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Halo Wars Gets Some Box Art
August 25, 2008
The RTS expansion to the Halo universe, Halo Wars, got some official box art with not one, not two, but three Spartan Master Chief-types out for a stroll. I got some brief hands on time with the title in the Microsoft booth at E3 and I was not impressed. Microsoft is hyping their control stick scheme as the first real solution to getting RTS games done right on consoles. I don’t think they’ve pulled it off.
The mechanic I saw limits the number of units or any choice for that matter to eight possibilities. The lack of hot keys and a good interface with a mini map feels too limiting. I can understand the desire to innovate for the Xbox 360 but the fact that Microsoft did not task the developer, Ensemble Studios, with creating a PC version of the game makes no sense. Do you think there’s an RTS out there that works on consoles?
