Halo Wars

Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios

Developer: Ensemble Studios

Category: Action

Release Dates

N Amer - 03/03/2009

Official Game Website

GameZone's Review

9.0
GZ Rating

Gameplay	9
Graphics	8
Sound	9.5
Difficulty	Medium
Concept	8.5
Multiplayer	9
Overall	9.0

Reviewer: Steven Hopper

Review Date: 02/20/2009

The fight continues in this solid RTS from the Halo universe.

Full Halo Wars Review

Avg. Web Rating

8.3

GameZone's Preview

Dakota Grabowski - 07/17/2008

Halo fans have nothing to fear, Halo Wars is shaping up to be a great game.

Steven Hopper - 07/13/2007

Ensemble’s upcoming RTS in the Halo universe will feature a faithful storyline and console-friendly controls.

Interviews

GameZone Chats with Halo Wars Composer Stephen Rippy
“Throughout development, it was important to the whole team that Halo Wars have its own identity."

News

Microsoft Launches Strategic Options Pack for Halo Wars
Mixing up the battlefield like never before, Microsoft and Robot Entertainment unleash new game modes in “Strategic Options” today on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 800 Microsoft Points

"Strategic Options" Game Add-on Pack Delivers Dynamic New Gameplay to "Halo Wars"
“Halo Wars,” the best selling real-time strategy game on any current generation console, mixes up the battlefield like never before with the “Strategic Options” Game Add-on Pack, available in the coming weeks exclusively on Xbox 360

Halo Wars sells 1 million!
Halo Wars Sells One Millionth Game, Becomes Best-Selling Real-Time Strategy Title

Halo Wars Goes Gold
New video documentary series and Xbox LIVE demo details revealed

Halo Wars Original Soundtrack
Microsoft Game Studios, proudly presents Halo Wars Original Soundtrack

All News for Halo Wars

Description

“Halo Wars” is a strategy game based on the legendary “Halo®” universe. In campaign mode, players will command the armies of the UNSC warship “Spirit of Fire,” consisting of familiar and new UNSC can be played online through the New Xbox Experience® and the single-player campaign. Published by Microsoft Game Studios, “Halo Wars” is an exclusive title for the Xbox 360 video game systemunits in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind. “Halo Wars” will immerse gamers in an early period of the storied “Halo” universe, allowing them to experience events leading up to the first “Halo” title for Xbox®.

With the guidance of Serina, a spirited artificial intelligence (AI) persona, gamers will direct legions of UNSC soldiers, Warthogs, Scorpions and more, each group having its own strengths and uses in battle. Adventurous commanders can also call upon ancient Forerunner technology, if they are fortunate enough to find it hidden throughout the battlefield.

Covenant forces are also waiting for players to lead them into battle in multiplayer skirmishes via the New Xbox Experience. Call upon an arsenal of new and familiar Covenant units such as Grunts, Elites, Ghosts and even Scarabs to defeat foes on the battlefield. Strategic-minded players who react well under pressure will emerge victorious.

Created from the ground up for the Xbox 360 console and controller, “Halo Wars” is being developed by the veteran real-time strategy developer Ensemble Studios, the team responsible for the best-selling and critically acclaimed “Age of Empires®” franchise on the PC. “Halo Wars”