Halo Wars - Quiz
  • 1. When was the Halo Wars playable demo first mentioned?
A) June 2016
B) January 2009
C) October 2007
D) February 2009
  • 2. On what date did the Halo Wars playable demo become available for download?
A) January 29, 2009
B) March 12, 2009
C) October 2007
D) February 5, 2009
  • 3. How many Xbox Live Gold members downloaded the demo in the first five days?
A) 1 million
B) More than 2 million
C) 639,000
D) More than 5 million
  • 4. What title was given to the 48-page graphic novel included in the Limited Collector's Edition?
A) The Spirit of Fire
B) Halo 3: Mythic
C) The Arbiter's Story
D) Halo Wars: Genesis
  • 5. Which of these individuals helped create the graphic novel included in the collector's edition?
A) Anders
B) Phil Noto
C) Michael Pachter
D) The Arbiter
  • 6. What bonus item was included for players who pre-ordered the game from certain retailers?
A) The Mythic Map Pack
B) A Warthog with flame decals
C) A Spirit of Fire patch
D) A limited edition soundtrack
  • 7. Which game did Halo Wars trail behind in the UK weekly sales charts upon release?
A) Killzone 2
B) Command & Conquer 3
C) Call of Duty: World at War
D) Halo 3
  • 8. Halo Wars was considered the fastest-selling game of what genre?
A) Role-playing game
B) Console strategy game
C) Action-adventure game
D) First-person shooter
  • 9. How many units did Microsoft announce Halo Wars had sold by March 19, 2009?
A) 639,000
B) 3 million
C) 1 million
D) 2 million
  • 10. Who handled the development for the Halo Wars: Definitive Edition Windows port?
A) Microsoft
B) Phil Noto
C) Behaviour Interactive
D) 343 Industries
  • 11. What collection was bundled with the Limited Collector's Edition to attract Halo 3 players?
A) Best of Halo bundle
B) Halo Wars: Genesis
C) Spirit of Fire pack
D) Mythic Map Pack
  • 12. In which country did Halo Wars' weekly sales rank higher than Killzone 2?
A) United Kingdom
B) Germany
C) Australia
D) United States
  • 13. When was the Halo Wars: Definitive Edition made available?
A) March 2009
B) June 2016
C) December 20, 2016
D) February 2009
  • 14. How much total time did players spend in online skirmish matches by March 19, 2009?
A) 2 million hours
B) 118 years
C) 50 years
D) 639,000 days
  • 15. Which company handled the general development of the Definitive Edition?
A) Microsoft
B) 343 Industries
C) Behaviour Interactive
D) GameStop
  • 16. Which company developed Halo Wars?
A) Robot Entertainment
B) 343 Industries
C) Creative Assembly
D) Ensemble Studios
  • 17. In what year is the Halo Wars story set?
A) 2531
B) 2510
C) 2552
D) 2490
  • 18. On which console was Halo Wars originally released?
A) Windows PC
B) PlayStation 3
C) Xbox One
D) Xbox 360
  • 19. What is the name of the human warship in the game?
A) In Amber Clad
B) Pillar of Autumn
C) Spirit of Fire
D) Forward Unto Dawn
  • 20. At which event was Halo Wars first unveiled?
A) X06
B) E3 2005
C) Gamescom 2007
D) Tokyo Game Show 2008
  • 21. What company was founded by former Ensemble employees to support Halo Wars?
A) 343 Industries
B) Bungie
C) Creative Assembly
D) Robot Entertainment
  • 22. Which button is used to select units in Halo Wars?
A) B button
B) A button
C) X button
D) Y button
  • 23. What does a double tap of the A button do?
A) Orders units to attack
B) Selects all units of the same type
C) Selects all units on screen
D) Cancels selection
  • 24. What is used for base construction in Halo Wars?
A) A command console
B) A dropdown list
C) A radial menu
D) A hotkey bar
  • 25. What is the name of the plotless multiplayer mode?
A) Warzone
B) Campaign
C) Skirmish mode
D) Firefight
  • 26. Which of the following is a selectable human leader?
A) Brute Chieftain
B) The Arbiter
C) Prophet of Regret
D) Captain Cutter
  • 27. What does the M.A.C. stand for in the game?
A) Military Attack Cruiser
B) Massive Aerial Combat
C) Magnetic Accelerator Cannon
D) Mobile Artillery Command
  • 28. In the game's rock-paper-scissors balance, what are ground vehicles effective against?
A) Buildings
B) Artillery
C) Infantry
D) Aircraft
  • 29. In the game's rock-paper-scissors balance, what are aircraft effective against?
A) Vehicles
B) Turrets
C) Buildings
D) Infantry
  • 30. In the game's rock-paper-scissors balance, what is infantry effective against?
A) Vehicles
B) Leaders
C) Buildings
D) Aircraft
  • 31. How long must pass without a player building a new base for them to be defeated?
A) 2 minutes
B) 60 seconds
C) 30 seconds
D) 5 minutes
  • 32. What are the primary resources used for training units called?
A) Materials
B) Supplies
C) Energy
D) Credits
  • 33. How do the UNSC achieve higher tech levels?
A) Building temples
B) Winning battles
C) Constructing reactors
D) Gathering supplies
  • 34. What happens if a Covenant temple is destroyed?
A) Loss of all tech
B) Loss of all units
C) Loss of all supplies
D) Loss of hero units
  • 35. Do Covenant leaders appear as units on the battlefield?
A) Yes
B) Only the Brute
C) No
D) Only the Prophet
  • 36. In what century does the game Halo Wars take place?
A) 26th century
B) 25th century
C) 27th century
D) 28th century
  • 37. Which character serves as the ship's AI on the Spirit of Fire?
A) Ellen Anders
B) Serina
C) The Oracle
D) Cortana
  • 38. What is the profession of Professor Ellen Anders?
A) Pilot
B) Scientist
C) Marine
D) Spartan
  • 39. What does the Covenant believe humans are to their gods, the Forerunners?
A) A lost species
B) An affront
C) The chosen protectors
D) A sacred ally
  • 40. Why has Sergeant John Forge been jailed twice?
A) Treason against the UNSC
B) Stealing Forerunner artifacts
C) Disobeying orders and disorderly conduct
D) Abandoning his post
  • 41. Where do the UNSC forces encounter the Arbiter for the first time in the game?
A) Earth
B) Arcadia
C) The Forerunner shield world
D) Harvest
  • 42. Which planet do the coordinates from the Forerunner map point to?
A) Installation 04
B) Arcadia
C) Harvest
D) Reach
  • 43. What giant super-weapon does the Covenant construct on Arcadia?
A) Halo ring
B) Scarab
C) Energy shield generator
D) Plasma cannon
  • 44. What parasitic entity infests the uncharted planet discovered later in the game?
A) The Sentinels
B) The Prometheans
C) The Covenant
D) The Flood
  • 45. What is located at the core of the Forerunner installation?
A) The Prophet Hierarchs
B) A miniature sun
C) A massive data archive
D) A fleet of ships
  • 46. How does the Spirit of Fire crew plan to destroy the Forerunner fleet?
A) Detonating the ship's faster-than-light drive
B) Hacking the ship controls
C) Colliding the ship into the fleet
D) Using a nuclear warhead
  • 47. Who kills the Arbiter at the end of the game?
A) James Cutter
B) John Forge
C) A Spartan
D) Ellen Anders
  • 48. Why does Sergeant Forge volunteer to stay behind and detonate the reactor?
A) He was ordered to stay by Captain Cutter
B) The reactor was damaged and required manual detonation
C) He was injured and could not board the ship
D) He wanted to sacrifice himself for the glory of the UNSC
  • 49. What happens to the Spirit of Fire after the reactor explosion?
A) It is captured by the Flood
B) It is destroyed by the blast
C) It is left drifting in space without a faster-than-light drive
D) It immediately returns to Earth
  • 50. What is the final state of the crew of the Spirit of Fire at the end of the game?
A) They are stranded on the Forerunner planet
B) They return to their home colonies
C) They enter cryonic sleep
D) They are killed in the final explosion
  • 51. Who provided the voice for Captain James Cutter?
A) Gregg Berger
B) Kim Mai Guest
C) Nolan North
D) David Sobolov
  • 52. Who provided the voice for Sergeant John Forge?
A) David Sobolov
B) Courtenay Taylor
C) Gregg Berger
D) Nolan North
  • 53. Who provided the voice for Professor Ellen Anders?
A) Kim Mai Guest
B) Gregg Berger
C) Courtenay Taylor
D) Nolan North
  • 54. What was the Covenant's goal for the Forerunner fleet within the installation?
A) To obliterate humanity
B) To establish a new religion
C) To return to their home planet
D) To defeat the Flood
  • 55. What special forces group did Forge contact on Arcadia?
A) ODSTs
B) Elites
C) Marines
D) Spartans
  • 56. Which company originally conceived Halo: Combat Evolved as an RTS game?
A) Bungie
B) Microsoft
C) 343 Industries
D) Ensemble Studios
  • 57. What kind of game did Halo: Combat Evolved become after Microsoft acquired Bungie?
A) Real-time strategy
B) First-person shooter
C) Role-playing game
D) Racing game
  • 58. In what year did Ensemble Studios begin working on the game that became Halo Wars?
A) 2000
B) 2004
C) 2006
D) 2007
  • 59. How did Ensemble Studios simplify resource management in Halo Wars?
A) By using a single resource produced at each base site
B) By sharing resources across all players
C) By removing resource gathering entirely
D) By allowing resources to be mined automatically
  • 60. Which color pattern was used to texture the Covenant units in Halo Wars?
A) A camouflage pattern
B) A repeating honeycomb pattern
C) A glowing circuit pattern
D) A metallic grid pattern
  • 61. What was the name of the biped mech that was replaced by the Vampire aircraft?
A) Wraith
B) Titan
C) Cyclops
D) Gorgon
  • 62. What unit did Ensemble create as a nod to Age of Mythology?
A) Hydra
B) Minotaur
C) Cyclops
D) Gorgon
  • 63. Who created the pre-rendered trailer for the announcement of Halo Wars?
A) Blur Studio
B) Ensemble Studios
C) Robot Entertainment
D) Microsoft Game Studios
  • 64. Who narrated the soundtrack video shown at E3 2007?
A) Stephen Rippy
B) Kevin McMullan
C) Devine
D) Tony Goodman
  • 65. Who was the primary composer for the Halo Wars soundtrack?
A) Martin O'Donnell
B) Michael Salvatori
C) Kevin McMullan
D) Stephen Rippy
  • 66. How did Stephen Rippy build his melodies for Halo Wars?
A) By using existing Halo trilogy tracks only
B) By collaborating with a choir in Seattle
C) Around synthesizer patches or drum loops
D) By writing the music on a piano first
  • 67. In the game's skirmish mode, what does the music reflect?
A) The environment
B) The warring factions
C) The ship Spirit of Fire
D) The specific characters
  • 68. What software pipeline did Rippy use to create dynamic music?
A) Ensemble Audio Engine
B) Microsoft Sound Studio
C) Dolby Surround Mixer
D) Audiokinetic Wwise
  • 69. When were all tracks for the Halo Wars score ready to be recorded?
A) December 2008
B) January 2008
C) February 2008
D) May 2008
  • 70. What was the name of the first piece in which Rippy tried to incorporate the "Halo sound"?
A) Bad Here Day
B) Spirit of Fire
C) Flollo
D) Five Long Years
  • 71. Which media outlet secured the exclusive rights to premiere the soundtrack early?
A) AOL Radio
B) GameSpy
C) IGN
D) Next Generation
  • 72. What was the name of the first DLC package released for Halo Wars?
A) Strategic Options
B) Tug-of-war
C) Reinforcement
D) Historic Battles
  • 73. How are units deployed in the 'Reinforcement' multiplayer mode?
A) Purchased from shops
B) Spawned randomly on maps
C) Trained at bases
D) Received as reinforcements
  • 74. What is the average Metacritic score for Halo Wars?
A) 68/100
B) 75/100
C) 90/100
D) 82/100
  • 75. Which critic argued that Halo Wars proved RTS games could work on consoles?
A) Thierry Nguyen
B) Peter Hartlaub
C) Scott Steinberg
D) Allen Rausch
  • 76. Which critic described Halo Wars as 'real-time strategy for dummies'?
A) Tom Price
B) Darren Zenko
C) Peter Hartlaub
D) Luke Anderson
  • 77. Which faction did Kieron Gillen note was harder to master?
A) The Covenant
B) The UNSC
C) The Flood
D) The Forerunners
  • 78. How many missions are in the Halo Wars campaign?
A) 12
B) 20
C) 10
D) 15
  • 79. Which developer announced Halo Wars 2 in 2015?
A) Bungie
B) Robot Entertainment
C) Ensemble
D) Microsoft
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