Halo Wars - Xbox 360 (Platinum Hits)

Halo wars is an RTS game.With this in mind, do not expect to be playing the normal halo games. Although halo wars may share some of the lore from previous halo games, it is not to be mixed up as a cheesy spinoff of the Halo franchise.- The graphics are good... for how old this game is. There is nothing that makes you just stare in awe of how realistic or appreciate the amount of intricacy in the models.- The story is very interesting and made me want to play just one more mission, just one more mission, just one more... the cycle repeats. Although, a friend of mine stated the story felt 'on rails'.The player is allowed to build any unit he wants and approach the enemy any way he wants, but the game may "guide" him sometimes. An example of this would be (sometimes this happens, not all the time) when the mission starts and the player doesn't have a base, he just directs his units around to capture a base.- Multiplayer for this game is very fun if you have a teammate or two to play with. Playing online by yourself will not be a great experience as most teammates (like every game) are very bad.- The balancing of this game is not fantastic. Most multiplayer matches end up with one side making scorpions ( tanks ) and the other side mirroring it. There are some blatantly overpowered units and some extremely under powered units. Sometimes it is very fun to win with under powered units though.-The sounds are perfect and everything has its own audio queue. All units have 4-5 different lines they say when directed.-The path finding for this game is below average however. Path finding is the way a unit travels from one direction to the other. Sometimes I will direct a warthog to a spot and he will not even move. Other times he becomes stuck behind a pack of units instead of finding a different way around.Overall this game is a 4 star game. It is not anywhere near perfect, that is for sure, but is one great game and will give you loads of fun when playing.

Case and disc in great condition. All materials present. Game plays perfectly!

I still think its not fair that the average halo player hates this game. I have all sorts of friends that claim "it isn't even a halo" but that is all crap. This game, although not a FPS, is a great game, (its an RTS). If you have played any of the other games made by ensemble studios, like Age Of Empires or Age Of Mythology, then you will really like this game. The campaign is very fun, and the cut scenes are also entertaining. PLaying co op with your friends is great, and skirmishes are also available on xbox live. The controls for this game are very easy to get used to. For a console RTS I think that Halo Wars is a huge success. It really is a shame that this is the last game Ensemble Studios was able to make. Overall this is a great game, and I would reccomend it to anyone who likes rts. I will admit that for an RTS it is a little dumbed down (you can only build turrets and buildings at base areas, not anywhere on the map like in AOE or AOM), but it is still a lot of fun. Oh and BTW, if you buy this, get the platinum hits edition, it comes with all the add ons free (the map pack and extra gametypes). One more warning, there are not nearly as many people playing Halo Wars on Xbox Live as other Halos, so some specific gametypes you may have trouble finding matches. What I mean by that is gametypes like 3V3 Deathmatch and 3V3 Tug Of War only have 15-30 people playing at a time. Still this is a great game, and basic gametypes like 1V1 skirmish are very popular with 1,000s of people.I wish Ensemble Studios was still making games...

When Halo Wars came out I decided to pass on it since it was not a shooter. Couple years later when waiting for Halo 4 decided to give it a try. The Halo Wars Platinum version is discounted when compared to release price and includes all the follow on DLCs. Game is challenging, specially if not experienced in strategy (RTS) type gaming. It shares the buildings, vehicles, enemies, ODSTs, and Spartans with the Halo games; but since not a shooter, it stands by itself in the series.I learned to enjoyed playing this game but struggled getting achievements and beating missions on legendary so ordered the Prima game guide and that changed things around. Once you learn how enemy AI "thinks" and develop a sense for game timeline, it becomes more rewarding and beatable, even on legendary. The COOP version is entertaining and having a buddy creates a more efficient team where one can be the logistics base/equipment builder, while the other engages the enemy.Apparently MS will not develop a follow-up Halo Wars 2; so this is it if you want to try out the Halo universe in RTS game. Amazon processed order quickly and game arrived on time and in perfect condition to my home. A great deal at current price, it's strongly recommended.

This game provided a lot of fun with its tactical strategies as well as using all of the Halo lore in a RTS for consoles. I was not expecting this much functionality from a console and real time strategy but Ensembles studios manages to do just enough. The graphics were good for their time and the story was surprisingly bearable. I was not expecting developing characters and the fact that Nolan North voiced the protagonist kept reminding me of Uncharted. Great game for those who like Halo and want to try something new with the franchise.

Como todos los videos de esta serie, entretenidos. Se repiten varias de las figuras e historia de los primeros Halo pero aún así divertido.

Came in on time light scratches but works greatWas also surprised that it had an extra game in the case with the same Halo Wars light scratches alsoThank you added to my collection.

LOVED this game, picked up an extra copy from amazon for a ridiculously good price. Definitely worth it at MSRP as well IMO. It's not what you're used to from the halo franchise but don't go into it expecting that. It's a fun spin-off RTS that can be fun if you let it!Dumped many hours into this game years ago, definitely recommended :)

I was wondering how well a console game would work with the whole RTS factor, as its far better on a PC, but they did a great job making it easy in that area. Great game all around as well.

As described by seller great