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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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1001 Video Games

Awards

Cheat Code Central 2009 - Best Strategy/Simulation Game

Game Informer 2009 - Best Strategy Game

IGN 2009 - Overall Best Strategy Game 2009 - Overall Best Strategy Game (Readers' Choice) 2009 - Best Xbox 360 Strategy Game 2009 - Best Xbox 360 Strategy Game (Readers' Choice)



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Halo Wars - Wikipedia (article about the game in the open encyclopedia)

X360A Achievement Guide (X360A's achievement guide for Halo Wars.)

Halo Wars (Xbox 360) on Aug 13, 2009 WWWWolf (452) added(Xbox 360) on Aug 13, 2009

appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.