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OXCGN does Halo Wars Demo impressions

February 01, 2009 in Previews comments 12

OXCGN author Grathius XR details his impressions of the Halo Wars Demo set for public release on February 5th 2009.

It's a sharp critique of Ensembles swansong production.

See how the RTS genre fairs on the Xbox 360 console, by heading to Halo Wars Demo Impressions.

With under a month before Halo Wars hits shelves all around the world many are hanging out to try the demo before considering buying the game. Normally anything with ‘Halo’ on it would be a given to sell well, but with Halo Wars there is a sense of cautiousness from the gaming public.

This is because Halo Wars isn’t a first person shooter (FPS) like previous Halo games, it’s a Real Time Strategy (RTS) game. Gamers know the RTS genre’s reputation on consoles. Very few have ever worked much less been successful.
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  • 1
    Red 9 Feb 2, 09
    Not to bash the game itself in any way, but I am just dreading the fanboy following we're going to see across the net when this releases...
    • 1
      DystopiaSticker Feb 4, 09
      Not as much as I'm dreading double the amount of fanboys saying how awful the game is cause it's Halo tbh.
      • 0
        Red 9 Feb 5, 09
        quote DystopiaSticker
        Not as much as I'm dreading double the amount of fanboys saying how awful the game is cause it's Halo tbh.
        It's rough all over, really. Best thing to do is just avoid the internet for a while post-release.
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    XboxOZ360 Feb 3, 09
    yes, that'll happen for sure . . . it's a given . . . I'm not overly keen on Halo myself, but hey, some are. Can't see what all the fuss is about actually.

    NOt this game, just Halo in general.
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    XboxOZ360 Feb 3, 09
    I persoanlly think, as far as RTS's go, STormrise will give Halo Wars a run for its money - IF it was allowed to, and not bogged down with Fanboi antics etc.

    If you put both games side by side and had non-biased players have a crack at both, I'd say many would find Stormrise quite challenging and deliver the goods as well.
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      Slumpy monkey Feb 3, 09
      quote XboxOZ360
      I persoanlly think, as far as RTS's go, STormrise will give Halo Wars a run for its money - IF it was allowed to, and not bogged down with Fanboi antics etc.

      If you put both games side by side and had non-biased players have a crack at both, I'd say many would find Stormrise quite challenging and deliver the goods as well.
      Id say that under seige looks more of a competitor than Halo wars. Stormrise looks a bit shody IMO.
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        Red 9 Feb 3, 09
        quote Slumpy monkey
        quote XboxOZ360
        I persoanlly think, as far as RTS's go, STormrise will give Halo Wars a run for its money - IF it was allowed to, and not bogged down with Fanboi antics etc.

        If you put both games side by side and had non-biased players have a crack at both, I'd say many would find Stormrise quite challenging and deliver the goods as well.
        Id say that under seige looks more of a competitor than Halo wars. Stormrise looks a bit shody IMO.
        I agree; Stormrise looks like it was borrowing a lot of ideas from many other signature game series and not even trying to be original. It was like GRAW/Gears/Halo mashed into an RTS.

        Under Seige looks really original, in that it's going away from the common future-war theme.
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          FinalFantasyFanaticc Feb 3, 09
          I wondered when someone would bring up the new PS3 exclusive and try and start saying it'll be better ; ;

          Under Siege doesn't really interest me, i'm sick of the RTS's that go back to the olden times of catapults and crap.

          What the hell is Stormrise anyway? I've never heard of it, should i of? =/
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          Red 9 Feb 3, 09
          We said Stormrise didn't look original. That's the second time you've misinterpreted me in the last ten minutes.

          Taking the themes from an FPS and turning it into an RTS is not original or unique; it's simply a gameplay change. The concept of Halo itself isn't all that imaginative either, its just really fun.
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          Slumpy monkey Feb 3, 09
          Well you never know red. When something is done well, no one cares if it isn't original. I mean games like GTA isn't original, or at least it isn't now. But its still a good game. Same with GOW and Kill zone, they don't revolutionise anything, there not original, even LPB isn't that original. They just do what they do, really well.
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          Red 9 Feb 3, 09
          Hence why I said:

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          it's just really fun
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    Zeek Feb 4, 09
    GTA is fun!

    There will always be references in each game.

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