Halo is one of the largest first-person shooter franchises on the market, and has delivered an exciting science-fiction story over the years. The franchise helped build the Xbox brand and has seen a host of different titles, including being spun-off into different genres, and it recently began airing a TV show on Paramount+. Perhaps the best-known Halo spin-offs are the real-time strategy games known as Halo Wars.
As of this writing, there have been two Halo Wars games released that brought the world of Halo to the RTS genre. Players have been able to control UNSC or Covenant forces in large-scale battles across exciting canon campaigns and multiplayer battles. The games were received well, but Microsoft has not announced any plans to make a third one s. As Halo Infinite prepares to kickstart Season 2, it might be the perfect time to make a third Halo Wars.
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In 2009. Microsoft released the first Halo Wars game with Ensemble Studios. It took place 21 years before Halo: Combat Evolved, and had players lead a group of UNSC soldiers on the Spirit of Fire. They had to fight back against the Covenant to protect an ancient fleet of ships from falling into their hands. The story helped build out the world of Halo more and provided a game that did not involve Master Chief, bridging the gap between Halo 3 and Halo: Reach alongside Halo 3: ODST.
Fans of Halo Wars would not be given another entry in the series until 2017's Halo Wars 2. This time, Creative Assembly headed up development as it had shown success in the RTS genre with its popular Total War series. The story once again followed the Spirit of Fire, but this time they had to fight back against the new alien faction known as the
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