UK REVIEW–After shooting through scores of Covenant and Flood soldiers in three Halo first-person shooters, the United Nations Space Command’s story rewinds a few decades in Halo Wars. The game grants you command of both the human UNSC forces and their archenemy, the theocratic alliance of the Covenant. Halo Wars offers quality cinematic presentation and [...]

.!. Development of Ensemble Studios’ swan song RTS complete; hits Xbox 360 March 3, demo due February 5. The big news out of Microsoft’s Consumer Electronics Show press conference wasn’t exactly a showstopper, but it was good for those looking forward to Ensemble Studios’ swan song, Halo Wars. The Xbox 360-exclusive sci-fi real-time strategy game [...]

.!. You hear the big chord and the brass fanfare, and you know what’s coming. It’s easy to get excited when you hear the rousing Star Wars theme, though the franchise has hardly been known for exceeding expectations in recent years. If you’re interested in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for its story and theme, [...]