In continuing with past releases, the DLC will include 4 multiplayer maps and 1 zombie map.
Multiplayer Maps:
- Drive-In
- Hazard
- Hangar 18
- Silo
- Shangri-la
Further detail about each map:
Drive-In
Close quarters combat focus. The map does look pretty small, 4-5 buildings with facades similar to those of fast food outlets.
There seems to be some key vantage points here and great opportunities for call outs. As always, the playerbase is often split on the topic of small maps like Nuketown, where some enjoy the opportunity for fast-paced, close quarters combat and whereas some prefer large maps and the opportunity to 'hold an area down'.
Hazard
This seems to be a sniper map, as the video trailer describes it: 'Manicured fairways, cliff side coastal vistas and snipers hidden in the sand traps'. So according to the small blurb, this location is in fact a golf course intended for sniping and long-range gameplay.
Ah yes, LOTS of vantage points and quite a few lines of sight. Reminiscent of villa?
Silo
The blurb for this one is obscured in the trailer, the most legible text reads: 'Perfect for a super sized kill .. Add an extra helping of soviet'. Well, that helps doesn't it? Gameplay of the map itself shows a medium - large map, with even more vantage points and the use of snipers. It also appears as if the map is home to rockets hidden inside silo containers - can we expect another shaky, Launch style map?
So it looks like a large-ish, long-range combat based map? Big lines of sight and possibly some gattling guns?
Hangar-18
'A plate of experimental weapons, an SR-71, an autopsy room, with a side of mysterious black vans.' .. Interesting. On initial thought, I assumed the SR-71 would be some kind of mechanism where both teams or all players would be given the benefit of a blackbird for a short amount of time. When rationality kicked in, I realised that it was probably just the physical plane that would be inside of a hangar. Thanks, rationality. So this map appears to be some kind of government hangar.
This map actually looks incredibly interesting - but also reminds me of Stockpile (dammit). Seems like its going to be a lot of in-building warfare (close quarter combat). As you can see, the SR-71 is infact physically in the map, as are the autopsy rooms. I'm unsure of the size or 'type' of this map, but it looks like a medium sized battlefield.
Zombie Map:
Shangri-La
So, this looks interesting - the map is set in an 'Aztec' location with waterfalls and towering stairs leading to possible temples?
Looks like zombie monkies are set to return from ascension?
Also looks like some kind of trap-mechanism is available here? Although it seems to be automatically triggered, rather than something you buy and activate.
^ That'll be great for trains of zombies.
Set to make its return is also the quick revive (of course all the machines and dispensers will be returning for this map). Also being introduced are female zombies!
And some kind of water features/mechanisms? Will be involved. Presumably like the ice in 'Call of the Dead'.
The DLC map pack will first be available for Xbox 360, then released later for PS3 and PC. They'll probably follow suit and be priced at $15 US.
Well this all does look interesting, although I am not personally a fan of DLC. I skipped out on First Strike but did end up buying Escalation, only to be disappointed with the multiplayer maps and frustrated by George (and teammates that LOVE shooting him) in zombies. I'm not 'hard to please' by any means, but the multiplayer maps were in no comparison to the well-balanced stock maps available.
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