Halo Wars - Xbox 360

This game is superb. I'm not a veteran RTS player by any stretch of the imagination, but this game is easy to pick up and the gameplay is intuitive. The campaign is broken into 14 missions, with tons of replayability added by:- multiple difficulty levels- skulls (i.e. make enemies stronger, make player stronger, gather resources faster, make enemies explode into confetti, make plasma beams rainbow colored, etc.)- sidequests (i.e. within the campaign mission itself, there are optional objectives unrelated to the main mission at hand)- medals (i.e. finish in x amount of time, get x amount of points, etc.)- achievements- hidden itemsI've played through the campaign 3 times and I only have about half of the unlocks available. And I'm not frustrated - it keeps me wanting to come back and do it again, try it a different way.The multiplayer alone is worth the price of admission. You can play against the computer (1v1, 2v2, or 3v3, with friends over LIVE or only with AIs). There are various difficulty settings, and even an auto-adjusted setting that attempts to keep the game difficult for you no matter how good you get. The auto-adjusted setting is good, although at extremely high settings it gets frustrating because the opponent obviously gathers resources exponentially faster than you do, builds units faster, etc. But it's very fun. Then you also have multiplayer over Xbox LIVE - awesome. You can play solo, play with a friend or group of friends, or get randomly assigned teammates. The multiplayer is pretty deep, with 2 basic races to master as well as 3 leader units that each have their own unique play styles and strengthened units. Incredible game. One of the best on the 360, IMO.

What we have hear is a near perfect example of how to make an RTS for a console. The controls although simple, still allow for a detailed and immersive combat experience. Gone are the days of having to micromanage your base building and supply gathering. You start off with a main base that has 5 slots for building your supply and production facilities as well as researching higher technology with the exception of Captain Cutter leader. The bonus for choosing his character allows for a full 7 slot base at start. His additional bases also start at 5 slots while the other leaders start at 3.There are 3 Covenant leaders and 3 UNSC leaders to choose from and each with their own special bonuses. Covenant is kind of a throwback to Warcraft 3. Their leaders are an actual playable character. Each leader gets one special ability that's controlled by the Y button and aimed with the analog sticks. Covenant are also able to build Scarabs. They take up a massive portion of your population. They have a lot of health and their beam is only second to an army of Locusts. In contrast the UNSC don't have their leader on the field of play but they get a slew of leader powers, accessed by pressing UP on the d-pad. The D-Bomb is one power that's used to neutralize other leader powers within say a 10m radius. It throws down a distortion field that negates any leader powers for up to 2 minutes in that area. Next is an area of effect heal which heals units within say a 5m radius. Next is a troop transport which is used for shuffling units across your visible areas of the map. UNSC are also able to produce Vultures. These are similar to Battle Cruisers from Starcraft but instead of that big fireball, they shoot a huge volley of missles called Mega Barrage. Finally there's the 3 unique leader powers which I'll describe here:Arbiter(Covenant): Probably the most powerful of the 3 Covenant. His power is Rage. When in this mode the Arbiter's power dramatically increases and he'll hop from unit to unit causing damage. It's hard for units to hit him when he's jumping across the screen. When fully upgraded, Rage mode will heal the arbiter for every unit he kills while making his army do a lot more damage. His special units are suicide grunts. They can counter air like normal grunts but they're main purpose is doing a kamikaze into buildings and blowing them up.Prophet(Covenant): The most annoying of the 3 Covenant. When fully upgraded the Prophet has flight capabilities along with this Cleansing Beam. It's a laser that comes from the sky that you use to beam down anything from ground to air units to buildings. He also gets these protector drones that follow him and shoot enemies at random for extra damage as well as his main plasma weapon. His special units are elite honor guard. They're just anti-infantry covenant with swords. They are able to cloak and have shields.Brute Chieftain(Covenant): The most battle hungry of the 3 Covenant. His Vortex is probably the most devastating power when fully upgraded. It's sort of like a black hole in that it sucks up debris and will instant kill units at low hp if they get sucked in. The debris swirls around the distortion he creates and will damage nearby units. When you release Vortex, the debris explodes in all directions and damages everything within say a 10m radius. The BC also has a hammer that will stun units and his full upgrade will allow him to draw in one unit at a time and one shot them. His special units are the Brutes. They're a very balanced unit for dealing with air, ground and buildings. They are able to randomly stun units and they can jump to a target that's half way across the screen.Cutter(UNSC): Along with the upgraded bases, he gets the Elephant unit which is basically a mobile barracks with turrets. When planted down, it's defenses increase to that of a building and allows for training of infantry units. Cutter's super unit are ODST. You only need tech level 3 to upgrade to them. They can be dropped in from the sky or produced from the elephant. His unique leader power is the MAC blast. It drops like a giant meteor on the ground and can be upgraded to 4 shots. It does massive damage to anything it lands on and can easily turn the tide of battle.Anders(UNSC): Her economy bonuses are halved cost to research new techs plus halved research time. Her main building unit is the Gremlin which is used for disabling vehicles. It also does anti-vehicle damage. Her super units are Hawks. They are an upgraded version of Hornets which are kind of like attack helicopters. Hawks are basically faster Hornets with Gauss canons. Her unique leader power is Cryo Bomb. It freezes "any" units in it's area and will instant kill air units at random. The more upgrades it has, the longer the freeze lasts and the more units that will be instant killed.Forge(UNSC): His eco bonus is the ability to build heavy supply pads from the start. He saves money by not having to upgrade normal supply pads and his resources will come in faster than all the other leaders. His main building units are Cyclops which can repair other units and do anti-building damage. His super units are Grizzlies. They are tanks with very high hp and their main guns can lay waste to most infantry. Forge's unique leader power is called Carpet Bomb. A plane swoops by for a bombing run in the direction you tell it to. I mostly use Scorpions(tanks) and it comes in handy for weakening Hunters so I can finish them off with Y buttons from the Scorpions.I never played through the campaign but I'm sure it's good. Multiplayer consists of 1v1, 2v2, and 3v3 for standard play as well as other game types. There's also a Deathmatch for 1v1 and 2v2 for players who just like to get max tech level before fighting. Everything starts off fully upgraded and you start off with a lot of resources. /walloftext

To start off, I am an experienced RTS player...Age of Empires, Pharoah/Cleopatra, Age of Mythology, Medieval War series...you name it, I've probably played 100+ hours of it. With that in mind, let's go.I wasn't expecting a TON from Halo Wars. I just got it because my friends had it and told me to buy it, so I bought it for about 12ish dollars from Amazon, including shipping. Upon playing through the campaign for the first time, I was pleasantly surprised at this game! It's pretty great, and definitely entertaining! The only cons I can really think of is that they could have had more unit types for each faction (UNSC/Covenant) and it would have been nice to play as the Flood and the Forerunners too (these are limited to opponents in the campaign). However, for those cons, I would have to say that they probably bothered me just because I am used to other, bigger RTS games like Age of Empires. Campaign gets 5/5 stars.Multiplayer is pretty awesome, providing 1 v 1, 2 v. 2, and 3 v. 3 matches, either through Skirmish (a mixture of humans and AI) or true online play (human only). Online play can be somewhat monotonous though, as most people attempt a strategy known as "rushing," attacking your base within 10 minutes of the start time. However, that's no knock against them or the game...it's just a strategy. Multiplayer gets 3/5 stars.Summary:CAMPAIGNpros: good story line, BEAUTIFUL animated cut scenes, interesting gameplay/situations, varied difficultiescons: none5/5MULTIPLAYERpro: good character selection, good replay value, fair level-up systemcon: limited faction selection (UNSC/Covenant), somewhat repetitive3/54 stars overall. I'd recommend trying this game out if you've never played RTS (real-time strategy) games before. If you're more experienced like me, give it a try...you might like it (50/50 chance).

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Perfect Condition Game!The game is bringing back a lot of fun memories from back in the day! PS4 was getting boring so I decided to buy Halo during Covid-19 and all this mess. Only disappointment is the game is in French (maybe due to there was only 1 left in stock) overall amazing, thanks PlayCanada!

This is one of the best games of the halo saga.Its halo combined with a strategy game.How cool is that?

This is one of my favourite games from the 360 console. You don't even need to be a fan of the Halo series to enjoy this game.

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