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Call of Duty 4 Variety Map Pack: Worth the points?

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For all of those gamers out there who simply can’t get enough of Call of Duty 4 multiplayer, the folks at Infinity Ward have released their new Variety Map Pack.

The pack contains four new maps (Broadcast, Killhouse, Chinatown and Creek) for use in any of the multiplayer modes and goes for 800 Microsoft Points. When map packs are released for 800 points, there is always the question of whether or not it’s worth your points to download them. Well, the answer pretty much comes down to how much you play COD4 online.

The maps themselves have been beautifully created and balanced so that the entire map pack gives you a little bit of everything and everyone should find at least one map that they will adore.

Killhouse

Killhouse rocks

Killhouse is a map that can pretty much be summed up as a paintball arena that has been laid out in one of the training hangars from the beginning of the campaign. It’s small, its ruthless and even when tested with only 4 players, proved to be chaotic at times, this won’t be a favourite for most players, but it does offer a great setting for small 4 – 6 player games.

Broadcast

The TV Station is my nemisis

Broadcast is a map that has been based on the television station from the single player campaign. Ranging from narrow corridors and small offices to outdoor parking lots and rooftops, strategies will differ dramatically depending on where most of the conflicts are taking place.

Creek

Snipers galore

Similar to broadcast, Creek offers a variety of ways to shoot your buddies in the face. This map is a sniper’s paradise, with long grass and hills that overlook a small town. Snipers are going to have a field day pretending to be a part of natures’ carpet whilst picking off people in the distance. On the other hand, with broken down houses, little pathways and even a cave, people who like hunting snipers down and slicing them up like a sunday roast are going to be having just as much fun.

Chinatown

Hey my China

Chinatown is a remake of Carentan, a popular map that made its appearance in previous Call of Duty games, but instead of swastika’s littering a small European village, we are now treated to a dimly lit asian themed map, with memorable areas such as a DVD store and a museum. With new textures created specifically for the map and a great atmosphere, this map is a lovely sight to look at, and with plenty of buildings packed with small corridors and stairwells, it should prove to be a lot of fun, even over time.

So if you are the type of gamer that loves to spend most (if not all) of his free time in COD4’s multiplayer, then the maps are definitely worth the purchase. If on the other hand, you only like to dabble in Call of Duty’s multiplayer every now and then, you might find it better to hang onto your points until the price of the maps are reduced, or if your lucky, become free.

For the time being, the map pack is only available for the Xbox 360 over Xbox live, but PS3 owners will be happy to hear that they are going to be released over PSN later this year.

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Last Updated: April 14, 2008

7 Comments

  1. 800 POINTS = ? RANDS

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  2. Fox1

    April 14, 2008 at 08:39

    @Lazy- Will these maps be part of the GOTY edition?

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  3. LazySAGamer

    April 14, 2008 at 08:42

    Yes these maps are part of the GOTY edition, you get a token inside the box which then gives you access to download them from Live.

    800 points if memory serves me right is about R70…. I could be wrong though.

    Honestly the only reason I haven’t downloaded them yet is because of the 440mb download… but I think now Nick posted about it I should get a move on and start the download.

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  4. J4NR1K

    April 14, 2008 at 08:51

    Mmm, now where did I put my credi?

    Will enough sa guys dl this to make local play possible?

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  5. Nick

    April 14, 2008 at 09:59

    800 points works out to just over R100. Quite a couple of local guys already have the maps, but you wold probably have to discuss that with whoever you play with the most.

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  6. bokka1

    April 14, 2008 at 10:07

    [re=11292]J4NR1K[/re]: It seems that quite a few of us have downloaded this but funny enough the people still play the old maps.

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  7. RE: Gamer

    April 14, 2008 at 10:27

    [re=11296]bokka1[/re]: That is always the problem with DLC that costs money. Just like Gears, even though many guys did have them, losing players from the lobby when the new maps loaded was just not worth the effort of including them in the cycle. I reckon most people are only going to dl them when they are free, by which time COD 4 will be fighting for play time from GTAIV, UT3, Gears 2 etc.

    RE: Gamer’s last blog post..Forum Round Up: Week 1

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