[360] Halo Wars - Spartancraft

I looked but didn't see another topic for this, so I figured I would create it. It is NOT Halo 3, nor any actual HALO game by Bungie.

This is an RTS based on the Halo universe.

http://www.halowars.com/

I don't want to talk about it too much yet until you guys see the trailer for it. I wish not to spoil the surprise.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Yay Halo's back to save the xbox!
Couldn't they just finish the fight and let it be?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

It's pretty naive to think that the Halo franchise would end with Halo 3.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Damn. I'd better play some Starcraft and try to get myself liking RPS games, because that looks pretty cool.

Spoiler:

OMG SPARTAN ARMY. But isn't Master Chief supposed to be one of a very small number of Spartans?

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Well, yes and no. Halo Wars takes place earlier in the Halo universe, in a time where Spartans were more numerous.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Pre Halo, no?

Still, just a 360 exclusive? I honestly didn't expect that one.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I heard that halo was suppose to be originaly an RTS game before it became a FPS...

FELIPE NO

yeha it was for MAC.

no homo

Originally Posted by Neogin

Pre Halo, no?

Still, just a 360 exclusive? I honestly didn't expect that one.

I believe it's coming out for PC to compete with the Battlefield series.

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Originally Posted by Sar

I believe it's coming out for PC to compete with the Battlefield series.

Why would they release an RTS game to compete with an FPS series?

They'll release it on the PC for the extra sales and because the conversion won't take them five minutes. Should be a good game too, I'm looking forward to it.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Shin

Why would they release an RTS game to compete with an FPS series?

Regardless of what genre they/you call it, I've watched 20 minutes of Quake Wars in action. It's foundation is exactly like Battlefield (which I've also played, before you ask).

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Sar

Regardless of what genre they/you call it, I've watched 20 minutes of Quake Wars in action. It's foundation is exactly like Battlefield (which I've also played, before you ask).

Er, but we're talking about Halo Wars, not Quake Wars. If you're not going to bother reading through a thread before you reply to it, at least read the bloody title.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Shin

Er, but we're talking about Halo Wars, not Quake Wars. If you're not going to bother reading through a thread before you reply to it, at least read the bloody title.

... Shit. Feel free to delete these posts then.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Now, it cant be that bad, Halo was planned to be a RTS game on the mac at first. So the potential is there.

How ya doing, buddy?

But wait.. even if it was pre-halo.. There weren't that many Spartans to begin w/...

I think it still a good idea for a game and I can't wait to get my hands on it.

How ya doing, buddy?

Don't get me wrong I love halo but people will just buy because it says halo. Not a great idea idea I think.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Yes, they might buy it just because it is called Halo, but how is this bad? The name doesn't keep the game from being solid or anything, does it?
I'm pretty sure that developers know what they're doing. After all, they've created some fairly solid RTS on PC...

Jam it back in, in the dark.

If its coming to PC then I will get it on that,

if anyone is interested I made a Halo Wars Wallpaper



http://img428.imageshack.us/img428/2...lowars2js3.jpg

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Throwdown

Don't get me wrong I love halo but people will just buy because it says halo. Not a great idea idea I think.

Sadly, you have a point. Because it has "Halo" in its name, the fans will buy it without a doubt, but the others won't, for the same reason.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I mean there could be plenty RTSs to come out that time could be better and ppl would only pick up Halo Wars.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

I do not believe that this will sell just because it had Halo in the name.

When i was searching about this game i found out it was based on before the halo FPS series started so i believe that will be the main seller for the fans of Halo.

Either way i will be picking this game up on release.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Personally, I think it will sell great, based purely on the Halo name alone.

In fact, it's that reason that kind of puts me in a dilemma, I hate RTS's, but I love the Halo storyline.

Double Post:

Originally Posted by The Furious One

If its coming to PC then I will get it on that,

if anyone is interested I made a Halo Wars Wallpaper



http://img428.imageshack.us/img428/2...lowars2js3.jpg

Gotta say sir, I like the style of it very much, I'll try it out. Been about 3 months since I've changed my wallpaper anyways.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

There were approximately 30 Spartans in total.

i'll wait until it gets released for the PC. It will, eventually, when Microsoft has completely dried out the console market for it, and try to pump as much money it has left in it by doing a PC release, because RTSes on consoles always sucked, and so will this time as well.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Isthmus

There were approximately 30 Spartans in total.

i'll wait until it gets released for the PC. It will, eventually, when Microsoft has completely dried out the console market for it, and try to pump as much money it has left in it by doing a PC release, because RTSes on consoles always sucked, and so will this time as well.

You know, I was tempted to delete this post but you're fairly new to MW so I'll leave it.

Please do appreciate though that posts like this are of no use to anyone and further posts like this will be deleted and will possibly result in you getting banned from the the MW forum. Fine, you might not like the Xbox consoles but we do and we like talking about the games on them. If you're not here for constructive discussion, you can fuck off, frankly and luckily, I'm in a position where I can make your fucking off a pretty permanent event. This is your first and final warning.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by Shin

You know, I was tempted to delete this post but you're fairly new to MW so I'll leave it.

Please do appreciate though that posts like this are of no use to anyone and further posts like this will be deleted and will possibly result in you getting banned from the the MW forum. Fine, you might not like the Xbox consoles but we do and we like talking about the games on them. If you're not here for constructive discussion, you can fuck off, frankly and luckily, I'm in a position where I can make your fucking off a pretty permanent event. This is your first and final warning.

Wrong. I have an Xbox myself (and am planning to get a 360 later), and Halo 2 is one of my favourite games. Don't jump to ignorant conclusions, it's a bad habit in life. Where did you get that assumption from anyway? Did you roll a dice? Nothing in my post could even remotely mean somethign along the lines of "I don't like Xboxes".

It's just that every single true RTS for the console has suffered from bad controls, mainly due to the fact that RTSes are suited to mouse/keyboard play, because of the accuracy of the mouse, and the fact that the keyboard has a large amount of buttons. The Xbox 360 controller, though it is one of the best console controllers in existence, unlike the unergonomic Dual Shock or Gamecube controller, does not have enough buttons, and it's thumbsticks are not as accurate as the mouse, because they control speed of movement, rather than actual movement itself, like the mouse does. Also, Ensemble Studios has never made a console game before, but has plenty of experience in PC RTSes.

Now, if Microsoft released even just a mouse by itself for the 360 (and no keyboard), I'd instantly go out and buy it.

Jam it back in, in the dark.