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== Development == | == Development == | ||
=== Design === | === Design === | ||
Prior to developing ''Halo Wars'', Ensemble Studios started experimenting with console control schemes using a modified ''Age of Mythology'' engine for a different project.<ref name="different">[http://worthplaying.com/article/2009/2/22/interviews/59199/ '''Worthplaying''': ''"Halo Wars" (X360) Developer Interview Part 1''</ref> This was essential at the time, as real-time strategy games were unable to provide control schemes that would deliver a good gameplay experience on a console. The studio eventually concluded the experimentation with the concept of a [[circle menu|centralized user interface]] system and settled with | Prior to developing ''Halo Wars'', Ensemble Studios started experimenting with console control schemes using a modified ''Age of Mythology'' engine for a different project.<ref name="different">[http://worthplaying.com/article/2009/2/22/interviews/59199/ '''Worthplaying''': ''"Halo Wars" (X360) Developer Interview Part 1''</ref> This was essential at the time, as real-time strategy games were unable to provide control schemes that would deliver a good gameplay experience on a console. The studio eventually concluded the experimentation with the concept of a [[circle menu|centralized user interface]] system for micromanaging and base building and settled with resource management/gathering restricted only to bases. These concepts were later presented to Microsoft, who shortly after suggested that it should be rebranded as a ''Halo'' title instead.<ref name="appreciate">[http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=20835#.UGSN3VG-XlM '''Gamasutra''': ''Q&A: How Ensemble Gets Halo Fans To Appreciate Halo Wars'']</ref> | ||
Using references material previously planned for the [[Halo (film)|Halo film adaptation]], Ensemble had to recreate the game's assets from scratch. The studio focused on ensuring that the individual units are recognizable as being part of the Halo universe from a bird's eye view (a common element in real-time strategy): ''"[UNSC forces] need to fire lead, and [Covenant forces] need to fire plasma"''.<ref name="gamasutra"/> | Using references material previously planned for the [[Halo (film)|Halo film adaptation]], Ensemble had to recreate the game's assets from scratch. The studio focused on ensuring that the individual units are recognizable as being part of the Halo universe from a bird's eye view (a common element in real-time strategy): ''"[UNSC forces] need to fire lead, and [Covenant forces] need to fire plasma"''.<ref name="gamasutra"/> | ||
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All the cutscenes were pre-rendered CGI sequences created by [[Blur Studio]].<ref>[http://vz2.blur.com/work/page/2 '''Blur Studio Work''': ''Animation, Design, VFX'']</ref> This does not include the "vignettes" (intro and conclusion sequences) which were rendered in-game using the game engine. | All the cutscenes were pre-rendered CGI sequences created by [[Blur Studio]].<ref>[http://vz2.blur.com/work/page/2 '''Blur Studio Work''': ''Animation, Design, VFX'']</ref> This does not include the "vignettes" (intro and conclusion sequences) which were rendered in-game using the game engine. | ||
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=== Audio === | === Audio === | ||
{{main|Halo Wars: Original Soundtrack}} | {{main|Halo Wars: Original Soundtrack}} | ||