Halo Wars Demo on XBL Thurs Feb 5th 9am GMT

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Joystiq said:
The playable demo will be available on February 5th at 5AM EST (2AM PST).

The demo will include beginner and advanced tutorials and the first two campaign missions from the story mode. The demo will also include "Chasms," one of the 14 multiplayer maps included in the full game. Players will be able to battle against the computer AI in Skirmish mode, playing as either the UNSC or the Covenant. No online play was mentioned in the release.
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http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/23/halo-wars-goes-gold-demo-detailed/

Something to kill the time before SFIV comes out I guess :D
 
I'll pick it up when it is <£20.

I'm in no rush to play it and it just doesn't seem like the game would justify the £43 I was considering spending on the Limited Edition when I would only play it for a couple of weeks if that.
 
After playing the CoH and DoW series, there is just no way I can now go back to the generic RTS formula this game seems to have adopted.
 
I tried the demo of TC's End War just before xmas last year and that was the first time I ever tried RTS on a console. Was a bit tricky and can't say I enjoyed it much. I should probably give it another try :)
 
Look forward to trying this out. I'm still not 100% sure it's my cup of tea - but it's always worth a go!
 
Kreeeee said:
Shame it's console only, the RTS controls all suck ass.
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I agree but apparently they have built this from the ground up for consoles and it has some nice innovations like "painting" to select your units (holding down a button and moving over the units you want to select)

Won't be as good as PC but it could be good.
 
Can't wait for this, sounds like they've got the controls absolutely right. Also all the videos make it look like they've got the halo feel absolutely spot on , warthogs move the way you expect to, could be a real treat. After the disappointment of the Dawn of War 2 beta Id love for this to be really good :)
 
Well Halo started out as an RTS so it will be interesting to see this. If this is even slightly good then I think I will get - would love to play RTS on big TV.
 
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