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The '''Maptacular Pack''' is a downloadable content package for ''[[Halo 2]]''. It was released on July 5, 2005 for $11.99 and was made permanently free on August 30, 2005. This download is required in order to play ''Halo 2'' Matchmaking over [[Xbox Live]]. Users without Xbox LIVE can receive these maps along with others by buying the [[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack]] from stores.
The '''Maptacular Pack''' is the third [[downloadable content]] package for ''[[Halo 2]]''. It was initially intended to release alongside the ''[[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack]]'' on June 28, 2005{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=4764|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Weekly What's What Update}}, before eventually being released for download on July 5, 2005 for $11.99{{Ref/Site|URL=https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=5727|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Multiplayer Map Pack Released!|D=06|M=10|Y=2020}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://majornelson.com/2005/07/05/halo-2-maptacular-pack-now-available/|Site=Major Nelson|Page=Halo 2 Maptacular Pack now available|D=28|M=4|Y=2021}} and was made permanently free on August 30, 2005. Once the pack was made free, this download was required in order to play ''Halo 2'' Matchmaking over [[Xbox Live]]. The Maptacular maps were included in the later releases of the ''[[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack]]'', the [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|''Halo 2'' PC port]] and ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.


The Maptacular Pack added the following maps to ''Halo 2'':
The Maptacular Pack was originally the final piece of DLC intended for ''Halo 2'', though a fourth - the [[Blastacular Pack]] - was later released in early [[2007]].


*[[Backwash]]
==Maps==
*[[Elongation]]
===Backwash===
*[[Gemini]]
{{Main|Backwash}}
*[[Relic (level)|Relic]]
Backwash is a small symmetrical map set in the swamps of [[Installation 05]]. The map is designed for [[Slayer]] and [[Capture the Flag]].
*[[Terminal (level)|Terminal]]
<gallery>
File:H2 Backwash 1.jpg|Backwash.
</gallery>


==Trivia==
===Elongation===
*The Maptacular Pack content is also included in the ''[[Multiplayer Map Pack|Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack]]'' and the [[Halo 2 Vista|PC version of ''Halo 2'']].
{{Main|Elongation}}
*The Maptacular Pack was the largest Halo DLC in terms of maps until the [[Anniversary Map Pack]]. However, both the Heroic Map Pack and the Legendary Map Pack were larger than it in terms of memory used.  
Set on the {{UNSCShip|Onan}}, a [[freighter]] in orbit of [[Earth]], Elongation is a remake of the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' map [[Longest]]. The map is small and symmetrical.
<gallery>
File:H2 Elongation Blue.png|Elongation.
</gallery>


{{MapPacks}}
===Gemini===
[[Category:Halo 2]]
{{Main|Gemini}}
[[Category:Multiplayer Map Packs]]
Gemini is a remake of the ''[[Marathon]]'' level "Duality", set in the [[Garden of Reverent Contemplation]] on [[High Charity]].
<gallery>
File:H2 Gemini Central.png|Gemini.
</gallery>
 
===Relic===
{{Main|Relic}}
Relic is a large map set on an island on Installation 05. The map marks the first appearance of the [[D96-TCE Albatross|Albatross]] dropship, and is suited for large scale gameplay.
<gallery>File:H2 Relic.jpg|Relic.</gallery>
 
===Terminal===
{{Main|Terminal (map)}}
Terminal is a large map set in [[New Mombasa]], based in the [[Liwitoni Station|Liwitoni terminal]]. The map is asymmetrical.
<gallery>File:H2 mp terminal3.jpg|Terminal.</gallery>
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
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Latest revision as of 17:42, March 18, 2022

The Maptacular Pack is the third downloadable content package for Halo 2. It was initially intended to release alongside the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack on June 28, 2005[1], before eventually being released for download on July 5, 2005 for $11.99[2][3] and was made permanently free on August 30, 2005. Once the pack was made free, this download was required in order to play Halo 2 Matchmaking over Xbox Live. The Maptacular maps were included in the later releases of the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack, the Halo 2 PC port and Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

The Maptacular Pack was originally the final piece of DLC intended for Halo 2, though a fourth - the Blastacular Pack - was later released in early 2007.

Maps[edit]

Backwash[edit]

Main article: Backwash

Backwash is a small symmetrical map set in the swamps of Installation 05. The map is designed for Slayer and Capture the Flag.

  • Backwash.

    Backwash.

Elongation[edit]

Main article: Elongation

Set on the UNSC Onan, a freighter in orbit of Earth, Elongation is a remake of the Halo: Combat Evolved map Longest. The map is small and symmetrical.

  • Elongation.

    Elongation.

Gemini[edit]

Main article: Gemini

Gemini is a remake of the Marathon level "Duality", set in the Garden of Reverent Contemplation on High Charity.

  • Gemini.

    Gemini.

Relic[edit]

Main article: Relic

Relic is a large map set on an island on Installation 05. The map marks the first appearance of the Albatross dropship, and is suited for large scale gameplay.

  • Relic.

    Relic.

Terminal[edit]

Main article: Terminal (map)

Terminal is a large map set in New Mombasa, based in the Liwitoni terminal. The map is asymmetrical.

  • Terminal.

    Terminal.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Bungie.net, Weekly What's What Update (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  2. ^ Bungie.net, Multiplayer Map Pack Released! (Retrieved on Oct 6, 2020) [archive]
  3. ^ Major Nelson, Halo 2 Maptacular Pack now available (Retrieved on Apr 28, 2021) [archive]

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