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 Set in the Halo Universe, Halo Wars is a Xbox 360 game that follows up on the sucessful Halo series of games. Developed as a real-time strategy game instead of the normal shooter game, Halo wars lets the players build armies and bases, harvest resources and defend themselves. With single-player, multiplayer, co-op and Xbox live play options, Halo Wars is a good option for a social game, and in some sorts is a glorified game of rock-paper-scissors. Ground vehicles beat infantry, infantry beat aircraft, and aircraft beat ground vehicles. Throw in special abilities, and customizable hero units and the game is complete. Since it was specially designed from the ground up for the Xbox 360 console, the game takes full advantage of the controller setup and delivers a game that syncs well with the player.

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Halo Wars
MSRP $59.99
Release date March, 2009
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Pros:
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Leader abilities allow for people to excel if they want to micromanage
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Great cinematics
+4agreedisagree

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Online co-op through the entire campaign
+4agreedisagree

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Gets the Halo feel down perfect (menus, sound, etc)
+3agreedisagree

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Easy to understand upgrade paths
+3agreedisagree

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Jacking vehicles with Spartans is great
+3agreedisagree

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you can fight as the covenant
+3agreedisagree

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Streamlined resource management works better on the 360
+2agreedisagree

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Incredible online capabilities (3 Vs 3)
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Good clean graphics
+1agreedisagree

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long levels
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It be bangin'
-2agreedisagree

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No Covenant campaign
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Camera doesn't go back far enough
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Not developed by bungie
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not enough upgradeable stuff
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gets boring fast
+1agreedisagree


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Features

  • Real-Time Strategy
  • Single-player
  • Multiplayer
  • Co-op
  • Xbox Live
  • Base building and resource harvesting
  • Designed with Xbox 360 controls in mind
  • Set in the Halo Universe

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Halo Wars

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UPC: 882224552042

EAN: 882224552042

MPN: C3V-00002

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Comments

1.  avatar dialupinternetuser said:

The question: how soon will I get bored with this? I'm not a major RST player, but I do like Starcraft, but usually RSTs bore the crap out of me and I end up putting in resource and time cheats. But this looks promising.
Feb 17, 2009 6:24pm
2.  avatar Omar said:

I think if you get into the multiplayer AND the multi is well balanced then the game will have longevity. However, if you're just in it for the single player campaign/story then I think it's a rental, or a bargain-bin style game.

Personally, I've already played the demo about 8 times so I don't think I'll be getting bored with things in the near future. What's sweet is that even the single-player maps are built for replayability by using the similar SKULL system as Halo 3, and tracking points.
Feb 17, 2009 6:59pm
3.  avatar dialupinternetuser said:

New question: Is it worth full price? And should I get the limited edition so I can have the mythic map pack? Does anyone know the price of the limited edition?
Feb 19, 2009 9:57pm
4.  avatar justafire said:

the game will be worth the full price and no you should not get the mythic map pack wait to get that later get a feel for the game then get it later it will be at a lower price than origonaly
Feb 27, 2009 12:23pm
5.  avatar fakebatman said:

Don't spend your money on it
Mar 02, 2009 11:52am
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Omar

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February 9, 2009
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ProSCORE
80
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8 pros
2 cons
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • Leader abilities allow for people to excel if they want to micromanage
  • Great cinematics
  • Online co-op through the entire campaign
  • Gets the Halo feel down perfect (menus, sound, etc)
  • Easy to understand upgrade paths
  • Jacking vehicles with Spartans is great
  • Streamlined resource management works better on the 360
  • Good clean graphics

Cons

  • No Covenant campaign
  • Camera doesn't go back far enough

Comments

"I think if you get into the multiplayer AND the multi is well balanced then the game will have longevity. However, if you're just in it for the single player campaign/story then I think it's a rental, or a bargain-bin style game.

Personally, I've already played the demo about 8 times so I don't think I'll be getting bored with things in the near future. What's sweet is that even the single-player maps are built for replayability by using the similar SKULL system as Halo 3, and tracking points."
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justafire

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March 31, 2009
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73
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11 pros
4 cons
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • Leader abilities allow for people to excel if they want to micromanage
  • Great cinematics
  • Online co-op through the entire campaign
  • Gets the Halo feel down perfect (menus, sound, etc)
  • Easy to understand upgrade paths
  • Jacking vehicles with Spartans is great
  • you can fight as the covenant
  • Streamlined resource management works better on the 360
  • Incredible online capabilities (3 Vs 3)
  • Good clean graphics
  • long levels

Cons

  • No Covenant campaign
  • Camera doesn't go back far enough
  • Not developed by bungie
  • not enough upgradeable stuff

Comments

"the game will be worth the full price and no you should not get the mythic map pack wait to get that later get a feel for the game then get it later it will be at a lower price than origonaly"

Competitors

justafire prefers Halo Wars over Command and Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath
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dialupinternetuser

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June 8, 2009
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ProSCORE
64
negative
mixed
positive
9 pros
5 cons

Pros

  • Leader abilities allow for people to excel if they want to micromanage
  • Great cinematics
  • Online co-op through the entire campaign
  • Gets the Halo feel down perfect (menus, sound, etc)
  • Easy to understand upgrade paths
  • Jacking vehicles with Spartans is great
  • you can fight as the covenant
  • Streamlined resource management works better on the 360
  • Incredible online capabilities (3 Vs 3)

Cons

  • No Covenant campaign
  • Camera doesn't go back far enough
  • Not developed by bungie
  • not enough upgradeable stuff
  • gets boring fast

Comments

"The question: how soon will I get bored with this? I'm not a major RST player, but I do like Starcraft, but usually RSTs bore the crap out of me and I end up putting in resource and time cheats. But this looks promising."
"New question: Is it worth full price? And should I get the limited edition so I can have the mythic map pack? Does anyone know the price of the limited edition?"

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dialupinternetuser prefers Halo Wars over Command and Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath
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wcnwzrd

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April 24, 2009
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ProSCORE
67
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mixed
positive
4 pros
2 cons

Pros

  • Leader abilities allow for people to excel if they want to micromanage
  • Great cinematics
  • Online co-op through the entire campaign
  • you can fight as the covenant

Cons

  • No Covenant campaign
  • Camera doesn't go back far enough

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nextberstrockstar

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February 13, 2009
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100
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Pros

  • Incredible online capabilities (3 Vs 3)
  • It be bangin'

Cons

Did not agree with any cons

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nextberstrockstar prefers Halo Wars over Command and Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath
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fakebatman

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March 2, 2009
ProSCORE
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0 pros
4 cons
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

Did not agree with any pros

Cons

  • No Covenant campaign
  • Camera doesn't go back far enough
  • Not developed by bungie
  • not enough upgradeable stuff

Comments

"Don't spend your money on it"

Competitors

fakebatman prefers Command and Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath over Halo Wars
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