The third and sadly the final map pack for Titanfall has arrived for gamers on the Xbox One. So let’s all go out with a bang as we enjoy more Titan exploding fun across 3 more battlegrounds. Whether you’re into your open and wide playgrounds for Titan and sniper heavy duals, to my personal favourite tighter built up arenas to show off your parkour abilities there’s something for everyone here. The IMC Rising DLC adds yet another 3 maps to the game’s playlist giving you more reasons to take down your opponents in a variety of ways.
Backwater is a medium sized map that is set high into the mountains. The story mention ex-IMC pilot Barker and his fellow colonists have made a comfortable living by producing moonshine in this hidden bootlegging colony. Players will notice that the centre of the map is raised while the surrounding area is flatter, but as this is Titanfall being king of the hill doesn’t mean you’re at an advantage. With lots of shanty-like structures and buildings surrounding the based of the hill you’ll find various ways to sneak to the top as a pilot.
I particularly enjoyed playing Last Titan Standing on Backwater as players without a death wish all avoided going straight up to the hill to be exposed and resulted in tactical ground level fights surrounding it.
(A cross between the maps Smuggler’s Cove and Colony)
Zone 18 is a map that is inside an old IMC base that’s hidden in the vast wilderness of the Dakota system. Home to the advanced IMC robotics research labs this base was my personal favourite map to play from this pack. The larger exterior with vast runabout space is home to some of the best Titan fights I’ve had, and that’s me facing them as a pilot. The rooftops have dips in them that allow you to get up high and avoid being attacked from other roofs as well as Titans on the ground. This map is large and is perfect for pilots to go toe to toe with Titans from above.
This map was great for Marked for death as nothing really beats running from other enemies across the tops of building all whilst trying to avoid the larger open ground level where Titans and only the bravest pilots will traverse across.
(A cross between the maps Nexus and Airbase)
Sand Trap is a secretly recommisioned IMC facility which holds deep reservoirs of unrefined fuel which, to the story could be key in improving fleet and manufacturing capabilities This night time map a couple of cool areas which includes a huge open field to duke it out on and perfect for long distance sniping and several bottomless pits with the possibility to wall run across if you’re skilled enough.
Playing Capture the flag on this map was by far the most enjoyable game mode. With a variety of ways to cross from one side to the including both the dangerous open fields and the underground pits, this game mode played differently every time I played Export.
(A cross between the maps Demeter and Rise)
The IMC Rising variety pack and IMC Rising Attrition are 2 playlists you can choose to play if you fancy just playing the 3 maps on rotation. These, the DLC and the added recent update have given more to the Titanfall experience including yet another free game mode. Being the last game DLC map pack we’re to expect this could be possibly the last unless there’s more up EA’s sleeves. Over the months we’ve had a total of 9 great maps and several massive free updates that has improved the game including the Black Market, Insignias and Private lobbies. Good show, EA.
