Halo Wars isn't Halo. With Halo, Bungie looked at other console FPS games and came up with something completely fresh and, in hindsight, utterly brilliant. Halo Wars is fundamentally no different to any other console RTS, but unlike its peers it works in a console environment. Ensemble has taken an existing formula, tweaked what needed tweaking and polished it to a high shine.Read full review
Overall
8/10
By Hugo Jobling
Reviewed 28 February 2009
Updated 05 February 2011