360.IGN Review:
But Halo Wars makes up for its character shortcomings with its unflagging devotion to retaining the Halo feel. The story still feels epic in scope, and there are some powerful on-screen moments. Even the interface and extras are unmistakably Halo. The Easy, Normal, Heroic and Legendary difficulties are here, as are the crossed-sword icons to represent them. There are even skulls scattered throughout the game that you can collect by meeting special objectives in the campaign. Flip them on just like you would in Halo 3 to turn on effects like Grunt Birthday Party, which adds a shower of confetti to every Covenant Grunt you kill, or choose More Cowbell to crank all explosions in the game up to 11.
http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/955/955576p1.html
Planet 360 Review:
http://www.planetxbox360.com/article_5825/Halo_Wars
But Halo Wars makes up for its character shortcomings with its unflagging devotion to retaining the Halo feel. The story still feels epic in scope, and there are some powerful on-screen moments. Even the interface and extras are unmistakably Halo. The Easy, Normal, Heroic and Legendary difficulties are here, as are the crossed-sword icons to represent them. There are even skulls scattered throughout the game that you can collect by meeting special objectives in the campaign. Flip them on just like you would in Halo 3 to turn on effects like Grunt Birthday Party, which adds a shower of confetti to every Covenant Grunt you kill, or choose More Cowbell to crank all explosions in the game up to 11.
http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/955/955576p1.html
Planet 360 Review:
http://www.planetxbox360.com/article_5825/Halo_Wars