Halo Wars (Limited Edition) (Xbox 360, 2009)

If your a Halo fan (who isn't) that has never really gotten into the RTS games, this is the game for you. Dont be worried about the NERDS who keep bashing this game. I find the people who don't like this game fall into 2 categories. Those who thought it would be a FPS (simple mistake) and the NERDS who live in their mom's basement and play Heroscape, Dungeons and Dragons and Risk.

Sorry now for the good stuff. The Graphics are AMAZING! I myself never got into the RTS games cause I dont have 10-12 hours a night to devote to video gaming (unlike the Dungeon and Dragons NERDS who keep bashing this game). Controls are easy but thats great if your new to RTS. The game ties in the HALO series perfectly. So if you like HALO and have a life, this is a nice change of pace from the run and gun games out there, and you dont have to devote your life too it. The campaign is short (15 levels that last about a half hour each) but the real fun is the skirmishes! You and up to 2 other buddies and team up and battle 3 other players. The best part is finding who you like to be and building your army the way you like it! If you like Halo you MUST buy this game!!!

This is a great piece to the Halo Universe. The story is well developed and fits well within the universe and Halo time-line. After playing out the game in campaign mode, I wanted a sequel to the game. I bought the game for its campaign and its story line and it was well worth it. The multi-player does not offer many modes, but there is a download pack on Xbox Live to get more modes and maps. Would have loved it if you could play as the flood in multi-player but that is not possible. The game took me about 2-3 days to beat in normal difficulty the first time, and about 4 days in Legendary difficulty my second time around at the campaign. Well enjoyed the gameplay and the story-line. If you love RTS games, you will enjoy this (even if there is no mouse for you to use). The control schemes are simplified and make good use of the absence of the PC mouse. I was never a big fan of RTS, but still enjoyed this game very much due to its nature.

PS I got the Limited Edition version, and it comes in one of the coolest game cases I have seen yet. The extras included are worth the few extra dollars.

Halo Wars is a great game, continuing the Halo storyline with a whole new type of strategy game play similar to that of Age of Empires. As with most Halo games, the campaign, though satisfying, was rather short and the game really shines in it's multilayer modes. Playing the game via Co-Op is a great way to get some more time out of the campaign, but you can also play against others on Xbox Live. My only complaints with this game is that I wish there were more units to choose from and that you could play as other "groups" and not just the UNSC and the Covenant. Besides that though, this game was great.

for a game that plays like PC game, its not bad at all. controls are awkard at first, you will get use to it. gameplay is fun, graphics are very good. why i bought it, story before the first HALO. halo series is just good, from the books to the games. just to add to my collection and know the whole story.

The game came just as described except for one thing it said used condition I would of put as acceptable due to the fact it had two large ring scratches on it. It looked like he kicked the xbox when it was on or a cat jumped on it. But it works great so who cares right?