Ghost of a flea: When prequel and orgasm are made to rhyme

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December 14, 2006

When prequel and orgasm are made to rhyme

Halo Wars may redeem the word prequel with a real-time strategy counterpart to Bungee's epic trilogy. And it has a co-op mode... Flea-readers, I present for your consideration the Halo Wars trailer.

The Halo Wars official FAQ states that the game will take place prior to the events of Halo: Combat Evolved, presumably in the 27 years' war that followed the United Nations Space Command's first contact with Covenant. It will allow the player to control the crew and vehicles of the UNSC ship CFV-88 Spirit of Fire in the first battles against the Covenant. Bungie Studios has reported that the game is already in playable form, stating that "it's going to be awesome."

Note to self: Find permanent, lucrative employment then purchase ludicrous entertainment centre then plug into hypothetical Xbox 360. Then use imaginary free time to leave Toronto's low-res, poorly rendered "reality" and begin a new life of epic meaning kicking Covenant ass. In the meantime, watch this Halo 3 backstage video over and over again.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at December 14, 2006 07:24 AM

Comments

HALO as RTS = excellent.
RTS + console controllers = barf

Can't believe this is an exclusive 360 property. They are missing out on a huge opportunity.

Posted by: Chris Taylor at December 15, 2006 10:51 AM

I had not noticed this is only for Xbox 360. The console guys claim strategy games are just as good as they are on PC but this is only because they never play strategy games and never game on a PC.

Barf, indeed. Hopefully they will only keep it exclusive to the 360 for a while.

Posted by: Ghost of a flea at December 15, 2006 10:58 AM

I am so tempted to get a console now. I just don't know which one to get. I agree RTS on a console just blows...I think most FPSs are far better on a computer as well.

Posted by: Andrew Ian Dodge at December 17, 2006 05:30 PM