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Impression of Halo 3’s Legendary Map Pack
Posted April 14th, 2008 at 11:34pm
Halo 3 fans have eagerly awaited Microsoft's release of the "Legendary" map pack for download on April 15 (i.e. today), but the $10 pricetag might be a bit off-putting for those who don't want to buy three new maps sight-unseen. Fear not: 1up has been playing the Legendary maps for a while now and have given some pretty thorough impressions (replete with video) and will fill in a lot of the blanks for those of you who are wondering what's behind the curtain. Here's a taste of what they had to say about a new map called "Avalanche":Helping to cut down on the long treks are two-way teleporters and lots of vehicles, including Ghosts, Warthogs, Wraiths, Scorpions, and a toned-down-and-balanced-for-multiplayer, rocket-launcher-less Hornet. ("We knew the [original] Hornet was a death machine," says Bakken. "It wasn't tweaked very well for multiplayer.") The developers also removed the interior hallways that used to connect the two bases, forcing most of the conflicts outdoors. The result? The most exciting, most action-packed large-sized Halo map yet. As a side note, the previous map pack (entitled "Heroic") was also priced at $10 (or 800 Ms points) when it was first released, but as of the 15th will be available for free download.halo 3, legendary, map pack, microsoft, xbox
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A look at Halo 3’s new Blackout map
Posted March 26th, 2008 at 9:45pm
Bungie.net showed off the new map from the soon-to-be-released Legendary Map Pack which will be coming down the pipe for Halo 3 on April 15. Entitled "Blackout", the map goes under the microscope in this interview with several of the Bungie team, and Producer Allen Murray had this to say about what goes into a piece of work like this one. It’s a UNSC research station set in the Arctic, and I am pretty sure that this is also where all of the R&D on military grade Otter Pop rations took place. Early on I thought it was going to be an oil derrick, but that changed over time. We have some cool racks of glacier core samples, Doppler radar and other pieces of research gear strewn about, which makes for a nice touch – and when you look up to see them make sure you notice the beautiful Aurora Borealis in the sky. There were other, more outlandish settings done in the concept phase, but we’ll keep those secret as you never know when we’ll dig into that bag and pull it out for a future project. The Legendary pack will cost $10, but the previously released map pack ("Heroic") will be available for free starting on the very same day.