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The game is in fact a prequel that takes place during the battle of Reach. As you can tell by the trailer it is just being attacked by the Covenant. Sierra 259 reports, "You got spartans on the ground sir, we're not going anywhere." This refers to two things. One being that he is infact a spartan. Two being that John ordered the spartans to protect the MAC generators at all costs. They weren't going to retreat. So expect the game to be based around the main battle of Reach that takes place in the Halo book "Halo: The Fall of Reach".
Since there is no info on the game besides the trailer and name and the info at gamestop.com, it is also possible that the game(or atleast a part of it) will take place during the escape of Reach. Where the spartans escape. This is HIGHLY unlikely due to the trailer obviously showing the beginning of the Battle for Reach. I don't recall any major fighting for Reach except the Spartans jumping down to the surface and then basically getting overun and slaughtered while Fred, Kelly, and Joshua managed to take a nuke and get it inside the Covenant carrier and destroying it and all nearby ground forces. They did this via banshees and the ship's grav lift. I haven't read the book in awhile so my memory is a little foggy but that's the only fighting in the battle of Reach that I can think of.
This is why I find it possible that we also play in the escape of Reach but then that would possibly involve playing as the Chief at the very end, which won't be happening. Perhaps we play as Fred? Or spartan 259? Though this is unlikely due to the fact that he isn't one of the spartans to make it off of Reach alive, meaning playing as him would be pointless. We hear two spartans in the trailer and both are unknown and most likely are among the 20+ spartans that died like stated above. In my opinion I am not expecting to play as Sierra 259. Most likely Fred but then why wouldn't Bungie just have Fred anounce himself?. Hopefully Bungie comes out and atleast gives us some more info. Not a whole lot but atleast enough to know who we are playing as.
[Edited on 06.04.2009 11:07 PM PDT]