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| {{Multiplayer map infobox | | {{Era|H2|RVB|}} |
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| |name=Containment | | |name=Containment |
| |image=[[File:H2 Containment Overhead.jpg|300px]] | | |image=[[File:Containment1.jpg|300px]] |
| |game=''[[Halo 2]]'' | | |game=''[[Halo 2]]'' |
| *[[Bonus Map Pack]]
| | |location=[[Installation 05]] |
| |devname=<code>containment</code>{{Ref/File|Id=H2EK|H2EK|H2EK\tags\scenarios\multi\containment\containment.scenario}} | | |terrain=Snowy Valley, Ice |
| |map=War Games Map_Set/: 639-1{{Ref/Site|Id=HU|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/delta-halo|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Delta Halo}} | | |weapons=*[[BR55 Battle Rifle|Battle Rifle]] |
| |location=[[Quarantine Zone]], [[Installation 05]]
| | *[[Brute Shot]] |
| |terrain=Snowy valley, ice | | *[[Carbine]] |
| |symmetry=Semi-symmetrical | | *[[M6C|Magnum]] |
| |playernumber=6-16 | | *[[Needler]] |
| |gametypes=*[[Slayer]]{{Ref/Reuse|Manual}}
| | *[[Plasma Pistol]] |
| *[[Capture the Flag|CTF]] | | *[[Plasma Rifle]] |
| *[[Assault]]{{Ref/Reuse|Manual}} | | *[[M19 SSM|Rocket Launcher]] |
| |pagegamelabel=H2 | | *[[Shotgun]] |
| | *[[SMG]] |
| | *[[SRS99C-S2 AM|Sniper Rifle]] |
| | *[[Fragmentation Grenades]] |
| | *[[Plasma Grenades]] |
| | |vehicles=*[[Banshee]] |
| | *[[Gauss Warthog]] |
| | *[[Scorpion Tank|Scorpion]] |
| | |power-ups=*[[Active Camo]] |
| | *[[Overshield]] |
| | |gametypes=*[[Slayer]] |
| | *[[CTF]] |
| | |playernumber= |
| | *6-16 |
| }} | | }} |
| {{Center|{{Article quote|Fighting for a patch of dirt abutting a wall containing a [[Flood|galaxy-devouring parasite]] may seem pointless to some, but ... um ....}}}}
| | <center>{{Article Quote|Fighting for a patch of dirt abutting a wall containing a [[Flood|galaxy-devouring parasite]] may seem pointless to some, but ... um ....}}</center> |
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| '''Containment''' is a ''[[Halo 2]]'' [[multiplayer]] map. It was added to ''Halo 2'' in the [[Bonus Map Pack]] and released alongside the ''Halo 2'' port as part of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''. It is sometimes referred to as the map "That's so big, it won't fit into the [[Xbox]]." | | '''Containment''' is a ''[[Halo 2]]'' [[multiplayer]] map. It was added to ''Halo 2'' in the [[Bonus Map Pack]]. It is sometimes referred to as the map "That's so big, it won't fit into the [[Xbox]]." |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Introduction== |
| {{Quote|Part fortress, part laboratory, the Flood Quarantine zone is a prison within a prison. This frozen swathe of tundra lies lifeless and barren, for now...{{Ref/Reuse|Manual}}}}
| | "Containment" was based off of the [[Sentinel Wall]] of the [[campaign]] level ''[[Sacred Icon]]''.<ref>''[[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack]]'' Manual, page 17</ref> It is a large outdoor symmetrical map that is a "biological airlock"<ref>''[[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack]]'' Manual, page 16</ref> between the [[Flood]]-infected zones of [[Delta Halo]] and the "clean" zones patrolled by [[Forerunner]] [[sentinels]]. It is set in a fault between two snowy cliffs, and there are two massive Forerunner fortresses on either side of the map, acting as bases and also the barricades meant to defend against the Flood. |
| This frigid, canyon-enclosed, semi-symmetrical area is likely the result of semi-randomized [[Forerunner]] landscape creation. Though the [[Sentinel wall|quarantine wall]] was not part of standard Flood containment protocols, the installation's outbreak and lack of monitor supervision required unique countermeasures.{{Ref/Reuse|HU}} Ancient Forerunner security barriers create a [[Quarantine zone|biological airlock]]— separating this dead and forgotten place from the rest of Halo. The massive gate mechanisms still function, and like metal sentinels they watch over a landscape scoured in millennia past by Flood infection.{{Ref|Name="Manual"|''[[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack Manual#Containment|Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack Manual]]'' - [[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack Manual#Containment|Containment]]}}
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| It is set in a fault between two snowy cliffs, and there are two massive Forerunner fortresses on either side of the map, acting as bases and also the barricades meant to defend against the Flood. | |
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| ==Topography== | | ==Topography== |
| It is similar to [[Coagulation]], in the sense that it consists of open, hilly terrain, as well as being a big [[Snipers]] map. On each side is an old Forerunner ruin, acting each as a base. Each base, red and blue, has a large gate (resembling a ramp, and functioning as one until opened). The panels that open each are nearby. Once opened, vehicles can enter each base, though. Players can also go around through the caves, or you can jump the ledge without a vehicle to enter the bases on foot. There are two fully functional gate switches and opening gates. There are two [[M12 Warthog|Warthogs]], two [[M808B Scorpion|Scorpions]], and two [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] by default spawning. It is ideal for large, system link games or even [[Xbox LIVE|Xbox Live]] games, about 6-16 people. Any number less than six players could result in a slow match, as the map is simply so large finding enemies becomes a challenge. | | It is similar to [[Coagulation]], in the sense that it's an open, hilly terrain, as well as being a big [[Snipers]] map. On each side is an old Forerunner ruin, acting each as a base. Each base, red and blue, has a large gate (resembling a ramp, and functioning as one until opened). About 300 feet from it, is a panel that opens each. This is used to get a [[vehicle]] inside, as you can go around through the caves, or you can jump the ledge without a vehicle. There are two fully functional gate switches and opening gates. There are two [[Warthog]]s, two [[Scorpion Tank|Scorpions]], and two [[Banshee]]s by default spawning. It is ideal for large, system link games or even [[Xbox Live]] games, about 6-16 people. Any number less than six players could result in a slow match. |
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| The level also resembles the classic multiplayer level from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', [[Sidewinder]], being set in the snow and having a blue and red base. However, this map is very different from Sidewinder in its layout, but is not a remake of the map. It was, ironically, originally intended to be a remake of the [[Halo: Combat Evolved (PC port)|''Halo: Combat Evolved'' for PC]] map, [[Timberland]]. The map has many similarities to [[Battle Creek]] in the first area, as each end has a complex base with many levels, and is set in a valley with alternate base entrances and teleporters, though of course on a far larger scale. | | The level may also remind you of the classic multiplayer level from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', "[[Sidewinder]]", being set in the snow and having a blue and red base. However, this map is very different from Sidewinder and is not a Sidewinder remake. It was originally intended to be a remake of the Halo PC map, Timberland. The map has many similarities to [[Battle Creek]] in the first area, as each end has a complex base with many levels, and is set in a valley with alternate base entrances and teleporters, though of course on a far larger scale. |
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| ==Tactics== | | ==Tactics== |
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| *In CTF, get the Active Camouflage and enter from the base's roof. Remember to take out any guards beforehand. | | *In CTF, get the Active Camouflage and enter from the base's roof. Remember to take out any guards beforehand. |
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| ==Production notes== | | ==Trivia== |
| {{Quote|This map is so big, the [[Xbox]] can't even hold it!|Paul Russel{{Ref|Id=Killtacular|''[[Halo 2: Killtacular]]''}}}}
| | *It is called "The Great Freezing Plains of Blarganthia" in [[Red vs Blue]], and is visited in Season 4. The "Zealots" from [[Battle Creek]] are actually found working together defending the wall's borders. |
| Containment was created by designer [[Steve Cotton]] and environment artists [[Paul Russel]] and [[Michael Wu]] over a period of three months. Cotton started intending to remake [[Halo: Combat Evolved (PC port)|the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' PC Port's]] [[Timberland]] level, though the bases ended up becoming more intracate with a similarity to those found on [[Sidewinder]], with the overall map layout eventually changing completely.{{Ref/Reuse|Killtacular}}{{Ref/Site|Id=lawrence|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://www.lawrence.com/news/2005/jul/11/review_halo_2_multiplayer_map_pack_xbox/|Site=Lawrence.com|Page=Review: Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack - Xbox|Quote=Steve Cotton designed Containment and Sanctuary, the single best Halo 2 map. Containment started out as a conversion of Halo PC's greenish Timberland, then went through change after change until it was an entirely different wintry monster. And I say monster because it's huge.|Quotee=Matt Cox}} [[Max Hoberman]] provided additional oversight on the level to make sure the map didn't get too crazy{{Ref/Reuse|Killtacular}}, and programmer Jason Major was on hand to handle the performance and dynamic elements.{{Ref/Reuse|Manual}}
| | *In the Out of Mind mini-series (also by [[Rooster Teeth]]) the door in the back of one of the bases opens to reveal a Warthog, driven by Wyoming that attempts to run over Tex. This was most likely edited afterwords. |
| | *There are [[7]] [[Energy cores]] (or "bouncing bogey clusters" as called by a Bungie employee) on the map. |
| | *This map was originally being designed as a remake of the Halo PC map, [[Timberland]].{{citation needed}} |
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| The level originally had what are referred to as "boo bags", described by Wu as "clusters of these boogers all over the level that would explode and harm you". Hoberman ultimately decided they bounced too much and made them static, a decision which upset Cotton and Russel. These "boo bags" eventually turned into the [[seven]] [[energy core]]s found littering the map in the final game.{{Ref/Reuse|Killtacular}}
| | ===Easter Eggs=== |
| | | *If you take a [[Sniper Rifle]] and look at the Halo around the level near the sun base (the one with the orange yellow glowing buildings) you will see the face of Chris Carney, one of Bungie's developers, smiling. In the Machinima series "This Spartan Life" one of the players gets an unlock and is trapped playing Halo 2 as the face. |
| Part of Cotton's design goals for the map was to promote interesting vehicle gameplay, with the final level having up to twelve players in vehicles at any one time.{{Ref/Reuse|Manual}} In particular, Cotton wanted to incorporate the Scorpion but "hopefully effectively this time".{{Ref/Reuse|Killtacular}} Russel chose the map's theme due to a wish to revisit the [[Sentinel wall]] from the campaign.{{Ref/Reuse|Manual}}
| | *On the doors at the back of each base, 2 [[Marathon]] symbols can be seen on them. |
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| *If you take a [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle|sniper rifle]] and look at the Halo around the level near the sun base (the one with the orange yellow glowing buildings) you will see the face of Chris Carney, one of Bungie's developers, smiling. In the Machinima series "[[This Spartan Life]]" one of the players gets an unlock and is trapped playing ''Halo 2'' as the face. | |
| *Two [[Marathon]] symbols are present on the doors at the back of each base. | |
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| ===Glitches=== | | ===Glitches=== |
| *If the gate is already open and you approach the switch, it will still display ''"Press X to open gate"''. | | *At red base if you fly a Banshee at the top of the map, you can hit an invisible wall. But if done at the correct angle, you go straight through the wall to a perfect sniping position. You can also boost a Spectre up the base walls, or, if you can waste a lot of time, jump up the walls slowly at blue base. |
| | *If the gate is already open and you approach the switch, it still says ''"Press X to open gate"''. |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
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| | <gallery widths="120" orientation="portrait"> |
| <gallery>
| | File:Containment overhead.jpg |
| File:HMCC H2 Containment Map.png|Containment Map. | | File:Containmentbattle.jpg |
| File:H2_Containment Map.jpg|An overhead view of Containment.
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| File:H2_Containment_Base.jpg|A [[Banshee]] on Containment.
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| File:H2_Containment_Battle.jpg|A battle on Containment in ''Halo 2''<nowiki />'s alpha stage. | |
| File:H2 - ContainmentLibrary.PNG|The Library, as seen in the map's skybox.
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| {{Levels|H2|mode=yes}} | | {{levels}} |
| [[Category:Bonus Map Pack]] | | [[Category:Halo 2]] |
| | [[Category:Multiplayer]] |
| | [[Category:Multiplayer Levels]] |
| | [[Category:Extra Multiplayer Levels]] |
