Halo: The Master Chief Collection To See Halo 2's Zanzibar Map Remastered

Halo: The Master Chief Collection To See Halo 2's Zanzibar Map Remastered

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Richard Walker

The third of six maps to be remastered for Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Halo 2: Anniversary will be getting a revamped version of classic multiplayer map Zanzibar; the one with the big revolving wheel at its centre. You may remember a take on the map called 'Last Resort' in Halo 3 too.

Zanzibar Anniversary will be available in Halo 2 alongside remastered versions of Coagulation - itself a remake of the almighty Blood Gulch map from Halo: Combat Evolved - and a remake of Ascension. That's three of the six announced so far.

Halo 2: Anniversary also adds new multiplayer modes and the new 'Gungoose' vehicle; a Mongoose with guns fitted to it, as revealed at the RTX 2014 panel earlier this month. Get the first image from Halo 2: Anniversary's Zanzibar map below, as well as an overhauled Halo 2 cut scene video.

[Via @Halo Twitter]


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  • May have to pick this up at some point as I missed the games completely the 1st time around (except for the GWG halo 3 portion I played).
  • Nice. Lockout is a must. Ivory Tower, Colossus, Midship and Warlock are my other nominations. Maybe even Desolation. That was a good small arena-type map. Beaver Creek will probably be in there, though, even though the original was remastered for Halo Anniversary. Headlong and Desolation shouldn't be either since they was also remade for Halo Anniversary. Those three should be excluded.
  • Edit... Headlong and TOMBSTONE, not Desolation. My bad.
  • Headlong won't be in there. Any map they remaster has to be fit for 4v4. Headlong does deserve it though - easily the best BTB map in the history of Halo (or any game for that matter).
  • Nice! This was my favorite map.
  • it had to be though
  • OMG!!!!! those graphics are INSANE!!!!!
  • "May have to pick this up at some point..." -said like 75% of the people posting on this site
  • Backwash and Waterworks, please.
  • The Halo 2 Anniversary Cortana looks a little weird to me...seems like a mix of the Halo CE and 4 models. 343 GS looks kinda funky from the side too, but those cutscenes look awesome.
  • the vid is new news, Zanzibar remake is old, was confirmed about a week after e3 so far ascension, coagulation, Zanzibar and lockout are the know remakes don't know which of the other 2 they'll chose though personally hoping for sanctuary as a remake, the forge version in reach just wasn't the same
  • Even though I've played all the games first time round really looking forward to getting this collection
  • Containment and Waterworks please! This video could possibly be the best thing I've seen... ever.
  • Last 3 are Lockout, Midship, and Headlong.
  • @4: Headlong was the best BTB map in the history of Halo (or any game for that matter). You are correct. Waterworks is a close second.
  • This kind of pisses me off tbh. They said they WOULDN'T MESS WITH THE CODING! I swear, if they kill the big wheel super jump or the butterfly out of the map glitches in this one, I'm going to be upset lol. I know I can't be the only one that feels this way? Those is one of the funnest glitch maps!
  • *This
  • @14, While I don't doubt those might be the last three, you can't say that as if you are 100% certain.
  • Oh. My. Gosh. That trailer made the cutscenes look amazing!
  • @16, This is just one of six Halo 2 Anniversary maps which is already confirmed to have no super bounces/glitches. The game will be bundled with these 6 remastered maps and all of the original Halo 2 maps. Which WILL have all, if not, most of their respective glitches in tact as they are running on original code. Although, 343 claimed that some of them MIGHT not work since the super bounces require pixel perfect jumps and the upscaling to 1080p fixes some of those points.
  • 'The sword is a key, and when I stick it in people, it unlocks their death'
  • These graphics are beautiful. Too bad destiny doesn't look that good...
  • @22 unrelated much? This game has nothing to do with destiny. OT: im so excited for this game! This was my fav halo game and im like a kid at christmas just thinking about getting to play Halo 2 again. So stoaked!
  • Epic!!! That was one of my favorite Halo 3 maps, yeah didn't get into Halo till 3 very much looking forward to playing Halo 2's legendary multiplayer for the first time gonna be awesome... Now all we need is a Gears of War box set with HD remakes of 1 & 2 and we'll be all set...
  • @22 Umm...made by bungie and touted as the "next big thing" from them? Sounds related to me...
  • *23...whoops
  • @8 nah, im a huge halo fan first day for me :p
  • @25 This has nothing to do with Bungie. 343 and Certain Affinity are updating Halo. Bungie let the license go when they left Microsoft.
  • The best Halo map is Sidewinder. It better be in the collection.
  • @28 I stand corrected
  • For me personally my favourite maps were all from the classic halo on pc (Bloodgulch , Hang em high, Side wonder). I think all halo CE had all the best maps
  • @29 I always thought that terminal was the best
  • Ummmm.. the part with Mercy dying is kind of a spoiler but otherwise looks really, REALLY good!!
  • So if I pass the trial of the big spinning wheel, do I get a sword that only works for me? :D
  • Ivory Tower and Lockout are a must.
  • @33 perhaps, but there's no indication he's actually dying, rather it just seems very likely if you haven't seen it before. Besides, it's 10 years old almost, I think the spoiler cutoff point has well & truly passed by now.
  • @4 @13 Headlong, Waterworks, and Containment(not in that order) get my nod for top 3 BTB maps in Halo 2. I say Halo 2 only because Danger Canyon is my favorite BTB map of all time in Halos.
  • Unless they release this on 360 I'm passing it up there's no reason I wanted a xbone yet
  • Great for those who have never played the games but I like new games myself.
  • I may need to pick this up at some point. Or rather, I may need to pick this up when it comes out..
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