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Fable II and Halo Wars Gain Classic Status
Written Friday, February 05, 2010 By Richard Walker
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Fable II and Halo Wars have both made their way into the Classics range from today, each retailing for the bargainous sum of £19.99 (ERP).

Anyone who hasn't actually picked either these up would be wise to do so now, especially with Fable III on the cards. Now would be a good time to discover Lionhead's first Xbox 360 foray into Fable-dom. The Fable II Classics Edition comes complete with all the Knothole Island and See the Future premium add-on packs too.

And for streamlined, intuitive RTS action on a console, you can't really do much better than Halo Wars...and well, it's Halo, innit? If that's not enough to tempt you, Halo Wars Classics also comes with a bundled bonus download card, which enables you to pick up the game's Strategic Options and Historical Battle Map packs for free. That's an additional 100 cheevo points to boot. Not too shabby.

 

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Comment #1 by Neon Lynx
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 08:34:39 AM
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will get halo wars fo shizzle!!
waypoint says i have to...


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Comment #2 by Neytiri Rocks
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 08:35:05 AM
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lol pete will love that.


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Comment #3 by IEvil IMonkey
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 08:35:17 AM
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You can get them cheaper in stores anyway... Classic status means nothin except crapper classic artwork on the front =


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Comment #4 by bullet1207
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 08:35:55 AM
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That's pretty good then, Fable 2 is an amazing game and so is Halo Wars so good stuff.


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Comment #5 by metallicorphan
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 08:42:30 AM
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does that mean the 'episodes' of Fable 2 will be cheaper?..i think they are something like 900 points at the moment with the first one being free of course


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Comment #6 by juenger1701
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 08:50:07 AM
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no just the disk edition


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Comment #7 by FOX-Inc.
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 08:59:18 AM
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Both games are cheaper on disc anyway...


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Comment #8 by Mr mac 11
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 09:00:07 AM
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i think im going to store tonight


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Comment #9 by WaahhJedi
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 09:17:08 AM
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Anyone looking to 100% Halo Wars better check out that list first. I forgot exactly what it's called but there's an achievement for getting General rank in Multiplayer and that could take upwards of 500 hours, doing it legit.


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Comment #10 by dark lord me
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 09:24:15 AM
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Cool thats pretty much the Cost of DLC so it is a pretty good deal.


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Comment #11 by Infection Ftw
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 09:36:57 AM
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@9 it doesn't take that long to boost it. It's been reduced from 3,2m xp to 800k xp already.


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Comment #12 by freeleeday
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 09:37:01 AM
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@#9 Yeah but they updated it so it's like a quarter of what it used to be.


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Comment #13 by minimitch28
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 10:10:23 AM
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ha this is quite annoying i bought my halo wars on the first day for £40 and all the dlc for another 20 or so ( had to be 2100 ms points) so now im pretty pissed lol


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Comment #14 by SP4ce93
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 10:22:26 AM
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ANGER!!!! Just bought Halo Wars less than a month ago, albeit a fiver cheaper than this new deal, still if I want all the achievements, I've gotta pay 1600msp for maps, on a game I hardly play online...

...Not amused -.-


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Comment #15 by xFortyseven
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 10:23:12 AM
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Fable 2 was awesome


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Comment #16 by sonicdevron
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 11:17:38 AM
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Might pick up Fable 2 then. I remember going to pick it up for 25 used at gamestop, but then got Farcry 2 (Possibly worst 25 bucks ever).


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Comment #17 by TSG Dwaggie
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 12:43:03 PM
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Or you can just pick up Halo Wars LIMITED edition (with art book and everything), for £14 off amazon >.>


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Comment #18 by BG AzN
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 03:16:44 PM
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Wow so they include the DLC for Halo Wars in there, while they still have it up for an absurd price on the marketplace.


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Comment #19 by daviduk2000
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 03:39:38 PM
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these were £15 each a few months ago.
thats when i got the fable premium edition so i could delete my DLC


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Comment #20 by mjc0961
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 05:25:16 PM
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"And for streamlined, intuitive RTS action on a console, you can't really do much better than Halo Wars"

Sure I can. Red Alert 3 Ultimate Edition for PS3.


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Comment #21 by Evolution X0
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 05:58:57 PM
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£19.99? The original game goes for £10-£12 in stores.


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Comment #22 by TakahashiDemon
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 06:16:06 PM
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I might pick up Halo Wars at some point, once my overall completion is good.


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Comment #23 by OMG I GOT SHOT
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 06:30:48 PM
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Is the 2nd halo wars dlc even worth getting?


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Comment #24 by psitaylor
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 08:33:22 PM
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#23 worth it for the achievements.. but the maps arent that good and there isnt really a big game u will get to play them in ranked games.


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Comment #25 by acidBez
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 10:23:14 PM
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If anyone is picking up Fable for the first time, msg me and I'll send some gold your way to get you started (and help you get the reselling achievement).

I'm sure I'll pick this edition up at some point for the extra content. It's a fun, casual RPG.


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Comment #26 by acidBez
Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 10:25:09 PM
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@13/14 That's just the price you pay for getting the game when it's still relatively new. It's the same with anything - prices for technological items nearly always go down (specially when taking into account the resale market) and earlier adopters always pay more.


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Comment #27 by CobraKilla
Saturday, February 06, 2010 @ 01:07:20 AM
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@20 Universally most C&C fans (including me) rate red alert 3 as an abomination, and not worthy of even playing.


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Comment #28 by MIKE0029
Saturday, February 06, 2010 @ 07:20:58 AM
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@Richard Walker, um doesn't both the Halo Wars dlc's add an additional 200 'cheevo' points to boot?


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Comment #29 by MathGuy42
Saturday, February 06, 2010 @ 07:42:21 AM
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Anyone know if the Halo Wars Platinum Hits US edition also comes with DLC codes?


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Comment #30 by cbssi
Saturday, February 06, 2010 @ 12:01:56 PM
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This is bull. They better lower the DLC prices, then. I've been waiting a long time to DL Strategic Options. I just gave in and downloaded the maps 2 days ago. But I won't do that with Strategic Options unless they force me to.


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Comment #31 by lostmotiv
Saturday, February 06, 2010 @ 02:35:15 PM
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is this classics addition thing uk only? the platinum hits version of fable 2 here in canada only comes with 1 dlc pack not both...


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Comment #32 by crunchb3rry
Saturday, February 06, 2010 @ 09:47:38 PM
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What makes me laugh is they still just offer Fable II Episode I on the Marketplace instead of just putting the whole thing on as a Game On Demand. Dumbasses.


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Comment #33 by DENAz666
Sunday, February 07, 2010 @ 08:36:28 PM
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How the hell does Halo wars get classis status?


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Comment #34 by horstwayne
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 05:32:55 AM
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I won't bother with those. Classics messes up box art which looks ugly on my games shelves.

I already have fable 2 goty anyway.


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Comment #35 by MathGuy42
Saturday, February 13, 2010 @ 12:44:50 PM
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I verified at my local store that the Halo Wars Platinum Hits comes with a download card for both DLC.


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