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{{Quote|Know your enemy.|Official tagline<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjN1eWhzPeA '''YouTube''': ''Halo Wars 2 Official E3 Trailer'']</ref>}} | {{Quote|Know your enemy.|Official tagline<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjN1eWhzPeA '''YouTube''': ''Halo Wars 2 Official E3 Trailer'']</ref>}} | ||
'''''Halo Wars 2''''' is a 2017 [[real-time strategy]] video game which serves as a direct sequel to ''[[Halo Wars]]'', developed by [[Creative Assembly]] and [[343 Industries]] and published by [[Microsoft Studios]].<ref name="waypoint hw2"/> Set in the year [[2559]], the game focuses on a [[Second Ark Conflict|conflict]] for control of [[Installation 00|the Ark]] between the [[UNSC]] and the [[Banished]]. It was first revealed at Gamescom [[2015]] with a [[Halo Wars 2: Announce Teaser|teaser trailer]] and was playable at [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3 2016]].<ref name="hogs">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/the-hog-wild-req-drop '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Hog Wild Req Drop'']</ref> The game was released simultaneously on [[Wikipedia:Windows 10|Windows 10]] and [[Xbox One]] on [[2017|February 21, 2017]].<ref name="waypoint hw2"/> | '''''Halo Wars 2''''' is a 2017 [[real-time strategy]] video game which serves as a direct sequel to ''[[Halo Wars]]'', developed by [[Creative Assembly]] and [[343 Industries]] and published by [[Microsoft Studios]].<ref name="waypoint hw2"/> Set in the year [[2559]], the game focuses on a [[Second Ark Conflict|conflict]] for control of [[Installation 00|the Ark]] between the [[UNSC]] and the [[Banished]]. It was first revealed at Gamescom [[2015]] with a [[Halo Wars 2: Announce Teaser|teaser trailer]] and was playable at [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3 2016]].<ref name="hogs">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/the-hog-wild-req-drop '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Hog Wild Req Drop'']</ref> The game was released simultaneously on [[Wikipedia:Windows 10|Windows 10]] and [[Xbox One]] on [[2017|February 21, 2017]].<ref name="waypoint hw2"/> | ||
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===Characters and setting=== | ===Characters and setting=== | ||
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;Leader Points and Leader Powers | ;Leader Points and Leader Powers | ||
When the player acquires leader points, they can be applied on several leader powers | When the player acquires leader points, they can be applied on several leader powers (special abilities that can aid the player on the battlefield). Even when the player is idle, the leader point bar gauge charges gradually and when the gauge is full, the player gains a point. However, points can be earned faster by killing enemy unit and destroying enemy buildings. The number of available leader points is indicated by stars above the map HUD. | ||
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