Halo: Spartan Strike Announced

Microsoft has announced Halo: Spartan Strike, the follow-up to last year's Halo: Spartan Assault.

IGN reports Spartan Strike, like Spartan Assault, is a top-down twin-stick shooter. It's due out for Windows 8 tablet and smartphones as well as Windows PC, including Steam, on 12th December priced $5.99. If you buy it for a Windows Phone you get it for Windows PC and Windows tablets, too, alongside Xbox Live Achievements. Steam is separate though, but the Steam version includes Steam Achievements.

The story is set during the events of Halo 2, with improved controls, new abilities, new enemies, such as the Prometheans, and new vehicles. Expect 30 missions. The developer is Vanguard Games, who are working with 343 Industries.

There's no word on whether Spartan Strike will also come out on Xbox One or Xbox 360, but Spartan Assault eventually did, so I expect it will.

There's a lot going on in Halo land at the moment. Halo: The Master Chief Collection launches on Xbox One next month, alongside TV show Halo Nightfall. There's also the Halo 5: Guardians beta kicking off, and now Halo: Spartan Strike.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-10-15-halo-spartan-strike-is-the-follow-up-to-spartan-assault?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialoomph

Well people wanted halo on PC lol

People are downplaying mcc, it will not only have legs for all the Xbox One life, but also increase the base sales of the console while bringing new people into the IP.

I remember playing the first Spartan game on my surface (demo), and it worked rather well (controls), but it was only ok.. Nothing special.

Ill be the first to say. Spartan Assault was awful. Am in no way shape or form interested in the sequel. TO be completely honest, the only reason it sold wellenough to justify a sequel was because it was Halo

Since I'm currently playing Spartan Assault I'll just say this is kind of meh news. I like twin sticks though, what I felt Spartan Assault did well was the Halo feel, it looks and feels like a Halo game, the gun sounds, enemy movement, and OST are all pretty well done IMO

What the game fails is in variety in locations and mission objectives, they usually consist of mostly the same thing, it doesn't create a fun gameplay experience. What also rubbed me the wrong way was that the game is a small phone/IOS game yet they still had microtransactions in the game... granted you could get by without ever using them.. but still, really? The Co-op missions are nothing special either, 5 short missions killing some flood...

I'll give it a 6/10, I think that's me being nice :P

Must get this new game though! #blindHaloFanboy

EDIT: One soemwhat nice thing was that if you've played Halo 4 you'd get some free stuff in Spartan Assault and vice versa.

I like it when games do stuff like that, like when playing Castle Crashers unlocked a head in Battleblock Theater, only problem is that Halo 4 was pretty much dead xD

Talking about The Behemoth, I think it would be a good acquisition for MS, they seem to be Xbox fans and is definitely a quality studio. I would love to see them joining the first party family.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/15/see-what-halo-2-classic-looks-like-at-1080p60fps-in-halo-the-master-chief-collection-ign-first

halo 2 gameplay

How many seasons are planned for KI? 3?

probably at least 3 but if its successfull i can see them doing more