{"id":8251,"date":"2013-06-04T23:49:44","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T04:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=8251"},"modified":"2013-06-04T23:49:44","modified_gmt":"2013-06-05T04:49:44","slug":"halo-spartan-assault-fact-sheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=8251","title":{"rendered":"Halo: Spartan Assault Fact Sheet!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the official <a href=\"http:\/\/news.xbox.com\/~\/media\/Images\/Media%20Assets\/Games\/Mobile\/Halo%20Spartan%20Assault\/Vis%20ID%20and%20FS\/Halo%20Spartan%20Assault%20Fact%20Sheet.docx\">Fact Sheet for Spartan Assaul<\/a>t:<\/p>\n<p>Take special note of what I bolded in <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>RED<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHalo: Spartan Assault\u201d<br \/>\nFact Sheet<br \/>\nMay 2013<\/p>\n<p>Title: \u201cHalo: Spartan Assault\u201d<br \/>\nPublisher: Microsoft Studios<br \/>\nDeveloper(s): 343 Industries and Vanguard Games<\/p>\n<p>Format: Digital download available only for Windows 8 PCs, tablets and Windows Phone 8 devices<\/p>\n<p>ESRB Rating: T for Teen<br \/>\nPrice: $6.99 ERP1<br \/>\nAvailability: July 2013<\/p>\n<p>Product<br \/>\nOverview: Available only for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, \u201cHalo: Spartan Assault\u201d is a new top-down action shooter that brings a \u201cHalo\u201d video game to touch-based devices for the first time in franchise history. Developed by 343 Industries in conjunction with Vanguard Games, \u201cHalo: Spartan Assault\u201d provides an accessible, pick-up-and-play experience for fans and newcomers alike.<\/p>\n<p>Set between the events of \u201cHalo 3\u201d and \u201cHalo 4,\u201d \u201cHalo: Spartan Assault\u201d is a new chapter of the award-winning \u201cHalo\u201d universe that explores the first missions of the Spartan Ops program and dives deeper into the backstory of Human-Covenant wars. Play through the eyes of either Commander Sarah Palmer or Spartan Davis stationed aboard the UNSC Infinity as they fight never-before-seen battles against Covenant forces.<\/p>\n<p>With rich storytelling, intuitive controls, and best-in-class action, audio and graphics, \u201cHalo: Spartan Assault\u201d brings the epic scale and action of the \u201cHalo\u201d universe to mobile devices through unrivaled action and intensity.<\/p>\n<p>Features: Top features include the following:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Original \u201cHalo\u201d gameplay. An action-packed, single-player campaign spanning 25 missions in battles never before experienced in the Halo Universe, all played from a top-down camera view<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 New and immersive storyline. An original story set between the events of \u201cHalo 3\u201d and \u201cHalo 4,\u201d experience a new war with the Covenant, the first missions of the Spartan Ops program and the rise of Commander Sarah Palmer, all with best-in-class graphics and audio<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Built for simplicity. A unique fusion of touch and consolelike controls for easy pick-up-and-play gaming, with the added flexibility of keyboard and mouse controls on Windows 8 PCs and tablets2<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Integration with \u201cHalo 4.\u201d Earn experience points (XP), all-new Achievements, and unlock emblems for your \u201cHalo 4\u201d Spartan career, with additional integration features available after launch <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Nonstop competitive fun. Compete against friends in Leaderboards or hone your skills against an onslaught of Weekly Challenges while collecting more than 40 in-game Achievements and Medals<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In-app purchases. Grind to earn upgrades or speed up your training by purchasing credits for boosts, unique weapons or armor abilities<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Only on Windows. Available only on Windows 8 PCs and tablets and Windows Phone 8 devices.<\/p>\n<p>About the \u201cHalo\u201d Franchise<br \/>\nThe \u201cHalo\u201d franchise is an award-winning collection of properties that has grown into a global entertainment phenomenon. Beginning with the original \u201cHalo: Combat Evolved\u201d (2001), the critically acclaimed and record-shattering series of games has since inspired multiple New York Times bestselling novels, comic books, action figures, apparel and more.<\/p>\n<p>Published by Microsoft Studios, the \u201cHalo\u201d franchise of games is exclusive to the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and the Xbox Live online entertainment network. \u201cHalo: Spartan Assault\u201d will be released worldwide on Windows 8 PCs, Tablets, and Windows Phone 8 devices. To date, more than 50 million copies of \u201cHalo\u201d games have been sold worldwide, driving more than 5 billion hours of gameplay by people connected to Xbox Live.<\/p>\n<p>About 343 Industries<br \/>\n343 Industries is the publisher and developer of the blockbuster \u201cHalo\u201d series of videogames and, as part of Microsoft Studios, oversees the \u201cHalo\u201d franchise, including novels, comics, licensed collectibles, apparel and more. 343 Industries is home to world-class developers working on the Reclaimer Saga, which commenced with the arrival of \u201cHalo 4\u201d on Nov. 6, 2012, exclusively on Xbox 360.<\/p>\n<p>About Vanguard Games<br \/>\nEstablished in 2010, Vanguard Games develops high quality games for next generation mobile devices, game consoles, and PC. Based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Vanguard Games was set up by industry veterans Martin de Ronde and Michiel Mol (founders Guerilla Games) and Arthur Houtman (Atari, Disney Online), who played key roles in the development of a number of blockbuster titles. Vanguard Games\u2019 past projects include award winning strategy game Greed Corp and the critically acclaimed twin stick shooter Gatling Gears. The company\u2019s mission is to develop games that set new benchmarks for mobile and online entertainment. For more information visit http:\/\/www.vanguardgames.net.<\/p>\n<p>About the \u201cHalo: Initiation\u201d Comic Series<br \/>\nCreated by Dark Horse Comics, follow the ascent of UNSC soldier Sarah Palmer from ODST to Spartan-IV. (English Only\/Sold Separately)<\/p>\n<p>1 Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 versions sold separately. Estimated retail price. Actual retail prices may vary<br \/>\n2 Wired or Bluetooth keyboard and mouse supported<\/p>\n<p>\/end copy\/paste<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Okay, so new emblems are able to be unlocked in Halo 4 by playing this&#8230;.Thanks. Now I&#8217;ll have ZERO chance of 100% completion of Halo 4, unless this comes to XBLA, which clearly this Fact sheet says it won&#8217;t.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>-Sal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>P.S. I&#8217;m going to have yet MORE info, screenshots, etc., \u00a0on Spartan Assault tomorrow, so stay tuned!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the official Fact Sheet for Spartan Assault: Take special note of what I bolded in RED. \u201cHalo: Spartan Assault\u201d Fact Sheet May 2013 Title: \u201cHalo: Spartan Assault\u201d Publisher: Microsoft Studios Developer(s): 343 Industries and Vanguard Games Format: Digital download &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=8251\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spartan-assault"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8251"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8253,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8251\/revisions\/8253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}