April 15, 2008
"Halo 3" Multiplayer Action Rages
On With Downloadable Legendary Map Pack
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 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 2’s” 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.
