Customer Reviews:
 Enhance. Expand. Engage November 15, 2005
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
The world's greatest multiplayer game just got better. Take the fight from the streets of the Old Mombasa to the islands of delta halo to the very edges of the galaxy. The nine new maps included in this pack nearly double Halo 2's multiplayer arena. Some battlefields feature tight quartered, intense spaces designed for small scale mayhem. Others are large scale, interactive arenas with explosive vehicle combat - perfect for split screen, system link or xbox live.
Nine bran new maps feature a huge variety of locations, from swamp to space station and beyond. Huge landscapes for epic vehicle battles, and dynamic environments for strategic confrontations. New gameplay enhancements intensify weapon, grenade, and melee combat.
BONUS FEATURES: Behind the scenes: Halo 2 Multiplayer pack documentary. "Another day at the beach" - Animated halo 2 short side story. Complete game updates, including support for HDTV, improved Xbox live gameplay and cool gameplay enhancements.
MAPS:
RELIC: A battle scarred island rises from the blue waters of the Delta Halo sea. A titanic Forerunner structure juts menacingly from the center like the spine of a beached behemoth. It is outdoor, the vehicles are ghost and warthog. The weapons are: Carbine, Energy Sword, Magnum, Needler, Plasma Pistol, Battle rifle, Beam rifle, Plasma rifle, Sniper rifle, Rocket launcher, shotgun, SMG.
Best for 1-bomb assault, 1-flag capture the flag. There is a two awy teleporter.
TURF: Outdoor, Asymmetrical. Vehicles are warthog. Weapons are: brute shot, magnum, plasma pistol, battle rifle, plasma rifle, brute plasma rifle, sniper rifle, shotgun, SMG.
Best with king of the hill, Oddball, Slayer, Territories.
WARLOCK: Indoor, Symmetrical. No vehicles. Weapons are: magnum, needler, battle rifle, shotgun, SMG.
Best with CTF, Oddball, Slayer. optional turrets. Steam lifts, and active camo.
An ancient ruin forgotten, whether a temple or prison warlock is another key of the forerunners.
Elongation: A cargo cruiser that shuttles weapons and supplies right above earth.
Indoor, symmetrical. No vehicles. Weapons are: Brute shot, magnum, plasma pistol, Battle rifle, plasma rifle, shotgun, SMG
Best with CTF, king of the hill, Oddball, Slayer.
CONTAINMENT: Part fortress, part laboratory. Snowy place.
Outdoor, Symmetrical. Vehicles are: Banshee, scorpion, gauss 'hog.
Weapons are: brute shot, carbine, magnum, needler, plasma pistol, battle rifle, plasma rifle, sniper rifle, rocket launcher, shotgun, SMG.
Best with CTF, Slayer. There are turrets, gates and teleporters and active camo and overshield. This place is huge!
TERMIANL: Once a neighborhood now a place for chaos.
Outdoor, Asymmetrical. Vehicales are: Ghost, warthog, wraith.
Weapons are: Carbine, Energy sword, magnum, plasma pistol, battle rifle, sniper rifle, shotgun, SMG.
Best with Assualt, CTF. There are turrets, trains, and overshields.
BACKWASH: Basically a swamp with many hiding spots with a centerhold that veiws the whole area. Hard to see enemies with dark colors, its freakin foggy. It is outdoor, Symmetrical and has no vehicles. The weapons are brute shot, carbine, energy sword, magnum, plasma pistol, battle rifle, plasma rifle, sentinel beam, shotgun, SMG.
Best in slayer and CTF. There are optional turrets and active camo.
Sanctuary: An ancient place with structures made from brick. The place is identical on both sides and is hard to tell where you are. It is outdoor, Symmetrical and has no vehicles. The weapons are: Carbine, energy sword, magnum, needler, plasma pistol, battle rifle, plasma rifle, shotgun, SMG.
Best with CTF, Slayer, and territories. There are turrets and no devices or power-ups.
GEMINI: The alien ship of prophets. Has a huge model of a prophet in the center. It is indoor, Asymmetrical and no vehicles. The default weapons are: Brute shot, carbine, energy sword, plasma pistol, beam rifle, plasma rifle, shotgun, SMG.
Best with king of the hill, oddball and slayer.
This is a very good map pack and should pick it up if you dont have live, if you have life just downoald them for free. It is rated M for mature for blood and gor and violence. For my opinion this should be rated T for teen, not enough blood and gore to be named mature. So remember if you want to Enhance, Expand, and Engage your Halo then pick this up.
 Not good, not good at all November 10, 2005
2 out of 17 found this review helpful
The new maps are just plain horrible, save for Sanctuary and Warlock. They are nice looking but the funness stops there.
The way these maps are set up are horrible. Elongation is the worst of the bunch. The treamill style floors, the horrible boxes, and the dual sides are just plain annoying. No cover and way too much going on.
Relic is a horrible map for everything, especially sniper matches. Same thing with Gemini and Backwash. Terminal is tolerable at times as long as it's a slayer or sniper match.
The only other decent map is Turf. It's actually somewhat fun to play CTF or Bomb Assualt but anything else is just annoying.
The new maps I think are just not fun. The way they are set up just scream "leave game". It's funny, because when Elongation comes up everyone groans and complains about what a horrible level it is. Thank god the new levels are now free, they should pull this from the shelves, cause who's actually going to pay for it?
 Swish! Bungie does it again! October 6, 2005
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
Yeah, when my brother bought it for his birthday like four days ago, we thought we had to return it. But all there was a disc. What a rip-off. But the extras were cool. The Halo demo at E3 from 2000 was cool. My favorite map in the game is the Terminal. Everytime when the train comes by, I always put a vechile there and watch it fly. Try putting a wraith there and see what happens. It's really funny. But it's crap when you die by the train. Overall, this was a pretty good game. Can't wait for Halo 3: Multiplayer Map Pack for the Xbox 360.
A must have for Halo addicts September 16, 2005
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
The map pack is a must have for Halo addicts. The new maps are creative, complete and offer new variations within a game that is already incredible.
It's a shame September 4, 2005
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
These maps were worth the money, but they're free now. You'll have to have these maps in order to play Halo 2 on Live in september. Bungie is offering them all as a free download when you check for updates when on live. Most of the new maps are great, where as some of them just don't get played at all.
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