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Testseek.com have collected 79 expert reviews of the Halo Wars and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Halo Wars.
Award: Most Awarded March 2009
March 2009
 
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The editors liked

  • Beautiful cutscenes
  • Fun overall gameplay
  • And great addition to the Halo storyline
  • Halo for RTS Fans. A new take on the popular Halo universe. Multiple interesting missions.
  • Excellent controls
  • Spartan units
  • Fun multiplayer
  • Solid strategic model
  • Enjoyable campaign missions.
  • 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.
  • Great controls
  • Sweet multiplayer
  • Good story
  • A streamlined RTS experience that works wonderfully with a console gamepad.

The editors didn't like

  • A few tedious missions slow the games groove up in places.
  • Controls are hard to get used to. Units are not as autonomous as youd like.
  • Most unit "special powers" are underwhelming
  • Single-unit selection still a bit iffy
  • Small unit variety.
  • 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.
  • Lack of depth
  • Short campaign
  • Slightly short story mode.

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  Published: 2008-11-17, review by: ign.com

  • Abstract:  Its twenty years before the events of Halo: Combat Evolved, and human forces have just won a fierce battle with the Covenant on the surface of the planet Harvest, an out-of-the-way world in the Epsilon Indi system. The Covenant have their beady little...

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  Published: 2009-03-05, review by: smh.com.au

  • Abstract:  This offshoot from Microsofts enormously popular shoot-em-up trilogy often feels conservative and familiar, but its a reflection of the skill of its developers in making a strategy game that seems perfectly at home on a console. This is an elegantl...

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  Published: 2009-02-23, review by: cnet.com.au

  • 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. ...

 
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  Published: 2009-02-01, review by: impulsegamer.com

  • Abstract:  James Wright8.1Microsoft’s Halo series is easily one of the world’s most popular first person shooters that originally began on the XBox and finally concluded on the XBox 360 with not only a spectacular gaming experience but a storyline to match. Stra...

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  Published: 2009-03-30, Author: Jan , review by: pcworld.co.nz

  • Abstract:  NameBefore I jot down my impressions from Halo Wars, let me get this caveat out of the way; I'm a huge fan of PC gaming, and I strongly believe that both shooters and real time strategy games belong on the PC platform. At least that's what I thought until...

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  Published: 2009-03-09, review by: stuff.co.nz

  • Abstract:  Ensemble Studios, the legendary studio behind the Age of Empires series, is no more. Halo Wars, their first title for the Xbox 360, is also their last title - ever. Sad (and inexplicable) as that is, let it not predispose you to assume this game is no...

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  Published: 2009-02-26, review by: gameplanet.co.nz

  • Solid gameplay, smooth frame-rate and graphics, familiar Halo units throughout.
  • Weak story, may be too linear and inflexible for some hardcore RTS gamers.

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  Published: 2009-02-25, review by: nzgamer.com

  • Abstract:  Ensemble Studios, the legendary studio behind the Age of Empires series, is no more. Halo Wars, their first title for the Xbox 360, is also their last title - ever. Sad (and inexplicable) as that is, let it not predispose you to assume this game is no ...

 
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  Published: 2009-03-02, review by: pocket-lint.com

  • Well developed control system, feels like a Halo title should
  • Overly simplified, short single player campaign
  • Console RTS gaming finally has a true leader. Shame it’s a fleeting thrill ride...

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  Published: 2009-02-28, Author: Hugo , review by: trustedreviews.com

  • Halo Wars isn't Halo. With Halo, Bungie looked at other console FPS games and came up with something completely fresh and, in hindsight, utterly brilliant. Halo Wars is fundamentally no different to any other console RTS, but unlike its peers it works in ...

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