Choose - GrandmasterJ

 


    This is a variety map, walk through a teleporter to be dropped off in a fun room. There is an arena, control room, maze, armory, crusher, and a very saucy place.

SCMapDB page

Author: halo4life

Date of release: 2006

Maps in package: 1

Map review of Choose

(originally posted on SCMapDB)

by GrandmasterJ | July 9, 2023 | 1452 characters

    The simply named Choose is a sort of variety map where players start in a room with teleporters to various attractions. We have a room labelled Crusher, OMG Free Pr0n, Control Room, Arena, Maze, and Armory. There was also a dancing gonome.

    The Crusher room has some buttons that trigger traps to kill scientists. They kind of just run around and it can be tough to actually get them into the traps. There is also a conveyor that dumps scientists into a spike. The promise of free pornography is worth it and players should definitely check it out. The control room is a bit of gameplay to access a menu of sorts for the level, the arena is a fight pit with controls located behind some barrels from where players pop into existence. The maze is an invisible maze where stepping off the path gets you killed, luckily there is a feature to turn the path on in the control room. The armory has a shitload of weapons.

    I've spoiled the entire map now, it's all decently done and looks ok.

Pros:

  • lots of stuff to do
  • I appreciate cheating through the maze
  • stocked armory
  • I enjoyed the dancing gonome

Cons:

  • the map is decent, but totally forgettable
  • who likes invisible death mazes?
  • crusher room was a rather weak crushing system

Score: 6.5 / 10

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