Xbox Gamer

Ok I think I might start giving recent demo summaries. For list #1 I will be covering Halo Wars & Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. (both of which are worth checking out by the way). Ok I’ll start off with Halo Wars, the infamous Halo RTS game for the Xbox 360. The demo lets you savor it quite well and proves that the 360 can handle an RTS. I was actually shocked at how well it was pulled off as normally console RTS games are not good at all. If you’re familiar with RTS games the learning curve is not that bad, you just have to remember that it’s not WarCraft!

My favorite part was running over enemies with my Warthog unit. As for the difficulty, I played it on normal and it was fair. Although like all RTS, the real challenge will probably lurk online. Overall I’d say Halo Wars is a solid RTS and will probably not disappoint you if you’re looking for a good Halo themed RTS. As for H.A.W.X., I’m not a big fan of flight games to be honest. However, I did find this game to be somewhat fun. It seems to target both the flight sim fanatic as well as the curious gamer who’s not really familiar with this genre as the learning curve is not that bad. And if you’re wondering how it is compared to the first Blazing Angels, I personally liked H.A.W.X. more, but keep in mind that they cover different time periods as well as goals. H.A.W.X. is obviously more futuristic. I suggest you get the demo for yourself to get a better idea as these flight games are not my strong point.

Another demo worth checking out is the one for Afro Samurai which I did not mention in this post but is still fun as well.