Bungie Confirms Halo 2 Add-on
- March 25, 2005 11:32 AM PST
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Four new maps slated for release via Xbox Live.
Microsoft Game Studios has announced a June 28 release date for the highly anticipated Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack. The multiplayer expansion pack will have nine new multiplayer maps, and two new videos (an animated side-story from the single-player story in New Mombasa and a mini-documentary that includes interviews with the map designers, combat strategies and fly-throughs of the new maps)--carrying a price tag of $19.99.Xbox Live subscribers will get an early chance to check out four maps from the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack in April; two more maps, Containment and Warlock, will be presented by Mountain Dew at no cost to Xbox Live subscribers. Users can purchase two additional maps, called Sanctuary and Turf, via Xbox Live for $5.99. Subscribers can then complete the Map Pack collection by downloading the five remaining maps on June 28 for $11.99.
According to Bungie, "set in a Forerunner environment on Delta Halo, Containment is a massive, icy outdoor environment suitable for vehicle combat and large team objective games such as Capture the Flag. Warlock, a small to midsized indoor arena set in ancient Forerunner ruins, offers ample opportunities for a variety of gametypes such as Territories, Slayer, Team Slayer and more. Located in the streets of Old Mombasa near the wreckage of a downed Covenant Scarab, Turf is a midsize asymmetrical urban combat environment with narrow streets, dark alleyways and heavily defended buildings. The sunlit remains of an ancient Forerunner temple, Sanctuary is medium-sized symmetrical environment excellent for Capture the Flag, Assault, Territories and Slayer games."
