Radiant
Created by Juanez Sanchez

Recommended Gametypes: Capture the Flag, King of the Kill, Team Slayer, Oddball, and Extraction.
Recommended Players: (2-10)

After months of work testing and building this, Juanez Sanchez has delivered to us a gem of a competitive map. Radiant is a work of art made into an arena for Halo 4. Each section is clearly definable not only by color, but also through use of geometry. In this final version of Radiant, Juanez Sanchez has taken the traditional arena map and made it his own beautiful creation.

Radiant showcases two sides and three main center positions, each with their own unique attributes and methods of getting there. A green bridge splits the purple and yellow middle sections, changing how players move drastically. A team must be smart and strong to overcome their foes on radiant, and knowledge of the map allows for some beautiful opportunities to flank or surround your opponents.

Juanez Sanchez has outdone himself here, creating a map that cries out its identity strongly and defiantly against and with Halo 4's new mechanics. In a game with all of the things added over the last few games in this series, jetpacks and sprint allow for new opportunities to travel and move around Radiant, though it never feels much like Halo 4 despite this. When playing radiant, I am reminded of the older Halo games, and can only smile as I play long its paths and attempt to dodge the snipers.

Radiant was so very fun to play on, and I am glad to have had the chance to see it develop over the weeks during testing. We hope you enjoy Juanez's arena of death as much as we did.

Love,
xAudienceofone.

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