Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2988 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Microsoft
• Released on: 2009-03-27
• Platform: Xbox 360

Amazon.co.uk Review

Developer Bungie long ago promised that Halo 3 would be the last part in the story, but it’s always been pretty obvious that they were only referring to Master Chief’s initial confrontation with the Flood and Covenant. For now though the only indication of how the Halo universe will continue to evolve is this game: a console only real-time strategy game from Ensemble Studios, makers of Age of Empires. It’s a little known fact that the original Halo, when it was still only a PC game, was actually envisioned and initially designed as a real-time strategy, so Halo Wars really isn’t as much as a stretch as it may seem.

The game’s story takes place before that of the original Halo: Combat Evolved but involves versions of the familiar Halo vehicles from the dropships and Warthogs to the Covenant Banshees and Spectres. There are also many new vehicles as well though, such as the Hawk helicopter and Wolverine rocket tank. As with most real-time strategies you’re also able to build your own buildings and support structures with which to recruit new soldiers and build new vehicles.

A properly accurate and intuitive control system is always a problem for this sort of game on a console, but apparently that’s one of the things Ensemble has spent the most amount of time on, with only the one analogue stick and four face buttons needed to control the whole game. One thing’s for sure the Halo saga and universe has only just begun.

Customer Reviews

What a bunch of morons
i read all your reviews and have come to the conclusion that your all so retarded seriously the people giving it 5 star reviews are just dumb cause i hasnt come out yet and alot of you are saying your evening the score when ther are clearly way more 5 star reviews than 1 star reviews what are you that crap at maths and the people giving it 1 star and saying i'm giving it 1 star because people are reviewing it before it comes out ur pretty dumb aswell cause thats exactly what your doing so i thought i'd just say that and i gave it three star so i'm not saying it's good or bad even though from what i've seen it's probs gnna be sick anyway peace people and stop ur retardedness

NOt best PLeASeD
When i came to review this i thought there would at least be a game to review, as there is no game I have to say i am disapointerd with this item, Dont buy!! I cant stress enough - you wont receive diddly squat - PeAcE oUt!£$%

How Stupid
The game has been delayed from somewhere in July to 5 days after Christmas? What kind of marketing company are they!
And can you people please shut up, or stop typing rather because your doing my head in.

TO EVERYONE
Review what you want when you want! If its wrong then why are we aloud to do it?!