Halo Wars

If you are a fan of real time strategy, then Halo Wars is the right game for you. Halo Wars is based in the Halo universe that is based in earlier times. You get to live the events that happened prior to the first Halo game. Serina is your help in guiding the various units of the game which you are familiar with. There are also technologies throughout the battlefield that allow your Commanders to utilize their powers and assist you in battle.
Game Play Specifics
The campaign mode allows you to live the story in which your UNSC Warship, the Spirit of Fire and all of its troops first meet up with the Covenant, your alien enemies that are on a mission to exterminate humans. You can take control over Covenant units when playing multiplayer and lead your Grunts, Elites, Ghosts, as well as Scarabs to defeat human foes on the battlefield.
Ensemble Studios did a great job at creating this groundbreaking Xbox 360 real time strategy game with intuitive game play through a interface that plays almost effortlessly. This creates a control scheme which can be mastered to demolish your enemies and power through games with strategically planned game play. This large scale combat system lets you truly feel like a commander of an army. This is true for both sides, being UNSC troops or Covenant forces. Build up your army and become the superior force to obliterate your foes. This offers a tactical system that is unmatched by any other real time strategy game on Xbox 360. By using combinations of leaders and units to control, you can custom tailor your playing style to match realistic war simulations.
The Bottom Line for Halo Wars
This is a unique and interesting take on one of the greatest PC to Console games transformations. You could really create your story of how the events prior to the original Halo game occurred. This gives you an idea as to why you love playing Halo alone and with your friends online, as well as insight through where this concept originates. This is a great buy for anyone that enjoys real time strategy game play or just plain war games with their friends. Whatever your take, this is a must have for your Xbox 360 console.