Halo Wars 2

Halo Wars 2
Studio	343 Industries Creative Assembly
Publisher	Microsoft Studios THQ Nordic (PC Retail)
Senior Developer	Alistair Hope (Creative Director)
composer	Gordy Haab Brian Lee White Brian Trifon
Erstveröffent- lichung	February 21, 2017
platform	Windows, Xbox One
genre	Real time strategy game
Subject	Halo
Game mode	Single player, multiplayer
control	Mouse and keyboard , gamepad
system advantages preconditions	Windows 10 (64-bit) Intel i5 2500 or AMD FX 4350 6 GB RAM GeForce GTX 650 Ti with 2 GB RAM or comparable DirectX 12 Internet connection
medium	Blu-Ray , download , DVD-ROM
language	Multilingual
copy protection	DRM ( Windows Store )
Age rating	USK PEGI

Halo Wars 2 is a real-time strategy game from the developer 343 Industries and Creative Assembly . It was released on February 21, 2017 for Xbox One and Windows 10 . Microsoft Studios act as the publisher .

Halo Wars 2 is set in the science fiction universe of the Halo series in 2559 and is the sequel to Halo Wars , which was released in 2009 . Development of Halo Wars 2 began in 2014 and was announced at Gamescom 2015.

action

The story of Halo Wars 2 takes place in the science fiction universe of the Halo series during the 26th century. The game is set in 2559, 28 years after the events of Halo Wars and shortly after the events of Halo 5: Guardians .

Halo Wars ends with the crew of the UNSC warship "Spirit of Fire" being put into cryo-sleep and flying into space. Since that event, the war between humanity and the military alliance has ended.

Halo Wars 2 begins with Captain James Cutter ( Gideon Emery ), Professor Anders (Faye Kingslee), and the crew aboard the Spirit of Fire.

Gameplay

Halo Wars 2 is a real-time strategy game in which the player takes command of the units from a bird's eye view . The game features two playable factions, which from the first part known United Nations Space Command (UNSC) (dt .: Space Command of the United Nations ) and a new alien faction called The exiles , which serve as a substitute for the Alliance Empire. The campaign contains 13 missions and is playable in co-op mode . The battles in Halo Wars 2 are connected by a " rock-scissors-paper " - balanced (rock-paper-scissors) and counterattack System (counter-attack) by ground vehicles are effective against infantry and infantry is effective against air units.

The game offers a range of multiplayer modes that can be played online with up to six players.

Original names	Brief description
Skirmish	Solo or co-op against AI opponents
Strongholds	Take and hold bases on the cards
Domination
Deathmatch	All against all, until only one lives
lightning	Blitz combines elements of trading card games.

Reviews

Halo Wars 2 received largely positive ratings. The Gamestar reviewed the PC version with 83%. Metacritic aggregates an average rating of 79 (Xbox One) and 75 (Windows 10) for the title.

Conclusion: »Fast, accessible real-time strategy game. Not only, but especially suitable for Halo fans. ""

- GamePro

Web links

• Official German website
• Halo Wars 2 on Xbox.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Halo Wars 2 New Story Details and Images Revealed . In: GameSpot . ( gamespot.com [accessed February 18, 2017]).
2. ↑ Halo Wars 2 Has New Actors for Lead Roles, Here's Why . In: GameSpot . ( gamespot.com [accessed February 18, 2017]).
3. ↑ Halo Wars 2 Has New Actors for Lead Roles, Here's Why . In: GameSpot . ( gamespot.com [accessed February 18, 2017]).
4. ↑ Halo Wars 2 - Preview: The Revelation for Real-Time Strategy Fans? In: PC GAMES . ( pcgames.de [accessed on February 18, 2017]).
5. ↑ Halo Wars 2 - Preview: The Revelation for Real-Time Strategy Fans? In: PC GAMES . ( pcgames.de [accessed on February 18, 2017]).
6. ^ Halo Wars 2 Test (Xbox One) . In: Eurogamer.de . ( eurogamer.de [accessed on February 18, 2017]).
7. ↑ Halo Wars 2 - KNOW YOUR ENEMY . In: Halo Waypoint . June 13, 2016 ( halowaypoint.com [accessed February 18, 2017]).
8. ↑ Halo Wars 2 - KNOW YOUR ENEMY . In: Halo Waypoint . June 13, 2016 ( halowaypoint.com [accessed February 18, 2017]).
9. ↑ Halo Wars 2 Rating on GameStar.de , accessed on March 5, 2017
10. ↑ Metascore Halo Wars 2 (Xbox One) on Metacritic.com , accessed March 5, 2017
11. ↑ Metascore: Halo Wars (PC) on Metacritic.com , accessed March 5, 2017
12. ↑ GamePro.de: Halo Wars 2 in the test - More than just a worthy sequel , accessed on February 20, 2017