Halo Wars
- Release Date: Mar. 3, 2009
- Price: $60.00
- Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
- Developer: Ensemble Studios
- Platform(s): Xbox 360
- Genre: Strategy
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Developed by Ensemble Studios, creators of the Age of Empires series, Halo Wars for the Xbox 360 branches out into the real time strategy genre with the highly anticipated Halo Wars. Take command of Spartan soldiers in a way that you've never been able to, and strategically plan your attacks as you battle against the Covenant to protect the human race.
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| Pros | Cons |
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| Tight controls [10] | Not enough content [9] |
| Amazing visuals [9] | Doesn't live up to expectations [6] |
| Fantastic multiplayer [9] | It's boooring [3] |
| Addictive gameplay [7] | Repetitive gameplay [3] |
| Intense action [6] | Lousy camera/viewpoint [3] |
| Engaging story [6] | Braindead computer AI [2] |
| Innovative concepts [5] | |
| Just plain fun [5] | |
| Awesome audio [4] | |
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Halo Wars - Xbox 360
- Posted: Jun, 21, 2009
- Score: 3/5.0
- Read comments: 2
| Pros | Cons |
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| Engaging story | Doesn't live up to expectations |
Wast of money
Halo Wars - Xbox 360
- Posted: Jun, 01, 2009
- Score: 5/5.0
- Read comments: 0
| Pros | Cons |
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| Amazing visuals | Not enough content |
| Tight controls | |
| Just plain fun | |
| Engaging story |
Lets Go UNSC Lets Go!!!!
I recently bought Halo Wars and i loved it! First of all I am a huge fan of RTS games and when i played halo wars it had everything you would want for a halo type RTS i love playing against my friends. But there is only one thing I'm not happy about, you cant play as the covenant in campaign also the maps are really small. I think Ensemble Studios should come out with a sequel updating everything from Halo Wars. But over all the game is great amazing graphics and great audio. Though before it came out i was worried that with out the mouse how could you play an RTS game on the 360 but since I've played its even easier then using a mouse.
Halo Wars - Xbox 360
- Posted: May, 19, 2009
- Score: 4/5.0
- Read comments: 0
| Pros | Cons |
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| Fantastic multiplayer | Not enough content |
| Amazing visuals | |
| Tight controls | |
| Just plain fun |
A playable game
I am a RTS novice so I had a lot of fun but i know a RTS freak(no offence) he plays starcraft 3 days straight. I love halo so I picked this up and had fun the mutiplayer needs improvements. But it makes good use of what is has so I still play online I wish there will be updates.*sigh*
Halo Wars - Xbox 360
- Posted: Apr, 13, 2009
- Score: 4/5.0
- Read comments: 0
What if it wasn't called Halo
I would consider myself almost an expert on the console RTS genre. Ive always loved strategy games, but have never had a computer so I've had to settle(warcrat2 for ps one). but thankfully as of late more and more developers are putting more and more time into porting their awesome games to consoles, but halo wars i unique in that it was made for consoles.
The accesability is nice and the game whil lacking any extraordinary visuals never slows down, (which many console counterparts often do). but there are some issues that some of the other console rts has down much better than halo. i.e. command and conquer you can group and cycle units with just a single button and acces your interface from any where on the map. you can build entire armies, and set their pathfindings all with a relatively simple learning curve.
while halo wars has an awesome story and more action-centric gameplay, it certainly lacks what truly makes a strategy game a strategy game. with a limited selection of units and structures; and almost zero base building and resource collcetion possibilities, the gameplay becomes almost shallow. Once the initial awe factor that you get to build scorpion tanks wears off, it becomes nothing more than the same race of who can build the most stuff first to attack the same identical base over and over.
so while I definetly appreciate what it is ensemble studios has done, in almost singlehandedly making the console RTS popular almost overnight, I can't help but think people would be giving this game a lesser score(such as myself) if it didn't have the halo name to it.
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Mar. 19, 2009
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Halo Wars sells over one million copies and becomes best-selling console RTS game
HALO WARS HITS ONE MILLION: Halo Wars reaches record sales in less than three weeks since its release.
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Mar. 10, 2009
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Halo Wars interview: 'What is the essence of Halo?'
GamePro talks Halo Wars with Jason Pace, senior producer at Microsoft Game Studios, about the most powerful units in the game, Halo Wars 2, and upcoming downloadable content.
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Mar. 5, 2009
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Halo: 5 Game Genres Perfect for the Halo Series
Halo, arguably the biggest first-person shooter series around, has already proven that it can also deliver a compelling experience in the real-time strategy genre (Halo Wars). But what's next for the Halo franchise? GamePro explores five game genres we want Halo games in.
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Halo Wars - Achievements!
Take charge of the human UNSC armies and get a bigger Gamerscore!
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Mar. 3, 2009
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GamePro's Halo Wars Giveaway!
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