Halo: Spartan Strike

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Halo: Spartan Strike is an isometric shooter video game and the spiritual successor to Halo: Spartan Assault, developed by Vanguard Games in collaboration with 343 Industries. The game was released in April 16, 2015 on Windows 8 and 8.1 devices, iPhone, iPad, and Steam for $5.99 (US).

Synopsis

Characters and setting

As with Spartan Assault, Spartan Strike'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 October 2552. The player assumes to role of a Spartan-IV who is placed into the simulation in lieu of the ODST fireteam who actually carried out the mission. After the first operation the narrative jumps to July 2557. The Spartan is deployed onto Gamma Halo to reacquire the Conduit from the Covenant 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.

Plot

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Spartan Strike begins in 2557. UNSC Infinity's AI Roland informs an unnamed Spartan-IV that the Office of Naval Intelligence has granted the Spartan access to a highly classified simulation of the Battle of Mombasa. Using a UNSC Tactical Simulator, Roland reveals that the Spartan will simulate the actions of an ODST squad sent to secure a Forerunner artifact called the Conduit. In the simulation, the ODST squad is replaced by a lone Spartan clad in War Master armor.

Campaign

The Spartan Strike campaign will feature five chapters known as "Operations" with six missions each.

Operation A: Orphic Spear New Mombasa Nightmare On Top of the World Conduit Reversal of Fortune Wounded Quarry Last Exit Operation B: Steadfast Pursuit Gamma Halo Signal Fires Lockout Knockin' on a Forerunner Door Dormant Run through the Jungle Operation C: Valiant Hammer All the Way to the Altar Up in the Air Til Death do us Part Leave 'Em at the Altar Deliverance Don't touch my Ride

Operation D: Adamantine Shield The Way Home Serve and Protect We need to Talk Reverse Course The Lion's Den End of the Line Operation E: Brother's Keeper Behind Enemy Lines Glyphology Foothold Features A Kestrel versus a 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 will be 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. The missions and the campaign overall will be longer (roughly five hours) wheras Spartan Assault's campaign last around three to four hours. The difficulty will increase progressively throughout the campaign more prominently than in Spartan Assault. Like the original version of its predecessor, Spartan Strike will feature no multiplayer mode. The game will have linked leaderboards and weekly challenges. The game will feature in-game credits which can be used to purchase weapons and equipment, the the microtransactions featured in Spartan Assault having been omitted. Credits will be earned only through gameplay, although three Achievements in Halo: The Master Chief Collection will award the player a number of extra credits. Playing Spartan Strike will also unlock exclusive multiplayer content for The Master Chief Collection, including an in-game nameplate, emblem and avatar. The Windows version of Spartan Strike will support cross-platform integration; a copy of the game will be playable on all Windows 8/8.1 devices irrespective of the platform the game was purchased on along with shared stats. As with Spartan Assault, the Steam version will be excluded from this integration as the Steam platform does not share the Xbox Live gaming profile. Appearances Characters John-117 Kwon (First appearance) Roland Species and entities Human Kig-Yar Sangheili Unggoy Yanme'e Forerunner Promethean Promethean Knight Promethean Crawler Promethean Watcher Organizations UNSC UNSC Navy Office of Naval Intelligence UNSC Marine Corps Orbital Drop Shock Troopers Covenant Covenant remnants Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction Ecumene Warrior-Servant Promethean Locations Earth Kenya Mombasa New Mombasa Portal at Voi (Mentioned only) United Republic of North America New Phoenix Installation 00 (Mentioned only) Installation 03 Altar (First appearance) Events Human-Covenant War Battle of Earth Battle of Mombasa Post-Covenant War conflicts Weapons UNSC Usable BR55 Battle Rifle M41 Vulcan M6H magnum M7 SMG M9 fragmentation grenade MA5D assault rifle Napalm grenade Unusable M7S SMG MA37 assault rifle MA5C assault rifle Covenant Usable Type-1 plasma grenade Type-25 Brute Shot Type-25 plasma pistol Type-29 Shade Type-33 Needler Type-51 plasma repeater Type-52 focus rifle Unusable Type-25 plasma rifle Forerunner Usable Z-040 pulse grenade Z-130 Suppressor Z-180 Scattershot Z-390 incineration cannon Z-750 binary rifle Unusable Z-510 focus turret Vehicles AV-14 Hornet AV-22 Sparrowhawk AV-30 Kestrel (First appearance) CAS-class assault carrier D77-TC Pelican Genet M12 Warthog LRV M313 Elephant M808 Scorpion M850 Grizzly Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle Type-25 Spirit Type-26 Banshee Type-32 Ghost Type-47 Scarab Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Wraith UNSC Infinity Technology and equipment Conduit (First appearance) Hard light Light bridge Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor MJOLNIR [GEN1] Mark VI MJOLNIR [GEN2] War Master ODST armor Armor abilities Airstrike (First appearance) Bubble shield Proximity mine M2705 regeneration field Shock chain (First appearance) Teleport Marketing and release Halo: Spartan Strike was announced by an article and gameplay video at the video gaming website IGN on October 15, 2014. 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. 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. After months of no news on the game's release date, Spartan Strike was released on April 16, 2015. Gallery Gameplay HSS-Main Menu.jpg The main menu of Halo: Spartan Strike. All operation and mission briefing screens shown in the reveal video. The player character arrives on Gamma Halo. A Warthog in action. The player using a Warthog on Gamma Halo. Fighting Covenant forces in Gamma Halo's jungles. The player using a regeneration field. The player fighting near a cliff on Gamma Halo. The player faces a Knight at a Forerunner structure. A Covenant lance utilizing a bubble shield. A Kestrel engaging the Covenant and Prometheans. A Kestrel destroying a wall. The player facing a Wraith with a Grizzly tank. An unknown Forerunner object. Cinematics A storm on Earth's surface. The player's Spartan fleeing from a slipspace explosion in a Warthog. A trio of Promethean Knights. A Hornet VTOL approaches an embattled New Phoenix. UNSC troops fighting Prometheans in New Phoenix. Knights being disintegrated by incoming fire. Logos and banners A banner for the game. Official logo. The Spartan Strike logo and icon. Sources