[Preview] New Halo Legends Screen Shots and Information Revealed

Thanks to Madman Australia, we’ve received a disc packed full of tasty Halo Legends screenshots, trailers and detailed information about the upcoming release.

As per the Halo Legends press release:

In association with Warner Bros., Madman proudly presents HALO LEGENDS on DVD and Blu-Ray, a series of new animated tales based on one of the world’s most popular video game franchises - Available on DVD & Blu-Ray, March 3rd, 2010.

HALO LEGENDS takes viewers deeper into the world of Halo than ever before with a seven-story anthology - told across eight spectacular episodes - that explores the origin and historical events of the Halo universe and its intriguing characters.

Falling within Halo’s 26th Century mythology, as the battle between humanity and aliens rages on in an attempt to protect Earth and mankind’s expansive number of space colonies, these stories feature characters and settings familiar to Halo fans across two hours of action-packed and dramatic animated adventures.

HALO LEGENDS has been created in the same breakthrough style as THE ANIMATRIX and BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHT, with each individual episode handled by renowned anime directors and animators, including Shinji Aramaki (APPLESEED) and Mamoru Oshii (GHOST IN THE SHELL), and in conjunction with Microsoft Game Studios’ 343 Industries and Halo franchise development director Frank O’Connor.

Halo is a centerpiece in the world of video games, selling more than 27 million units to a devoted legion of fans - including the latest hit Halo 3:ODST. The Halo franchise has driven more than $1 billion in revenue from its award winning Xbox games, New York Times best-selling novels and comics and a wide variety of other merchandise.

HALO LEGENDS – 2-disc special edition version will have several hours of incredible bonus features, including:
* The Making of Halo Legends - An introduction to Halo Legends followed by a making-of segment for each episode.
* Halo: ‘Gaming Evolved’ - Explaining the Halo phenomenon from its inception as an Xbox video game to a present day entertainment franchise.
* Audio Commentary with directors Frank O’Connor and Joseph Chou.

HALO LEGENDS on Blu-Ray will also be loaded with bonus materials, including all the great extras from the 2-disc special edition as well as ‘Halo: The Story so Far’, an overview of the Halo universe up until the end of the Halo 3 game.

“HALO LEGENDS offers fans stunning, new creative visions of the popular video game’s expansive universe, providing added depth and perspective to these beloved characters and thrilling environments,” said Halo franchise development director Frank O’Connor. “It is a perfect complement to the game’s growing canon of ancillary entertainment options.”

HALO LEGENDS is available on DVD & Blu-Ray, March 3rd, 2010.

www.madman.com.au/halo

From the clips that we have been provided with it’s easy to tell that Halo Legends is coming form the same vein as Batman Gotham Knight and The Animatrix. The animation is superb and the reproduction of the Halo universe seems to again stand tall, just as it has done in the video game industry.

You can view a clip from “The Package” here.

“The Package” finds Master Chief and four specially-selected Spartans launched out of a stealth cruiser and into the heart of a giant Covenant fleet in a bid to recover a valuable intelligence asset. The episode is a showcase for the Spartans’ impressive fighting capabilities, whether it be hand-to-hand combat, ground assaults, or in zero-G while piloting never-before-seen light attack vehicles.”

Below are all the screenshots that we have been provided with. Stay tuned for our review of the Blu-Ray edition, which will hit the site as soon as we receive our review copy.

For further information visit Madman’s official Halo Legends website here.