Okay, after quite a few hours of gameplay, in my opinion, this map pack is some of Treyarch’s best work to date. Simply put, these maps are awesome, and totally worth the download.
Killzone 2 has been a hit or miss title with PS3 owners. Although breathtaking to look at it, many people were not fans of its unique online multiplayer. I however, fell in love with the game upon its release and have since downloaded all of the DLC for it, sucking money out of my wallet, but all worth every penny. We recently saw the release of the game’s third (and possibly final) map pack which adds 2 new maps and 2 new weapons to the game’s multiplayer mayhem. At $5.99, it seems like you may not be getting enough content for your buck, however these new maps are some of the best the game has seen since its release.
The third map pack for Call of Duty: World at War is scheduled for release today. This latest offering of n00b PWNING glory will feature three multiplayer maps (Battery, Revolution, and Breach), and one new Zombie map (Der Riese).
Below is the info provided by Treyarch:
Battery: Fight for ocean territory on an armored island surrounded by anti-ship mines and shore to ship cannons.
Revolution: Watch out for sniper fire as you defend Russia’s most coveted resource.
Breach: Keep a sharp eye out through the dense, overcast city streets, set at Berlin’s historic Brandenburg Gate. A lot of you will remember the original COD map “Dome” that takes place inside the Reichstag, which can be seen in the background, and on the fringes of ”Breach”.
Der Riese: This new zombie map is set in a Nazi research facility featuring the weapon upgrading Pack-A-Punch Machine. Use the teleporters to escape in an instant and fight to the death in pursuit of the map’s 10 new Zombie Achievements.
I have a feeling tomorrow’s release of the Napalm & Cordite Map Pack for Killzone 2 will be the final one released for the game. Sony will be bundling all three maps packs together for the cool price of $11.99. These sales usually happen once all of the content has been released, as in the case of Warhawk.
Now, I could be off the mark, by my Spidey Sense tells me that we won’t be seeing any more Map Packs for the game. Most developers stop at the three Map Pack plateau. Maybe Guerrilla Games is hard at work on their next project?
Either way, the “3 for the price of 2″ deal is pretty sweet. If you haven’t picked up any of the Killzone 2 Map Packs yet, I would highly recommend doing so this week with the sale. They’re among some of my favorites in the game.
The next Killzone 2 DLC, Napalm & Cordite, has officially been dated for next week (July 23rd). The two new maps, Suljeva Cliffside and Arctower Landing, look to expand the gameplay nicely. You’ll also be able to get your hands on the Flamethrower and Boltgun in these maps, which should change things up a bit more. The flames coming out of the Flamethrower still looks a bit weird, but I can live with it.
I wonder how many people are still invested enough into Killzone 2 to buy a third map pack?
Treyarch released new DLC for the insanely popular CoD:WaW game and we were lucky enough to get a chance to play it and I have to say it is one of the better map packs I have played in a long time. The DLC gives us 3 maps and one zombie level, each of which I will go into detail. I am not a big fan of paying for new content, but this map pack is good, very good. It made me want to play the game again and that is the true intention of DLC, besides a few bucks of course.
You must really like CoD: World at War. Activision sent out a press release that the recent Map Pack 2 has sold over a million units combined between Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. Not too shabby.
Four maps for $10 isn’t a bad deal, either. If you’re a CoD: WaW player, you should grab these fun bags. We’ll have our full review of the map pack this week, so make sure to check back to find out exactly what we think about them.
I’ve been sad that Killzone 2 hasn’t been in my game rotation as much as I’d like recently. Between other reviews and E3, I haven’t been able to pop some red-eyed Helghast in the head in a little while. With the release of the Flash & Thunder map pack, that all changed. I spent a good deal of time rocking out online with the new maps and I like what I see.
Who doesn’t want some free shit? Thanks to Activision, we have a code for the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 2. It could be yours!
I’ll be giving the code away later today on Twitter, between the hours of 4pm and 6pm ET. Follow my Twitter account @mattbanks for a chance to win. While you’re at it, make sure to follow @lootninja!
Steve is playing the hell out of the maps, so you can expect our no holds barred review early next week. For now, try to win the maps yourself to celebrate the weekend.
Killzone 2 got its first map pack DLC back on April 30th. A little over a month later, the Flash and Thunder map pack will be released on the PSN June 11th for $5.99. This new map pack turns back the clock with two of the more popular maps from the original Killzone, Beach Head and Southern Hills.
While both maps were cool in the original and should work well in Killzone 2, it begs the question: does Killzone 2 really need more map packs already? The game shipped with some quality maps and the Steel and Titanium map pack recently provided a bit more depth.
I think that instead of map packs, Guerilla Games should focus on possibly bringing a separate co-op mode to the game, which almost everyone has been begging to play. Will that happen? I doubt it. Will a lot of people buy this map pack? I’m not really sure.
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