The Halo Wars demo is now available for download for all Gold Members on Xbox Live. Get it from the Live Marketplace on your Xbox 360.
Don't have access to your Xbox 360 right now because you are away from home? Watch the official trailer, and go here to have the demo automatically download to your console the next time you sign in.
The new addition to the Halo family, Halo Wars, will come with a TnRating which means its suitable for teens 13 and older, while the restnof the Halo product line were rated M for Mature.
The newnrating will hopefully open up the Halo game to more people and parentsnshould feel better to know that it has a better rating. The T-ratingn"will expand the universe of people we reach," said Robbie Bach of thenMicrosoft Entertainment and Devices division.
Halo Wars is anreal-time strategy game that uses species and vehicles seen in previousnHalo games as well as new units. he game's lead developer, GraemenDevine, has said that the emphasis is more on combat than economy; itnis necessary for the player to "manage a battle instead of watchingnit", and while resources are still present they also have alternativenforms such as time and the number of units present. Some campaignnmissions will take the focus off resources but skirmish and multiplayernmatches still require some management of an economy.
Availability:
The game ships February 28th but won't be avaliable to purchase until March 3rd, 2009.
