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Halo Wars: Limited Edition (2009)

Halo Wars: Limited Edition cover
Developer
Ensemble Studios
Publisher
Microsoft Game Studios
Platforms
Xbox 360
Genres
Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Where to get it
Website

How it feels

Command Halo universe armies in a large-scale real-time strategy game pitting humanity against the Covenant across sci-fi battlefields.

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About

Purchase of Halo Wars Limited Edition comes with the following: Halo Wars game disc inside a special metal two-sided case. Halo Wars: Genesis, a graphic novel and prequel to the game, based on the first military campaign against the Covenant. Halo 3: Mythic map pack, the new map pack which consists of: Assembly, Orbital, and Sandbox. They are included as a one time only code for you to use to get the maps from the Xbox Live marketplace for free. 6 Leader cards, which show information on all six UNSC and Covenant leaders (three leaders for each faction): Captain James Cutter, Sergeant John Forge, Professor Anders, the Prophet of Regret, The Arbiter and the Brute Army Commander. UNSC Spirit of Fire embroidered ship emblem patch. (It is actually a rubber emblem of the Spirit of Fire.) The Honor Guard Wraith, a special in-game item, used by the Honor Guard of the Covenant. A special, in-game item M12 Warthog LRV, painted in the exclusive Spirit of Fire variant and is only available to those that pre-ordered Halo Wars before the game's actual retail release dates. The Halo Wars Limited Edition from Gamestop, comes with a hint book for the second level of Halo Wars from the Prima Guide shipped with the game.

Screenshots

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