Halo: Spartan Assault

Halo: Spartan Assault
A soldier clad in bulky white armor and carrying a pistol looks to the camera, while pointing in the distance, where the shadowy shapes of aliens can be seen.
Spartan Assault cover art, featuring the main character Sarah Palmer
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Microsoft Studios
Composer(s)Tom Salta
SeriesHalo
Platform(s)
Release
July 18, 2013
  • Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone
    Xbox One
    • WW: December 24, 2013[3]
    Xbox 360
    • WW: January 31, 2014[4]
    Steam
    • WW: April 4, 2014[5]
    iOS
    • WW: April 16, 2015
Genre(s)Twin-stick shooter
Mode(s)

Halo: Spartan Assault is a twin stick shooter video game developed by 343 Industries and Vanguard Games. Part of the Halo media franchise, the game was released on July 18, 2013, for Microsoft's Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 platforms. The game subsequently released on Xbox 360, Xbox One, Steam, and iOS. Halo: Spartan Assault is set between the events of Halo 3 and Halo 4. Players control the human soldiers Sarah Palmer and Edward Davis as they fight a new splinter faction of the alien Covenant. The game launched with 25 single-player missions; an additional campaign released as downloadable content. The console versions also feature an exclusive cooperative horde mode.

After years of rumored or cancelled handheld Halo projects, Spartan Assault was the franchise's first mobile game. The developers spent time adapting Halo's distinctive elements to a touchscreen game meant to be played in short bursts. The game received mixed reviews on release. Reviewers praised the game for its success at replicating Halo's aesthetic; the mobile versions of the game received lower average scores. Spartan Assault was followed by a sequel, Spartan Strike, in 2015.

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