Video Gaming News - March 2005
San Francisco, CA (March 24, 2005) - Microsoft today announced a June
28 release date for the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack.
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The multiplayer expansion pack, which is the first of its kind for a console
title, contains nine new multiplayer maps to push gamers' skills to their
limits. The retail package also contains 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. The retail pack also allows gamers who prefer offline play via system link
and split-screen to upgrade their Halo 2 experience with new maps. The retail
version of the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack carries a suggested retail price of
$19.99 (U.S.).
As a special bonus, Xbox Live subscribers will get an early chance to check out
four maps from the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack in late April. Two maps,
Containment and Warlock, will be presented by Mountain Dew at no cost to Xbox
Live subscribers. Two additional maps, Sanctuary and Turf, can be purchased via
Xbox Live for $5.99 (U.S.). To complete the Map Pack collection, subscribers can
download the five remaining maps on June 28 for $11.99 (U.S.).
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 a medium-sized symmetrical environment excellent for Capture the
Flag, Assault, Territories and Slayer games. More information on the individual
maps and the Multiplayer Map Pack can be found at
www.bungie.net.
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