History Trivia / HaloWars

* CrossRegionalVoiceActing: A mix of Los Angeles and Texas voice actors are featured in the first game.

** Likewise, Ensemble also disliked having to make a Halo RTS. The game was originally supposed to be an original SciFi IP before [[ExecutiveMeddling Microsoft forced them to turn it into a Halo game]].
* CreatorKiller: Despite the game itself being successful, the troubled production caused Microsoft to shut down the studio before the game even launched.

** Instead of representing TechLevels, power was going to be a resource that functioned just like supplies. ''VideoGame/HaloWars2'' notably reimplements this system.

** There were plans to implement the Flood as a playable faction in multiplayer, but the studio was shut down before that could be tested.

** [[http://www.reddit.com/r/HaloWars/comments/2nro3o/halo_wars_ama_with_graeme_devine_is_here/ In a Reddit AMA]], Graeme Devine revealed his notes for the opening of (a then non-existent) ''Halo Wars 2''. The ''Spirit of Fire'' drifts in space for three years, piloted by Serina and Anders while Cutter is in cryo sleep. They follow a UNSC signal that calls them to a Forerunner dock, where it turns out to have been sent by none other than Sergeant Forge himself, who was teleported to the site just before the shield world blew up. This plot was discarded by ''VideoGame/HaloWars2''.

* CreatorBacklash: {{Creator/Bungie}} [[http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-09-27-halo-wars-bungie-saw-it-as-whoring-out-franchise-says-ensemble-founder was not happy]] about their IP being used by another developer for a different genre. As such, they had little participation with the game. However, they seem to have eventually made peace with it; both ''Literature/HaloContactHarvest'' and "Dr. Halsey's personal journal" (which came with the Limited/Legendary editions of ''VideoGame/HaloReach'') contain a fair number of direct references to ''Halo Wars''.

** [[http://www.reddit.com/r/HaloWars/comments/2nro3o/halo_wars_ama_with_graeme_devine_is_here/ In a Reddit AMA]], Graeme Devine revealed his notes for the opening of ''VideoGame/HaloWars2''. [[spoiler:The ''Spirit of Fire'' drifts in space for three years, piloted by Serina and Anders while Cutter is in cryo sleep. They follow a UNSC signal that calls them to a Forerunner dock, where it turns out to have been sent by none other than Sergeant Forge himself, who was teleported to the site just before the shield world blew up.]]

* CreatorBacklash: {{Creator/Bungie}} [[http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-09-27-halo-wars-bungie-saw-it-as-whoring-out-franchise-says-ensemble-founder was not happy]] about their IP being used by another developer for a different genre. As such, they had little participation with the game. However, they seem to have eventually made peace with it; ''Literature/HaloContactHarvest'' and "Dr. Halsey's personal journal" which came with the Limited/Legendary editions of ''VideoGame/HaloReach'' contain a fair number of direct references to ''Halo Wars''.

** The control scheme was designed separately for an original property, yet undecided at the time. Microsoft was not confident about the sales of a new series as a console RTS, so they demanded for it to be a ''Halo'' game instead.
** Incidentally, this game ''is'' WhatCouldHaveBeen for the ''Halo'' series as a whole. It was originally planned as a strategy game when the game was still anticipated to arrive on Macs.
** Previous plots involved assaulting a Covenant mine and a crashing comet carrying Forerunner artifacts.
** Ambient wildlife, such as alien whales on Harvest and [[Franchise/StarWars wampa-like]] chaefka were planned. The chaefka eventually became canon by appearing in ''Literature/HaloHuntersInTheDark''.

** [[http://www.reddit.com/r/HaloWars/comments/2nro3o/halo_wars_ama_with_graeme_devine_is_here/ In a Reddit AMA]], Graeme Devine revealed his notes for the opening of ''Halo Wars 2''. [[spoiler:The ''Spirit of Fire'' drifts in space for three years, piloted by Serina and Anders while Cutter is in cryo sleep. They follow a UNSC signal that calls them to a Forerunner dock, where it turns out to have been sent by none other than Sergeant Forge himself, who was teleported to the site just before the shield world blew up.]]

* HeyItsThatVoice: A sizable mix between Los Angeles and Creator/{{Funimation}} voice talent.
** Creator/NolanNorth is Sgt. Forge.
** Creator/GreggBerger is Captain Cutter.
** Creator/RobinAtkinDownes is The Prophet of Regret (reprising the role from ''{{VideoGame/Halo 2}}'').
** Creator/ChristopherSabat is the tutorial announcer.
** Courtenay Taylor ([[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Juhani]]) is Serina.
** Creator/CrispinFreeman is Jerome-092.
** Creator/KimMaiGuest ([[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Mei Ling]]) is Professor Ellen Anders.
** Creator/DavidSobolov is Arbiter Ripa 'Moramee.
** Mark Worden ([[UltimateAvengers Iron Man]]) is the Brute Army Commander.
** Bob Carter ([[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV Barlog]]) as The Brute Chopper unit.
** Creator/SonnyStrait and Creator/GideonEmery as Grunt units.
** Andrew Kishino ([[WesternAnimation/GIJoeRenegades Storm Shadow]]) as the Warthog, Vulture and Wolverine units.

** CreatorKimMaiGuest ([[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Mei Ling]]) is Professor Ellen Anders.