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The '''Maptacular Pack''' is the third [[downloadable content]] package for ''[[Halo 2]]''. It was initially intended to release alongside the ''[[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack]]'' on June 28, 2005{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=4764|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Weekly What's What Update}}, before eventually being released for download on July 5, 2005 for $11.99{{Ref/Site|URL=https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=5727|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Multiplayer Map Pack Released!|D=06|M=10|Y=2020}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://majornelson.com/2005/07/05/halo-2-maptacular-pack-now-available/|Site=Major Nelson|Page=Halo 2 Maptacular Pack now available|D=28|M=4|Y=2021}} and was made permanently free on August 30, 2005. Once the pack was made free, this download was required in order to play ''Halo 2'' Matchmaking over [[Xbox Live]]. The Maptacular maps were included in the later releases of the ''[[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack]]'', the [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|''Halo 2'' PC port]] and ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.

The Maptacular Pack was originally the final piece of DLC intended for ''Halo 2'', though a fourth - the [[Blastacular Pack]] - was later released in early [[2007]].

==Maps==
===Backwash===
{{Main|Backwash}}
Backwash is a small symmetrical map set in the swamps of [[Installation 05]]. The map is designed for [[Slayer]] and [[Capture the Flag]].
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File:H2 Backwash 1.jpg|Backwash.
</gallery>

===Elongation===
{{Main|Elongation}}
Set on the {{UNSCShip|Onan}}, a [[freighter]] in orbit of [[Earth]], Elongation is a remake of the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' map [[Longest]]. The map is small and symmetrical.
<gallery>
File:H2 Elongation Blue.png|Elongation.
</gallery>

===Gemini===
{{Main|Gemini}}
Gemini is a remake of the ''[[Marathon]]'' level "Duality", set in the [[Garden of Reverent Contemplation]] on [[High Charity]].
<gallery>
File:H2 Gemini Central.png|Gemini.
</gallery>

===Relic===
{{Main|Relic}}
Relic is a large map set on an island on Installation 05. The map marks the first appearance of the [[D96-TCE Albatross|Albatross]] dropship, and is suited for large scale gameplay.
<gallery>File:H2 Relic.jpg|Relic.</gallery>

===Terminal===
{{Main|Terminal (map)}}
Terminal is a large map set in [[New Mombasa]], based in the [[Liwitoni Station|Liwitoni terminal]]. The map is asymmetrical.
<gallery>File:H2 mp terminal3.jpg|Terminal.</gallery>

==Sources==
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	The '''Maptacular Pack''' is the third [[downloadable content]] package for ''[[Halo 2]]''. It was initially intended to release alongside the ''[[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack]]'' on June 28, 2005{{Ref/Site\|D=01\|M=6\|Y=2020\|URL=https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=4764\|Site=Bungie.net\|Page=Weekly What's What Update}}, before eventually being released for download on July 5, 2005 for $11.99{{Ref/Site\|URL=https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=5727\|Site=Bungie.net\|Page=Multiplayer Map Pack Released!\|D=06\|M=10\|Y=2020}}{{Ref/Site\|URL=https://majornelson.com/2005/07/05/halo-2-maptacular-pack-now-available/\|Site=Major Nelson\|Page=Halo 2 Maptacular Pack now available\|D=28\|M=4\|Y=2021}} and was made permanently free on August 30, 2005. Once the pack was made free, this download was required in order to play ''Halo 2'' Matchmaking over [[Xbox Live]]. The Maptacular maps were included in the later releases of the ''[[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack]]'', the [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)\|''Halo 2'' PC port]] and ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.		The '''Maptacular Pack''' is the third [[downloadable content]] package for ''[[Halo 2]]''. It was initially intended to release alongside the ''[[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack]]'' on June 28, 2005{{Ref/Site\|D=01\|M=6\|Y=2020\|URL=https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=4764\|Site=Bungie.net\|Page=Weekly What's What Update}}, before eventually being released for download on July 5, 2005 for $11.99{{Ref/Site\|URL=https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=5727\|Site=Bungie.net\|Page=Multiplayer Map Pack Released!\|D=06\|M=10\|Y=2020}}{{Ref/Site\|URL=https://majornelson.com/2005/07/05/halo-2-maptacular-pack-now-available/\|Site=Major Nelson\|Page=Halo 2 Maptacular Pack now available\|D=28\|M=4\|Y=2021}} and was made permanently free on August 30, 2005. Once the pack was made free, this download was required in order to play ''Halo 2'' Matchmaking over [[Xbox Live]]. The Maptacular maps were included in the later releases of the ''[[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack]]'', the [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)\|''Halo 2'' PC port]] and ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.