The Oracle introduced players who were already shocked at the development that you would be playing as the Arbiter in the previous level, The Arbiter, to another stunning revelation about this new Halo game: the introduction of boss fights. Actually, this level should be higher on the list… 13 – The Oracle, Mission 7 There is also a glitch when the Bandanna Skull activated that lets the player throw endless grenades at the Gunnery Sergeant, Johnson and all the Marines in the station with no consequences. The highlight of this mission is taking a ride in a lift with Sergeant Johnson while he talks about his time in the corps. 14 – The Armory, Mission 2Īgain, a boring choice – at least you actually get to have some facet of gameplay in this mission, but it isn’t much – there are no enemies, and all you really do is walk around the armory section of Cairo Station in a way reminiscent of the opening section of The Pillar of Autumn from Halo: Combat Evolved, but with better graphics.

We know who the Arbiter is and we understand why the Master Chief is where he is (sort of, with help from the manual). In terms of fulfilling its purpose however, this level is an optimal example of a prologue. It’s a very good cutscene, the prologue establishes where we are in terms of continuity from Halo: Combat Evolved and also where exactly Halo 2 is based in the timeline, but as there is no gameplay this level cannot rank any higher than 15. In fact, The Heretic is just one long cutscene. It doesn’t seem fair that the first mission of Halo 2 is ranked as the worst, but don’t be dismayed – the only reason why this level ranks so low is that it isn’t really a level at all. Let’s start with everyone’s best guess as to the ‘automatic’ worst level in the game: 15 – The Heretic, Mission 1 For this instalment, we will be looking at all 15 levels of Halo 2, the longest game in the Halo series in terms of playable levels.

You may want to read Ranking the Levels – Halo: Combat Evolved, which covers the levels in Halo: Combat Evolved. Welcome to the next instalment in the ‘Ranking the Levels’ series, in which we will be ranking all the levels of a Halo game.

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