The WhatsNext verdict
For Halo fans and strategy players who want brisk real-time battles, army building, and command over iconic sci-fi units.: Halo Wars 2 turns the series’ large-scale conflict into an accessible real-time strategy game, with armies of familiar units and a campaign against Atriox and the Banished. Tradeoff: The streamlined, controller-friendly strategy format offers less unit-level complexity than many PC-focused RTS games.
What it does best
real time strategy (rts)
strategy
science fiction
The setup
What you are walking into
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. Halo Wars 2 delivers real-time strategy at the speed of Halo combat. Get ready to lead armies of Spartans and other Halo fighting forces like Warthogs, Scorpions and exciting new units in a brutal war against a terrifying new enemy on the biggest Halo battlefield yet.
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