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No online co-op for Halo 2

The super-sci-fi-shooter-sequel doesn't team up for Live. For shame.

News by Patrick Garratt Contributor

Published on 29 Oct 2004

An American Microsoft spokesperson has confirmed that there will be no Live co-op play in Halo 2. The mode has been heavily rumoured recently.

Xbox fans gagging for the shooter - the single-player version of which was sensationally leaked to the Web recently - can rest safe in the fact that Halo 2 will include full clan support and the ability for up to four players to play online through one Xbox.

LAN play is also supported, for those with a penchant for hooking up multiple consoles.

Halo 2 is due to release on November 11 in Europe, two days after the American launch, and looks likely to sell faster than binoculars at a nudist beach on both sides of the Atlantic.

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