Abstract: There are relatively few commands to memorise when playing Halo Wars, as the interface has clearly been built with accessibility in mind. Selecting all units is mapped to the left bumper while commanding all of your local units is on the right. The A b...
Abstract: Editor's note: The original Halo Wars review was written before I had completed the campaign. This is common in our industry, where reviewers have to make a judgment call as to whether or not they have played enough for review. A number of our reader...
Abstract: At last, the release has come for Halo Wars, Ensemble’s translation of the Halo universe into a real-time strategy game. Between the richness of the Halo canon and the ambitious plan to carry a primarily PC genre of game onto the Xbox 360, there was ...
Abstract: A solid RTS on the Xbox 360, Halo Wars may not break the mold, but it does provide an impressive entry to the series and one that finally makes the genre feel at home on a console.
Most unit "special powers" are underwhelming; single-unit selection still a bit iffy; small unit variety.
Nostalgias a funny thing. Its difficult to remember now that in the pre-Halo era, the idea of a first-person shooter on a console was a contradiction in terms. Halo itself, while very good, wasnt an especially deep or complex shooter even by the sta...
Abstract: Despite what some people have been trying to pound into our heads, real-time-strategy games can and do work just fine on consoles. We have three great Command & Conquer games on the Xbox 360 as proof. So the question isn’t whether or not Halo Wars is t...
Superb selection of UNSC and Covenant forces, Easy to play once you grasp the controls, Engaging storyline and cutscenes, Good mission variety through campaign mode.
Covenant not playable in campaign mode, Flood not playable at all, Small unit counts and map limit the scale of battles, Very few multiplayer options.
Halo Wars is a fun strategy outing for fans of the universe, but it feels simplistic and short alongside other games in the genre. ...
Published: 2009-02-20, Author: Luke , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: UK REVIEW--After shooting through scores of Covenant and Flood soldiers in three Halo first-person shooters, the United Nations Space Commands story rewinds a few decades in Halo Wars. The game grants you command of both the human UNSC forces and thei...
