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Halo Wars Review

Thursday, February 26th, 2009 by Ryan L. Lopees

Title: Halo Wars
Developer/Publisher: Ensemble Studios/MS Games
Platform: Xbox 360
Release Date: 03/03/2009
Number of Players: Single-player Campaign/2 player Co-Op/Up to 6 Player Multiplayer on Xbox Live.

“Who needs Spartans?” It’s a question you’ll actually hear posed in the game by some infantry units if you listen carefully. Frankly, I played through the campaign fairly fine without them, but they definitely have their uses. So let’s talk a little about Ensemble Studio’s final magnum opus (under the name Ensemble Studios that is), Halo Wars. Normally I am quite despising of seeing the RTS genre on consoles. Next to survival horror games, RTS titles have always been high on my list of favourite genres. I’ve managed to steer clear of almost every RTS outing on consoles to date because I prefer the micro-managing capability offered by a keyboard and mouse. Well, how did Halo Wars fair against this grizzled keyboard/mouse veteran? I will tell you.

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