Microsoft needed Halo 2 to do well on Tuesday, not just for the profit it will bring but rather for the prestige it would bring to a console that needs exclusive games. Never before have a console and a game depended on each other as much. Leave it to the Master Chief to come through for its green buddy in style. Monday night's launch events across the U.S. were a resounding success, confirming that Halo 2 is set to make XBox sales history while GTA:SA will have already begun to feel the Chief'…