Gameplay

Achievements (Halo: Spartan Assault)

The achievements, as shown on Halo Waypoint.

There are a total of 32 different achievements in Halo: Spartan Assault which are found on five different platforms. No single version includes every achievement.

The game was originally released for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 devices on July 18, 2013 with a total 20 achievements worth 200 Gamerscore gamerscore on each. Five additional achievements worth 50 Gamerscore were added with a Title Update in August 29, 2013, bringing the total to 25 achievements worth 250 Gamerscore.[1] Two of the achievements, Tour of Duty and A for Effort, are found only on Windows.

The Xbox One version of the game was released December 23, 2013, with 30 achievements worth 1000 Gamerscore. Seven new achievements are featured, two of which are only on Xbox One.[2] Gamerscore values are double those found on the other platforms.

The Xbox 360 version was released January 31, 2014, with 28 achievements worth 400 Gamerscore.[3] It features all the same achievements that are found on the Xbox One version, save for the two exclusives, The Enemy of my Friend and Immune.

Spartan Assault was released on Steam on April 4, 2014, and on iPhone and iPad on April 16, 2015. The Steam and iPhone/iPad versions of the game feature the same achievements as the Windows version, however they utilize different profiles, and therefore do not award Gamerscore.

Players with the proper hardware can purchase Spartan Assault for each of the four Microsoft platforms, and potentially unlock most of the achievements as many as 4 times. Playing on all four platforms will allow the player to unlock a total of 108 achievements worth 1900 Gamerscore.

ListEdit

Icon Name Description Gamerscore for Windows Gamerscore for Xbox 360 Gamerscore for Xbox One
Campaign
  Overrun Complete Operation A 10   10   20  
  Switched On Complete Operation B 10   10   20  
  Switched Off Complete Operation C 10   10   20  
  Evacuated Complete Operation D 10   10   20  
  Terminated Complete Operation E 10   10   20  
Level-specific
  Escort Service Keep all Wolverines intact in Operation A, Mission 3 5   5   10  
  Nowhere to Hide Prevent all Jackals from regenerating their shield in Operation B, Mission 3 10   10   20  
  Never Knew What Hit Them Kill a convoy target with every stationary gun in Operation C, Mission 3 10   10   20  
  Brute Force Finish the objectives using only the Brute Shot, melee and grenades in Operation D, Mission 1 10   10   20  
  Foot Soldier Finish the objective without using any vehicles/turrets in Operation E, Mission 4 10   10   20  
Stars
  Recruit Earn a star of any type in an operation mission 5   5   10  
  Prodigy Earn your first Gold star in an operation mission 5   5   10  
  117 Earn all Gold stars in all operation missions 20   30   60  
  Distinguished Service Earn all medals in the game at least once 15   15   30  
Challenges
  Weapon of Choice Score a kill with every handheld weapon (excluding Rocket Launcher and Spartan Laser) 5   5   10  
  Powered by MJOLNIR Use every ability at least once (excluding Overshield and Seeker Drone) 10   10   20  
  Skull Combo Complete any mission with the maximum number of Skulls active 10   10   20  
  Vidmaster Challenge Complete Operation E, Mission 1 with the Hollow and Black Eye Skulls active 15   15   30  
  Extra Credit Complete 75 mission specific challenges/Complete all campaign mission specific Assault Ops 10   15   30  
  Pension Plan Earn 25000 Spartan Points throughout your career 10   10   20  
Title Update
  Archeology Complete Operation F 10   10   20  
  Silvertip Destroy all Mega Turrets with the Grizzly tank in Operation F, Mission 2 10   10   20  
  Tour of Duty Earn all Gold stars in Operation F 10   N/A N/A
  Vidmaster Challenge 2.0 Complete Operation F, Mission 4 with the Blind and Thunderstorm Skulls active 15   15   30  
  A for Effort Complete all Operation F mission challenges 5   N/A N/A
Co-op
  Flooded Complete all co-op missions N/A 30   60  
  Overachiever Earn all co-op medals at least once N/A 50   100  
  Dynamic Duo Earn all Gold stars in all co-op missions N/A 30   60  
  Extermination Kill 10,000 enemies in co-op N/A 30   60  
  The Company of Strangers Complete a co-op mission with at least 5 different players N/A 10   20  
Xbox One Exclusive
  The Enemy of my Friend Get a higher individual score than your partner on all co-op missions N/A N/A 100  
  Immune Finish a co-op mission without becoming infected N/A N/A 100  

TriviaEdit

  • Unlike achievements in every other Halo game, Spartan Assault achievements appear on multiple platforms. This results in a duplication of achievements; players can unlock the achievements once on a Windows 8 device as well as on a Windows Phone 8 device, the Xbox One and the Xbox 360. These achievements also appear multiple times on Halo Waypoint. Although this can allow players to boost their gamerscore by unlocking the same achievements up to four times, it also creates the unfortunate circumstance wherein players looking to unlock every single Halo achievement must purchase and play Spartan Assault on all four platforms.
  • In-game statistics are integrated across the four Microsoft platforms. Although achievements must be unlocked by playing the game on each platform individually, some achievements (i.e. 117, Extra Credit, Distinguished Service) are unlocked via accomplishments which are recorded across platforms, and therefore unlocking the achievement on one platform can contribute to or even complete the achievement on the others. Steam does not feature this integration.[4]
  • With only 30 achievements worth a full 1000 gamerscore, the Xbox One version of Spartan Assault has the highest average points-per-achievement of any Halo game (33.3 points per achievement). Conversely, with 25 achievements worth only 250 gamerscore, the Windows versions of Spartan Assault tie Halo: The Master Chief Collection for the lowest points average of any title (only 10 points each).

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