- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Map created by TrueDarkFusion & TheYavimayan
Map must be played with the Sumo Hill Gametype
This is the official Forge Hub Map release for Wednesday, 12/19/07.
Sumo! is an old rehashed idea that just didn't work previously, but Foundry has opened up the path to make the idea come alive. Sumo! draws upon Japanese Sumo Wrestling where the objective of the competition is to push your opponent out of the ring. We have taken this general concept and adapted it to a Halo map. Now up to 8 people can play in this sumo match, and one doesn't lose when they are pushed out. You must use your wits to push opponents out, splatter the unlucky, and become the sumo champion.
To play Sumo! we recommend playing with 2-8 players. When the game begins players spawn next to a ghost. We set the game up so that shooting does no damage, but it is still possible to splatter. Now players must use the ghost's boost function to push their competitors out of the ring. For each second in the ring players receive a point, but for each second out of the ring players lose two points. As for the unwise players who find themselves without a ghost a quick splatter worth five points should teach them to hustle. Each round lasts 5 minutes, but as the round progresses it becomes more difficult to stay within the bounds. At the one minute mark soccer balls are launched into the ring which can become quite bothersome for those trying to not flip their ghosts. Later at the three minute mark an indestructible gravity lift spawns in the center of the circle. Be sure not to go off it as it throws you into the air and out of the hill. Also a quick note, if you want to know if you are in bounds you will be your default color, but if you are out of bounds you will be purple.
Screenshots
The Start
The Push
An unlucky competitor is splattered
Broken Ghost
Grav Lift Flight
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