Legendary Map Pack Review
It has been a long time since I have downloaded a map pack and felt like the money I spent was well worth it. When I downloaded the Call of Duty 4 map pack I was happy that at least one of the maps was worth it (Chinatown) while the others were riddled with balance issues and a lack of creativity. This however can not be said for the Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack. After a 5 hour sessions playing the new maps I have to say that I cannot remember a better map pack in recent history.
Each and every map is well balanced and extremely fun no matter what game type you play. I actually enjoyed territories, something I thought was impossible. Of the three maps only one is completely new and that is Ghost Town. This map looks great and is best for slayer and assault. Of all three maps it’s the weakest, but that is like calling Batman the weakest superhero. The remake of Lockout, renamed Blackout, is even better and more balanced then its predecessor. These two maps alone would be worth the price of admission, but you still receive another awesome map.
That final map is by far my favorite in the pack. Avalanche is based after the Halo 1 map Sidewinder. It’s not a direct translation as was Blackout, but the changes they made really make this feel like a brand new map. It is loaded with every weapon and vehicle in the game, and if you love objective games then you will never want to leave the snowy confines of this canyon. Avalanche is by far the best map large scale map in Halo 3, maybe even the entire Halo series.
The maps will cost you 800 points and after playing them I would have paid twice that…they are that good! If you love Halo then don’t bother waiting till they are free because you are missing out on some really good maps.
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never really was a fan of halos online multiplayer. but i thought the story line was pretty good.
avalanche is a great map to bad it rarely gotten in dlc slayer only stupid objective
Sifer
You don’t like objective games…shame on you. I probably wouldn’t plat Halo as much if not for objective games.
I would disagree with assessment with Ghost Town. I think is going to be over and maybe one of the best Halo 3 maps (a big maybe because I haven’t played it yet with other people) is Ghost Town. I remember the Bungie team mention it sort of like turf in halo 2. In a since it is, where it has that element where people can jump rooftop to rooftop to get a advantage over tight corridors. I’m very interested in this map to see how it plays over massive audience.
God bless downloadable content! If it wasn’t for that element, my Swiffer would get less action.
@ Levi
I love the Ghost Town map. If you read you will see that, but for me it was just my least favorite of the bunch. I still think its one of the best Halo 3 maps in general.
id have to say these three maps are most likely the best maps on haloz