The Covenant Units of Halo Wars – The Field Manual

Posted by Jesse Garner on February 18th, 2009 at 09:03pm

The question has been buzzing around the gaming community for quite some time now. Halos best and most hard core gamers have been spreading rumors and obsessing about it. The question is this, “What Covenant units and characters is Ensemble Studios going to bring to Halo Wars,” and the answer is now here.

The field manual for the the Covenant, the evil alien alliance obsessed with the destruction of all of humanity has been released. Ensemble Studios recently unveiled its long awaited guide for the units and buildings of the Covenant Alliance. Contained within this manual are descriptions and information pertaining to each of the vehicles, aircraft, characters and buildings in the still not released Halo Wars game for the xbox 360.

To the normal player this means little, but to the halo fanatic, it gives you the opportunity to memorize and develop a game plan for setting up your base and deploying your troops and artillery. The Covenant consists of four main groups.

1. The citadel which is the seat of power in the Covenant.

2. The hall, which is basically the Barracks, it is home to the well trained Covenant forces.

3. The Summit, or the base for all of the their Air Forces

4. The Factory which is the manufacturing facility for the major players in the game.

Each group has its own special characteristics and is talked about in depth in the manual. Everything is covered from each units firepower to what each building is capable of and what the vehicles can carry. Now instead of rumors xbox pros can develop strategies to dominate this long awaited game.

Jesse Garner is a member and writer for Halo Wars World Gaming Community.

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