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====Remastered multiplayer==== | ====Remastered multiplayer==== | ||
[[File:Halo MCC Menu Elites.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Various Elite armor permutations available in the ''Halo 2 Anniversary'' multiplayer.]] | [[File:Halo MCC Menu Elites.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Various Elite armor permutations available in the ''Halo 2 Anniversary'' multiplayer.]] | ||
Six of ''Halo 2''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s multiplayer maps have been completely re-imagined<ref name="waypoint"/> in a separate multiplayer engine described as a combination of the multiplayer of the classic ''Halo 2'' and that of the more recent ''Halo'' titles.<ref name="IGNinterv"/> A [[Forge]] mode is featured in the six re-imagined maps.<ref name="venturebeat"/> [[Certain Affinity]] president [[Max Hoberman]], one of the multiplayer design leads on the original ''Halo 2'', helped 343 Industries design and create the remastered multiplayer component.<ref name="SDCC panel"/> Many of the added features in the remastered maps were proposed for the original game but ended up being cut; thus, 343 Industries considers the remastered component a "Director's Cut" of sorts.<ref name="RTX 2014">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1a1FzQ3bdQ '''YouTube''': ''RTX 2014 - 343 Industries panel'']</ref> | Six of ''Halo 2''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s multiplayer maps have been completely re-imagined<ref name="waypoint"/> in a separate multiplayer engine described as a combination of the multiplayer of the classic ''Halo 2'' and that of the more recent ''Halo'' titles.<ref name="IGNinterv"/> A [[Forge]] mode is featured in the six re-imagined maps.<ref name="venturebeat"/> [[Certain Affinity]] president [[Max Hoberman]], one of the multiplayer design leads on the original ''Halo 2'', helped 343 Industries design and create the remastered multiplayer component.<ref name="SDCC panel">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUGrnvdo8Ok&list=UU7NCg0venpKJg3kuJojKlbQ&index=1 '''YouTube''': ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection Dev Panel - SDCC 2014'']</ref> Many of the added features in the remastered maps were proposed for the original game but ended up being cut; thus, 343 Industries considers the remastered component a "Director's Cut" of sorts.<ref name="RTX 2014">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1a1FzQ3bdQ '''YouTube''': ''RTX 2014 - 343 Industries panel'']</ref> | ||
The developers' stated goals for the remastered maps were to expand upon the core ''Halo 2'' experience, create the definitive version of each of the remastered maps, and to approach the remastering as more of an upgrade than a remake. Multiple aspects of the sandbox was tweaked to both improve and "modernize" the gameplay, although the goal is to remain faithful to the original experience. Some of these improvements include a boost to player speed, making the [[M6C magnum|magnum]] more powerful and the addition of the [[MA5D assault rifle|assault rifle]] as a mid-range weapon option, something the developers found lacking in the original.<ref name="RTX 2014"/> The [[M7S SMG|silenced SMG]] has also been added along with the newly introduced [[M274 Mongoose#M274-M Gungoose variant|M274-M Gungoose]].<ref name="RTX 2014"/> | The developers' stated goals for the remastered maps were to expand upon the core ''Halo 2'' experience, create the definitive version of each of the remastered maps, and to approach the remastering as more of an upgrade than a remake. Multiple aspects of the sandbox was tweaked to both improve and "modernize" the gameplay, although the goal is to remain faithful to the original experience. Some of these improvements include a boost to player speed, making the [[M6C magnum|magnum]] more powerful and the addition of the [[MA5D assault rifle|assault rifle]] as a mid-range weapon option, something the developers found lacking in the original.<ref name="RTX 2014"/> The [[M7S SMG|silenced SMG]] has also been added along with the newly introduced [[M274 Mongoose#M274-M Gungoose variant|M274-M Gungoose]].<ref name="RTX 2014"/> | ||
