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Halo Wars
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2009 real-time strategy video game for Xbox 360
OverviewAI-generated
Halo Wars is a real-time strategy game developed by Ensemble Studios and part of the Halo franchise. It utilizes the Havok Physics engine and supports single-player, multiplayer, and co-operative game modes. The title was released for the Xbox 360 in 2009, with subsequent releases on PC and Xbox One in 2010 and 2017. The game carries an ESRB rating of Teen.
Critical reception for the game includes a Metacritic score of 82 and a RAWG rating of 3.63. Other review scores listed are 77 out of 100, 74, and a critic average of 70 based on six reviews. The game has sold one million units.
Synthesized by Vinony from 21 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, RAWG, IGDB. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Game data
Metacritic 82- Released
- 2010-08-11
- User rating
- 3.63 / 5
- Genres
- Strategy
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox One, Xbox 360
- ESRB
- Teen
via RAWG
Game details · IGDB
The Covenant has declared war on humanity, and Harvest is the first battleground. Set 21 years before the events of Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo Wars is an exciting real-time strategy game set in the legendary Halo universe. In this unique installment in the Halo franchise, players experience the epic battles that marked the beginning of the Covenant War. With the UNSC Spirit of Fire at their disposal, players fight in the intense and enormous conflicts that would define humanity's relentless heroism in its darkest hour.
- Released
- 2009
- Genres
- Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
- Platforms
- Xbox 360
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Engine
- Havok Physics
- Franchise
- Halo
- Developer
- Ensemble Studios
- Publisher
- Microsoft Game Studios
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Genre
- real-time strategy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Publisher
- Q73801
- Series
- Halo
- Followed by
- Halo 3: ODST
- Follows
- Halo 3
- Composer
- Stephen Rippy
- Performer
- David Sobolov
- Developer
- Ensemble Studios
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Game mode
- co-op mode
- Distribution format
- digital distribution
- Official website
- www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-wars
Show 11 more facts
- publication date
- 2009-02-26
- input device
- gamepad
- set in period
- future
- Commons category
- Halo Wars
- title
- Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
- distributed by
- Microsoft Store
- set in environment
- fictional planet
- language of work or name
- Traditional Chinese
- units sold
- 1000000
- review score
- 77/100
- compatible with
- Q107542665
Sources (11)
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