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==Features== | ==Features== | ||
[[File:SpartanStrike - KestrelvsGhost.png|thumb|left|250px|A [[Kestrel]] versus a [[Type-32 Ghost|Ghost]]]] | [[File:SpartanStrike - KestrelvsGhost.png|thumb|left|250px|A [[Kestrel]] versus a [[Type-32 Ghost|Ghost]]]] | ||
''Halo: Spartan Strike'' includes a number of refinements to ''Spartan Assault''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s gameplay, including improved controls and having the player's virtual thumbsticks as visible circles on the screen. [[Grenade]] throwing has been made more precise and new [[armor abilities]] are included. The sandbox has also been expanded with the inclusion of the [[Promethean]] enemy units and weapons, as well as new vehicles including the [[Warthog]]. The game also introduces the [[Kestrel]], inspired by a vehicle cut during the development of ''Halo 2''.<ref name=" | ''Halo: Spartan Strike'' includes a number of refinements to ''Spartan Assault''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s gameplay, including improved controls and having the player's virtual thumbsticks as visible circles on the screen. [[Grenade]] throwing has been made more precise and new [[armor abilities]] are included. The sandbox has also been expanded with the inclusion of the [[Promethean]] enemy units and weapons, as well as new vehicles including the [[Warthog]]. The game also introduces the [[Kestrel]], inspired by a vehicle cut during the development of ''Halo 2''.<ref name="Waypoint"/><ref name="IGN"/> | ||
The missions and the campaign overall are longer: The overall campaign takes roughly five hours, wheras ''Spartan Assault''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s campaign lasts around three to four hours. The difficulty increases progressively throughout the campaign more prominently than in ''Spartan Assault''. Like the original version of its predecessor, ''Spartan Strike'' features no multiplayer mode.<ref name="IGN"/> The game has linked leaderboards and weekly challenges.<ref name="Waypoint"/> | The missions and the campaign overall are longer: The overall campaign takes roughly five hours, wheras ''Spartan Assault''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s campaign lasts around three to four hours. The difficulty increases progressively throughout the campaign more prominently than in ''Spartan Assault''. Like the original version of its predecessor, ''Spartan Strike'' features no multiplayer mode.<ref name="IGN"/> The game has linked leaderboards and weekly challenges.<ref name="Waypoint"/> | ||
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*[[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Wraith]] | *[[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Wraith]] | ||
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==Marketing and release== | ==Marketing and release== | ||
''Halo: Spartan Strike'' was announced by an article and gameplay video at the video gaming website IGN on October 15, 2014.<ref name="IGN"/> The following day, an announcement trailer was released on [[Halo Waypoint]]'s YouTube channel alongside the creation of an official page for the game at the Halo Waypoint website.<ref name="announce trailer">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZD8b2MNOF4 '''YouTube''': ''Halo: Spartan Strike Announce Trailer'']</ref | ''Halo: Spartan Strike'' was announced by an article and gameplay video at the video gaming website IGN on October 15, 2014.<ref name="IGN"/> The following day, an announcement trailer was released on [[Halo Waypoint]]'s YouTube channel alongside the creation of an official page for the game at the Halo Waypoint website.<ref name="Waypoint"/><ref name="announce trailer">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZD8b2MNOF4 '''YouTube''': ''Halo: Spartan Strike Announce Trailer'']</ref> The game was initially scheduled for a December 12, 2014 release, however on December 5, 343 Industries announced that the game would be pushed back to early 2015 due to continuing issues with ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'''s online multiplayer.<ref name="delay">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/halo-spartan-strike-coming-in-early-2015 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo: Spartan Strike Coming in Early 2015'']</ref> After months of no news on the game's release date, ''Spartan Strike'' was released on April 16, 2015.<ref name="released"/> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||