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    Halo Wars

    Game » consists of 14 releases. Released Feb 26, 2009

    Halo Wars is a real-time strategy game for the Xbox 360. Join the Halo Wars crew on the UNSC ship CFV-88 Spirit of Fire and engage the Covenant head-on in an attempt to hold on to the recently taken human colony of Harvest. All Units!

    jaymarshall's Halo Wars (Xbox 360) review

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    Simplicity the Game!

    Halo Wars is a great idea, get the rich universe of the Halo francise and give it a classic RTS remix. For the most part it works out great, the battles are quick, intense, and the controls hold up the entire way through. Unfortunately the more time you spend with Halo Wars the more you realize how little there is to enjoy. 
    The campaign lasts 15 missions, covering a wide variety of RTS play styles and unique objectives to accomplish.  Despite that the campaign isn't all that interesting and, because of how simple the game is, isn't all that important in terms of practice. 
    The problem with Halo Wars is that it's just to simple. There are only two factions, one win condition (kill the enemy), and the tech tree is more like a tech fern (puns!). Still if you love Halo or are new to the RTS genre Halo Wars is a great buy. However if you are an experienced RTS player then either pass Halo Wars up or wait for a price drop.

    Other reviews for Halo Wars (Xbox 360)

      A Child of Two Worlds 0

      When considering Ensemble Studios' Real-Time Strategy game Halo Wars, there are two different ways to look at it. You can approach Halo Wars as a Halo fan, or you can approach it as a real-time strategy fan. The angle from which you approach the product is incredibly important, as Halo fans will love Halo Wars, while RTS fans will likely find it lacking. Of course, to truly enjoy the game, some element of both is required, but Halo enthusiasts will undoubtedly derive more pleasure from the exp...

      15 out of 16 found this review helpful.

      Designed for Halo fans, who haven’t played lots of PC’s RTS games 0

      Halo Wars is a benchmark in gaming: it finally brings a real time strategy game genre to consoles in a successful way. Trade-off is that everything is simplified and streamlined. But remember this: it’s Halo and it works just as good as other Halo games before it. STORY AND SETTING Story takes place 20 years prior to first Halo game and 5 years after the human-covenant war began. In a distant colony planet Harvest the Covenant has found an ancient Forerunner technology and they are seeking some...

      8 out of 9 found this review helpful.

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