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{{Quote|Defy the Covenant|Motto of the Defiant Map Pack<ref name="bnet">[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=30646 '''Bungie.net''': ''Defiant Map Pack'']</ref>}} | |||
The '''Defiant Map Pack''' is the second [[Downloadable Content|DLC]] [[map pack]] to be released for ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', officially announced on [[2011|February 14th, 2011]]. Scheduled for release on March 2011, the Defiant Map Pack will include new [[achievements]] that add up to a total of 150 Gamerscore and will cost 800 Microsoft Points. The map pack includes two new [[multiplayer]] maps, ''Condemned'', ''Highlands'', and a [[Firefight]] map called ''Unearthed''. All maps in the Defiant Map Pack were developed by [[Certain Affinity]].<ref>[http://majornelson.com/archive/2011/02/14/announcing-the-halo-reach-defiant-map-pack.aspx '''Major Nelson''': ''Announcing the Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack'']</ref><ref name="bnet"/> | |||
==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
[[File:Condemned.jpg|thumb|Condemned]] | |||
===Condemned=== | ===Condemned=== | ||
{{Main|Condemned}} | {{Main|Condemned}} | ||
Condemned is | '''Condemned''' is set in the [[human]] space station [[Reach Station Gamma]] overlooking [[Reach]]. Before the [[Fall of Reach]], the space station provided long-range communications for the [[UNSC]] and was a vital lifeline between [[Reach]] and [[Earth]]. At the hands of the [[Covenant]], the station suffered significant damage. Despite this, several fortified sections of the station remain pressurized and intact. | ||
Condemned supports six to twelve players; playlists include [[Team Slayer]], [[Team Objective]], and [[Rumble Pit]]. | |||
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[[File:Highlands.jpeg|thumb|Highlands]] | |||
===Highlands=== | ===Highlands=== | ||
{{Main|Highlands}} | {{Main|Highlands}} | ||
Highlands is a large competitive map set in a [[SPARTAN-II]] training facility in the [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]] within [[Reach]]'s [[Highland Mountains]]. | Highlands is a large competitive map set in a [[SPARTAN-II]] training facility in the [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]] within [[Reach]]'s [[Highland Mountains]]. Three Covenant [[CCS-class battlecruiser]]s loom over the map, [[glassing]] the surrounding landscape. | ||
Highlands can support the [[CTF]] and [[Invasion]] [[gametypes]]. | |||
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[[File:Unearthed.jpg|thumb|Unearthed]] | |||
===Unearthed=== | ===Unearthed=== | ||
{{Main|Unearthed}} | {{Main|Unearthed}} | ||
Unearthed is a large Firefight map set in a [[BXR Mining]] [[titanium]] mine in the [[Viery Territory]] on Reach. | Unearthed is a large Firefight map set in a [[BXR Mining]] open-cast [[titanium]] mine and refinery facility in a civilian sector of the [[Viery Territory]] on Reach. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*It is the first ''Halo: Reach'' map pack to feature maps created by Certain Affinity instead of [[Bungie]] and the first map pack to feature Firefight DLC. | |||
*This marks the first time locations from the novel ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' have been realized as playable spaces in a game. Both the Station Gamma and the Training Preserve are key locations mentioned in the book. | *This marks the first time locations from the novel ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' have been realized as playable spaces in a game. Both the Station Gamma and the Training Preserve are key locations mentioned in the book. | ||
*The song featured in the trailer for the map pack is titled ''[[Sacred Icon Suite 2]]'', originally featured on the ''[[Halo Legends]]'' [[Halo Legends: Original Soundtrack|Original Soundtrack]]. | *The song featured in the trailer for the map pack is titled ''[[Sacred Icon Suite 2]]'', originally featured on the ''[[Halo Legends]]'' [[Halo Legends: Original Soundtrack|Original Soundtrack]]. | ||
Revision as of 12:31, February 17, 2011
- "Defy the Covenant"
- — Motto of the Defiant Map Pack[1]
The Defiant Map Pack is the second DLC map pack to be released for Halo: Reach, officially announced on February 14th, 2011. Scheduled for release on March 2011, the Defiant Map Pack will include new achievements that add up to a total of 150 Gamerscore and will cost 800 Microsoft Points. The map pack includes two new multiplayer maps, Condemned, Highlands, and a Firefight map called Unearthed. All maps in the Defiant Map Pack were developed by Certain Affinity.[2][1]
Maps
Condemned
- Main article: Condemned
Condemned is set in the human space station Reach Station Gamma overlooking Reach. Before the Fall of Reach, the space station provided long-range communications for the UNSC and was a vital lifeline between Reach and Earth. At the hands of the Covenant, the station suffered significant damage. Despite this, several fortified sections of the station remain pressurized and intact.
Condemned supports six to twelve players; playlists include Team Slayer, Team Objective, and Rumble Pit.
Highlands
- Main article: Highlands
Highlands is a large competitive map set in a SPARTAN-II training facility in the Military Wilderness Training Preserve within Reach's Highland Mountains. Three Covenant CCS-class battlecruisers loom over the map, glassing the surrounding landscape.
Highlands can support the CTF and Invasion gametypes.
Unearthed
- Main article: Unearthed
Unearthed is a large Firefight map set in a BXR Mining open-cast titanium mine and refinery facility in a civilian sector of the Viery Territory on Reach.
Trivia
- It is the first Halo: Reach map pack to feature maps created by Certain Affinity instead of Bungie and the first map pack to feature Firefight DLC.
- This marks the first time locations from the novel Halo: The Fall of Reach have been realized as playable spaces in a game. Both the Station Gamma and the Training Preserve are key locations mentioned in the book.
- The song featured in the trailer for the map pack is titled Sacred Icon Suite 2, originally featured on the Halo Legends Original Soundtrack.
