Paradox Origins
Created by Mander, YEE MAN, Gamer720, TecH, and Aftershock 10

Required Gametype: Paradox Forgers
Recommended Players: 1

A toxic paradox wafts through the air in a haze of deadly, asphyxiating befuddlement - hidden within this mist is a map that is about to take your brain juice, turn it in a tumble dryer, blast it in a blender, toss it through a tornado, and make love to it with an elephant. This, my slightly queasy friends, is Paradox Origins; a puzzle map forged by not 1, not 22, not -3, but 5 of the best puzzle makers around fresh out of the insane asylum! This map took so long to make that some people even thought it was a hoax.

Paradox Origins is the prequel to the previously Featured map Paratroxity (because puzzle maps have a deep story and integral plot yo!) and contains a whopping (not of the "Burger King" variety) 16 challenges - Each one unique, tailored to the style of its creator, and filled with candy*. This is not a map you can hope to complete in a matter of minutes; it will take time, patience, and a downright unhealthy knowledge of Halo's mechanics to complete, but you didn't want it to be easy now, right? Thankfully a checkpoint system with two hubs helps to ease your suffering, allowing you to catch your breath after each section of challenges.

A puzzle map is not usually known for its aesthetics but these intrepid designers of derailment have gone out of their way to ensure an experience pleasant on the eyes, if not on the brain. Please enjoy the view of the looming corridors and suffocating spaces as you tear your hair out! Oh, and don't mind the brain matter spread across the walls and the limbs decorating the floor, those were just the testers.

So I leave you with a question: What happens when you take a quintuplet of Halo 3 forgers, stick them in an Xbox Live Party together, mix with a spoon full of "crazy", and pop the whole thing in the oven for a few months? The answer is a download away, waiting ominously on your 360.

*Challenges may or may not contain candy

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