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Driving the Chief up a blind alley

Words: Martin Kitts, Xbox World 360 UK
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Blackbird1156  - 9 months 10 days ago 
I get GI, and it gave Halo Wars a high rating, and i've played the demo many times over, and I really enjoy it. Not to mention you get the Mythic Map Pack with the LE version. Ive already ordered my game, a i am eager to play it.
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Spybreak8  - 9 months 10 days ago 
Hmmm, I felt the controls worked very well, I play most of my RTSes on PC as well, and I'm really in for the story campaign. The game feels very halo-y so I wouldn't say its a sell out with the Halo name. The demo reminded me of BFME and I loved BFME. Have you seen the cutscenes, they look amazing, top notch quality! If there are framerate issues this can be fixed later on with a patch, that's what happened to Univere at War:Earth Assault. I can't wait for the game and since I can't play Halo 3 online I'm not grabbing the LE. I am getting the flame warthog from amazon from preordering it however, (free bonus).
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Daywalkr  - 9 months 8 days ago 
I still might rent it. Lol
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oryandymackie  - 9 months 5 days ago 
yeah, the whole idea of Halo is ruined in this game. And "Unoriginal", no offence but, where have you been the last few months?
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Muchomexicano  - 9 months 3 days ago 
The great age of Halo is over by the way just thought you might wanna know
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mikejr13  - 9 months 3 days ago 
hm, don't know if i'd agree fully with you on this one. however many of your points are very true. i especially love how the game really feels like a halo game and also how well done the online is. i probably would have given it an 8 or 9 but 7 is still good. well done.
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Amatarasu  - 9 months 3 days ago 
it doesn't have to be good for stratagy,it's a HALO game,it's appealing to HALO fans,and HALO fans don't use stratagy,HALO fans rush in headfirst,they don't corner the enemy,they rush in,sure a true rts fan would be pissed off at this,but bungie dosen't need to make the strategy game of the year for people who arn't useualy the ones who use stratagy
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Crossleft501  - 9 months 1 day ago 
I just got this and its actually a lot better than I thought itd be...they really did a good job in making an RTS work on a console and the story is pretty good too

and besides all that its just a whole lot of fun blowin shit up...Id deff recomend it to anyone that likes Halo even if you arent a big fan of RTS's
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Crossleft501  - 9 months 1 day ago 
oh and Amatarasu I wasnt aware that playing Halo qualified you as being mentally retarded

good god you sound like a jackass
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unhappymatt1  - 9 months 16 hours ago 
I bought it and I like it. I don't let reviewers tell me what I should like.
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Coolbeans69  - 8 months 27 days ago 
Actually to volrath i got it because it looked pretty fun. When I played it it wasn't as bad as gamesradar said it would be
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Coolbeans69  - 8 months 27 days ago 
@ Muchomexicano halo's age isn't over yet. R u kidding? We still have f@#$ing halo 4 to look forward to and Halo Wars wasn't THAT bad. A 7 is still good and a lot of people liked halo wars
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gamerdude77  - 8 months 26 days ago 
wow a halo game with a score under 9
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waterwraith2  - 8 months 26 days ago 
I have the game and i thought it was pretty cool. the controls are simple enough so that people who dont even play RTS can get into it. Besides any halo game is awesome.
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Mittenz  - 8 months 12 days ago 
Amatarasu, you are correct in saying Bungie most certainly not need to make the strategy game of the year, probably why Ensemble made it. Anyways, I myself picked it up for 2 reasons: Mythic map pack and an introduction to RTS's and I feel it served that purpose rather well. I myself would have given it maybe an 8 but then again, I am fairly new at RTS's and dont have much to compare it to, but I would recommend this to anyone like me looking for a bridge into this genre. reCAPTCHA: old cloth
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xXgodlypunkXx  - 7 months 3 days ago 
this gamewas quite possilbly the worst RTS ever. (asside from goblin comander). that being said, i enjoyed the beautiful cutscenes. its really the only reason to play the game
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gamer49  - 6 months 20 days ago 
this game is really fun.
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UNSC2009  - 6 months 14 days ago 
I think Halo Wars was a very good game, because it was the second RTS on Xbox 360, so it is a great advancement, what i think Microsoft Should do is to adapt the console for other generes,they should add accesories that adapt the 360 for RTS ands RPGs, Oblivion did a pretty job, but still, Microsoft can improve this, although Sony and Nintendo are damn shit against Microsoft with the 360, Microsoft will soon announce the Portable Xbox a
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thatonekid1995  - 5 months 15 days ago 
i never liked RTS games but since halo wars i do now
im addicted to this game and all the units
Oh for those who say "you can't play as anyone" you're wrong/ when playing Arbiter you get to use his Rage specail which lets you control him in a 3rd personish style.
the units are great the skull are awesome and hilarious and the games overall deserves a 9 out of 10
Cons: the fact that most of the units are only used in this game and not any other Halo games.
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thatonekid1995  - 5 months 15 days ago 
you cant say This game sucks..
1. this the first Halo game not made by Bungie
2. It's just a side game not part of the Halo Franchise
3.It's an RTS not a FPS all the little fanboys saying it sucks its because its not for you
4. The game isn't really a Halo!! Its a (bleep)en' part zero - meaning its not to be a big time game only a before part 1 thing
5. Its not about the halo 1, 2, or 3 its about the first war with the covenant!!!
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Halo Wars

Genre: Strategy
Release date: 27 Feb 2009
Published by: Microsoft
Developed by: Ensemble Studios
Franchise: Halo
Multiplayer Modes:
Offline
2 player VS
6 player VS
2 player CO-OP
Online
6 player VS
2 player CO-OP
7 GOOD
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