Halo: Spartan Assault

Template:Game Infobox 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.

Features

Characters SPARTAN-IV Davis (First appearance) Commander Sarah Palmer Shipmaster 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 (Mentioned only) Battle of Draetheus V (First appearance) Locations Draetheus V (First appearance) Organizations Covenant remnant United Earth Government United Nations Space Command Spartan SPARTAN-IV Program Species Human Jiralhanae Lekgolo Mgalekgolo Sangheili Unggoy Yanme'e

Vehicles UNSC UNSC Infinity UNSC Eminent Domain (First appearance) Charon-class light frigate 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 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

Gallery

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  Title art.

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  Concept art of Draetheus V.

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  View of a planet's surface.

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  A Charon-class light frigate burning over Draetheus V.

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  Commander Sarah Palmer standing upon a mountain range, as CCS-class battlecruisers loom in the distance.

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  Commander Palmer inside a Pelican dropship.

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  SPARTAN-IV Davis, clad in yellow Recruit armor.