Vehicle, and Zoomed Mouse Sensitivity values. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Separate values for Look and Flight. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | Limited to presets, see Controller remapping. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | Separate values for Look and Flight. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration | Steam version does not support Impulse Triggers.[9] |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Controller remapping
- The Universal Presets apply to all games in the collection.
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Menu Music, Game Music, Effects, and Voice Chat. | |
Surround sound | 7.1[10] | |
Subtitles | Cutscenes only. No speaker names displayed. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | Mistakenly labeled on Steam as Portuguese. | |||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish |
Network
- Supports cross-play between Microsoft Store and Steam versions. PC/Xbox cross-play was implemented in November 2020.[11][12]
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | 16 | Co-op, Versus Co-op limited to 2 players[13] |
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Online play | 16 | Co-op, Versus Co-op limited to 2 players |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | Hosted on 343i's Dedicated Servers. | |
Peer-to-peer | Self-hosted lobbies are Peer-to-Peer. | |
Dedicated | Matchmaking Online matches are hosted on 343i's Dedicated Servers. No official dedicated server is provided. | |
Self-hosting | Can host peer-to-peer Custom Game lobbies. | |
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 4811, 52390-52397, 52401-52425, 52460-52638, 52855, 53070, 53274, 53490, 53719, 53962, 54085-54090, 54175, 54382 |
UDP | 4379, 7551, 61421 |
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D, Z3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11.1 | |
Shader Model support | 5.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | FMOD, Miles Sound System, Wwise, iZotope | Utilizes multiple audio processing systems across the collection.[14] |
Interface | Unreal Engine 4, Scaleform | The former is used for the Main Menu UI and Customization UX, whereas the latter is used for the in-game UI.[14] |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | Only for anniversary graphics. |
Multiplayer | Xbox Live, Steamworks | |
Anti-cheat | Easy Anti-Cheat | Players have the option to launch the game without anti-cheat to play with custom modifications. Matchmaking is disabled in this mode. |
Shortcut to launch without anti-cheat
Create a custom shortcut (Steam only)[citation needed] |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Ryzen 7 2700U 2.20 GHz Intel Core i7-8750H 2.20 GHz |
AMD FX-4100 3.6 GHz Intel Core i7-870 2.93 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 28.8 GB + 7.35 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon Vega 10 Mobile Intel UHD Graphics 630 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11.1 compatible Shader model 5.0 support |
AMD Radeon R7 360 Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 2 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
- May be differences in System Requirements between the Windows Store and Steam versions of the game.[6]
- Halo 2: Anniversary MP is stored in a separate game engine folder named "groundhog".
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1064270/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1064270) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Saber Interactive - Halo: The Master Chief Collection - last accessed on 2020-03-09
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-12-03
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-12-03
- Verified the presence of the option on both Steam and the Microsoft Store versions of the game.
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-12-03
- Verified by launching both versions and seeing what settings carried over.
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-12-03
- The saves of each version uses a separate file structure from the other version.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Halo Waypoint - MCC Development Update - October 2019 - last accessed on 2019-10-31
- ↑ Reddit - last accessed on 26 May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2021-01-17
- ↑ Impulse trigger support? - Halo MCC Steam Forums - last accessed on 2023-09-21
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-12-03
- ↑ Halo: The Master Chief Collection Patch Notes - November 2020 - Halo Support - last accessed on 2021-07-31
- ↑ r/gaming - MCC PC, Halo: Reach, and Halo Insider AMA - last accessed on 2019-03-19
- "
Video Settings:
- Yes, support for FOV-sliders is the plan. We will adjust what level of FOV is supported on a title by title basis. As an example, if adjusting the FOV causes significant player/weapon model distortion, we may need to put limits in.
- Uncapped framerate is the plan, but the specific level of support will vary by title.
- re: Dedicated servers for Reach - our goal is to continue using dedicated servers to power the matchmaking experences within MCC. We'll definitely share more details as development progresses.
- A custom games browser is of course very important to us and something we're looking forward to bringing to MCC on PC and Xbox One.
- Currently our focus is on Win10 and Win7. Win8 is still being investigated.
- "
Video Settings:
- ↑ Halo Waypoint – The Halo Bulletin E3 2014 - last accessed on 2019-03-19
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Halo Waypoint - Halo: The Master Chief Collection Credits - last accessed on 2019-12-09