Editing Halo: Spartan Strike

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{{Disambig header|the second video game in the ''Halo: Spartan'' series|other uses|Spartan (disambiguation)}}

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As with ''Spartan Assault'', ''Spartan Strike''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s campaign employs the [[UNSC Tactical Simulator]] as a framing device. Set in two time periods, the story centers on a [[Forerunner]] artifact known as the [[Conduit]]. The game begins during the [[Battle of Mombasa]] in [[2552#October|October 2552]]. The player assumes to role of a [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]] who is placed into the simulation in lieu of the [[ODST]] fireteam who actually carried out the [[Operation: WINDOW PANE|mission]].{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} After the first operation the narrative jumps to [[2557#July|July 2557]]. A Headhunter is deployed onto [[Installation 03|Gamma Halo]] to reacquire the Conduit from the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant remnant forces]] who have taken the artifact to a Forerunner site they refer to as the [[Altar]]. After the player is successful, they must deliver the Conduit to an [[ONI]] facility in [[New Phoenix]] on [[Earth]] in the hope of using the artifact to close a [[slipspace portal]] that has unleashed a [[Promethean]] invasion upon the city.{{Ref/Reuse|IGN}}

During the Battle of Mombasa in 2552, the [[Covenant]] brings the Conduit to the city. A [[Dextro Xur-pattern Spirit|Spirit]] [[dropship]] carrying information about the Conduit is shot down by UNSC forces and the Spartan is tasked with recovering the [[data pad]] containing the intel. After the Spartan retrieves the data pad, the Conduit's location is pinpointed elsewhere in [[New Mombasa]]. The [[Sangheili]] carrying the Conduit is killed and the Spartan brings the device to a nearby UNSC convoy. Furious at the loss of the Conduit, the Covenant assaults the convoy in hopes of regaining the device. During the ensuing firefight, a Sangheili [[Field Master]] escapes in a Spirit after recovering the Conduit from the convoy. The Spartan pursues the dropship and the Spirit is shot down shortly after. Arriving at the crash-site, the Spartan eliminates the Field Master and his [[Kig-Yar]] bodyguards. Once again recovering the Conduit, the Spartan is ordered to escape the city so the Conduit can be brought to a research facility in New Phoenix. However, at the same time, ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' is preparing to enter [[slipstream space]] over Mombasa. Fleeing in a [[M12 Warthog|Warthog]], the Spartan attempts to flee, but fails to escape the resulting slipspace rupture. Cutting back to 2557, Roland reveals that the ODSTs originally sent to retrieve the Conduit were killed when the slipspace rupture destroyed Mombasa. The Conduit was never found and the UNSC presume that the device was destroyed as well.

Roland reveals that in 2557, a faint signal originating on Gamma Halo was detected by the orbiting [[Ivanoff Station]]. In response, a [[Headhunter]] was sent to investigate. It was discovered that the source was originating from the Conduit, and [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|new "Covenant"]] has also detected the signal and is attempting to take the Conduit for themselves. The Spartan now simulates the actions of the Headhunter during the [[Battle of Installation 03]]. To prevent the UNSC from finding the Conduit, signal jammers are placed throughout the jungle in which the Conduit is located. The Spartan destroys the jammers and the device's signal is soon found to be emanating from a nearby Forerunner structure. Utilizing a stolen [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraith]] to destroy a power core, the Spartan disables a gate blocking the entrance to the structure. The Spartan is attacked by a [[Promethean Knight]] inside the structure and it is realized that the source was fabricated by 'Mdama's Covenant to distract the UNSC. Pinpointing the Conduit's true location through the use of UNSC transmitters, the Spartan departs the area in a Pelican. A terminal on Gamma Halo reveals that the Conduit is capable of opening Forerunner [[slipspace portal]]s throughout the [[Milky Way]]. Additionally, it is able to enter slipspace to save itself from destruction—as demonstrated at New Mombasa. Meanwhile, 'Mdama's Covenant discovers the [[Altar]], where they plan to use it to power the Conduit. Once the Conduit is powered, 'Mdama's Covenant intends to open slipspace portals all across Gamma Halo for their [[Promethean]] allies, from which they would take control of the Halo from the UNSC.

The Spartan, determined to stop Jul 'Mdama's Covenant, attempts to travel to the Altar in a Pelican. However, the dropship is shot down. Surviving the crash, the Spartan fights past his Covenant soldiers and discovers a deactivated portal that leads to the Altar. Using nearby power stations to activate the portal, the Spartan enters it and appears outside the Altar. Kwon determines that a [[M808 Scorpion|Scorpion]] is needed to break past 'Mdama's Covenant's defenses at the Altar. After the Spartan destroys several nearby [[Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith|Anti-Aircraft Wraiths]] that were preventing the UNSC from dropping off the tank via dropship, a Pelican drops off a Scorpion and the Spartan uses it to fight his way to the Altar. The Spartan kills all Covenant forces at the Altar, and reclaims the Conduit. Realizing they have lost the battle, 'Mdama's Covenant forces begin to retreat from Gamma Halo. Delivering the Conduit to a Pelican, the Spartan operates a Covenant Spirit to leave the ringworld and rendezvous with the Pelican in orbit. After returning to Ivanoff Station with the Conduit, the Spartan receives an emergency distress call from an [[New Phoenix ONI facility|ONI facility]] in New Phoenix on Earth. The Spartan learns that when Jul 'Mdama's Covenant used the Conduit at the Altar, portals were opened across the galaxy; one portal opened at the New Phoenix ONI facility, where a [[unidentified Forerunner machine|Forerunner artifact]] was being studied. Jul 'Mdama's forces and Prometheans proceeded to [[Battle of New Phoenix|invade]] the city though the portal. Realizing that the Conduit was needed to shut down the portal, the Spartan traveled to Earth with the device to end the invasion.

[[File:SpartanStrike - KestrelvsGhost.png|thumb|left|250px|A [[Kestrel]] versus a [[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghost]]]]

''Halo: Spartan Strike'' includes a number of refinements to ''Spartan Assault''{{'}}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 [[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved vehicles#Kestrel|vehicle cut]] during the [[Development of Halo: Combat Evolved|development of]] ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|IGN}}

The missions and the campaign overall are longer: The overall campaign takes roughly five hours, wheras ''Spartan Assault''{{'}}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/Reuse|IGN}} The game has linked leaderboards and weekly challenges.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}}

**[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]

**[[Installation 03]]

***[[Altar]] {{1st}}

**[[Battle for Earth]]  

**[[Skirmish in New Phoenix]] {{1st}}

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*[[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]]

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*[[M8900 drop pod]]

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