Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide
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March 3, 2009 |
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208 pages |
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The Halo Wars Official Guide is the official guide of Halo Wars. It was released alongside the game on February 27 in Europe and March 3 in North America, published by Prima Publishing.
Book Contents[edit]
- Full-color maps of all the Campaign and Multiplayer locations.
- Tactics for the Campaign mode, including battle-tested plans for Cooperative play, and for Legendary difficulty setting.
- Shows methods to build your base in the quickest and best ways.
- Every single UNSC and Covenant troop, unit, vehicle, and aircraft are showcased, along with any information about it such as upgrades, weaknesses, and advice on using them to tactical advantage.
- Every hidden Skull and Black Box is located and tested, including a complete Halo timeline.
- Exclusive Halo art pages.[1]
- Exclusive detailed biographies of the six leader characters and AI Serina.
Short stories[edit]
The Strategy Guide features seven flash fiction short stories depicting the Spirit of Fire crew, as well as a number of dialogues between the Prophet of Regret and Ripa 'Moramee.
- Attacks - Depicts an attack by Jiralhanae troops.
- The Day Before - Depicts the Prophet of Regret and Arbiter at the shield world, with Regret tasking the Arbiter to take forces to Harvest.
- I have a bridge to look after here. - Depicts Cutter's reflection on his career and life prior to his station on Spirit of Fire.
- I kissed a boy once. - Depicts a conversation between Spirit of Fire nurse Lulu Hershey and AI Serina.
- Privilege - Depicts the Prophet of Regret anointing Ripa 'Moramee as Arbiter.
- Sit down and strap in. - Depicts Anders' arrival on the Spirit of Fire.
- Spirit of Bloody Fire. Cutter. Bloody hell. - Depicts Forge in prison where he is assigned to the Spirit of Fire by Admiral Preston Cole.
Mistakes[edit]
- The tech level required for the Scorpion's 'Canister Shell' ability is 3, not 4 as the book states.
- In the description of the Boomstick Skull, the Look Daddy Skull icon is displayed.
- The skull section says that all skulls raise your score, while some lower it.
- The Shua'ee-pattern Locust is described as being unable to attack air units.
- The book implies that General is a navy rank while it is not.
- The Rhino is said to only appear on Dome of Light when it also appears in Scarab.
- In Escape, it states you fight Covenant, Flood and UNSC, however, you actually fight Covenant, Sentinels and Flood.
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