Epic Games put it 'as a special thanks to the fans'. The third and final way to have it is to own the Gears of War Triple Pack (which includes the original Gears of War and Gears of War 2 + GoW2 DLC).įlashback offers five tweaked multiplayer maps from the original Gears of War: Canals, Gridlock, Mansion, Subway, and Tyro Station all these maps are compatible with Horde mode. The Flashback Map Pack came bundled with all the new copies of Gears of War 2 those who didn't buy them in time or bought used copies can download it for 400 Microsoft points. While Gears of War 2 DLC is charged, all the map packs combined offered 19 more maps to play on and 29 more (albeit lengthy) achievements to earn.
These maps include Bullet Marsh, a swampland where the Kryll devour anything that leaves the light Garden, an urban environment with poisonous greenhouses Old Bones, a map set in a mausoleum Process, an underground Imulsion-processing plant Raven Down, an urban map inspiried by the real-world Battle of Mogadishu and finally Subway, which is located in an underground train station that has access to the streets above. Gears of War has six multiplayer maps that can be downloaded off the Xbox Marketplace for no charge at all.
