Halo 2: New Mombassa

**FreedomFighter7** · September 30th, 2009 02:31 PM

I was just watching the History Channel, and a show called "Nostradamus: 500 years later". About one hour in, (almost exactly one hour) there is some footage of France. I have to say, the rooftops look exactly like New Mombassa in Halo 2. Maybe this is where Bungie got some inspiration for Halo 2, even though it looks like crap? Also, I was watching some show a while ago and they talked about some ruins in Mexico (I think it was Mexico) that had been reclaimed by the jungle, with plants destroying it for a long time. It also looked exactly like the ruins on Delta Halo. Something called a Ficus (its a plant) has giant roots that are like 10 inches thick which tore apart the stone work, and I've seen these in Halo 2.

Peace out!

**Con** · September 30th, 2009 10:14 PM

It's clear a lot of research goes into designing an game environment. Halo games are no exception. I wish I could see some of the reference photos Bungie used and to see how closely they were followed.

**Dwood** · October 1st, 2009 10:21 AM

They probably just did it for style

**=sw=warlord** · October 1st, 2009 01:46 PM

They had to try and make it look semi futuristic but africa isnt the best known place for things being futuristic with mudhuts and all.

**Siliconmaster** · October 4th, 2009 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by =sw=warlord

They had to try and make it look semi futuristic but africa isnt the best known place for things being futuristic with mudhuts and all.

Not all of Africa is mud huts. Lol. There are actual cities, you know. They might not be that futuristic, but they're not in the stone age either.

**FRain** · October 7th, 2009 07:39 PM

also, they decided to build a fucking SPACE elevator there. Do you think it's going to get busier to ship packages interplanetary? You bet your ass it will.

**Tristrum** · October 27th, 2009 05:30 PM

lol a space elevator "the fastest way to get your packages to your love ones on the moon take the express elevator PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR PACKAGES MIGHT GET TO THERE DESTINATION BURNT OR DAMAGED WE TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO YOUR PARCEL! So remember when getting a package to your loved ones always use the space elevator" i could just imagine that lol but yea it must take at least a couple of months for a game level to be designed let alone a hole game plus all of the multi player do once you got the levels you pretty much got all the designs for them multi player maps