Halo Wars Review

This page contains a collections of reviews for Halo Wars for the Xbox 360. Halo Wars is a real-time strategy game that takes place in the Halo universe and was developed by Ensemble Studios. The game takes place before the original Halo.

Early reviews have been mostly positive, praising the game's successful and innovative take on the RTS genre, which is traditionally more suited toward the PC for console systems while lamenting the lack of depth in the multiplayer modes.

The Official Xbox Magazine praised the game and likened it to a real-time strategy version of a Halo game in its exhaustive feature set, seamless Matchmaking and action-packed co-operative mode. They called Halo Wars the "foremost example of a real-time strategy game done right on a console."

Game Informer had similar acclaims for Halo Wars' adaptation of the RTS genre onto the console, and had particularly good things to say about the game's intuitive control scheme, which they said marks the first time a RTS game has felt playable on a console.

Edge Magazine also liked the game, though their praise was tempered by several criticisms. Though they praised the campaign for making RTS action satisfying but accessible, they found the campaign to be too short and lacking in depth, while the multiplayer mode, which should have provided the game's longevity, gave them the impression that the game was built for single-player.Edge Online: Halo Wars: The Edge Verdict (February 16, 2009)

• GameRankings: Halo Wars Reviews (82.56%)

• Metacritic: Halo Wars Reviews (82%)

• Team Xbox: Halo Wars Review (9) (February 20, 2009)

• GameSpy: Halo Wars Review (4.5/5) (February 20, 2009)

• Planet Xbox 360: Halo Wars Review (8.7) (February 20, 2009)

• IGN: Halo Wars Review (8.4) (February 20, 2009)

• IGN: Halo Wars Video Review (Time: 4:39)

• IGN: Halo Wars UK Review (8.2) (February 20, 2009)

• Destructoid: Review: Halo Wars (7) (February 21, 2009)

• Slashdot: Review: Halo Wars (7) (March 10, 2009)

• Games Radar: Halo Wars Review (7) (February 20, 2009)

• GameSpot: Halo Wars Review (6.5) (February 20, 2009)

• PC Mag: Halo Wars Full Review (3/5) (February 20, 2009)

• YouTube: Halo Wars: First Look Reviews (Time: 7:02)

• Joystiq: Review: Halo Wars (February 20, 2009)

• Escapist Magazine: Review: Halo Wars (February 20, 2009)