Hey guys,

Today, I received my copy of Halo Wars. I played the demo before and it was endless fun, so I pre-ordered it right after playing the demo. I just played the campaign so far. The first two levels are the ones being in the demo. There were some people saying this game might be a little too easy (I was one of them :D) But I can tell you, this will change pretty fast. The first 3 levels are just a walkthrough but I failed the first time on level 4 (difficulty: normal).

I tried again and succeed, but it was close again. So I don't expect the follwing levels to be easy.

The game looks great by the way. The CGI-stuff is untouchable. Let's hope those graphics will be possible next generation.^^ But the gameplay looks great as well. It is not as impressive as a FPS, but it definately looks great for a RTS.

The story so far is nice. The great CGI-sequences + the great story really keep you interested. Halo has a great story if you follow it closely and this game is a great part of it.

But the best thing is: The controlls are damn easy. After playing 2 hours, everything I did on the battlefield felt natural. In level4 there are three things to protect, so there is a lot of multitasking. My gameplay never suffered due to controlls. It feels like you would have played this game for days. It is a very easy way to play.

I haven't tried the online part yet, but I will as soon as I finished the campaign. I really really hope this will be the start for a great new series with lots of sequels. I hope this game will be balanced.

Good to hear. If anybody could make a good RTS control scheme for a console, I knew it was Ensemble (God rest their souls!).

From what I played of the demo, it seemed quite nice.

Damn I'm jealous. I get mine tommorrow. Cant wait to play through the story. I'm going to the launch tonight maybe? I think I might. :)

Damn the UK.

Oh, yeah... I was kinda confused for a second, but I forgot that it comes out in EU and even Japan before NA.

Hurrah! I knew the controls were the best thing about this game! Hopefully this will be the console RTS revolution and we'll see many more console RTS's that use this control scheme. I would absolutely love to see what's possible in the near future. Console RTS has a bright future starting today!

I successful RTS game on a console would be a good thing

When I played the demo I found the controls to be very welcoming for a console RTS.

I am glad to see the positive user responses for this game. Sounds like Ensemble did a great job.

What are the controls like? Id get a sexbox for this if the controls and multiplyer are good.

Nice...I've pre-ordered mine, and here's to me hoping I can get it soon!