Halo: Spartan Assault

Halo: Spartan Assault is an upcoming Halo game for Windows 8. Developed by Vanguard Games (in collaboration with 343 Industries), the game is a twin-stick shooter and would be available for Windows 8 platforms such as the Microsoft Surface and smartphones running Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 OS. The game will provide 25 missions set between the events of Halo 3 and Halo 4. The game will explore the first missions of the SPARTAN-IV Program.

Plot summary
Set between the events of Halo 3 and Halo 4, Halo: Spartan Assault is a new chapter of the Halo universe that explores the first missions of the SPARTAN-IV Program and the backstory of the Human-Covenant War as the player characters view them through a historical computer simulation.

Characters

 * SPARTAN-IV Davis
 * Commander Sarah Palmer
 * Jul 'Mdama
 * Parg Vol

Equipment and technology

 * Hard light
 * Z-90 Photonic Coalescence Emitter/Aegis
 * M2705 Regenerative Kinetic Dispersal Field
 * MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor
 * MJOLNIR [GEN2]
 * MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Recruit
 * MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant
 * Sangheili combat harness
 * Zealot variant
 * Warrior variant
 * Stationary shield generator
 * Type-27 Responsive Holographic Form Emulator

Events

 * Human-Covenant War
 * Battle of Draetheus V

Locations

 * Draetheus V

Organizations

 * Covenant remnant
 * United Earth Government
 * United Nations Space Command
 * Spartan
 * SPARTAN-IV Program

Species

 * Human
 * Jiralhanae
 * Sangheili
 * Unggoy
 * Yanme'e

Vehicles

 * UNSC
 * AV-14 Hornet
 * D77H-TCI Pelican
 * M313 Heavy Recovery Vehicle
 * M808 Main Battle Tank
 * M850 Main Battle Tank
 * M9 Main Anti-Aircraft Tank
 * Covenant
 * CAS-class assault carrier
 * CCS-class battlecruiser
 * Type-25 Troop Carrier
 * Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft
 * Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage
 * Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery
 * Type-52 Troop Carrier
 * Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery
 * Type-52 Troop Carrier

Weapons

 * UNSC
 * MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System
 * BR85 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle
 * M395 Designated Marksman Rifle
 * M6H Personal Defense Weapon System
 * M45D Tactical Shotgun
 * M7/Caseless Submachine Gun
 * M247T Medium Machine Gun
 * M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon
 * M363 Remote Projectile Detonator
 * M6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle
 * M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose grenade
 * Covenant
 * Type-1 Antipersonnel grenade
 * Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword
 * Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
 * Type-51 Directed Energy Rifle/Improved