Welcome to Snowglobe, a map that is cool in every essence of the word. This map was made by the legendary JBird632, not to be confused with jbird, and was released on December 28th, 2014 as a part of the YouAlwaysWish-You-Could-Play-This-Map-but-can’t-because-YouTube-Money, I mean YouAlwaysWin Christmas Map Competition. This map won 1st place, and was a well-received map from the community, as people always have hype around a JBird632 Map, as his quality has proven to us why.

Now, without further ado, let’s get into the pros and cons of this map.

PROS:

Black Ops Weapons: Now, before you grab your Pitchforks and come after me, hear me out. These are JBird632’s Black Ops Weapons, not Rorke’s old ports, so they are done right, and perform much like their Official Counterparts. Pack-a-Punching becomes a nice surprise to notice a Masterkey on my AUG, as well as its Unique Scope, the Commando with Dual Mag and the M16 with its classic Noob-Tube. The Custom Wonder Weapon is also nice, it’s method of disposing of the zombies is fun to watch, as zombies are just sucked out of existence like they so happened to fall through a portal.


Vigor Rush: This is an amazing perk, period. Sure, you can always say that ‘it’s the other half of DT 2.0’ but I disagree. This perk seems stronger than the Double Damage that Double Tap 2.0 offers, and I was able to Melt zombies with single headshots up into the Mid 20’s with ease.

Boss Zombies change it up: I like what JBird632 was going for. The Santa Boss drops pressies upon spawning and you can open them immediately, and the presents come in all forms. The longer they take to open, the better the prize on the Inside. For instance, one gift could take 2 seconds, and you’ll get a hold of 250 points, but, if the present takes 8-9 seconds to open, you could get a free weapon, or even a free perk.

The Frostbite Zombie is a nICE change to the mix (hehe, I made an Ice Pun). Once he spawns, the closer you are to him, the slower you move, and if he’s right near you, you’ll be going at a snails pace, and are easily prone to being obliterated by other zombies. The easiest Method of taking him out is to Kamikaze charge at him, because once he is activated, you are freed of his frozen grasp, then just run in the opposite Direction of him but, be aware, you will be prone to being one hit for at least 3-4 seconds after doing this without PHD Flopper, so, remember that.

The Shooting Gallery Mini-Game: This was a lot of fun, as it tests out your reaction skills (come at me Fine Bros). This can be done multiple times, but, you need to score 60 or over to get a piece of the Christmas tree. Speed Cola is critical to this, as you need to reload fast at the end when the targets rise and drop very fast.


Domination: This is the 1st time I’ve seen someone attempt something like this. And to be honest, I loved it, as it creates a very intense environment, as you struggle to capture the flags while being swarmed by the Undead. Sure, it would’ve been easier in Co-op, but I don’t have enough friends to do such a thing, so I was stuck with doing it in solo.

The Shaking of the map: This map lives up to its name. Every so often, the map just shakes violently, to emulate a little kid just shaking their newfound present.

The Ending: Very Nice and cheerful, definitely added to the festive/Holiday feel.

A 4 Perk Limit including a way to earn more: This is how I like zombies to be. You choose your four perks, and are still able to do certain things to earn more than the limit.

Now, no map is perfect, so let’s get into the Cons for this map.

CONS

UGX-Mod: I personally despise the UGX-Mod, especially the V1.0 editions. As it limits what you can do with the features inside the maps themselves. As well that it has been used by every new mapper ever since it’s induction, so it’s gone stale and has rotted away worse than the zombies have. Here’s to hoping UGX-Mod V1.1 doesn’t suffer the same fate.

Broken W@W Knifing: This map has the W@W Knife, which I don’t mind, since I’ve been dealing with it for ages, but for some reason, on this map, it’s broken. By that I mean that the normal swing is slower than normal, which is annoying when trying to do a melee without activating the classic lunge.


The Rarity of the Wonder Weapon in the Box: This bamboozles me. It always takes me at least 10,000 points to get the weapon to do one single step. Yeah, that’s right, you need it to beat the map, so watch as you throw your money down the drain as you hit the box time after time again to no avail. I’m sure the figures are the same as the chances of getting the Thundergun or something like that, But I’ve had better luck getting the VR-11 on Call of the Dead than I’ve had getting this weapon from the box. And even after spending your life savings on it. It isn’t as god-tier as you would expect from a weapons that is so rare, like an Albino Whale, so it lets you down, like your favourite sporting team after a hard defeat in the Grand Final.

Hugging: Human Hugging is nice, Zombie hugging isn’t. Period.

Final Verdict
Level Detail: 9/10. Snowy maps always seem to have a nice vibe about them.
Custom Content: 7/10. Majority of the items in this map are custom. No Custom Knife Model.
Fun Scale: 8/10. Between Classic and Domination, this map is fun.
Replayability: 6/10. The maps replayability lies in the Domination Mode, as classic is a one-off thing.
Overall Score: 30/40

Download Link: http://ugx-mods.com/forum/index.php/topic,5147.0.html

Nice review! Had fun playing the map. And santa was kinda a dick. So Op.

Thanks for the review JiffyNoodles 

This was a lot of fun, as it tests out your reaction skills (come at me Fine Bros).

best review 10/10

This map was absolutely sweet, thanks for the nice review Jiffy