I just won one of 50 codes 1Up was giving away for the Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack!

The thread of entries was 27 pages long with 15 replies per page, so I really wasn't expecting a code. I'm quite happy about winning one though, as it's no secret around here that I love Halo 3. Sadly I won't be ale to play with the 1up dudes in their game night (which was tonight) because I don't have my 360 right now, but I really do appreciate the code and getting a chance to play these maps early without having to buy Halo Wars.

Anyone else who has this map pack, send me an XBL friend request at beat82 and we'll play some Mythic together.

Here's my entry if you're interested (you had to write about your favorite Halo memory)

From someone who has played a ton of all 3 halo games, both online and off, there are just so many awesome moments I could write about. However, one game stands out, from shortly after the launch of Halo 2's second DLC map pack.

 

Me and a group of some randoms were playing one-bomb on Relic. We'd plaeyed three good rounds, each of us scoring on our first attempt, but we stopped Red team the second round with good control of the Rockets and sniper.

 

So we go back on the offensive for the second time, with a chance to win the game. Three of our team members hold back, using the snipes to keep red team pinned on top of their base. The fourth guy sneaks around the back of their base and unlocks the teleporter for us. All three of us charge through the teleporter, ready to plant the bomb. A moment after we get through, all of us explode.

 

Turns out our teammate who had unlocked the teleporter was fighting off a guy using the rocket launcher above that room. As anyone who played on Relic knows, the teleporter room has a hole in the ceiling. A rocket from the battle above freakishly flies through and kills us all. A second after we die, so does our spy teammate, giving the guy a killtacular.

 

Since we charged in and died, the other team now has all the power weapons, so we can't get in to retrieve our bomb. After a few weak pushes against the base (all ending in failure), our bomb resets with about 30 seconds left. I grab the bomb, and our team piles in to the Warthog and floors it to the enemy base. We go around back, and drive up onto the base, planning to drive the bomb straight to the arm point, as that's all we have time to do. Unfortunately, they still have the rocket launcher. About halfway along the base, we get hit by a glancing rocket, which knocks the hog up into the air, but doesn't kill any of us. Actually, it helps by blowing us towards the arm point.

 

The hog lands haphazardly on the barrier right before the arm point. I hop out of the passenger seat JUST as another rocket hits the warthog, exploding the vehicle and killing both my teammates. The explosion pushes the warthog chassis into the arm circle- as I was standing right next to it, I get knocked into the arming circle, although my shield is down. With about 10 seconds left, I can hear the other team celebrating over proximity voice, thinking I'm dead. I hide behind the Warthog and arm the bomb with about two seconds left, RIGHT as an enemy walks around the dead warthog and discovers me.

 

I hear him yell: "NOOOO" right as time runs out and the bomb explodes.

 

That's the one Halo memory that really sticks with me the most. Stuff like that just really makes me love the series, and is part of the reason I've stuck with it for so long. Hopefully some of the new maps are as good as Relic, which is maybe my favorite map of the entire series. Barring that, I at least look forward to attempting a Relic remake in Sandbox :D