Halo Wars

Looking for Halopedia:Halo Wars, the Halopedian project? Halo wars trailer 9D8Nugm2vpo Halo Wars is a Real-time Strategy computer and video game. Collaboratively designed by Ensemble Studios and Bungie Studios, the game is set for release on the Xbox 360 on Nov 1, 2007. Announced during Microsoft's X06 media briefing on September 27, 2006, details of the game first appeared on 1UP.com. A pre-rendered trailer for the game was shown at X06. The trailer can be downloaded from the official website or from the Xbox 360 Marketplace. Alternatively, it can be viewed at You Tube Trailer.

The Halo Wars official FAQ states that the game will take place prior to the events of Halo: Combat Evolved, allowing the player to control the crew of the ship UNSC Spirit of Fire in the first battles against the Covenant. Bungie Studios has reported that the game is already in playable form, stating that it is "going to be awesome".

Halo Wars may possibly have been first hinted at in the art book that came with the collector's edition of Age of Empires 3. The last page of the art book showed images from five different Age of Empires games, including the three titles that had already been released. Two images represented unreleased games, including a hypothetical Age of Empires 4 (depicting a World War 2 or Vietnam War-era soldier) and Age of Empires 5, depicting a distinctly science-fiction character design. This may have been intended to represent Master Chief from the Halo universe.

Confirmed Elements
The following are known elements within the game that have been shown in concept art and pre-rendered trailers for Halo Wars.

UNSC
 * Infantry
 * Spartan Group Omega
 * UNSC Marine Corps
 * Vehicles
 * Warthog
 * Scorpion Tank
 * Pelican
 * Shortsword
 * Unidentified UNSC dropship (possibly an Albatross)

Covenant
 * Infantry
 * Covenant Elite
 * Covenant Hunter
 * Vehicles
 * Banshee
 * Scarab
 * Ghost
 * Shadow