The Crimson Map Pack is the first DLC map pack to be released for Halo 4, officially announced on October 24th, 2012.[1] Released on December 10th, 2012, the map pack includes three new multiplayer maps, Wreckage, Harvest, and Shatter. It also includes eight additional achievements worth a total of 250 gamerscore. The Map Pack is one of three included in the War Games Season Pass (an item included with the Halo 4 Limited Edition, as well as separately purchasable for 2000 Microsoft Points). The Map Pack can also be purchased individually for 800 Microsoft Points.[2] The pack is named after the protagonistic SPARTAN-IV Fireteam Crimson.
Maps
Harvest
- Main article: Harvest (level)
Harvest is set on the agricultural human colony of Harvest, in the shadow of several space elevators.
Shatter
- Main article: Shatter
Shatter is set at a Materials Group mining facility on Muroto, a moon of Chi Ceti IV. The mining operation is being threatened by excessive volcanic activity on the moon.
Wreckage
- Main article: Wreckage
Wreckage is set on a Forerunner Line Installation, amidst the debris of a crashed ship.
Achievements
- Now They Fly? - 50G - In Crimson DLC matchmaking, get a kill while airborne in a Warthog.
- Size Is Everything - 20G - In Crimson DLC matchmaking, kill 20 enemies with a detached Machine Gun Turret.
- ODST - 30G - In Crimson DLC matchmaking, kill a player while airborne from a Man Cannon.
- Bigfoot - 20G - In Crimson DLC matchmaking, kill 20 enemies using the Mantis' stomp attack.
- David and Goliath - 20G - In Crimson DLC matchmaking, board an enemy Mantis.
- Clay Pigeon - 40G - In Crimson DLC matchmaking, shoot an enemy out of the air while they use the Man Cannon.
- Special Delivery - 30G - In Crimson DLC matchmaking, kill an enemy with a melee attack when landing from a Man Cannon.
- Pump Yer Brakes - 40G - In Crimson DLC matchmaking, score the killing blow on a Mantis.
Promotions and trailers
Trailer
- Main article: Crimson Map Pack Trailer
The Crimson Map Pack Trailer was released November 29, 2012. [2]