Forge can make 'Grizzleys' or super tanks. Each character has their own abilities and special units they can research and use. In the game each character is a playable character in a leadership type roll. forge, the sarcastic leader of the marine ground forces. The story follows the characters Captian Cutter, the commander of the ship, professor Anders, the brainiac scientist, and sgt. It's story is about a ship called the Spirit of Fire that is protecting one of the outer colonies when they follow a covenant ship that attacks the colony to a unknown planet, with a mysterious past.
Halo Wars is a top down strategy game similar to Age of Empires in its gameplay.