| Booh! said: This meme is getting a bit annoying ("Halo is about gameplay, not graphics"). Halo and Halo 2 were both graphical showcase. I still remember all the hype for Halo: CE's graphics. However here's a little memory refresh: ign.uk | Halo: CE | presentation 10.0 - graphics 9.0 | -> http://uk.xbox.ign.com/articles/165/165922p2.html ign.uk | Halo 2 | presentation 9.5 - graphics 9.5 | -> http://uk.xbox.ign.com/articles/557/557509p8.html
P.S. the gamecube was a better machine than the xbox, so it's a bit mischievous to compare xbox games to gamecube ones. |
Really cant state much on reviews. Those scores are based on whats available on the platform as a whole, not other platforms. While there was some cherry picking when it comes to those screenshots, we cannot go and state that Halo 2 had the best graphics of the generation. You could easily point to later PS2 games that look better than it. God of War 2 in its HD mode, or Gran Turismo 4 with its 1080i visuals come to mind. On the game cube you have Super Mario Sunshine, Paper Mario, and several other games that beat Halo 2 in presentation and/or graphics. Its subjective.
