Available as you read this on X-box Live is the first ever Halo 3 map pack containing brand new multiplayer levels for everyone’s favorite first person shooter. For 800 X-Box points gamers will get The Heroic Map Pack that contains three new multiplayer levels.


Standoff

Rat's Nest

Standoff offers gamers a symmetrical valley, two entrenched bases, and multiple fields of boulders that make the map ideal for games like V.I.P., capture the flag, and of course slayer. The second level now available is designated Rat’s Nest and offers an extra large playing field complete with enough room indoor for all the vehicle mayhem you can stand, the stage is influenced heavily by the games campaign mode so be prepared for a lot of big team battles. All the maps can be edited using the forge program, but the final map was created with the forge in mind specifically.


The Foundry

The Foundry is a massive map that is simply littered with objects that can be manipulated with the forge to create numerous combinations. This is really where Halo 3 shines amongst its peers, players could spend hours designing their own maps just for their buddies to run amok on. How long before gamers will start getting recognized for superior map building?

This expansion is the first in a series, with the Heroic Pack becoming free for X-Box Live subscribers in Spring 2008, just before the next set of maps becomes available.