Halo Wars, the real-time strategy game was developed by Ensemble Studios and is exclusive to the Xbox 360 console. Now Microsoft has declared its continuing support for the game by announcing DLC for Halo Wars. CVG reports that the DLC is titled Strategic Options and adds three new play modes, Tug of War, Keepaway and Reinforcement and Achievements.
In the first new mode, Tug of War, players must build a bigger, stronger army than that of their opponent, complete with bases and resources, and proceed to crush the opponent. Keepaway, the second game mode is somewhat similar to the Capture The Flag mode already present, but here players must try to grab a free-roaming Forerunner Sentinel. The player who captures it three times wins. Reinforcement is a kind of survival mode in which players must fend off wave after wave of enemies sent into battle, every time rethinking their strategy.
The DLC will also bring Achievements worth a hundred points in total. Pull Hard, Pull Deep worth 20 points, can be achieved by winning a Tug of War match without ever trailing in the match. One and Done worth 30 points is achieved by scoring the winning point in a Keepaway game against the Legendary AIs. Freak on a Streak is worth 20 points and can be obtained by gaining a minimum of 15 population from a single wave while playing a Reinforcement game. Finally Living Loving Bug, worth 30 Achievement points, is acquired by obtaining a Scarab during the course of a Reinforcement game.
Strategic Options for Halo Wars is set to be released by Microsoft “in the coming weeks”, but no exact date has been confirmed and no prices have been announced.