What is Halo Wars?
{{italictitle}} {{nosources|date=July 2010}} {{Infobox VG |title = Halo Wars |developer = [[Ensemble Studios]] |publisher = [[Microsoft Game Studios]] |engine = |series = ''[[Halo (series)|Halo]]'' |released = {{vgrelease|[[Australia|AU]] / [[Japan|JP]]|February 26, 2009}}{{vgrelease|EU|February 27, 2009}}{{vgrelease|NA|March 3, 2009}} |designer = |genre = [[Real-time strategy]] |modes = [[Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]], [[Cooperative gameplay|cooperative]] |platforms = [[Xbox 360]], [[Xbox One]] }} '''''Halo Wars''''' is a [[real-time strategy]] [[video game]] for the [[Xbox 360]]. It was developed by [[Ensemble Studios]]. The game was released by [[Microsoft]]. It was released in Japan and Australia on February&nbsp;26, 2009, in [[Europe]] on February&nbsp;27, and in [[North America]] on March&nbsp;3. It is based on the popular, award winning ''[[Halo (series)|Halo]]'' series of video games, and is set in the year 2531, 21 years before the events of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. It's the first ''Halo'' game that is not a [[first person shooter]]. {{Video-game-stub}} {{Halo}} [[Category:2009 video games]] [[Category:Halo video games]] [[Category:Military science fiction video games]] [[Category:Real-time strategy video games]] [[Category:Video game prequels]] [[Category:Xbox 360 games]] [[Category:Xbox One games]]