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The Blastacular Pack is a downloadable content package for Halo 2. It was released on April 17, 2007 for $4.00, and re-released as an updated package on May 7, 2007 (still for $4.00), as several glitches discovered in the included content had been fixed. The Blastacular Pack was made permanently free on July 7, 2007. This download was required in order to play Halo 2 Matchmaking over Xbox Live. Both maps in the map pack were created by the video game studio Certain Affinity instead of Bungie.^[1]

Due to the pack's release in 2007, it is not included in either the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack or the PC port of Halo 2, making the content now unattainable for the original Halo 2 game. However, it is included in the release of Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

Maps

Desolation

Main article: Desolation

Desolation is a remake of the Halo: Combat Evolved level Derelict, set in the jungles of Installation 05.

Desolation.

Tombstone

Main article: Tombstone

Tombstone is a remake of the Halo: Combat Evolved level Hang 'Em High, with several alterations to map layout to account for the differences in gameplay offered by Halo 2

Tombstone.

Trivia

The Blastacular Pack takes up 142 MB on the Xbox's HDD.

Sources

^ Bungie.net, New Halo 2 Maps Revealed!

[1] Bungie.net, New Halo 2 Maps Revealed!

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+The '''Blastacular Pack''' is a [[Downloadable content|downloadable content package]] for ''[[Halo 2]]''. It was released on [[2007 (real world)|April 17, 2007]] for $4.00, and re-released as an updated package on May 7, 2007 (still for $4.00), as several glitches discovered in the included content had been fixed. The Blastacular Pack was made permanently free on [[Bungie Day|July 7]], 2007. This download was required in order to play ''Halo 2'' Matchmaking over [[Xbox LIVE|Xbox Live]]. Both maps in the map pack were created by the video game studio [[Certain Affinity]] instead of [[Bungie]].{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=certainaffinitymaps|SiteName=Bungie.net|PageName=New Halo 2 Maps Revealed!}}
-The '''Blastacular Pack''' is a [[Map pack|downloadable content package]] for ''[[Halo 2]]''. It was released on [[2007 (real world)|April 17, 2007]] for $4.00, and re-released as an updated package on May 7, 2007 (still for $4.00), as several glitches discovered in the included content had been fixed. Blastacular Pack was made permanently free on July 7, 2007 ([[Bungie Day]]). This download was required in order to play ''Halo 2'' Matchmaking over [[Xbox LIVE|Xbox Live]]. Both maps in the map pack were created by the video game studio [[Certain Affinity]] instead of [[Bungie]].<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=certainaffinitymaps '''Bungie.net''': ''New Halo 2 Maps Revealed!'']</ref>
+Due to the pack's release in 2007, it is not included in either the ''[[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack]]'' or the [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|PC port of ''Halo 2'']], making the content now unattainable for the original ''Halo 2'' game. However, it is included in the release of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.
-The Blastacular Pack added the following new content to ''Halo 2'':
+==Maps==
+===Desolation===
+{{Main|Desolation}}
+Desolation is a remake of the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' level [[Derelict]], set in the jungles of [[Installation 05]].
+<gallery>File:H2 Desolation Above.jpg|Desolation.</gallery>
-*[[Desolation]]
+===Tombstone===
-*[[Tombstone]]
+{{Main|Tombstone}}
+Tombstone is a remake of the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' level [[Hang 'Em High]], with several alterations to map layout to account for the differences in gameplay offered by ''Halo 2''
+<gallery>File:H2 Tombstone 1.jpg|Tombstone.</gallery>
 ==Trivia==
 *The Blastacular Pack takes up 142 MB on the [[Xbox]]'s HDD.
-*The Blastacular Pack content is ''not'' included in the ''[[Map pack|Halo 2]]''[[map pack|Multiplayer Map Pack]] or the [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|PC version of ''Halo 2'']], due to this it is the only ''Halo 2'' DLC map pack no longer available without modding on the original Xbox. Though the maps returned in the base game of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' on Xbox One.
 ==Sources==