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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]]''.


'''Maptacular Pack''' is a downloadable content package for ''[[Halo 2]]''. It was released on July 5, 2005 for $11.99 and was made permanently free on August 30, 2005. This download is required in order to play ''Halo 2'' Matchmaking over [[Xbox Live]]. Maptacular Pack is the largest downloadable content package for ''Halo 2''. Users without Xbox LIVE can recieve these maps along with others by buying the [[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack]] from stores.
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]].
Maptacular Pack added the following content to Halo 2:


*New multiplayer map - [[Backwash]]
==Maps==
*New multiplayer map - [[Elongation]]
===Backwash===
*New multiplayer map - [[Gemini]]
{{Main|Backwash}}
*New multiplayer map - [[Relic]]
Backwash is a small symmetrical map set in the swamps of [[Installation 05]]. The map is designed for [[Slayer]] and [[Capture the Flag]].
*New multiplayer map - [[Terminal (Level)|Terminal]]
<gallery>
File:H2 Backwash 1.jpg|Backwash.
</gallery>


==Trivia==
===Elongation===
*The Maptacular Pack content is also included in ''[[Multiplayer Map Pack|Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack]]'' and the [[Halo 2 Vista|PC version of ''Halo 2'']].
{{Main|Elongation}}
*The Maptacular Pack takes up 222 MB on the Xbox 360's hard drive.
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.
*The Maptacular Pack is currently the largest Halo DLC yet in terms of maps. However both the Heroic Map Pack and the Legendary Map Pack are larger than it in terms of memory used.  The entirety of the [[Mythic Map Pack]] trumps Maptacular by one, but it seemingly split into two different packs of three, one for the Limited Edition of ''[[Halo Wars]]'', and another at a later date, presumably the shipping date of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]].''
<gallery>
[[Category:Halo 2]]
File:H2 Elongation Blue.png|Elongation.
[[Category:Games]]
</gallery>
[[Category:Multiplayer Map Packs]]
 
===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==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
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Latest revision as of 16:42, March 18, 2022

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[1], before eventually being released for download on July 5, 2005 for $11.99[2][3] 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 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[edit]

Backwash[edit]

Main article: Backwash

Backwash is a small symmetrical map set in the swamps of Installation 05. The map is designed for Slayer and Capture the Flag.

  • Backwash.

    Backwash.

Elongation[edit]

Main article: Elongation

Set on the UNSC Onan, a freighter in orbit of Earth, Elongation is a remake of the Halo: Combat Evolved map Longest. The map is small and symmetrical.

  • Elongation.

    Elongation.

Gemini[edit]

Main article: Gemini

Gemini is a remake of the Marathon level "Duality", set in the Garden of Reverent Contemplation on High Charity.

  • Gemini.

    Gemini.

Relic[edit]

Main article: Relic

Relic is a large map set on an island on Installation 05. The map marks the first appearance of the Albatross dropship, and is suited for large scale gameplay.

  • Relic.

    Relic.

Terminal[edit]

Main article: Terminal (map)

Terminal is a large map set in New Mombasa, based in the Liwitoni terminal. The map is asymmetrical.

  • Terminal.

    Terminal.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Bungie.net, Weekly What's What Update (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  2. ^ Bungie.net, Multiplayer Map Pack Released! (Retrieved on Oct 6, 2020) [archive]
  3. ^ Major Nelson, Halo 2 Maptacular Pack now available (Retrieved on Apr 28, 2021) [archive]

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