Halo: Spartan Assault

Halo: Spartan Assault

• Publisher: Microsoft Studios

• Developers: 343 Industries and Vanguard Games

• Format: Digital download available only for Windows 8 PCs, tablets and Windows Phone 8 devices

• Price: $6.99

• Availability: July 2013

Product Overview

Available only for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, “Halo: Spartan Assault” is a new top-down action shooter that brings a “Halo” video game to touch-based devices for the first time in franchise history. Developed by 343 Industries in conjunction with Vanguard Games, “Halo: Spartan Assault” provides an accessible, pick-up-and-play experience for fans and newcomers alike.

Set between the events of “Halo 3” and “Halo 4,” “Halo: Spartan Assault” is a new chapter of the award-winning “Halo” universe that explores the first missions of the Spartan Ops program and dives deeper into the backstory of Human-Covenant wars. Play through the eyes of either Commander Sarah Palmer or Spartan Davis stationed aboard the UNSC Infinity as they fight never-before-seen battles against Covenant forces.

With rich storytelling, intuitive controls, and best-in-class action, audio and graphics, “Halo: Spartan Assault” brings the epic scale and action of the “Halo” universe to mobile devices through unrivaled action and intensity.

Top features include the following

• Original “Halo” gameplay. An action-packed, single-player campaign spanning 25 missions in battles never before experienced in the Halo Universe, all played from a top-down camera view

• New and immersive storyline. An original story set between the events of “Halo 3” and “Halo 4,” experience a new war with the Covenant, the first missions of the Spartan Ops program and the rise of Commander Sarah Palmer, all with best-in-class graphics and audio

• Built for simplicity. A unique fusion of touch and consolelike controls for easy pick-up-and-play gaming, with the added flexibility of keyboard and mouse controls on Windows 8 PCs and tablets2

• Integration with “Halo 4.” Earn experience points (XP), all-new Achievements, and unlock emblems for your “Halo 4” Spartan career, with additional integration features available after laun

• Nonstop competitive fun. Compete against friends in Leaderboards or hone your skills against an onslaught of Weekly Challenges while collecting more than 40 in-game Achievements and Med

• In-app purchases. Grind to earn upgrades or speed up your training by purchasing credits for boosts, unique weapons or armor abilitie

• Only on Windows. Available only on Windows 8 PCs and tablets and Windows Phone 8 devices.

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Halo: Spartan Assault is Coming to Xbox One and Xbox 360

 

Grab your controller and prepare for the Flood; Halo: Spartan Assault is poised to storm living rooms around the world this holiday! Today, 343 Industries in conjunction with Vanguard Games announced that Halo: Spartan Assault will be available worldwide for digital download this December for both Xbox One and Xbox 360.

 

Halo: Spartan Assault for Xbox One and Xbox 360 will pit gamers in a galactic-scale war against a persistent and overwhelming enemy from long ago – the Flood. With over 30 stimulating missions at your fingertips, play longer than ever with the all-new online Co-op mode and the Operation Hydra expansion that delivered an action-packed addition to the single player campaign.

 

 

Halo Like You Never Played Before

 

Enlist as a Spartan soldier and sharpen your tactical skills in battle! Set between the events of Halo 3 and Halo 4, Halo: Spartan Assault, developed by 343 Industries in conjunction with Vanguard Games, is a new chapter within the award-winning Halo universe. Spanning over 30 missions in vibrant, dangerous worlds, dive deeper into the backstory of Human-Covenant wars and the origins of the Spartan Ops program.

 

Play through the eyes of either Commander Sarah Palmer or Spartan Davis in simulation training aboard the UNSC Infinity, as they fight never-before-seen battles against Covenant forces. You can also join with a fellow Spartan in a Co-op battle against the Flood.

 

 

What You'll Find Only on Xbox One and Xbox 360

 

• Play longer than ever in a new online Co-op mode, and watch each other's backs with all-new Co-op missions

 

• Engage in Operation Hydra, the expansion from the Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 game that brings mystery and a chilling addition to the single player Campaign

 

• Wage war against a persistent and overwhelming enemy – encounter the Flood for the first time in Halo: Spartan Assault

 

• Go in strong with an expanded arsenal that brings you more weapons, more armor abilities, and more upgrades – it's the ultimate Spartan Assault experience!

 

 

For the First Time in Franchise History

 

Halo: Spartan Assault also brings a Halo videogame to touch-based devices and provides an accessible, pick-up-and-play experience for fans and newcomers alike.

 

Released in July of 2013, the game for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 PCs and tablets offers rich storytelling, integration with Halo 4, intuitive controls, as well as best-in-class action, audio and graphics. Halo: Spartan Assault brings the epic scale and action of the Halo universe to mobile devices through unrivaled action and intensity.

 

 

Top Features

 

• New features only on Xbox One and Xbox 360 - A new online Co-op mode with more missions, enemies, weapons, abilities, upgrades, achievements and more

 

• Original Halo gameplay - A fast-paced single player Campaign spanning over 30 missions in battles never before experienced in the Halo Universe all played from a top-down camera view

 

• New and immersive storyline - Build your skills from within rigorous simulation training using the first missions of the Spartan Ops program, and in the process, witness the rise of Commander Sarah Palmer

 

• Best in Class on Windows 8 - Best-in-class graphics and audio for Windows Phone 8, Windows 8 PCs, and tablets

 

• Built for simplicity - No matter how you play, a unique fusion of touch and console-like controls offers easy pick-up-and-play gaming on Windows Phone 8, Windows 8 PCs, and tablets, with the added flexibility of keyboard and mouse controls on Windows 8 PCs and tablets. We've also brought you intuitive controller action for console and Windows 8 PCs

 

• Integration with Halo 4 - Earn experience points, medals, and all-new Achievements. In the Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 version, unlock all that, plus emblems, armors, and skins for your Halo 4 Spartan career

 

• In-app purchases - You can earn them by grinding, or speed up your training by purchasing credits or using XP to acquire boosts, unique weapons or armor abilities