Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Hits April 15

March 19, 2008 8:57 AM

The second downloadable map pack for Bungie's Halo 3 will arrive on April 15, publisher Microsoft and the now-independent developer have announced. At that time, the previously released Heroic Map Pack will, according to Microsoft, become a free download.

Selling for 800 Microsoft Points ($10), the Legendary Map Pack includes three new multiplayer maps. One will be a retooling of the original Halo map Sidewinder titled Avalanche, with the developer issuing several screenshots of the revamped map.

Bungie had previously released several screenshots of another map in the pack, Ghost Town. The third map, code-named Moonlight Sonata, remains shrouded in mystery.

"Remember, we just make the maps, we don't get to price them," Bungie community manager Luke Smith wrote on the company's website.

Chris Faylor

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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-efx-

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March 19, 2008 9:18 AM

There are not enough levels in snow I think, for any game.
- johnsto
  
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  March 19, 2008 9:28 AM
  
  It's incredibly difficult to do well. More often than not it just looks like everything is painted silver.
  - avatar_58
    
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    March 19, 2008 9:37 AM
    
    Lost Planet did it...
    - SilverSnake
      
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      March 19, 2008 9:39 AM
      
      Probably the best part about that game, the snow levels and how your character moved in it looked pretty damn good. :)
      - sneak
        
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        March 19, 2008 10:00 AM
        
        I playing Lost Planet right now actually ...just recently got a 360 and a friend lent me the game.
        
        It's alright, looks nice, but I really stink with the gamepad. I had to restart the game on easy because I kept dying trying to beat the first mission's boss :P
        
        Waverider
        
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        March 22, 2008 11:37 AM
        
        Did you beat it? I finally figured out you had to grab the two guns at the same time...then my 360 RROD'd and I never started the game again. Will go back to it eventually, I hope. I loved the snow aspect to the game, too.
- MoreVespeneGas
  
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  March 19, 2008 10:29 AM
  
  I agree. Snowbound is my favorite map, be fun to have another one in snow.
- focusdaily
  
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  March 19, 2008 11:44 AM
  
  cs_office!