Tuesday, February 21, 2017

‘Halo Wars 2’ is captivating, but mechanically flawed

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Halo Wars 2, a for-console real-time strategy game, straddles the line between joyful and jarring. The sequel to 2011’s Ensemble Studios’ spinoff makes big advancements, particularly by adding PC players to the mix, but controls once again hamper the RTS experience on console.

Before the original Halo Wars on Xbox 360, console-based RTS games didn’t have a whole lot going for them. Between the blighted ports of games like Command and Conquer: Red Alert and Battle for Middle Earth, there was a sizable void that no one dared to fill. Respectable RTS games like Starcraft and Total War required the precision of a mouse and keyboard. A controller couldn’t keep up. But Creative Assembly’s Halo Wars 2 begs to differ. Read more...

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