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Halo Wars 2
Released On: Feb 17, 2017
79
6.5
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 85 Critic Reviews
79
71% Positive
60 Reviews
60 Reviews
22% Mixed
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 85 Critic Reviews
79
71% Positive
60 Reviews
60 Reviews
22% Mixed
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
I wholeheartedly urge you to check out Halo Wars 2, whether it’s with the release of the Ultimate Edition this week or the standard release next Tuesday. It’s packed with content on both the multiplayer and single-player side, all of which is fun to play. It also has a pretty fantastic story attached to it, incredible cutscenes, and an amazing soundtrack to boot. Ideally we won’t have to wait another 9 years for a Halo Wars 3.
Bigger, faster and... better. Halo Wars 2 is a great sequel. Visuals are great, the Xbox One's controller works fine and the sound is a masterpiece. However, the best part of the game is Blitz Firefight, a new card-mode which is really fun. If you enjoyed the first Halo Wars, this sequel is perfect for you.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 638 User Ratings
6.5
59% Positive
379 Ratings
379 Ratings
13% Mixed
81 Ratings
81 Ratings
28% Negative
178 Ratings
178 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 638 User Ratings
6.5
59% Positive
379 Ratings
379 Ratings
13% Mixed
81 Ratings
81 Ratings
28% Negative
178 Ratings
178 Ratings
It's a great game. I highly recommend it. It has a lot of action, its mechanics are very good, the story line is very solid and of course the master chief is great.
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Xbox One
Nothing revolutionary, but worthy of any strategy fan's attention, and a must for Halo devotees. [Apr 2017, p.72]
Halo Wars 2 is a better game thanks to the improvements of the ideas that were established by the first title. Better camera/cursor speed and the addition of custom groupings makes it feel closer to a PC RTS title while still maintaining the ease of control that console players want. The campaign and standard multiplayer modes are solid, while Blitz is a great addition for those looking for quicker RTS matches. While the game is undoubtedly better on a PC, the gameplay and presentation do well on a console — if you can overlook some of the issues mentioned earlier. Halo Wars 2 may be the only RTS game on the platform thus far, but it is a good one that's worth checking out.
Even without playing the new 3 on 3 multiplayer, I feel I can easily recommend Halo Wars 2 to both Halo fans and those hankering for an RTS on console. The controls are tight, the cutscenes are to die for, and there is a new cute AI that I want to be best friends with. If you aren't sold on the whole RTS thing, or it just isn't a genre you're interested in, then at the very least watch these cutscenes somewhere online, because they are damn impressive.
343 and Creative Assembly build the new chapter of the Halo Wars Saga on a stable basis and the multiplayer is enjoyable. However the short main campaign and the confined scope of the story don't let the game breath.
Blitz mode aside, Halo Wars 2 sticks with a tried, tested and slightly tired RTS formula that's competent, but lacking in depth and originality.
Halo Wars 2 was a goated game. everything was very good. plot was literally better than halo 3 halo 3 odst (i really liked both of these btw) halo 4 halo 5 and halo infinite (i really liked infinite btw)
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Xbox One
RTS games are dead... well, no wonder!
This game is a bad joke!
Graphics and Blitz idea is okay...
But the game in overall is total boring and it's gameplay pretty simplified.
Controlling units as a bulk is the only thing that is possible.
It is not manageable multiple units separately without control groups.
Singleplayer campaign is ridiculous, you get pre-defined ways to solve a mission.
You have to follow specific roads... also you get fighting scenes, which take your control of the game off. Well, even with two fractions we have that all seen before e.g. Warcraft 1-2... and yes, there also the fractions had same units in different skins... where is the innovation?
MOST WORST THING EVER, PLAYING A RTS WITH A CONTROLLER...
WHERE IS THE MOUSE AND KEYBOARD SUPPORT???
I am still playing Starcraft 2, since this game is still the king of RTS genre.
Not also the Multiplayer is still the best (1on1), also the Singleplayer campaign outstanding!
Halo Wars 2 is a really bad game.
You should not waste your time with such a garbage.
I really do not understand the positive reviews...
The point that it does not support keyboard and mouse on Xbox shows us that the game can not be taken serious! Its unplayable!
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Xbox One
Beyond generic rts, the games I was playing in the 90 were more interesting and had more charm than this. And what is up with Isabele. Halo gave us one of the most interesting sexy and bad arse Ai female characters in gaming ever and This game followers her up with Isabelle, a borked out, little boy looking female AI , with about as much likability as a cold wet rag in winter. Serious you want me to look at that the whole Champaign,.
Game play is exactly what you would expect just not fun and the whole story side is just generic aswell.
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Xbox One
Summary Halo Wars 2 is a strategy game packed with fast-paced action, massive battles, and an all-new Halo story. Developed by Creative Assembly, a SEGA company and the creators of the popular “Total War™” series, in partnership with 343 Industries.
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- Xbox One
- PC
Initial Release Date: Feb 17, 2017
Developer:
- Creative Assembly
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
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