Halo 2 Hacks: Tips and Tools
Publisher O'Reilly has released "Halo 2 Hacks: Tips and Tools for Finishing the Fight". The book is written by Stephen Cawood, an original member of the Halo 2 beta test team. Halo 2 Hacks is for anyone ready to see places most people never see.
The book is available online at
Angus & Robertson ($44.95) or
Dymocks ($44.95).
Whether you're still learning the basics and looking for that lethal edge or you've already beaten Halo 2 six ways to Sunday (on Legendary, of course) and can make your way across Lockout with your eyes closed, you will learn to tweak Halo 2 and tinker with it in ways you never imagined. Halo 2 Hacks shows players how to:
- Find and use the Halo 2 skulls to adjust the difficulty from slightly easier to insanely difficult
- Discover amusing and outrageous secrets hidden in the game
- Exploit the glitches in the Halo 2 game engine
- Get an edge on key maps by getting above the action
- Get set up with the right software to mod Halo 2
- Mod weapons, vehicles, and maps
- Make movies out of the in-game action
Interested? Want a sample chapter? O'Reilly has been kind enough to post a few. You can find sample chapters at the
O'Reilly Website
