First, players can duck to take themselves off of the radar and still move across the map. These moving walkways lead to some interesting strategic elements. In the center hallway there are two conveyer belts that move huge crates in both directions. Bungie never liked the way ladders worked in Longest so they widened the level and replaced them with ramps. Elongation This is a recreation of Longest from Halo 1. This map also contains a floating sniper lookout and a switch that activates a teleport from one side of the level to the other. The flag sits at the top of this ramp, meaning that jumping off of the edge is the quickest way to return to the other side. On one end of the island there is a long man-made structure that works as a ramp leading to the center of the island. YES NO Relic Relic is a midsized asymmetric island that is designed for capture the flag. This is the most straightforward of the new maps, and one of my personal favorite. A thick fog covers the level that slightly limits visibility. The level is circular with a base in the center and winding tree formations are scattered throughout the area. Backwash This is a small level set in the swamp environment from Halo 1 that is perfect for small deathmatches or games of assault. There are a few seconds of rumbling before master chief becomes a pancake, but people will often sacrifice their life for a few precious seconds as king. The brilliant aspect of this design is that when playing a game like king of the hill, the zone will periodically appear on the tracks. The hook in this level is that every 30 seconds a train blazes through the center of the map crushing everything in its path. On either side of the street there are structures that house turrets, a parking lot, and a small base area. The level is comprised of a city street with a train running down the middle on raised rails. Terminal Terminal is a mid-sized to large map that is perfect for games of capture the flag. We put in the time to give you details on every single new environment. Long lines formed around this booth when the show first opened on Wednesday and traffic hasn't let up since. Somewhere in between Conker: Live and Reloaded and Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball Max'd was nestled four stations previewing Halo 2's five unreleased multiplayer maps.
Besides the handful of Xbox 360 games the one thing everyone wanted to see at Microsoft was running on the big black box.