Halo: Spartan Assault: Difference between revisions

{{Game Infobox

|platform= [[Wikipedia:Windows 8|Windows 8]] (PC and tablet); [[Wikipedia:Windows Phone 8|Windows Phone 8]]

|releasedate= July 2013<ref name="windows8only"/>

|modes= [[Campaign]]

[[Wikipedia:Pan European Game Information|PEGI]]: 16+

'''''Halo: Spartan Assault''''' is an upcoming isometric shooter video game developed by [[Vanguard Games]] in collaboration with [[343 Industries]]; it is the eighth game in the ''Halo'' series. ''Spartan Assault'' is designed for [[Wikipedia:Windows 8|Microsoft Windows 8]] (with support for both PC and tablets), as well as [[Wikipedia:Windows Phone 8|Windows Phone 8]]. Set between the events of ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo 4]]'', the game will feature 25 missions that tell the story of the [[SPARTAN-IV Program]]'s earliest operations.<ref name="official">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/games/halospartanassault '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo: Spartan Assault'']</ref><ref name="firsttrailer">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxsYQtltOco ''Halo: Spartan Assault'' '''Announce Trailer''']</ref><ref name="windows8only">[http://www.gameinformer.com/games/halo_spartan_assault/b/pc/archive/2013/06/04/343-industries-reveals-halo-spartan-assault.aspx '''GameInformer''': ''343 Industries Reveals Halo: Spartan Assault'']</ref> The game went by the codename "'''Bootcamp'''" prior to its official announcement.<ref name="Waypoint 652013">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/06/05/The-Halo-Bulletin-6513.aspx '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''The Halo Bulletin 6.5.2012'']</ref>

Set sometime between [[2553#March|March 2553]] and [[2557#July|July 2557]], ''Halo: Spartan Assault'' explores the SPARTAN-IVs' first Spartan Ops<!--This is the in-universe term, not the game mode.--> during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]].<ref name="gameplay 1">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halospartanassault/mediadetail?title=halo-spartan-assault-defend&id=984bc596-d52b-49e4-be4c-93457bd55bf3&category=Videos '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo: Spartan Assault - Defend'']</ref><ref name="gameplay 2">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halospartanassault/mediadetail?title=halo-spartan-assault-clear&id=8704efa0-1cc1-4920-8209-5c9e13440c97&category=Videos '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo: Spartan Assault -Clear'']</ref> This battle is part of the [[Second Human-Covenant War|second war]] between the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and the [[Covenant remnant|remnants]] of the [[Covenant]], which is still being waged during the events of ''Halo 4''.<ref name="official"/><ref name="Reed">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/06/03/Halo-Initiation-Writer-Interview.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo Initiation Writer Interview'']</ref><ref>[http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2013/06/04/coming-this-summer-a-new-halo-for-windows-phone-8.aspx Coming this summer: '''Windows Phone Blog''' ''A new Halo for Windows Phone 8'']</ref> The story unfolds through a historical computer simulation which the SPARTAN-IVs use for combat analysis and training, much like ''Halo 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[War Games]] mode;<ref name="firsttrailer"/><ref name="pareport''>[http://penny-arcade.com/report/article/the-next-halo-game-is-coming-to-hardware-you-dont-have-and-software-you-don  '''The PA Report''': ''The next Halo game is coming to hardware you don’t have, and software you don’t want'']</ref> this framing structure likely explains some of the game's arcade-like elements, such as weapons' ability to fire continuously.<ref name="gameplay 1"/><ref name="gameplay 2"/>

The campaign has two protagonists, [[Sarah Palmer|Commander Sarah Palmer]] and [[Davis (Spartan)|Spartan Davis]], whose first meeting will be depicted in the ''[[Halo: Initiation]]'' limited comic series.<ref name="Reed"/> Rather than the in-engine cutscenes used in most ''Halo'' games, ''Spartan Assault'' will instead make use of motion comic-style animations between missions, much like the terminals in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' and ''Halo 4''.<ref name="windows8only"/>

===Control===

[[File:HSA touch input.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Touch input for ''Halo: Spartan Assault'']]

On Windows 8 PCs and tablets, the game can also be played with a mouse and keyboard. Keyboard controls use a standard shooter format: the "WASD" key group controls movement and the mouse is for aiming and firing. An update will be applied to the game following its release which would enable the use of an [[Xbox 360]] controller.<ref name="debut"/>

[[File:HSA loadout.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Player loadout with a skull enabled]]

Players will be able to customize their Spartan character's primary and secondary weapon loadout, armor ability, and booster (akin to ''Halo 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s a tactical packages and support upgrades) at the start of each mission.

==''Halo 4'' integration features==

''Halo: Spartan Assault'' will be closely integrated with the player's experience in ''Halo 4''. Experience points, all-new Achievements, and unique emblems can all be unlocked for one's ''Halo 4'' Spartan career. Additional integration features available after launch.<ref name="official"/>

===Characters===

*[[Davis (Spartan)|Davis]] {{1st}}<ref name="windows8only"/>

*[[Commander]] [[Sarah Palmer]]<ref name="official"/>

*[[Jul 'Mdama]]''

*[[Parg Vol]]<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxsYQtltOco '''YouTube''', ''Reveal Trailer'']</ref>

===Equipment and technology===

**[[Z-90 Photonic Coalescence Emitter/Aegis]]

*[[M2705 Regenerative Kinetic Dispersal Field]]

*[[Overshield]]<ref name="H:SAA">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/06/11/Halo-Spartan-Assault-Achievements.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo: Spartan Assault Achievements'']</ref>

*[[Sangheili combat harness]]

*[[Type-27 Responsive Holographic Form Emulator]]

===Vehicles===

*{{UNSCShip|Infinity}}

*{{Class|Charon|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]]

*{{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}

*[[Type-25 Troop Carrier]]

*[[Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage]]

*[[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft]]

*[[Type-29 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun]]

*[[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform]]

*[[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery]]

*[[Type-52 Troop Carrier]]

*[[M45 Tactical Shotgun#M45D Tactical Shotgun|M45D Tactical Shotgun]]

*[[M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon]]

*[[Type-25 Grenade Launcher]]<ref name="H:SAA"/>

**[[Draetheus V]] {{1st}}

===Species===

*[[Human]]

*[[Kig-Yar]]

*[[Jiralhanae]]  

*[[Sangheili]]

*[[Unggoy]]

*[[Yanme'e]]

*[[Mgalekgolo]]

File:HSA-Cinematic-Plummet.jpg|A damaged {{Class|Charon|light frigate}} falling from the sky.

File:HSA-Cinematic-Horizon.jpg|The horizon of Draetheus V or its moon.

File:HSA-Cinematic-Palmer.jpg|Commander Sarah Palmer in one of the game's motion comic-style cutscenes.

File:Jul'Mdama SpartanAssault.png|Shipmaster Jul 'Mdama in one of the cutscenes.

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