Halo Wars: hands-on

GamePro gets the world's first hands-on gameplay with Halo Wars, as well as unprecedented access to its esteemed developer, Ensemble Studios.

The farming world of Harvest has been partially

The farming world of Harvest has been partially "glassed" by the Covenant, triggering a nuclear winter. Harvest is featured in Halo Wars' Campaign

Hot Halo Wars links

"If Halo Wars is successful, it won't only be viewed as a great Halo game," Ensemble Studios executive producer Harter Ryan explains. "We're looking for a bigger success -- to establish the strategy genre on the Xbox 360. We want to make a beacon for other developers."

Developers could use the help. Real-time strategy (RTS) games have suffered a dismal track record on home consoles over the years, scoring vanishingly few successes amidst countless failures. The problem is elementary. The very elements that make PC games such as Starcraft so addictive -- micromanaging resources, juggling multiple battles at once -- bog down the console experience to a near standstill.

But that isn't stopping Ensemble Studios, the masterminds behind the trend-setting PC strategy series Age of Empires. With Halo Wars, Ensemble is aiming to pull off the impossible: craft a simple, intuitive, highly playable strategy game based around the strengths and limitations of the Xbox 360 controller. And you know what? These console first-timers just might pull it off.

Table of Contents

Comments [61]

post a comment

_Mr.Snake

being a ps3 owner and all.... i think this, gears 2, and fable 2 will bring me over to the microsoft side

_Mr.Snake

being a ps3 owner and all..... i think this, gears 2, and fable 2 might bring me over to the microshaft side

kwongji

dude End war will own Mr. Snake if you need a good rts get end war if u need a r.p.g get final fantasy if you need a shooter metal Gear Solid, resistance 2, and Killzone 2 are your mans or you can go nintendo and buy super smash bros or metroid lol

elninothomas

They should release it for PC just in case it doesn't work out for the 360 version

Post a Comment