GamePro reveals Halo Wars co-op, new units, controls and more

by Dustin Burg { Jun 8th 2008 at 2:00PM }

We reported a few days back that the latest issue of GamePro magazine would include some new Halo Wars details, facts and info. And now we're pleased to make it known that leaked magazine scans have finally made it online and do offer up a rather satisfying dose of Halo Wars newsness.

Halo Wars Addict posted scans of all ten pages of GamePro's Halo Wars article (you know, for those outside the States who can't view the magazine's contents any other way ...) and inside we learn about the game's current control scheme, new UNSC vehicles including Vultures, Cyclops and Cobras as well as mention that the campaign will be a combination of human and Covenant worlds. Also, even more exciting is confirmation that Halo Wars will boast six player Xbox Live multiplayer AND feature two person online co-op as well! Purchase a copy of GamePro's July issue to read about all the Halo Wars goodness or ... uhhh ... go here.

[Via Grunts R Us]

Tags: ensemble, ensemble-studios, gamepro, halo-wars

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

abbazabba @ Jun 8th 2008 2:41PM

Wort Wort

Jon @ Jun 8th 2008 2:55PM

update images removed

HaloWarsAddict @ Jun 8th 2008 3:10PM

Sorry dude, Temporary Link Problem. *To X3F* Grunts R Us did not have permission to use our images. I'm glad I watermarked them otherwise they would of claimed them for their own.

Momer @ Jun 8th 2008 3:39PM

Umm... What happened to the Halo Chronicles details??

Ender @ Jun 8th 2008 6:50PM

Thats what i was wondering...

The_Punisher @ Jun 8th 2008 3:47PM

Those screens surprisingly disappoint. Looks like Universe at War: Halo Edition. :(

Mr.ESC @ Jun 8th 2008 6:11PM

Which isn't exactly bad but seriously only Humans and the Covenant? what happened to the flood?

Ender @ Jun 8th 2008 6:51PM

This is set before the events in the Halo Trilogy so the flood haven't been discovered yet.

The_Punisher @ Jun 8th 2008 7:36PM

It's not exactly a BAD thing: just disappointing. I was expecting a brand new, awesome RTS. This looks meh so far.
The fact that they didn't even include the flood is frankly lazy. 2 factions = :(

Hector @ Jun 8th 2008 4:46PM

My wallet will suffer this year...

GANNONSMASH @ Jun 8th 2008 5:54PM

The Cyclops sounds really out of place in a Halo game. Come on, a giant mech suit? Seriously?

Mr.ESC @ Jun 8th 2008 6:10PM

Maybe it sucks and that's the reason you will never see it again Halo universe :P

ogvor @ Jun 8th 2008 6:22PM

Looks to be a good game, I just wish it was for PC. I tried and liked C&C III and played the whole game in 360, but when I downloaded the demo and saw how good the game looked on my MacBook Pro (in XP of course) I sold it and bought the PC version. Console controls can be really good, but they'll just never surpass the mouse.

Anticrawl @ Jun 8th 2008 7:41PM

I'll still never get why Mac users will by proprietary non-upgradable over-priced hardware from Apple then ditch the OS for XP. Seems meaningless and ignorant.

john paul @ Jun 8th 2008 10:52PM

That was....random.

Anticrawl @ Jun 8th 2008 11:16PM

Random yes, it was in response to the dude above me who is clearly mentally challenged. I hope someone holds his hand and guides him towards the light.

David W. @ Jun 8th 2008 11:30PM

I agree with what the person said about the mouse thing though. I really wish the game would come out on more then just 360. I've always played RTS's on PC...and I've tried it on the 360, it's just not the same

Donald @ Jun 8th 2008 8:30PM

I really wish I watermarked the original photos. These are my scans, this is the third time I have seen them on another site without them sourcing them to me. I asked them to source be but there is no guarantee.

The original Scans come from http://saladhats.com/?p=442 that were posted OVER a week ago.

Here is a picture of one of the original scans made by me.

http://www.saladhats.com/halowars/003o.jpg

Damn me and thinking that people would actually source me.

Donald @ Jun 8th 2008 9:03PM

Nevermind, I was wrong. Go ahead nothing to see here.

NvM @ Jun 9th 2008 12:08AM

Everything's fine as long as it controls good.

Know what I'd like to see, but it's impossible.
How about they integrate a map from this into a a new map in Halo 3.
It would be an online mode where people playing the Halo 3 engine play as the spartan units, while a person playing Halo Wars controls a number of controlled marine untis.
Doubt it's even possible but that'd be schweet.

UNSCleric @ Jun 9th 2008 12:30AM

The Flood will never be in this game, and for a perfectly good reason...it'd make no sense. It'd make as much sense as having 343 Guilty Spark in it or having Covenant fighting humans on Earth.

David W. @ Jun 9th 2008 1:11AM

Some people don't understand how specific of a time line the halo universe has...and fail to understand that this game is set at a very specific point on that timeline.

*shrugs*

UNSCleric @ Jun 9th 2008 3:02AM

I know, it makes me sick.

If I had my way, everybody on Earth would be forced to read, play, and understand the entire Halo universe and all the specifics of it. It's a masterpiece.

scottygee32 @ Jun 9th 2008 7:08AM

I don't need to be forced to ^_^

Maverick Saturn @ Jun 9th 2008 1:56AM

I wonder if the flood will appear in this?

UNSCleric @ Jun 9th 2008 3:01AM

NO.

ManicBomber @ Jun 9th 2008 5:46AM

I am starting to get excited about this game.

Tattoos @ Jun 9th 2008 7:51AM

i am really saying this Halo wars is fabulous game.

http://www.atledo.com

Robert Aitchison @ Jun 9th 2008 2:31PM

Cautiously optimistic here, I can't tell from any of this if the co-op is online only (boo) or allows split-screen local co-op (yay!).

I'll admit I'm skeptical about playing RTS on the 360, as a long time C&C fan I excitedly downloaded the demo of C&C3 shortly after we got our 360 but was really really disappointed in the controls.

Being that HW is created for the 360, not created for PC and ported to consoles, I'm hopeful that it will be enjoyable.

Former Halo Package Designer @ Jun 9th 2008 7:36PM

So, I played an early build last summer and I must say the Ensemble guys have flipped the typical RTS control scheme on it's head to make it work on a console. I found it very easy to pick up and play (although I spent all my turns trying to build some massive aircraft i had never seen before while the guy from ensemble actually built a whole army... then it all froze anyways). In fear of violating my former confidentiality agreement, I'll say don't expect this game anytime this year and Chronicles (or whatever they call it now) will have new missions as well as new maps (plus all other map packs included).