Editing Halo Wars Call to Battle trailer

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The '''Call to Battle trailer''' was a trailer released by [[Ensemble Studios]] for ''[[Halo Wars]]''. It was released on [[2009|February 5, 2009]] to promote the [[Halo Wars Demo|''Halo Wars'' demo]], which became available on the same day.<ref>[http://www.g4tv.com/videos/36584/halo-wars-call-to-battle-trailer/ '''G4tv.com''' ''Halo Wars Call to Battle Trailer'']</ref> The trailer features prominent [[campaign]] footage, including both gameplay and cinematic extracts.

==Transcript==
''The {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} and its [[Heron]]s approach [[Harvest]]'s orbit. Several wrecked ships are seen adrift while the surface of the planet bears marks of [[Glassing|plasma bombardments]].''
*'''Narrator''': "When the call came to fight, we answered."
''Fades to black. The [[bridge]] of the Spirit of Fire appears.''
*'''[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Cutter|Cutter]]''': "Bring the ship to alert."
''Cutter consults a [[Holography|hologram]] of Harvest.''
*'''Narrator''': "At first, we didn't know who or what we were up against."
''Fades to black. [[Alpha Base (Harvest)|Alpha Base]] is shown under [[Covenant]] attack.''

''Fades to black. Two [[Type-25 Troop Carrier|Spirit dropships]] are flying over Covenant infantry, on a rocky landscape of [[Shield World 0459]].
*'''Narrator''': "By the time we figured it out, we realized that to survive, we couldn't do this alone..."
''Fades to black. [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthogs]] are seen at a devastated Alpha Base. Several [[B-65 Shortsword|Shortswords]] are flying over.''
*'''Narrator''': "We would need an army."
''One of the Shortswords flies towards the camera. Cuts to black.''

''Several Covenant forces are battling [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces in a [[Forerunner]] environment.''

''Closeup on a squad of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] being overwhelmed and killed.''

''A [[Unidentified civilian cargo ship|civilian cargo ship]] is attacked by [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]].''

''The ship is then destroyed.''

''Several UNSC forces are crossing a broken bridge near Alpha Base.''

''An [[Sangheili|Elite]] dual wielding [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Swords]] leads Covenant infantry against UNSC forces.''

''[[Red Team]] arrives aboard a Warthog in a jungle.''

'''COMMAND THE FORCES'''

''Several UNSC and Covenant soldiers are clashing at [[Pirth City]] on [[Arcadia]].''

''Several vehicles are also battling in the city.''

'''CONTROL THE BATTLEFIELD'''

''Warthogs are crossing the broken bridge once more.''

''Warthogs are attacking Covenant structures.''

''UNSC forces bomb Covenant infantry.''

'''DEFEAT THE COVENANT'''

''A Covenant army is crossing a Forerunner bridge.''

''Closeup on several [[Kig-Yar|Jackal]] units.''

''Elites are rushing towards Red Team.''

''The [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartans]] ready their weapons.''

''Cuts to glowing particles which transform into the following.''

'''HALO WARS'''

'''Demo available now'''

'''Xbox.com/Halo'''

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