Lenin64 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Yes, another Halo game. Keeping the series alive is the latest game in the Halo series, Halo Wars. Halo Wars will be a RTS game, allowing you to control fleets of tanks and other vehicles and entire regiments of marines against Covenant forces. It takes place before the first Halo game, back near the first contact on Harvest. It is still unknown whether you can play as the Covenant at all, but it hasn;t been denied either. There is currently no set release date, and it will be only for the Xbox 360. Official site: http://www.halowars.com/ View trailer at: http://www.halowars.com/trailer.html Halopedia Article, with E3 demo vid: http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Halo_Wars I'm excited :D I especially hope you can play as the Covenant, I always did prefer them over the humans. But is the Halo series overstretched with this? Is it just too much? Or could be it be just a great add-on to a great series? Latest update: Interview with the guy who handles some of the stuff on Bungie.net. Command the Murderous Chalices! Drink ye harpooners! drink and swear, ye men that man the deathful whaleboat's bow- Death to Moby Dick!BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 I think they're overstretching themselves a bit. Right now Halo is a very successful franchise for the Xbox console and they should focus on keeping it that way. However, the RTS market is even more competitive. You already have strategy game franchises such as Age of Empires, Starcraft, Warcraft, Warhammer, Command and Conquer and Total War Series, all are big contenders in this market share already. Halo Wars I will probably check out, but I am not expecting much really. Click here to help me level!Thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron8000 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 prediction - a generic RTS to fit nicely with a generic FPS series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterxman Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Halo was originally going to be an RTS, but this will be made by ES now instead of just Bungie. It's annoying they only made this for the Xbox360 and not the PC. I've never played an RTS on a console, but I'm betting the game will be over simplified and not that hard to beat. It was a great idea, but it's not going to be made to what it could have been - the Halo version of an AoE for the PC. Not being allowed to play as the covenant would really prove how simple this game will be. Pixel sigs by me.Pixel Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpbizkit Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Name ONE descent RTS on console. Tif 360 MGC Leaderboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad25891 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Name ONE descent RTS on console. Command and conquer Playstation 1. Deviant Art Account2 Signatures | 6 Photographs | 1 Other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpbizkit Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Name ONE descent RTS on console. Command and conquer Playstation 1. That it...? if so point proven. Tif 360 MGC Leaderboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad25891 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Name ONE descent RTS on console. Command and conquer Playstation 1. That it...? if so point proven. BFME II Xbox 360, Command and conquer 3 Xbox 360, Age of empires 2 Ps2. There was loads. Anyways this is about halo wars, I really hope this gets released on pc but if it does its gonna be hard to compete against the likes of Dawn of War Soulstorm, Command and Conquer 3: Kanes wrath ect, that already have a big PC based community. If the audience don't get to play from the covenants point of view, then I think the game will fail, only attracting the fanboys and not the RTS fans. Also, with the multiplayer (If there is one) Humans vs Humans would make pretty much no sense =/ Deviant Art Account2 Signatures | 6 Photographs | 1 Other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenin64 Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 Unfortunatly at this point, it's only for the 360. But they said since it is only for Xbox, they wouldn't have to make it an over-simplified version of a pc RTS, and can make it conform to a console. I don't know if that makes any difference, though. Command the Murderous Chalices! Drink ye harpooners! drink and swear, ye men that man the deathful whaleboat's bow- Death to Moby Dick!BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpbizkit Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Name ONE descent RTS on console. Command and conquer Playstation 1. That it...? if so point proven. BFME II Xbox 360, Command and conquer 3 Xbox 360, Age of empires 2 Ps2. There was loads. And I believe all were on pc. And all on pc got higher ratings and sold more.. Tif 360 MGC Leaderboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushrock Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 It's gonna be a great addition I'll bet. :) I don't really understand how RTS games work, but I think it'll be pretty fun. The Halo series is fun to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Part of it just sounds like they're trying to milk the name for all it's worth. I'll hold off and see what it is like though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pryomancer Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Part of it just sounds like they're trying to milk the name for all it's worth. I'll hold off and see what it is like though. Exactly what I was thinking. Since the main game is finished now, and the franchise is so successful, that's what companies do when a product brings them money. :x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpbizkit Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Part of it just sounds like they're trying to milk the name for all it's worth. I'll hold off and see what it is like though. Exactly what I was thinking. Since the main game is finished now, and the franchise is so successful, that's what companies do when a product brings them money. :x And it'll probably suck...Come on...Its once every blue moon you get a descent console rts...And no way in hell would it be able to compare to world in conflict...Now thats a descent rts. Tif 360 MGC Leaderboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retefael Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Name ONE descent RTS on console. BFME 2 on 360. But this could potentially be a sweet game. Guess we'll have to wait and see. I don't run races to see who's the fastest, I run to see who has the most guts. -PreCurrently the best beat out there:Minuit jacuzzi (DatA Remix) - TEPR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodredsword Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Ugg...RTS's for consoles Listen to the mighty words of Bloodredsword. Tip it MGC Xbox live leader board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retefael Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Name ONE descent RTS on console. Command and conquer Playstation 1. That it...? if so point proven. BFME II Xbox 360, Command and conquer 3 Xbox 360, Age of empires 2 Ps2. There was loads. And I believe all were on pc. And all on pc got higher ratings and sold more.. But they are still RTS's on console. Oh man Tiberium Wars.... :thumbsup: I don't run races to see who's the fastest, I run to see who has the most guts. -PreCurrently the best beat out there:Minuit jacuzzi (DatA Remix) - TEPR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenin64 Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 I've never played an RTS on console, what's so bad about it? Command the Murderous Chalices! Drink ye harpooners! drink and swear, ye men that man the deathful whaleboat's bow- Death to Moby Dick!BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushrock Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 I've never played an RTS on console, what's so bad about it? Yeah, really? 360 has awesome graphics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenin64 Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 Probably something about controlling it, menus and stuff. i don't know, though, I've never played a console RTS. Command the Murderous Chalices! Drink ye harpooners! drink and swear, ye men that man the deathful whaleboat's bow- Death to Moby Dick!BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpbizkit Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Probably something about controlling it, menus and stuff. i don't know, though, I've never played a console RTS. Well look at controls needed for rts... Mouse + Keyboard make it a heck of a lot easier to play... Tif 360 MGC Leaderboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowbld Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Yes, another Halo game. Keeping the series alive is the latest game in the Halo series, Halo Wars. Halo Wars will be a RTS game, allowing you to control fleets of tanks and other vehicles and entire regiments of marines against Covenant forces. It takes place before the first Halo game, back near the first contact on Harvest. It is still unknown whether you can play as the Covenant at all, but it hasn;t been denied either. There is currently no set release date, and it will be only for the Xbox 360. Official site: http://www.halowars.com/ View trailer at: http://www.halowars.com/trailer.html I'm excited :D I especially hope you can play as the Covenant, I always did prefer them over the humans. But is the Halo series overstretched with this? Is it just too much? Or could be it be just a great add-on to a great series? Latest update: Interview with game designer Graeme Devine. Includes new screenshots, one of which shows blue human forces fighting red Covies. Multiplayer, perhaps? It said April 1st on this site http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Halo_Wars but it was removed and maby the sight will help. But seriously, I will kill you allI am back for realz this time I promise now that I am a member :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atronic92 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Name ONE descent RTS on console. Starcraft for ps1 "We will certainly not be gaining money or members with this update. Instead, we are doing this for the good of the game, which is as dear to our hearts as it is to you."- JAGEX, December 13, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpbizkit Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Name ONE descent RTS on console. Starcraft for ps1 Well the ps1 is how old... Tif 360 MGC Leaderboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underu2000 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Limp, assuming your point is "RTS's don't work on consoles", there have been plenty of console RTS ports. Granted, they're better played on the PC, but really, what isn't? The 360 has seen two good RTS's already, C&C:Tiberium Wars (pretty successful) and LOTR:Battle for Middle-Earth II (somewhat successful). I think the company that made AoE is innovative enough for a console exclusive RTS to be a blockbuster, or at the very least marginally decent. That being said, I don't have many hopes for Halo Wars, because it's pretty dumbed down. Three factions are the minimum nowadays, one is unacceptable (no Covenant???). The battle system seems extremely simplified, not even the rock-paper-scissors mechanics of most games, but just "build-bigger-units-and-hurl-at-enemy" principles. I didn't even see any base-building in the trailer or resource gathering, just making the units and some flashy combat. At least it looks pretty. It's a radical idea though, take a shoot-em-up game and make a strategy title out of it. But being a Halo fan, I prefer them as FPS's, what the hell. Probably explains why I think the coolest part of Halo Wars is how the Warthogs can run over troops. That's insane. PS: Speaking of FPS into RTS, the C&C series will see another FPS title. From the RTS Tiberium Wars, there'll be a shooter called Tiberium. Pretty cool. Life is a joke. Yeah, I don't get it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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