Triumphant return of the conquering halo.(Videogames: teenagers & adults)(Brief Article) From: USA Today (Magazine) | Date: January 1, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Society for the Advancement of Education. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

More than two years--and tons of media hype--in the making, Halo 2 finally has arrived in stores, picking up where Halo: Combat Evolved, left off. Master Chief (the player's alter ego) and his marines destroy the aliens' artificial homeworld Halo and rush back to save war-torn Earth from the marauding Covenant armada.

The action is as fast and furious as in the first game. An arsenal of new weaponry, high-tech combat vehicles, plus a few surprises and plot twists help ma...