On April 17, 2014, Halo: Spartan Assault became available for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8 with a single purchase. The price dropped to $4.99 on April 10, 2014. Halo: Spartan Assault was released for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 for $6.99 on July 18, 2013. The game takes place between the events of Halo 3 and Halo 4 after the end of the Human-Covenant war and details some of the first missions of the SPARTAN-IV program through the eyes of Sarah Palmer and Edward Davis. But that was no doubt part of the creative (read: corporate) inspiration for the new game, it doesn't make "Spartan Assault" any less enjoyable.Halo: Spartan Assault is a top-down shooter game developed by 343 Industries and Vanguard Games. It's basically the same "Halo" world gamers know and love, just from a slightly more distant perspective.īecause of that, it's tempting to see "Spartan Assault" as a cheap attempt on "Halo" developer 343 Industries and Microsoft's part to cash in on a blockbuster franchise - I mean, the game's AI practically admits as much in the opening cinematic. There's not much groundbreaking material here, in other words. But if you don't keep close track of "Halo" lore, you're not missing much here - you still play as a soldier in a massive suit of high-tech armor who runs around vibrant alien worlds shooting at bad guys. Story-wise, the new game is set between the events of "Halo 3" and "Halo 4," and doesn't feature the franchise's iconic protagonist Master Chief. But like the core "Halo" series, "Spartan Assault" keeps itself challenging by making ammunition a precious resource, forcing you to keep hunting for new weapons and learning how to use them on the fly. The short length of the individual levels only adds to this. This run-and-gun gameplay lacks almost all of the tactical precision of the "Halo" shooters, and at times the game's auto-aim is so kind to you that it feels like you don't have to do anything other than keep shooting. Resting your thumbs on both sides of the screen, you use your left digit to move your character around and the right one to shoot in a particular direction.
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