Description
Halo Wars is a prequel to the
the Halo trilogy, set 21 years before the events of
Halo: Combat Evolved. In this real-time strategy take on Halo, the player leads the UNSC troops from the ship "Spirit of Fire", as they fight war against the Covenant on the partially destroyed human colony planet Harvest.
Most of the familiar units from the Halo games are featured - on UNSC side, one can find anything from marines to the near-legendary SPARTAN-II super-soldiers, from Warthogs to Scorpion tanks. The ranks of the Covenant are well-represented from lowly Grunts all the way to the most feared Elites, Brutes and even the Prophets, with all the vehicles from Banshees to Wraiths and Scarabs.
The game offers both a single-player campaign and an ability to play through the campaign in co-operative mode. The player-versus-player Skirmish mode, which supports up to 6 players, also lets the players to take the Covenant's side.
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Game Shark |
Feb 24, 2009 |
A |
100 |
| Gaming Target |
Jul 15, 2009 |
8.5 out of 10 |
85 |
| Daily Game |
Mar 23, 2009 |
8.3 out of 10 |
83 |
| GamePlasma |
Feb 26, 2009 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Giant Bomb |
Mar 02, 2009 |
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80 |
| Gamervision |
Mar 11, 2009 |
7.75 out of 10 |
78 |
| GamingExcellence |
Apr, 2009 |
7.2 out of 10 |
72 |
| Blend Games |
Feb 20, 2009 |
 |
70 |
| Lawrence |
Mar 27, 2009 |
6.8 out of 10 |
68 |
| Gamers' Temple, The |
Mar, 2009 |
54 out of 100 |
54 |
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Trivia
It was named Best Strategy/Simulation Game in Cheat Code Central's 2009 Cody Awards.
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
WWWWolf (422) on Aug 13, 2009.
