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I don't know if this was ask or answered, but its bothing me so I'll inquire:
1) Wasn't New Mombasa an island?
[Since New Mombasa seemed as if it was a land-locked island in Halo 2, I was wondering where the water that surround the city was; since the 'Ark' is supposedly supposed to be under New Mombasa.]

2) Although the bridge that lead into New Mombasa is visible in the Halo 3 trailer, where exactly is that ridge where the Master Cheif (or Spartan, since people have conflicting views on that) at in Halo 2?

  • 05.24.2006 11:33 AM PDT
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I don't see a bridge in the background, unless I am looking at the wrong spot, all I see is the 3 or 4 destroyed space elvator rings.

  • 05.24.2006 11:36 AM PDT
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The "ridge" was not present in Halo 2. The Covenant dug up the Ark, leaving the huge hole.

  • 05.24.2006 11:39 AM PDT
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It's not the bridge, it's that giant tower kind of thing that went super high up into the sky. Some say its a space elevator... i dunno... bungie called it a "tether".

Anyways, that's not the bridge in the background, but remnants of that giganto tower. In Halo 2, it's clearly visible at the main menu when it's doin the fly-by of New Mombasa, and it's also clearly visible form almost anywhere with a view in the Outskirts level.

As for New Mombasa being an island... you may be right. I don't know... akways kind of thought of it as a Manhattan kind of place.I also think that the map of New Mombasa that you can find on the level Terminal depicts it as an island. You could always go check an atlas. :)

  • 05.24.2006 11:40 AM PDT
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The Artifact is not under New Mombasa but about 100 miles inland. When the MC looks over the crater you can see New Mombasa in the distance.

Here are two threads discussing the place of the trailer.

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  • 05.24.2006 11:44 AM PDT