Halo Wars review today?!

Well the Halo Wars review embargo was lifted, with IGN and a few others already releasing reviews which are pretty solid. i saw a 9 and 8.5's

i am getting this game but i am looking forward to reading Gamespots review, who else is looking forward to this game! its gonna be fun! i think the game will at least get a solid 8.5 here, but i really think it could get a 9.0. its a really good game IMO, the demo convinced me and i already have the LE pre-ordered.

what i really thought was awesome was how much there hasnt been flaming for this game. like at N4G.com, usually anything Halo gets ripped into or even here at SW! i think its pretty cool not having a halo game being ripped into just because its halo and i think its really wierd going into N4G.com's reviews for HW and seeing people (whether the game gets an 8-9) actually respect and applaud the game a def change in the tone taken to a halo game, maybe because its made by Ensemble instead of Bungie. idk. i already know the PC 1337 view andi still think this game is really fun compared to other RTS's maybe not complex but its still great in my book! cant wait,

what do you guys think?

6.5, ouch....Legendaryscmt

6.5 was generous for this game. The horrible AI, and gutted control scheme should have sent this game to the 5.0 range. RTS games have evolved beyond only being allowed to build on certain pads. They attempted to cover up their lame excuse for AI with having endlessly spawning enemies.

The only reason anyone would consider buying this game is because they are Halo fanatics, rent it, enjoy the story, then toss this excuse for an RTS.

eh i cant really agree with that score, but oh well its their opinion. i cant wait for this game to come out. looks like it is going to be really fun stuff.

imo 6.5 is really harsh. :S espcially since other reviews ive seen have mostly been 8-9 im surprised it would get at least an 8 here...

im an RTS fan and this game looks amazing.

6.5 is BS, i will never watch anymore of your reviews Gamespot. Even IGN gave it an 8.5/

im an RTS fan and this game looks amazing.

6.5 is BS, i will never watch anymore of your reviews Gamespot. Even IGN gave it an 8.5/

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im an RTS fan and this game looks amazing.

6.5 is BS, i will never watch anymore of your reviews Gamespot. Even IGN gave it an 8.5/

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It is probably a negative because in games like Starcraft: you CAN.

[QUOTE="Legendaryscmt"]6.5, ouch....spinmastah

6.5 was generous for this game. The horrible AI, and gutted control scheme should have sent this game to the 5.0 range. RTS games have evolved beyond only being allowed to build on certain pads. They attempted to cover up their lame excuse for AI with having endlessly spawning enemies.

The only reason anyone would consider buying this game is because they are Halo fanatics, rent it, enjoy the story, then toss this excuse for an RTS.

No Flood or Covenant control, what do you expect.mjk_1

Yeah I'm really disappointed you can't control the Covenant.

No Flood or Covenant control, what do you expect.mjk_1

6.5 is not what I expected. Still getting the game though.Floppy_Jim

Ive just watched the review and I think the reviewer in this case has completely lost sight of what the point of halo wars is

Some of the things I agree with, from the demo i can tell the AI has a tendency to be a bit daft, theres no option to control the flood and the graphics arent exacty the best that the console is capable of but what i dont agree with is his negative slating of the gameplay. I wont go into excessive details, you can obviously watch it yourself, but hes just basically comparing it to a pc RTS complaining about such things as its simplicity, smal maps etc and that is just an absolutly ridiculous thing to do!

Anyone whos even looked at the demo, let alone tracked the games development, will know that this game was never meant to be a complex/indepth game in the same vein as a pc RTS for the simple reason that previous console RTS games have tried to be as indepth as pc RTS's and subsaquantly run face first into the limits of game consoles and completely screwed up. Halo wars on the other hand by realisticly sticking to the limits of game consoles i think has, though making itself perhaps a lil too simple for some, basically avoided destroying itself by being just what it is, a console game not a pc one!

Basically I say the gamespot review should be compeltely discounted because the narrow minded dult has basically lost sight of what the point of halo wars simplicity is, if the game was meant t be as indepth as a pc based PG I'm sure it would be on a pc!