Halo 2

[wes]

I am thinking of buying Halo 2 for my son

Problem is he has a tosh laptop 2 gig of memory
but processor only 1.3

it is a dual core will it still work or am I wasting my money

 

[Andy [YaYa]]

It'll probably work.

Make sure your drivers are all up to date, the Halo 2 webpage lists these
requirements:

OS: Windows Vistaâ„¢
Processor: 2 Ghz Pentium 4 class processor (or x64)
RAM: 1 GB
Hard Drive: 7 GB
Video Card: NVIDIA 6100, ATI X700, or above
Online Multi-player: Internet connection for Games for Windows – LIVE
Drive: DVD-ROM drive

So you should be fine., the 2Ghz is for a single core processor, it might
run a little slow, but drop down the resolution a bit and the game should be
playable.

-A.

 

[Hank Arnold (MVP)]

I am thinking of buying Halo 2 for my son

Problem is he has a tosh laptop 2 gig of memory
but processor only 1.3

it is a dual core will it still work or am I wasting my money

Most likely the biggest problem will be the video. Halo2 has some
serious graphics demands...

--

Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services

 

[Andy [YaYa]]

Most likely the biggest problem will be the video. Halo2 has some serious
graphics demands...

No, it doesn't. The game textures and models in Halo 2 are like what 3 years
old? It'll run just fine. I'm running it now on my A215-S4767, same video
card/cpu.

 

[IkidUnot]

....and does it run with XP?

 

[Chuck Walbourn [MSFT]]

The Halo 2 PC product only supports Windows Vista. This was a limitation of
the early version of Games for Windows Live, and a choice made by the
publisher, Microsoft Game Studios. Technologically, it's an Xbox original /
DirectX version 8 game.

 

[Andy [YaYa]]

The Halo 2 PC product only supports Windows Vista. This was a limitation
of the early version of Games for Windows Live, and a choice made by the
publisher, Microsoft Game Studios. Technologically, it's an Xbox original
/ DirectX version 8 game.

A nice alternative to Halo 2 PC is Halo 1 PC, almost the same game, and
there are user created maps from Halo 2 you can download.

-A.

 

[Alan T]

Any test advisor to run on my VISTA to check if my pc configuration meets
the requirement?
I am afraid my video card is not good enough.

 

[socrfan]

Actually you'd be better off saving your money since the game itself isn't
that great. A port of an old game that should have been upgraded for the PC
but was pushed out and overpriced to make a fast buck.