Halo 2 Map Pack out now

By Ellie Gibson Published 8 July, 2005

All nine maps up for grabs.

Today sees the launch of the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack, which includes no less than nine brand new maps along with special updates to stop cheaters in their tracks.

There's also a weapons update, designed to balance everything out a bit, and all prior Xbox Live updates are included on the disc to ensure that offline players can enjoy a tip-top multiplayer experience too.

But that's not all - you also get special bonus content including an animated feature showing a different side of Old Mombasa, and a documentary that takes you behind the scenes at Bungie to meet the designers.

Four of the maps have already been released on Xbox Live, and you can now download the remaining ones for £7.99 - or wait a bit and download them for nowt, since Bungie has promised they'll all be available free of charge later in the year. The boxed map pack, complete with bonus content, costs £14.99.

For a full overview of each new map, visit the Bungie website. Expect a review of the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack in the near future.

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About Ellie Gibson

Since joining Eurogamer in the mid 2000s, Ellie has written about subjects as diverse as the fall of Gizmondo, the rise of Hollyoaks actresses in Red Alert games and the noise a bear makes under NSFW circumstances.

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Comments (26) Latest comment 7 years ago

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  • Dizzy #1 7 years ago

    Hmmm.. It is going to be a busy weekend on Live. I better stock up on some munchies.

  • onyxbox #2 7 years ago

    I saw a guy last night score 25 kills on Warlock in under a minute. Everyone else had 1 or 2 kills.

    I get the feeling there are still some exploits... 25 KILLS IN 50 - 60 Secs Man !

    Somethings not right I tell ya'

  • Pots #3 7 years ago

    They're £5.99 on XBLive, not £7.99, by the way. And free on August 30th.
    Edited by 1 at 08/07/05 @ 12:37

  • binky #4 7 years ago

    I dont think ive played all the halo2 maps as it is ...

  • GoingNowhere #5 7 years ago

    Actually the maps came out for download on live on Tuesday.
    Onyxbox must players already know about modding. I have stopped playing matchmade games until the problem is fixed as the situation is getting out of hand.

  • RedboX #6 7 years ago

    I noticed this in GAME yesterday, I guess they must of broken the street date if its out today.

    Interesting I noticed that they had a big sign saying that it was exempt from thier 10 day return policy AND it whould'nt be accepted for thier Preowned scheme.

  • Slippy #7 7 years ago

    onyxbox - It's possible for cheaters to mod the game code and run it on an unmodded Xbox now. Warlock is one of the worst effected maps I've found. The downloaded levels are the ones that are more easily hacked due to the obvious reason that they reside on the hard-drive rather than disc.

    Just report the whole winning team as cheaters and let Bungie sort out who was really at fault.
    Edited by 1 at 08/07/05 @ 12:58

  • Tweakmonkey #8 7 years ago

    Online gaming is full of tards.

  • effinwooly #9 7 years ago

    The Maps are fantastic and for 5.99 a bargain too !! I love Terminal with its moving train !! Makes King of the Hill very interesting indeed !!!
    Edited by 1 at 08/07/05 @ 13:12

  • OldWormsFan #10 7 years ago

    Shame Halo2's a pile of turd then eh?

  • L42yB #11 7 years ago

    So here's what you do:

    Buy the disc and then "lend" it to all your friends for a quid. As long as you have more than 15 friends you won't have to pay for it and you keep the disc! Genious! :)

    As for the cheating, I hope that Xbox Live just start getting hardcore with all those £%^&£ who like cheating in ranked games. I understand the fun and appeal of hacking a game and getting it to do cool stuff and I personally don't mind that. But when you start ruining the game for everyone else you deseve to be dragged out into the street and shot... repeatedly. Cheat in your own private games and not in the matchmade games. And MS/Bungie, just take their Live accounts away. They'll buy more and hopefully they'll be more careful next time.

    Sorry, I'm ranting... I'll shut up now...

  • onyxbox #12 7 years ago

    I'm glad someone's told me about that. I thought it seemed a bit odd.

    I usually play Halo 2 on a Tuesday night with 3 other friends. In a private session it's a superb game but as soon as you face those American's it's just goes silly and it's put me and my friends off public games.

    If there are any 30 something Halo 2 players looking to have a few games of Halo 2 on a Tuesday (20:30 onwards) feel free to join us (gametag:onyxbox), we're not that good but we not 'tards'.

  • GoingNowhere #13 7 years ago

    Its not fair to report the whole team for cheating. I modder may go into matchmaking alone. Why should the other three players be reported. You should report the obvious modder. I once played in a game when someone went 50-0

  • ShoKay #14 7 years ago

    Nah it says that the whole pack goes free on the 30th, same way that both the previous premium maps went free last week sometime.

  • Slippy #15 7 years ago

    Goingnowhere - It says on the Bungie website to report the team, not just the obvious individual.

    Think of it this way...

    Modders can create a party with a friend and boost that friend up the ranking by them being on the modder's (ie winning) team each time. Reporting the whole team allows Bungie/M$ to also catch out those that are riding on the coat-tails of the modder!

  • GingerMagician #16 7 years ago

    If there are any 30 something Halo 2 players looking to have a few games of Halo 2 on a Tuesday (20:30 onwards) feel free to join us (gametag:onyxbox), we're not that good but we not 'tards'.

    Sounds good - there's a bunch of us that play and sound similar to you guys. Perhaps we could get a few games going on the new maps?

  • GoingNowhere #17 7 years ago

    Slippy- Have you ever been modded? If you had you would know that a lot of the time the people on the modders team are just as annoyed as the opponents. These people should not be at risk of having their accounts suspended unfairly.

  • raikov #18 7 years ago

    Only after "30 something" players? Anyone else smell Halo Dating Team Slayer?

    As for the boxed map pack, you can install the maps to your harddrive and then dont need the disc, so obivously most shops won't return it. But the thing is, people have done this downloading a no-cd for PC games for years and they haven't had this problem

  • Dizzy #19 7 years ago

    If you have a modder in your team.. just commit suicide as much as possible. Keeps the score down and pisses off the modders.

    BTW onyxbox.... I will add you tonite :) I am also sick of 12 year olds :)

  • Slippy #20 7 years ago

    Goingnowhere - I realise that as I've been stuck with the bastards a few times now. Bungie don't ban people just because someone leaves feedback about them, they investigate why it was left. If they consistently see the same two gamertags being reported at the same time by individuals, they can investigate that. Just because someone may be unlucky enough to be on the same team as a cheater, it's highly unlikely they'll consistently play in the same game as the modder, where as the modders's friend that's being boosted will.

    Phew, did that make more sense? I may not have been too cleasr last time?

    Failing that, (and if you can be assed) send the following to h2cheats@microsoft.com

    * Your Gamertag
    * The Gamertag(s) of the alleged cheaters
    * A summary of what you witnessed or observed
    * A link to the game(s) on Bungie.net

  • onyxbox #21 7 years ago

    GingerMagician, Dizzy,

    we'll hopefully see you around then :-D
    Edited by 1 at 08/07/05 @ 16:10

  • GingerMagician #22 7 years ago

    onyxbox - look out for a friend request from GingerPrince18. I'll probably be floating around on Live tonight at some point tonight if anyone's around. The missus is out for a girly night out . . . . GET in

  • stormcr0wfleet #23 7 years ago

    il send a friend request too, gamertag: stormcrowfleet, im not 30 somthing mind (22) but im fed up of 12year old americans beating me and laughing at my englishness.. :(. i doubt there modders thou, morelikely im just crap :/.

    we should make a EG clan, no?

  • stormcr0wfleet #24 7 years ago

    Ive just logged into live and it hasnt downloaded any update ? :/... (not talking about the new maps)

  • Slippy #25 7 years ago

    "we should make a EG clan, no?"

    It's been about for quite a while now!

  • The-Bodybuilder #26 7 years ago

    >"Buy the disc and then "lend" it to all your friends for a quid. As long as you have more than 15 friends you won't have to pay for it and you keep the disc! Genious! :)"

    Or lend it from a friend, lend it to 15 other friends, and pocket the 100% £15 profit.