Halo Wars
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Developer: Ensemble Studios
Category: Action
Release Dates
N Amer - 10/01/2008
News
Xbox 360 Gears Up for Its Second Holiday Season and Beyond
Halo Wars Announced for Xbox 360
An all-new real-time strategy game based on the legendary Halo® universe
Description
“Halo Wars” is a strategy game based on the legendary “Halo®” universe. Players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units 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 and Scorpions against Covenant Grunts, Elites, Ghosts and Scarabs, each group having its own strengths and uses in battle. 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” can be played online via Xbox LIVE® and through the single-player campaign. Published by Microsoft Game Studios, “Halo Wars” is an exclusive title for the Xbox 360 video game system.
Notes
Halo Wars is for the Xbox 360 exclusively.
