Halfghan
Created by jakob hunter

Recommended Gametypes: Slayer, KOTH, Territories, and Infection
Recommended Players: 2-8

Hold your horses, I know what you're going to say: "Hey super awesome BuddhaCrane guy, I know you're super awesome and everything but I do believe that only the first two winning entries in the Foreign Treasures contest receive a featured write-up, and Halfghan came joint third!" You know what? You're right! The thing is, my imaginary chum, this map is worthy of feature, contest or not. What's that? You're quiet now? Good, seems those pills have kicked in. On with the festivities!

So Halfghan then. This is a map forged by jakob hunter, and it's a pint-sized remake of ~~Midget~~ Modern Warfare 2's map: Afghan. While the map's scaling down means it didn't rank as highly in our contest against the other entries, it doesn't mean it's not a ~~double negative~~ great competitive map experience extravaganza bonanza.

Due to Halfghan's snug form-fitting layout, this is a map designed for smaller parties; team doubles works very nicely. The map may be miniaturised but it is incredibly accurate. Jakob hunter chose to scale everything down rather than crop parts out of the map; I think this was a very wise decision since something has to give on a map the size of MW2's Afghan.

Of course, I can't talk about this map and not mention the plane! Really Jakob hunter has done a great job of recreating that structure from nose to tail in great detail; it is obvious that it is a plane and not just an assortment of blocks. Another impressive inclusion is the random power weapon and equipment mechanism, which will spit out weapons and equipment into different directions so that you don't know where they will land - crazy! The best thing about this Modern Warfare 2 remake has to be, though, that it is not Modern Warfare 2, so "hurrah" on that one fellas! *Dodges javelin aimed at face*

I would like to conclude by recommending you all read Jakob hunter's amusing story in his map thread. If a Halo map could tell tales then I'd be very disturbed by the ones Halfghan would undoubtedly tell! One thing to add though: if the settlement of Halfghan is supposed to be inhabited by midgets, which explains the map's size, then why is the plane small as well? OMG the flight crew must have been midgets too! It was an inside job! The plane didn't crash, it was sabotaged! Conspiracy! *Dived on by Oddjob, Mini-Me, Wee Man, and Danny Devito* Wait, is it raining? I could have sworn I just felt some droplets...oh well. That's it folks!

Written by the inimitable (unless you skip this disclaimer) buddhacrane

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