Halo Wars places the player in command of human UNSC armies as they deploy for mankinds first deadly encounter with the enemy Covenant forces. In a time pre-dating Halo: Combat Evolved. Join the crew onboard the Spirit of Fire, a Phoenix-class colony ship converted for UNSC military use, and guided by the A.I. persona Serina. Discover an ancient artifact during a journey to the planet Harvest, the first planet to be attacked by the Covenant.
Let’s take a field trip to planet Harvest to reinforce Alpha Base and investigate what the Covenant are doing there! Get a first look at the storyline behind Halo Wars with the below CGI trailer.
The RTS will be out on Xbox 360 sometime in 2009.