10 Video Game Sequels Better Than The Original

10. Halo 2

Halo: Combat Evolved was the Xbox's most successful launch title, proving to the world that the next generation could match PC gaming for first-person shooters. The controls were slick, the environment enticing, but the real icing on the cake was the split-screen multiplayer.

Halo 2 did what any good sequel should do. Keep the positives and polish the rest. Halo 2 offered a great story campaign which not only allowed the player to return as Master Chief, but this time Player 2 could join them locally for the ride as betrayed enemy elite, The Arbiter.

Once again, the real gem that catapulted Halo 2 ahead of it's predecessor was the multiplayer. Local and System Link multiplayer was still available, this time with more maps and better balanced weapons and vehicles. But Halo 2 also introduced online multiplayer via Xbox Live, including the first attempt at online matchmaking and playlists on console gaming.

Halo 2 was the game that told the rest of the world you didn't need a PC for online gaming.