Snowblind Map Pack
The Gears of War team at Epic, has been really busy lately. They have released title update number 3 as well as the new Snowblind Map Pack for 800 MS points. The 4 maps included are Underhill, Grindyard, Fuel Depot and Courtyard.
First up from Gears of War 1 remade and updated for Gears of War 2 is Fuel Depot. This is basically the same map from GoW with a few changes, right away you’ll notice the map is now covered in snow. Secondly, there are a few added cars throughout the map. I don’t remember there being a Mortar inside the garage, but it can be very useful weapon during certain game modes.
Underhill is a brand new map which features a hill with a mortar on top and either a sniper rifle or torque bow at the bottom. The map also contains various tunnels with a central garage point where a flamethrower is stationed and most importantly the garage door can be opened from the outside or the inside. I really do enjoy playing king of the hill or annex on this map but I find it doesn’t work so well for execution or warzone. I generally refer to this map as the weakest of the 4 maps because not a whole lot of the map is being fully used.
Courtyard is ported over from the Gears of War PC edition. Decisions, Decisions! Do you roddie run to the back of the map for a torque bow or boom shot? Do you run to the top of the courtyard and get the mortar? Or, do you race to under the main stairs and grab the grenades? This map is very well balanced and the epic fight for survival can happen on any part of the map.
Grindyard is a massive industrial area that has seen better days. Teams spawn on opposite sides of the map and roadie run towards the center tower to score the upper hand on their enemies and take control of the boomshot or the mulcher. The team below has a chance to grab the grenades and frag their opponents out of the tower. This is a smaller map but it provides a ton of challenges and hours of excitement.
Overall, out of the 3 map packs out for Gears of War 2, flashback map pack, the Combustible map pack, and Snowblind is by far the best of the bunch and easily worth the 10 dollars. You also need the new maps to earn some more achievements.
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