"The Halo 2 Battle Guide: Advanced Combat Techniques" will serve as a springboard to a whole new aspect of video game books - applying proven military tactics and strategy to the virtual world. While other strategy guides focus on the single player campaign experience, this guide will discuss fighting techniques and military strategy that can be used in single player or multiplayer games. This guide is not a simple walkthrough of the single player campaign. It teaches gamers how to be better players - not just how to get through a specific room. The author is an experienced Halo 2 Beta tester, and will combine that experience with information from top Halo players. The final result will be a collection of tried and true battle techniques. Using the new Halo 2 ranking system, readers will be able to measure their progress as they climb from one level to the next. Existing guides do not include sufficient information about team tactics, and the information on fighting is elementary. "The Halo 2 Battle Guide" provides Halo gamers with the tactics and techniques they need to fully maximize their enjoyment and mastery of Halo.