Pete_LeGrant July 1, 2008 Features, Xbox 360 15 views Comments Print This Post  Email This Post

If a video game favorite offers you the ability to create new maps and you are a dedicated gamer, spend some time with the forge. It’s not just for creating crazy new maps that will mystify your friends just so you can beat them–it can be a great tactical tool.

I’ll use Halo 3 as an example. (Yes, I’ve been doing that a lot these days). If you play The Pit with any regularity, you will know that there are standard spots where all the action goes down. Some joker inevitably thinks that he is Jude Law in Enemy at the Gates and will get up on a tower to try to snipe.

The forge function allows you to set up fusion coils in those standard spots, and you can then use a variety of weapons to practice attacking those spots. You can then ask yourself tactical questions: How can I best grenade that spot from this spot–or from that spot? What can I aim at to ensure that my grenade hits the target–everytime?

Then you can grenade that sniper all the way back to Adventure . That’ll keep him off that tower.

I’ve messed around with this concept a bit, and I think this is the kind of tactic that can gain a extra few points here and there. Of course, your gaming fundamentals need to be good, but the forge function can help you see the maps in a new light.

-Pete LeGrant