Halo Wars 2 is not a bad game, but it just fails to do anything that really makes it excel and a must play. The Blitz multiplayer mode is an interesting innovation, but not enough to stop the campaign leaving a slight tinge of disappointment with the pac...
And remember, beyond those gameplay gripes, there's also a host of performance issues and control scheme issues, which (again) you can find in PCWorld's Halo Wars 2 review-in-progress from last week. Suffice it to say: The game doesn't quite nail ever...
Blitz helps nudge Halo Wars 2 from being a solid continuation of the eight-year-old design to being something I can actually see myself returning to again and again.The campaign gets off to an uninspiring start that continues on for a few hours as it duti...
For the first few minutes of Halo Wars 2, I felt uncomfortably overwhelmed - even as a veteran of the original game. After the first hour, however, I was hooked. 24 hours later, I find myself facing withdrawal symptoms, desperate to pick up the controller...
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Published: 2017-02-22, Author: Chris , review by: eurogamer.net
Abstract: Halo Wars 2 has been designed, first and foremost, with a controller in mind. An improvement over even its predecessor here, it proves once again that real-time strategy isn't exclusive to PC players.Unit selection is perhaps the best example of this. Wit...
Halo Wars 2 does a good job of bringing an RTS to a console, and should please fans of the franchise, but it's inevitably always going to feel like a bit of a compromise. The result is a strategy game that downplays the strategy in favour of fast-paced ac...
Abstract: 'War,' said Edwin Starr in 1970 Motown single War. 'Good god, now, what is it good for?' Starr wasn't talking about Halo Wars 2, Microsoft's latest game set in the Halo universe, but he could have been, because after 30 hours with Halo Wars 2, I don't rea...
Published: 2017-02-16, Author: Michael , review by: Digitaltrends.com
Scratches the Halo itch, Engaging campaign missions, Interface gets creative on console, Plenty of multi-player modes
Control issues with Xbox gamepad, Doesn't feel as deep as other RTS titles, Blitz mode includes micro-transactions
If you're looking for the best real-time strategy game on the market, look elsewhere. But if you want a solid Halo game with some surprisingly complex strategy gameplay, and can look past its flaws. Halo Wars 2 may be worth your time...
