'Halo: Reach - Defiant Map Pack' Trailer Released

By Hector Cortez Feb 15, 2011, 3:28 GMT

The Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack will be available this March.

The Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack will be available this March on Xbox LIVE for 800 Microsoft points, and will include all new Achievements worth a total of 150 Gamerscore.

The Defiant Map Pack includes three new maps, detailed below.

Condemned takes place aboard Orbital Station Gamma, a space station in orbit above the planet Reach. Prior to the Covenant’s invasion, Orbital Station Gamma provided long range communications for UNSC fleets and a lifeline between Reach and Earth. During the Battle of Reach, the station suffered at the hands of the Covenant but a few fortified sections remain intact, fully pressurized, and ready for combat. Condemned supports 6–12 players in a variety of agame types, including Team Slayer, Team Objective and Free for All.

Highlands takes place on the top-secret Military Wilderness Training Preserve on Reach.  The Preserve is a large, wooded area where Spartan super-soldiers trained long before the war with the Covenant began. During the Battle of Reach, the Preserve was the site of key battles between the alien invaders and a group of Spartans who used their familiarity with these UNSC training grounds to significant tactical advantage. Highlands supports 8–16 players in Big Team Battle, Team Slayer and Team Objective.

Unearthed takes the battle for Reach to a large Titanium mine and refinery located in the Viery civilian sector of the planet. This particular mine was built to take advantage of the exposed titanium inside a massive meteor crater. The titanium produced here is used in much of the UNSC hardware, from the chassis of the Warthog to the metres-thick armour plating of capital ships like the UNSC Pillar of Autumn. Unearthed supports 4 players in Firefight and Firefight modes such as Generator Defense.