Demo: Halo Wars

Halo Wars Demo sets record for downloads

Xbox Live's Major Nelson — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:10:56 GMT

It was just announced that the Halo Wars demo , released on February 5th, set the one day record for

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darkjester74 — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:21:52 GMT

I was pleasantly surprised with the demo. I am not an RTS fan, but I might give this one a spin at some point.

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JonnyDFandango — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:09:20 GMT

For those that mentioned not being able to zoom in very close... I COULD be wrong, but I think I saw an option in the settings for the game to allow a closer zoom. Haven't found a need for it myself, but I could see wanting to be in close to watch the battles. Hope I'm not confusing that option for another game...

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Warrengonline — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:54:26 GMT

Hmmm, I finally played the demo Feb 7 and the first (simple) tutorial was so short and easy, I was like "StarCraft, StarCraft". I then completed the advanced tutorial which took a little longer as I am used to being able to use the mini map (ala Warcraft 2) to move around in sections. I was still happy and pleased with it. I'm not sure if it is my 20/20 vision and my SDHD Tv or what, but the graphics look awesome. No spectacular, not brilliant, but good enough for me to enjoy the game. Oh, I must say I'm not a huge Halo fan, but an RTS with sci-fi action reels me in. Though I did not care for the Command and Conquer demo on Xbox360 a while back, this demo is an awesome lead into something GREAT. I am not sure about buying it on release date (SF4LE 100% paid off, RE5 reserved) , but I'm going to have to get myself a copy when I can. (grumbling - If I knew Fable II was going to freeze up on me so much, I would have saved for this one instead as it is addicting.)

Ensemble - great work guys!! Great work with simplified controls (loving it), awesome explosions and the EASIEST to learn tutorial. Ensemble = Legendary.

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Coitus Maximus — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:08:59 GMT

This game is great. I have been addicted to the Skirmish mode. I like to beat it on Heroic with only infantry. Its easy for me now. ODST troops f sh*t up

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HITTHEBIDS — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:04:55 GMT

@SirSchmoopy01

I didn't mean that Halo Wars is not there yet. I meant that RTSs as a whole don't play well on a console. HW is the best i've seen so far on a console and if you are not used to playing RTSs on a PC then you will enjoy it. The controls are easy to use. But the fun of the old time RTS games are the micro-mgt of the game. AoE games were the best at this. I wanted to love this game, i really did, but i only like it. I'll get my Halo fix from H3.

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HeavenOrHell — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:46:44 GMT

Seems like a very weak cookie cutter RTS that will only sell due to the name attached to it.

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Nibbles37 — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:06:53 GMT

@WinterSnowblind

It just seems like something could have been done to prevent this. It really sucks knowing I'll never get to play another AoE game.

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WhoDoUThinkIAm — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:33:47 GMT

Halo LOL.

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Darth Skyjuice — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:19:22 GMT

This game is fun and the controls are easy,which is really what matters.ive been palying RTS since the 90's and this is a good start for Halo in RTS. I hope theres a legendary difficulty,because the hardest on the demo was slightly challenging,not throw my controller at the wall challenging.

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WinterSnowblind — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:20:02 GMT

@Nibbles37

They weren't shut down for being "too good" they were shut down for being ridiculously expensive to keep running, and the fact they haven't developed any games for a very long time didn't help either. Even if Halo Wars sells millions, it wouldn't cover the expense of keeping them going. It's sad, but you can't really blame them for doing it.

Personally, I enjoyed the game a lot more than I thought I would. It *is* the first RTS to really work well on consoles, it plays perfectly and it's very enjoyable. Nothing revolutionary or ground breaking, but a very fun game. The lack of factions is the biggest problem, I think.

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Schoon — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:07:46 GMT

After reading several of these posts from people who don't like the game I thought I needed to voice my opinion. I had a lot of fun with this Demo. Sure the graphics aren't the best we've seen on the Xbox 360 by a long shot but the game is put simply , fun! If you play the 1x1 skirmish you'll get to play around with quite a few of the other units as long as you don't roll the opposition right out of the gate. Let the covenant build up a bit then mess with them, it gives you time to build out your tech tree.

The base lasers are a lot of fun and add an element like the old nukes from Red Alert, those were always fun to use in a pinch. I like how they handled unit selection although I do miss being able to build squads (unless there is a way to do this). The cut scenes were very enjoyable and for a video game, I don't think the voice acting was that bad at all.

I spent about 2 hours with this demo which for me, was well worth it. I will buy this on day one and thank Ensemble and Microsoft for putting this fun and engaging demo out. 5 stars from me!

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HighDef Edition — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:02:56 GMT

Oh My GOD. The game is so 'easy' to play. The controls are perfect. this was my only major concern when Halo Wars was first announced. Looks like I was worried for nothing.

Halo Wars is now on my 'Must Buy' List.

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CdN Daryl — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:06:41 GMT

@Arman

"MS really needs to label which is ENGLISH and which is FRENCH in all Canadian Marketplace downloads."

I downloaded the french version first when I used the link from a gaming site not noticing it was french. I have to redownload the game a second time for English. Would have made it easier if they stuck Halo Wars - English Version in its title. No matter though, caught up on some DVR shows while it downloaded.

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Radical R — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:54:44 GMT

wow! just played the demo again in skirmish mode after playing the campaign yesterday! its amazing! just pre ordered the LCE version from HMV UK i dont think they are giving away the warthog with preorders tho? can anyone find out? :S im still gonna buy it from HMV tho cos its £10 cheaper than anywhere else with £5 off (plus student discount!! :D) making it a lush £40.49 for the limited edition version :D hehe! bargain...kinda... :P

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FINKnATOR — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:24:32 GMT

@MACPH1ST0

Thanks for the LE info. I will have to stop by Gamestop one of these days

@Computerdude103

If someone does not own an xbox... why would they want to comment here, on an xbox website?

All the people posting anonymous were either haters or saying stupid things that they didnt want their name associated with.