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Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Science fiction
OpenCritic79IGDB77
After decades adrift and declared “lost with all hands,” the brave crew of the UNSC Spirit of Fire are mysteriously awoken above an ancient Forerunner haven known as the Ark. In Halo Wars 2, Captain Cutter and his crew will face one of humanity’s most formidable threats yet: The Banished – a fierce and powerful Brute faction led by a cunning and lethal warrior known as Atriox.
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Epic, plot-driven, richly built and relentless.
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COGconnectedAhmed MohamedFeb 201795/100Halo Wars 2 delivers a superb story that ends with a million possibilities on what could happen in future games.
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Gaming NexusChapel CollinsFeb 20179.5/10Halo Wars 2 is an absolute masterstroke, taking console RTS limitations and somehow not only bypassing them, but making them unmissable features. This is one of the most well-made and cleverly designed games I have played in a long time. I hope it sets a precedent for other games to follow.
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God is a GeekGary BaileyFeb 20179/10With its intuitive controls and accessible nature, Halo Wars 2 could finally be the RTS to break the console market, and may even be able to take on the mighty Starcraft II.
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Paste MagazineDon SaasFeb 20175.5/10Halo Wars 2’s compromise between strategy and speed leaves a system without a functional amount of either. Its story bears the hallmarks of the world Bungie first crafted 16 years ago without any of the melodrama or myth. Missing so much of what makes an RTS work and what makes Halo a fiction so many choose to escape into, it’s easy to wonder who Halo Wars 2 is even for.
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GamesRadar+Robert ZakFeb 20173/5 starsBlitz mode aside, Halo Wars 2 sticks with a tried, tested and slightly tired RTS formula that's competent, but lacking in depth and originality.
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IGDB rating 7.6/10 from 75 ratings.
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