Halo 3 maps, weapons previewed

by James Ransom-Wiley { Nov 8th 2006 at 4:25PM }

1UP's got the skinny on several of Halo 3's multiplayer maps for your starving soul:

Snowbound - small map (4-10 players) with outdoor and indoor (tunnel system) environments; ideal for Slayer, Team Slayer, Tank Flag, Ninjaball, Oddball, and King of the Hill
High Ground - mid-sized (6-16 players) Zanzibar-esque map with beach entry and compound; ideal for One Flag CTF, Assault, Slayer, Team Slayer, and Eliminatio
Valhalla - mid-sized (6-16 players) spiritual successor to Blood Gulch; ideal for CTF Classic, CTF, and Team Slayer

1UP's coverage also previews new toys, including the MA5C Assault Rifle, Spike Rifle, Spike Grenade, and Spartan Laser -- oh, and the Man Cannon. Heads!

Tags: Bungie, Halo 3, Halo3, map, multiplayer, Xbox Live, XboxLive

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

cobrasvt777 @ Nov 8th 2006 4:31PM

SWEEEEEEEEEET!!!

Triforceowner @ Nov 9th 2006 5:11PM

It makes getting a PS2 and waiting for a 360 price drop a whole lot harder...

Eric Von Shpeel @ Nov 8th 2006 4:37PM

16 players?!?! please dont tell me the entire game is limited to 16 players?

Jarrod @ Nov 8th 2006 4:47PM

Eric-
Notice that they say Mid-size maps are for 6-16 players. So, in theory, large maps would be for 16-32 players, eh?

Cheers,
Jarrod

Pete C @ Nov 8th 2006 4:46PM

Taking bets now...which Sony fanboy will be the first to chime in about how much Halo sucks?

jason cubs bear bulls rule 4life @ Nov 8th 2006 4:47PM

i hate people who want more players online for fps and 3rd ps. there wouldn't be any strateogy to it and you wouldn't be able to communicate with lets say 16 on 16 very well

jason cubs bear bulls rule 4life @ Nov 8th 2006 4:56PM

I know this has nothing to do with this but gear of war at the beginning of act 2 when you have to cross the rive and and the guy talks to you on the walky talkie. After that where do you go to cross the river cuz i canit figure it out

J korn @ Nov 8th 2006 5:05PM

Bungie has already said that they are capping maximum players at 16. So there won't be any more than 16 players at once in a game. Now, that being said, I think 16 is PLENTY for strategy and action. There's no reason for 16 on 16 games, that's wy PDZ got so crowded online, because you had like two teams of 14 and it sucked. Halo 2 got kinda crowded and lagging with 16 people. Imagine the lag with 32 different people all playing at the same time?

Eric Von Shpeel @ Nov 8th 2006 5:10PM

what? when has Halo ever been about strategy, its pure noob run and gun stuff.. Ive had tactical matches with 32 players in PDZ and the more people has always been more fun.. this is really dissapointing and I wouldnt be suprised if the "cap" they have put on is more down to getting it to work rather than setting a sensible limit.

icelandman @ Nov 8th 2006 5:21PM

I've missed the AR, and no matter how it comes back, I'm satisfied. Oh, and a mongoose as well, should be swell. Now Bungie just needs to let us in on # of players, co-op (online please!)... and that this will be the last of the series.

~PEACE
-Icelandman

Lee @ Nov 8th 2006 5:26PM

Halo 1 had strategy - i've played 2v2 cap the flag hang em high for hours till someone got to 3 caps, some of the best videogaming ever. Halo 2 was all run and gun. So here's to hoping they bring back the old style gameplay and weapons.

Matt. T @ Nov 9th 2006 6:08PM

What about 32 player online for ultra large maps?

How about a "makeover" on Halo 2's maps and add those?

Seifer @ Nov 8th 2006 6:14PM

As long as there is another Blood Gulch successor for the Rooster Teeth guys to play around in, I'll be happy.

rafa @ Nov 8th 2006 6:57PM

I hate when consolers make excuses. 16 players max in a game is 100% LAME. This is the next generation of gaming, with vast detailed worlds, and you can only get a paltry 8 on 8 going? Call me when there's 32 on 32 ala Battlefield 2 (PC), where I can get a small squad together and take on the enormous maps however I see fit. That's what online gaming was meant to be. Don't make excuses for the fact that console games are way behind on great online multiplayer.

Tyler @ Nov 8th 2006 7:30PM

The 16-player cap is not some technical limitation due to the 360 hardware. Bungie obviously has its reasons for this. Sure, many of us want more players online, including me. But...I'm not going to doubt and criticize Bungie's judgment. I know that whatever the number of players is going to be, it's going to be fun. That's what counts.