Marathon: Durandal
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| Marathon: Durandal | |
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| Engine: | Marathon: Durandal |
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| Levels: | 28 campaign, 13 net, 4 Survival Mode |
| A1-compatible? | Only as Marathon 2 |
| Developer: | Freeverse, working for Microsoft |
| Initial Release: | 2007 August 1 |
| Latest Release: | 2007 August 1, v Unknown |
| Status: | Complete |
| What's New: | |
Marathon: Durandal is a port of Marathon 2: Durandal to Microsoft's Xbox 360 game console. It was made by Freeverse and released in August 2007.
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Downloadable content
At the Game Developers Conference of 2008 February 18-22, Freeverse announced[1][2] the Total Carnage Netmap Pack[3], which will consist of multiplayer maps from Marathon Infinity. Confirmed maps include Duality[4], Beyond Thunderdome[2], Thick & Chunky[5] and Melatonin[3]. The pack will also allow players to earn three new Achievements. As of May 2008, the release date and price have not been set.[3]
Translations
In addition to the original English, Marathon: Durandal includes built-in French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese and Korean translations of the game's terminal texts.
References
- ↑ http://www.360sync.com/2008/02/19/gdc-08-day-1-recap
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Retronauts Episode 37 (02/28/2008) at 1UP.com. Bruce Morrison at 00:52:06: "Speaking of the multiplayer, like, deathmatch-style, we do have a content pack in the works for Marathon, which will be taking some stuff from Infinity and bringing it over. Things like Duality, Beyond Thunderdome, a couple of Jjaro levels."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.360sync.com/2008/05/06/marathon-dlc-preview-blowout
- ↑ http://www.360sync.com/2008/04/19/marathon-dlc-in-depth-preview-part-1
- ↑ http://www.360sync.com/2008/05/05/marathon-dlc-preview-part-2
External links
- Marathon: Durandal at Microsoft's Xbox.com website.
- Marathon: Durandal at Freeverse's website.
- Official forum at Xbox.com. A disclaimer states that "Microsoft does not offer any formal support, nor does it guarantee regular monitoring of these forums"; however, at least one member of the port team (Bruce Morrison, posting as "Hippieman") has a number of posts archived on the forum as of 2008.
- Action / Adventure Forum at Freeverse's website.
- A Q&A at Bungie's website, in which Morrison reveals information about the port.
- Audio interview with Morrison about the port.
