Halo Wars (2009)

Halo Wars is a top down strategy game similar to Age of Empires in its gameplay. It's story is about a ship called the Spirit of Fire that is protecting one of the outer colonies when they ... See full summary »

Directors:

Amanda Wyatt, Scott Martin Gershin

Writer:

Graeme Devine (design)

Stars:

Gregg Berger, Nolan North, Kim Mai Guest

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Gregg Berger	...	Captain Cutter (voice)
Nolan North	...	Sgt Forge (voice)
Kim Mai Guest	...	Anders / Panicked Mob (voice)
Courtenay Taylor	...	Serina A.I. (voice)
David Sobolov	...	Arbiter (voice)
Robin Atkin Downes	...	Prophet of Regret / Spirit Officer / Pilot / Panicked Mob (voice)
Douglas Rye	...	Voice of Game (voice)
Peter Renaday	...	Covenant Minister (voice) (as Peter Reneday)
Marc Worden	...	Brute Chieftan (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leigh-Allyn Baker	...	(voice) (as Leigh Allyn Baker)
Brian Bloom	...	(voice)
Perry Brown	...	Scarab / Banshee / Vampire (voice)
Richard Cansino	...	Maid Addin / Male Civilian (voice)
Bob Carter	...	(voice)
Cam Clarke	...	Flamethrower Infantry (voice)

Storyline

Halo Wars is a top down strategy game similar to Age of Empires in its gameplay. It's story is about a ship called the Spirit of Fire that is protecting one of the outer colonies when they follow a covenant ship that attacks the colony to a unknown planet, with a mysterious past. The story follows the characters Captian Cutter, the commander of the ship, professor Anders, the brainiac scientist, and sgt. forge, the sarcastic leader of the marine ground forces. In the game each character is a playable character in a leadership type roll. Each character has their own abilities and special units they can research and use. For example, sgt. Forge can make "Grizzleys" or super tanks. The campaign that takes about 20-30 years before the events on Reach is fun and has good replay value, you can collect skulls for use in "skirmish" local matches. The multiplayer is arguably what makes this game the most interesting. Besides Cutter, Forge, and Anders you can play as three covenant leaders. ...

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Plot Keywords:

26th century | wilhelm scream | the covenant | space marine | real time strategy | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 2009 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ensemble Studios

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The only game in the franchise to receive a 'Teen' rating.

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Connections

Spun-off from Halo (2001)

User Reviews

Freakin' great

You know, I'd always thought Halo games are waaay too overrated. That was until I played them. Sure, Halo 3, for example, doesn't look great, but it's just awesome to play and it has this truly EPIC story. I loved it - and then I bought Halo Wars... just to be impressed like never before.

I don't like RTS games. I enjoyed only the first C&C, but the rest wasn't for me - too long, too hard, too boring. But HW is nothing like them - it pure FUN. This game is full of great ideas and there's no two missions that feel the same. There's always something that makes them unique and original - like the avoidance of the death ray, switching off the force barriers and other stuff not seen in other strategy games.

The game is demanding but not frustrating, it plays quick but is not too short. Graphically - it's just amazing. And it's really comfortable to play with a joypad! There's only one vice...

It's the plot. Sure, it's epic, but the writing, the characters, the dialogue - it's just not the same league as Halo 3. Well, at least the movies are beautiful and well directed.

Halo Wars is simply THE BEST RTS GAME I've ever played (and I've played a lot). I absolutely love it. 10 out of 10.