Tombstone

Tombstone is a remake of Hang 'Em High from Halo: Combat Evolved. The map was designed by video game company Certain Affinity.

Tombstone has several notable differences between itself and Hang 'Em High, including explosive fusion cores (pictured at right), the inclusion of background objects such as street lamps and soda machines, certain tweaks to account for Halo 2's jump height, and of course a major graphical and aesthetic overhaul.

Tombstone features a similar weapon set as Hang 'Em High. Tombstone spawning weapons are unique in two ways; 1.) It is the only map where the primary spawning weapon is the Battle Rifle, and 2.) It is the only map to have 2 starting weapons, the Battle Rifle and the SMG. The map features two Overshields, one in the canal at the bottom of the map, and the other across the map from the first, inside the control room. A Rocket Launcher lies in the canal, opposite the overshield. An Energy Sword spawns at the top of the map, and the only way to reach it is by running across a long bridge that is completely exposed to sniper fire from almost anywhere on the map. Despite its power, the sword often spends entire matches untouched simply because it is too risky to retrieve. The large crane in the middle of the map sports a Sniper Rifle on top of it, savvy players can get up there quickly, grab the sniper, and rush to one of the neighboring platforms and camp there. Also, very clever players will get the rifle AND the sword, making them even tougher. There are also far more Shotguns scattered across the map than there are in Hang 'Em High.


 * Tombstone was added to Halo 2 in the Blastacular Pack.


 * Tombstone is exclusive to the Xbox version of Halo 2 which is backwards compatible on Xbox 360.

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Trivia

 * A picture of the original Hang 'Em High is in the control room.
 * The M6D Pistol (from Halo: Combat Evolved) can be seen through one of the fences.
 * A box with a picture of the M6D Pistol can be seen on a crate that's behind the right side of the fence that is stretched over the water trench in the middle of the map.
 * The destroyed New Mombassa can be seen in the distance.
 * Tombstone is the single only map in Halo 2 to have 8 territories, the games limit. This includes Sword spawn, blue base, red base, red bunker, blue bunker, center, command center and the section of blue base where a ramp with a large piece of sheet metal covering it is.