A game with a lot of potential but only uses about 70% of that potential....

User Rating: 7.5 | Halo Wars X360
By snake2215449 | Review Date:
Halo Wars is the first Halo based strategy game for the Xbox 360 and I must say Ensemble Studios did an excellent job integrating most of the vehicles, soldiers and airplanes from the original Halo First Person Shooters so it kind of feels like another part to the iconic series.
Any Halo game without a cool soundtrack cannot be called a Halo game, and I'm happy to say Halo Wars is a Halo game.
The downside to the game is probably the limited choices of infantry, vehicles and air crafts and with no integration of sea forces(Navy) the game feels a little odd. But, despite its shortcomings the game does a great job with it's easy to use controls and blockbuster campaign with memorable cut scenes.
Overall, Halo Wars is a very good strategy game and any fan of the Halo series will love it and any casual RTS gamer will also enjoy it. Heres a wrap up of the game:

Visuals: 8.5/10
Audio: 9/10
Gameplay: 8/10
Controls: 9.5/10
Replay Value: 7/10

Like I said in the beginning, the game had a lot of potential and could've improved on it's weak points I mentioned above but with the campaign and multi-player(upto 6 players) it is good change from the Halo first person shooters.

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