Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare

26.09.2017
Critic 80/100
Users 61/100

Expansion pack

Awakening the Nightmare DLC Expansion is not included in the Season Pass. The Halo Wars 2 full game is required to play the expansion. - Play as the Banished in an all-new single player campaign - Battle against an ancient enemy, the Flood - Play online with new multiplayer leaders, units, and maps - Hold your ground in the co-op Terminus Firefight mode - Support for 4K Ultra HD graphics and HDR on Xbox One X and Windows 10

Parent game

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Part of collection:
Halo Wars (last 3 games)

26.09.2017

Awakening the Nightmare DLC Expansion is not included in the Season Pass. The Halo Wars 2 full game is required to play the expansion. - Play as the Banished in an all-new single player campaign - Battle against an ancient enemy, the Flood - Play online with new multiplayer leaders, units, and maps - Hold your ground in the co-op Terminus Firefight mode - Support for 4K Ultra HD graphics and HDR on Xbox One X and Windows 10

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After decades adrift and declared “lost with all hands,” the brave crew of the UNSC Spirit of Fire are mysteriously awoken above an ancient Forerunner haven known as the Ark. In Halo Wars 2, Captain Cutter and his crew will face one of humanity’s most formidable threats yet: The Banished – a fierce and powerful Brute faction led by a cunning and lethal warrior known as Atriox. Halo Wars 2 delivers real-time strategy at the speed of Halo combat. Get ready to lead armies of Spartans and other Halo fighting forces like Warthogs, Scorpions and exciting new units in a brutal war against a terrifying new enemy on the biggest Halo battlefield yet.

Part of franchise:
Halo (last 3 games)

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