UK-based miniature manufacturer Spartan Games, makers of Dystopian Wars (see “'Dystopian Wars'”), has announced a new license to produce a miniatures combat game based on the military sci-fi video game franchise Halo. Halo: Fleet Battles, The Fall of Reach will release in Q3.

Halo: Fleet Battles, The Fall of Reach is a two-player tactical battle game that recreates pivotal space battles between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant armada.  Players will command massive fleets of warships which clash over the human colony of Reach.  The game is being produced with Halo video game developer company 343 Industries.

The box will contain: a full color, 100 page rulebook; a Fall of Reach campaign guide; 49 highly-detailed plastic ship models; 25 custom dice; Fleet Commander Data Sheets, Flight Stands and Overlay Cards; Punch-out Scenery and Token sheets; and a quick guide reference sheet. MSRP is $140.00.

The popular Halo first-person shooter video games have been adapted into books, comic books (see “Dark Horse Gets a 'Halo'”), and films, as well as licensed for action figures, and hobby games (see “ 'Halo HeroClix' from WizKids” and “First Look at 'Firefly Clue'”).