The Making of Halo 2 May 24, 2012

No, the above isn’t a typo, we’re going to have a serious blast from the past today.  In 2004, Bungie and Microsoft released Halo 2, which was probably one of the biggest releases of that year.  To co-inside with the game’s release, Microsoft and Bungie also released a Halo 2 Limited Collector’s Edition with a $60US price tag.  For the ten-dollar premium, you got one hell of a value.

The Halo 2 Limited Collector’s Edition was a major release which set the tone for all CEs of that era.  Coming in a fantastic Steelbook case and including a unique manual and reference booklet, Halo 2 Limited Collector’s Edition included a bonus DVD which had on it many fantastic documentaries with huge production values.  The main feature of that disc, the video I’m about to show you all, is what I consider to be the finest behind the scenes documentary about a video game ever made.

Bungie has decided to release that documentary for all to see, (not just those who have the Halo 2 Limited Collector’s Edition) and I highly recommend watching it to see just what set the bar for all “making of” documentaries to follow.  Developers, take notice.  If this doesn’t prime you for Halo 4 I don’t know what will.