Earlier today, Microsoft announced “Strategic Options,” a downloadable add-on to Ensemble’s
Halo Wars. “Strategic Options” is basic expansionary content that adds three new modes of play to the main game: Keepaway, Tug of War, and Reinforcement.
Let’s explore, shall we? Keepaway Mode is essentially Capture the Flag, except the flag is a “free-roaming” Forerunner Sentinel. If you grab it a total of three times, you win. Tug of War mode sounds funny: build a huge army and crush your opponent. Sounds like something you already do, right? And finally, Reinforcement Mode is a survival gametype of sorts that pits you against waves of differing enemies.
No word on pricing or availability, but chances are it’ll be “expensive” and “soon.” We’ll be sure to let you know when it drops. Until then, hit the break and stare at the Achievement information. Also, feel free to look at the tiny pictures in the gallery. (I’m not kidding; these things are wicked small.)
Achievements:
One and Done (30 points): Score the winning point in a game of Keepaway against Legendary A.I.’s
Pull Hard, Pull Deep (20 points): Win and never trail in a Tug of War game
Freak on a Streak (20 points): Gain at least 15 population from a single wave in a Reinforcement game
Living Loving Bug (30 points): Obtain a Scarab during a Reinforcement game
But hey at least the Halo hate got started fast, it usually takes about 10 posts.
@Sephiroth
Why do people keep saying this? This is MS's core franchise, you truly believe they'll let it slip into mediocrity? They've made 3 Halo games and a single spin-off yet people are acting like its the end of the world and Halo kart isn't far off.
Just chill.
I know, Halo Wars is game #4 of a core franchise. Master Chief has a long ways to go before he's the loose street corner whore that Mario and Sonic both are now.
Luckily a neighbor heard the raping, and called the police and shot the rapist dead. After getting his anus stitched together, Bob's friends decided to comfort Bob by having a video game party at their house to make Bob forget about the rape. However, the friends knew that Bob was raped, what they didn't know was that Bob was raped by a man in a Master Chief costume. When they surprised Bob at their house with a brand new Halo 3 to play with, it was too late. I heard the police said the entire house was painted with blood and they had ten garbage bags to collect the body parts. Bob is still in the asylum locked for life.
Or as insecure PC fankids put it, an RTS for morons.