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Alternative Names

ヘイロー ウォーズ

Developer

Ensemble Studios

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Strategy

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Release Dates

03/03/09 Microsoft Game Studios
02/26/09 Microsoft Game Studios
02/27/09 Microsoft Game Studios

Community Stats

Owners: 360
Favorite: 9
Tracked: 4
Wishlist: 12
Now Playing: 12
 
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Halo Wars (X360) > Opinions (188)

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hellobion2 posted 26/11/2023, 12:20
Nothing beats halo!
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ice posted 06/06/2013, 02:23
The one Halo I haven't played, I will eventually buy it when I see it for a reasonable price.
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sales2099 posted 15/02/2013, 03:06
If they make a Halo Wars 2 Id imagine MS will wait for the Xbox to sell for a few years to build up a sizable install base to give this the sales it needs, perhaps release after Halo 5 so it can ride the Halo wave.
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blue7x7 posted 29/01/2012, 07:00
Yeah I know chunky I don't get why they are not making a Halo Wars 2 it obviously was successful 2 million for an RTS on consoles. It also has a very very active online community. Hopefully they do make a Halo Wars 2 eventually somehow I doubt they ever will unfortunately.
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Mr Puggsly posted 17/01/2012, 11:51
Finished the campaign again, great game. Shame they never brought it to the PC.
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DepthAlly posted 17/11/2011, 11:17
This is the most consistently enjoyable Halo game I've played
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Chunkysatsuma posted 27/10/2011, 10:38
Over 2 million sold, supported with dlc, high user and critic rating, active online nearly 3 years after launch - Microsoft still wont announce a sequel
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yo_john117 posted 24/09/2011, 09:02
@ dsage--make up your mind you keep saying worst halo game on different Halos
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yo_john117 posted 24/09/2011, 09:02
Best RTS on a console...Now go make Halo Wars 2 with Kinect compatibility! GO GO GO!!
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Millenium posted 10/08/2011, 04:10
Funny how the number 2 selling RTS on 360 only managed o.84m, and this, the number 1 is at 2.09 :p
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dsage01 posted 22/07/2011, 11:58
Worst Halo game
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blue7x7 posted 15/06/2011, 08:53
Wow this game sold great for an RTS on consoles I hope their is a Halo Wars 2 I love Halo Wars 1 and so do many people the multiplayer is still very active.
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Lazthelost posted 10/02/2011, 06:47
Gosh, I'm craving for a sequel to Halo Wars. I hope Microsoft gets Robot to make the Halo Wars 2. Fingers Crossed!
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Fabius posted 27/01/2011, 04:15
Need second One
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hudsoniscool posted 09/01/2011, 06:16
Iveyboi i now think there both about the same 9/10
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Iveyboi posted 14/12/2010, 08:40
Lol @ "better than uncharted 2", but agree with being better than MW2!
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Mr Puggsly posted 05/12/2010, 04:22
Took a year and seven months, but it finally hit 2 million. Maybe it can hit 3 million life time.
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usrevenge posted 30/05/2010, 09:56
a decent console rts... loved it. other than halo 1 the only legit halo game made so far
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blue7x7 posted 28/05/2010, 07:36
This will definitely sell 2 million but it will take a while. I love this game one of the Best RTS on consoles probably the best. I just wished ensemble didn't close and still supported this game with patches.
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hudsoniscool posted 02/04/2010, 08:03
my fav game of 09. better than uncharted 2 and MW2
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elticker posted 23/02/2010, 10:21
Hopefully 2 million LTD
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disolitude posted 20/01/2010, 09:27
Prolly most under-rated game of 2009. Wish there was more meat to the campaign cause the coop mode is a blast...
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AlkamistStar posted 25/12/2009, 05:27
Can't wait for Halo Wars to hit 2 million xD
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Salnax posted 25/12/2009, 05:45
A great selling game on a system that didn't encourage FPS's. Why did Ensemble have to die?
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spacetattoo82 posted 21/12/2009, 01:58
under tracked, give us your facts.

great games. loved the coop way better then playing by my self.
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The_Killer posted 21/12/2009, 01:52
undertracked by round 1 million 200 thousand imho
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Barozi posted 06/12/2009, 04:57
Going to break 1m in NA soon
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Munkeh111 posted 15/11/2009, 09:46
MP isn't that much of a rush fest, especially 3 vs 3. The Covenant leaders can be very good for a rush, but in general you get long and good games
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Boneitis posted 30/10/2009, 05:57
This game is no Command & Conquer. But still a fantastic RTS. Down the road I hope they bundle this game with the console and port it to the PC.
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MorgZ posted 11/10/2009, 11:23
Just finished this and really really enjoyed it. It would have been nice if there were a few more open ended missions at the end but the presentation, gameplay and storyline were all very good. The only warning is that those used to RTS games will find the campaign fairly short (6-8 hours to complete on normal difficultly)
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Bagaren85 posted 25/09/2009, 11:30
Great sales for a RTS. I might buy it after i finished OdST.
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Gearbox posted 13/09/2009, 06:06
undertracked by 600 000
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MonstaMack posted 23/08/2009, 10:33
It's a great game for a console RTS. I haven't played many console RTS but this by far controlled the best (I tried C&C and Red Alert, they didn't compare from my brief experience) and the single player is fairly solid although short (you can beat the entire campaign in about a day even on Heroic, Legendary was a bit hard for me but I don't have all the skulls yet).

I heard multiplayer is a rush fest which is a shame but to be expected.

My only real complaint was you were human the entire campaign and never got to play the Flood or Covenant. Oh and theres no flood in multiplayer as a choice which also stinks.
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PlaystaionGamer posted 14/08/2009, 10:51
when i get a new 360 il be picking this up
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MonstaMack posted 14/08/2009, 09:55
... and that was for Limited Edition to!
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MonstaMack posted 14/08/2009, 09:54
$40? Pfft. Just got it for $36 shipped on Amazon lighting deal of the hour!
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RockSmith372 posted 19/07/2009, 03:51
good game, deserved a million
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NKAJ posted 16/07/2009, 04:38
shows how strong the name is
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Egghead posted 11/07/2009, 02:08
If this sold only on the Halo name and the fact that currently sales have died out, i dont think this will have an effect on the popularity of console RTS
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Shadowblind posted 21/06/2009, 05:02
Wow, fantastic sales for an RTS.
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I LOVE GIGGS posted 15/06/2009, 12:24
Wow
This game has really great legs in Japan!
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elticker posted 28/05/2009, 03:43
nope more than kill zone 2 sales in us by 10k
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FootballFan posted 26/05/2009, 04:26
Exactly the same amount sold in America as Killzone 2
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HanzoTheRazor posted 13/05/2009, 04:16
8/10 Not a bad game.
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account2099 posted 11/05/2009, 07:08
hope this is bundled later this year, so that more people can see how cool this game is.
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Graves posted 10/05/2009, 11:23
It didn't quite live up to my expectations however I really enjoyed the story and it had a strong campaign mode.

I hope they make a sequel. I know Ensemble isn't around but Microsoft still owns everything.
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toastboy44562 posted 06/05/2009, 10:18
halo wars= legs! it goes up in others...
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Majin-Tenshinhan posted 28/04/2009, 12:40
jmcraddock, don't play dumb. You know very well that when people say "console RTS" they don't mean the PC ... Otherwise they'd just say RTS.
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chris100185 posted 21/04/2009, 09:17
Halo_John, Are you serious, or just really delusional?
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Halo_John posted 19/04/2009, 05:14
Cheat1011 has a point, anyway hope this game continues to sell

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Cheat1011 posted 19/04/2009, 12:10
Kaze, you're obviously retarded. That's like asking why Nintendo stamps Mario on sport games because it's main series is of the platforming genre. It's set in the same universe as the other Halo games, that's why it has the Halo name, idiot.
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I LOVE GIGGS posted 18/04/2009, 07:56
Good legs in Japan
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Halo_John posted 18/04/2009, 11:21
This is definitely the best selling RTS game ever!!!!
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nomorehalo posted 18/04/2009, 06:33
This just might be the best selling RTS in Japan lol!
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migasuk posted 18/04/2009, 03:34
haters come on...give a break the game is good one, have you tried? are you a RTS games fan? if you didn't try or u r not a RTS... don't waste ur time by making yourself look like a twat, perhaps you r a ps3 fanboy and just come here troll about the game when your hyped kz2 is struggling (in sales) big time.

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jmcraddock posted 17/04/2009, 10:42
@Majin-Tenshinhan

So? PC plays games.. so it is a video game console. Its known mostly for other things then video games, but it still counts as a console since. It even still gets most of the xbox games.. so you cant deny its not a video game machine.
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RockSmith372 posted 17/04/2009, 10:02
it's still a good game, regardless if it has the name halo on it
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FaRmLaNd posted 17/04/2009, 03:18
Thats a pretty damn good reason for it to sell a million copies. You say it like its a bad thing. Why not use the halo name?
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squeeky posted 14/04/2009, 01:24
The only reason this broke a million is because it says "Halo".
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Majin-Tenshinhan posted 10/04/2009, 07:07
kersed3, that's a PC rts...
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mjc2021 posted 09/04/2009, 03:19
I'm looking forward to playing this game... when I can get it for about $30.
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RockSmith372 posted 08/04/2009, 11:34
1 million!!!
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kersed3 posted 08/04/2009, 10:32
@shadowblind

http://vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=6194®ion=All
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point x posted 08/04/2009, 03:06
TRS kick ass fOR all..
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Shadowblind posted 06/04/2009, 03:51
So...can i have a link to another console RTS that has broken 1 million?
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Barozi posted 05/04/2009, 06:41
Well in the meantime it has sold 1 million copies.
The numbers from Microsoft were shipped.
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Aj_habfan posted 04/04/2009, 06:34
Unless that place is from NPD, the only other source of sales data in North America, those sources are quoting that same Microsoft quote.
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blue7x7 posted 04/04/2009, 03:20
LOL at all the people not wanting to believe it hasnt sold 1 million copies. It has sold 1 million copies many places are saying it that it has sold 1 million not just microsoft. Come one is it really that hard to believe. It does have the "HALO" name attached to it. But whatever if you guys dont want to believe it has sold 1million copies in your fanboy minds. Hey whatever makes you sleep better at night.
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kersed3 posted 02/04/2009, 01:37
69.99 plus tax is about 78.42

MAJOR RIP OFF!!!

WAIT FOR IT TO BE 59.99 like all the other games. dont wanna be ripped off.
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kersed3 posted 02/04/2009, 01:36
almost 1 million people have gotten ripped off, only 50 000 more to go!
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Bluewing posted 01/04/2009, 08:01
@ Xander & blue7x7.
Microsoft announced that 1 Million was sold yeah, but that's sold to retailers. That's where they earn their money from.
It says sold in the article, and they always mean sold to retailers, also known as "shipped"
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DirtyP2002 posted 01/04/2009, 04:28
@blue, sold to retail.
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blue7x7 posted 31/03/2009, 03:47
@bluewing No i read the article and they said SOLD not shipped i can read. Here is a link if you dont believe me.

http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/15BEE932-7C7C-4305-820F-8D7075D29470.htm
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Aj_habfan posted 31/03/2009, 01:26
That link doesn't work, but I'm sure it says something about Microsoft selling 1m copies. Which they did. Only they "sold" it to retailers, who then sell it to customers. Companies will often say sell for shipped, because it sounds better and is technically true.
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MonstaMack posted 29/03/2009, 04:23
Who cares? In the long run this game will probably sell 3,4 maybe even 5 million with the Halo name alone.
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Xander756 posted 28/03/2009, 05:13
habfan, it was announced to have sold 1 million, not shipped 1 million. Here is even an article that clarifies for you: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6206389.html?sid=6206389&part=rss&subj=6206389
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Aj_habfan posted 28/03/2009, 08:50
I agree. This was announced to have shipped over 1 million and this site has less then 1 million. You mean to tell me there are copies all over the world sitting on shelves? Since when are games handled in that manner? Bias is the only answer my people.
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Xander756 posted 27/03/2009, 11:41
This was announced to have surpassed 1 million copies sold weeks ago. Bias anybody?
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Bluewing posted 27/03/2009, 11:56
@blue7x7 Yeah that's SHIPPED units, Microsoft announced that they sold 1 million units to RETAILERS. Vgchartz numbers show how many units that has been sold to CONSUMERS.
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blue7x7 posted 27/03/2009, 03:40
wow great sales for an RTS especially a console RTS. They are obviously undertracking this game microsoft announced that this game had reached 1 million in 2 weeks
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migasuk posted 27/03/2009, 01:50
best game ever :P
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Seece posted 26/03/2009, 10:08
930k, a million soon!
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Jexy posted 25/03/2009, 03:05
NA numbers are not accounted for this week yet, and remember, that means last week.
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DonnieT18 posted 24/03/2009, 06:06
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6206389.html?part=rss&tag=gs_pc&subj=6206389

1 Million sold within 3 weeks according to MS. I wonder if VGChartz counts the LE sales towards the total sales of this game?
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Jexy posted 24/03/2009, 04:45
no game has good legs in japan.
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Aj_habfan posted 24/03/2009, 10:27
It was released later in NA, and the weekly results for NA are always a bit later.

And this game is having terrible legs in Japan. A sign that 360 is fading out? I'll let you be the judge.
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BMaker11 posted 24/03/2009, 05:26
Only RTS on consoles to come close to a million....but it's not miles better than the others....

/sigh. Consumers these days. If only a game like Sid Meier would've tagged on "Halo Edition", it would've also got the sales it deserved
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HappyPerson14 posted 24/03/2009, 04:30
yeah NA is confusing
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ps3-sales! posted 23/03/2009, 09:37
did they skip the american numbers?
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richardhutnik posted 22/03/2009, 07:29
Wabbit season!
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Aldro posted 21/03/2009, 11:07
For a RTS this game sold good
For a Halo game it was... not expected ill leave it at that.
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oliist posted 21/03/2009, 05:33
Tracker dog!!
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richardhutnik posted 20/03/2009, 05:02
Race track!
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MontanaHatchet posted 20/03/2009, 01:13
This porridge seems tracked just right.
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Aj_habfan posted 20/03/2009, 03:31
Overtracked.
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matt247 posted 19/03/2009, 11:31
under tracked
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Fenristh posted 19/03/2009, 08:36
Probably a million shipped, not sold.
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DevilishSix posted 19/03/2009, 03:35
Close to a million units in 3 weeks for a console RTS seems unheard of to me. Compared to its FPS brothers it would be disappointing, but surely Microsoft considers this a success.

I really like the game and would buy a copy of Halo Wars 2 if made.
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RockSmith372 posted 19/03/2009, 03:04
i had full intentions this wasn't a shooter. That's why i bought it. I love RTSs. I love shooters don't get me wrong but RTSs are my guilty pleasures when it comes to videogames
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bkslopper posted 18/03/2009, 04:47
I'm not a huge fan of this game. I had more fun with Red Alert on the PS1. (Strangely my fav RTS.) Even that game supported squads. I'm teetering on selling halo Wars.
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Shipping Total

1,000,000 Units
As of: March 2009

Opinion (188)

hellobion2 posted 26/11/2023, 12:20
Nothing beats halo!
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ice posted 06/06/2013, 02:23
The one Halo I haven't played, I will eventually buy it when I see it for a reasonable price.
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sales2099 posted 15/02/2013, 03:06
If they make a Halo Wars 2 Id imagine MS will wait for the Xbox to sell for a few years to build up a sizable install base to give this the sales it needs, perhaps release after Halo 5 so it can ride the Halo wave.
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blue7x7 posted 29/01/2012, 07:00
Yeah I know chunky I don't get why they are not making a Halo Wars 2 it obviously was successful 2 million for an RTS on consoles. It also has a very very active online community. Hopefully they do make a Halo Wars 2 eventually somehow I doubt they ever will unfortunately.
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Mr Puggsly posted 17/01/2012, 11:51
Finished the campaign again, great game. Shame they never brought it to the PC.
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DepthAlly posted 17/11/2011, 11:17
This is the most consistently enjoyable Halo game I've played
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