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Legendary Map Pack now available

News | April 15, 2008 1:42 pm
The maps are there, they cost 800 points, enough said....



The award-winning multiplayer experience evolves with three new maps and expanded Forge options now available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace

After launching in Sept. 2007, millions of fans the world over still log onto Xbox LIVE every day to experience the award-winning action of Halo 3 multiplayer. That experience expanded first in December with the release of the Heroic Map Pack, and today Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie release the next evolution with the Legendary Map Pack.

Available for 800 Microsoft Points exclusively on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, this second major downloadable content offering includes three new multiplayer maps, as well as a bevy of new Forge options.

Avalanche and Blackout revive two fan-favorite maps from previous Halo games, while Ghost Town welcomes desolate jungle combat to the experience. And now, using new options in the Forge, players can create more detailed challenges and map variants than ever, while also utilizing a variety of visual effects to create new, unique screenshots and saved films.

Avalanche is a throwback all the way to Halo: Combat Evolved. This snowy battlefield was inspired by the original Sidewinder, but the massive, vehicle-oriented objective map adds a twist to its classic predecessor with all new interiors, dramatically reshaped exteriors and brand new vehicle variants. Admire the view from above, as Avalanche also marks the arrival of the Hornet to Halo 3 multiplayer.

In keeping with the theme of fan-favorites, Blackout will fill the void left by fans of Halo 2s Lockout. Although fully re-visualized, this map adheres very faithfully to the tightly wound perfection of the original, but eschews Forerunner architecture in favor of industrial human design. Blackout is perfect for fans of small battleground Slayer matches.

The Legendary Map Pack also packs a brand new punch, in addition to the two classics, with Ghost Town a battle-scarred maze of narrow passages and dangerous ruins. Collapsed ceilings and shell-battered buildings provide both valuable cover and deadly traps, as catwalks and stairways take the fight from claustrophobic ground combat to dizzying rooftop battles. Ghost Town is a mid-sized map ideal for Team Slayer games and smaller, objective types.

As an added bonus, for a limited time only, gamers who purchase the Legendary Map Pack will receive a four month subscription to "Bungie PRO" via Xbox LIVE. Bungie PRO greatly expands the Halo 3 experience by increasing the maximum number of file share storage slots from six to twenty-four while also increasing the total file storage size to 250MB. This will allow players to upload and share more films, maps, screenshots and game-types than ever before.

After downloading the new maps, gamers can register on Xbox LIVE for the Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Play & Win Sweepstakes for their chance to win great prizes including a Halo 3 Edition console, Halo ActionClix: Scarab Vehicle Pack, a complete set of Halo 3 Series 1 Action Figures from McFarlane Toys, nearly one million MS Points and much more. Visit www.xbox.com/legendaryplaywin for more details.

The maps of the Legendary Map Pack are available in matchmaking today to those who have purchased the download. Additionally, fans that have yet to purchase the Heroic Map Pack, which released in December, can now download it for free on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.




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I bought them, they're great fun. Ghost town in particular is awesome. I've been having a blast playing 1 bomb and 1 flag on it. Avalanche is sweet too, so many man cannons.
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Yea i gotta get these. I wanna play Blackout and Ghost Town. Are the next batch of maps gonna have any new achievements?
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i wish i bought these instead of the last one.
this one has much better maps, and it has the crazy FX Forge stuffzors! but im not buying. dont play it enough.
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Downloading them now
I cant wait
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Already got 'em. They're well worth the purchase to me. Blackout is a little different from Lockout, but the overall familiar feel is heavenly. I've been playing it for hours, haven't even tried the other maps or Forge.
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These maps are incredible!
Avalanche is HUGE
And blackout feels like a better version of lockout
Ghost town is very good as well
100% worth the points
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MIdship i heard will be in the new new maps
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Going to buy them because of the the remake of Sidewinder
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Ok, here's my lowdown on ALL the maps:

Ghost Town: Maybe my favorite map, at least tied with Blackout. It's an incredible map, one of those destined to be a "Bungie classic." You feel it as soon as you start out and notice the detail in the level. Add to that the fact that it makes an awesome Infection level, and that it plays 2-8 players easily. It's got enough twists and turns to keep you slightly off-balance. It's a twist between Sanctuary and Headlong, with a bit of Warlock thrown in. So many walkways and tunnels, and the brute shot really makes the level feel solid.

Avalanche: This map is HUGE. There is no doubt this is the largest Halo map in the game. The white vehicles are neato, although the lack of a white Wraith is... odd. It's definately a map for team battles or objective based games, but if you want to explore it, you better set aside a good 10-15 minutes. Having never played the Halo 1 multiplayer, I found this map surprisingly refreshing and exciting.

Blackout: There are some changes to Lockout, and although they sometimes rub me the wrong way... I really think that I also completely agree with them. I miss some of the crazy jumps from the bottom level to the top, but they were time-consuming and I often was killed while attempting them. I also like that the bottom level (where the shaft to the shotty tunnel is) still has the crazy corners but you actually have to actively jump to them rather than simply walk up them. Because most won't do that, and it's that extra bit of strategy that pays off.

I downloaded both the CoD4 map pack and this map pack, and I've already put more time in these maps than the CoD4 ones. Not that they're bad maps, it's just that the Halo 3 maps are really really solid. Bungie definately took out all the stops in making a good map pack, unlike the first disaster. These maps really do come highly recommended.
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i wish i could get the maps=( does anyone know when they will be free???
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My guess is that they'l be free in July, on "Bungie Day."
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bungie day?
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