Everyone loves a good surprise, but what was waiting for numerous Xbox gamers when 343 Industries invited them to a standard game demonstration is enough to send any normal person over the edge! Do this bunch of motley Xbox recruits manage to get out alive?
343 Industries and Xbox recently invited gamers to check out their upcoming title, Halo Wars 2, but what was meant to be a standard demo of the game, giving them the opportunity to check out the sequel to Halo Wars before anyone else, turned into something a whole load of different. Instead they were thrown into a real-world battle which challenged them to keep their troops alive.
Unaware of the test ahead, fans were led into a Halo-themed military command centre where a conventional demonstration quickly turned into an onslaught of action and chaos, as the frenetic nature of battle was captured with UNSC unit commanders requesting orders. The new recruits quickly realised that they were in the hot seat, tasked with saving their own lives and their units, with no other tools other than their quick strategic thinking. Some panicked at the situation; others began to embrace it.
You can find our which of the fans rose to the challenge, and who fell in the trailer below. This is Halo Wars 2 in Real Life – Who Will Survive?
In case you were wondering, the experience was inspired by the Halo Wars 2 Blitz Beta that’s is now available on Xbox One and Win10 PC. It promises to see real-time strategy make an explosive return to the Halo universe, as you get to lead armies of Spartans and other Halo fighting forces like Warthogs, Hornets, and Vultures to engage in a brutal war against a terrifying new enemy on the biggest Halo battlefield ever.
Make sure you download the beta right now. It’s available until Jan. 30 on Xbox One and Windows 10 PC’s ahead of the game launch on Feb. 21st 2017.