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priteshmodi on 20 February 2009

Good work Barozi! I didn't have to go through all the different sites today to get the gist of the reviews. I honestly thought it would do better based on the demo but there seem to be only a handful of reviews really dragging it down (I'm looking at you Gamespot :P). I think someone just wants attention...



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Barozi on 20 February 2009

GameZone 9.0/10
http://xbox360.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r30879.htm

Gamer 2.0 8.7/10
http://www.gamer20.com/gamehub/halo-wars-x360/review/1492

Meristation 8/10
http://www.meristation.com/v3/des_analisis.php?pic=GEN&id=cw499c78b4e5e85&idj=cw451ac0983ed27&&iframe=1

Total Video Games 7/10
http://www.totalvideogames.com/Halo-Wars/review-13756.html


EDIT: MANY MORE TO FOLLOW



Strategyking92 on 20 February 2009

Seems like my prediction is coming true...



And that's the only thing I need is *this*. I don't need this or this. Just this PS4... And this gaming PC. - The PS4 and the Gaming PC and that's all I need... And this Xbox 360. - The PS4, the Gaming PC, and the Xbox 360, and that's all I need... And these PS3's. - The PS4, and these PS3's, and the Gaming PC, and the Xbox 360... And this Nintendo DS. - The PS4, this Xbox 360, and the Gaming PC, and the PS3's, and that's all *I* need. And that's *all* I need too. I don't need one other thing, not one... I need this. - The Gaming PC and PS4, and Xbox 360, and thePS3's . Well what are you looking at? What do you think I'm some kind of a jerk or something! - And this. That's all I need.

Obligatory dick measuring Gaming Laptop Specs: Sager NP8270-GTX: 17.3" FULL HD (1920X1080) LED Matte LC, nVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M, Intel Core i7-4700MQ, 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3, 750GB SATA II 3GB/s 7,200 RPM Hard Drive

klaudkil on 20 February 2009

is this the kz2 beater? HWHAHAHAHAHAHHAA..............Fail big time.



Barozi on 20 February 2009
klaudkil said:
is this the kz2 beater? HWHAHAHAHAHAHHAA..............Fail big time.

The only person that fails is you. Only really stupid people compare RTS games to FPS.



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badgenome on 20 February 2009
klaudkil said:
is this the kz2 beater? HWHAHAHAHAHAHHAA..............Fail big time.

Boy, somebody woke up on the troll side of the bed this morning.

 



Strategyking92 on 20 February 2009
klaudkil said:
is this the kz2 beater? HWHAHAHAHAHAHHAA..............Fail big time.

 

"Hey guys, let's go kill a horse, decapitate the head, and put it in his bed. It'll be fun!"

But I guess F.E.A.R was an Age of Empires 3 killer in 2005, eh?



And that's the only thing I need is *this*. I don't need this or this. Just this PS4... And this gaming PC. - The PS4 and the Gaming PC and that's all I need... And this Xbox 360. - The PS4, the Gaming PC, and the Xbox 360, and that's all I need... And these PS3's. - The PS4, and these PS3's, and the Gaming PC, and the Xbox 360... And this Nintendo DS. - The PS4, this Xbox 360, and the Gaming PC, and the PS3's, and that's all *I* need. And that's *all* I need too. I don't need one other thing, not one... I need this. - The Gaming PC and PS4, and Xbox 360, and thePS3's . Well what are you looking at? What do you think I'm some kind of a jerk or something! - And this. That's all I need.

Obligatory dick measuring Gaming Laptop Specs: Sager NP8270-GTX: 17.3" FULL HD (1920X1080) LED Matte LC, nVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M, Intel Core i7-4700MQ, 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3, 750GB SATA II 3GB/s 7,200 RPM Hard Drive

madskillz on 20 February 2009

The Houston Chronicle and Duke City Gamerz have weighed in -

4.25 out of 5. Solid.

http://blogs.chron.com/gamehacks/2009/02/halo_wars_do_not_publish_for_p.html

and ... http://www.dukecitygamerz.com

An excerpt:

For me, a demo is a small chance for a developer/publisher to sell potential customers a game. If you want to sell your game, give gamers one of the best missions you can put forth. Go all out - don't hold back. I disregard the disclaimer 'This demo does not represent the final retail product.' If you are trying to get most gamers to buy a game, unless they are blind fanboys who will buy your game regardless, you need to bring it.

The demo to "Halo Wars" hit it out of the park. It showed a cool real-time strategy game that wasn't overly complicated, easy to pick up and play. As cool as "End War" was, it wasn't hard to get completely overwhelmed. With the "Halo Wars" demo, I was completely comfortable with the controls.

I was saying after the demo - 'If this game is anything like the demo, it will be a hit.'

I was wrong. This is a grand slam.



madskillz on 20 February 2009
seece said:
Meh, no 10's whatsoever? Whats up with that :S

It's an awesome game, but controls knock it out of the 10 status. When you have like 40 fools on-screen, and they are clumped up, you have to move a unit here, a unit there to get some units moving. Otherwise, they will just sit there.

 



Barozi on 20 February 2009

So wait, have you written that review ?

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3 more reviews:

Gamer 2.0 - 8.7
Multiplayer Report - 9.5
PlayTM - 81%