Halo: Spartan Assault

1. Jman88s

   Apr 6, 2014

   10

   Halo: Spartan Assault is indeed a good game, but I'm disappointed Microsoft didn't put other Halo games like Reach, 3, 3 ODST, and more forHalo: Spartan Assault is indeed a good game, but I'm disappointed Microsoft didn't put other Halo games like Reach, 3, 3 ODST, and more for the PC. Halo and Halo 2 PC did good. This is better than Halo Wars... because instead of controlling your whole army, you're controlling JUST one person. But Spartan Assault's campaign makes no sense and isn't apart of the official Halo series just a minigame kinda.
   
   Overall: Good, could have been better. Microsoft, port other Halo games for PC.… Expand

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2. DiFF7Skyns

   Apr 2, 2016

   8

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A major release of Microsoft for mobiles devices and PC. In isometric perspective, HALO arrives with a different gameplay of those who were accustomed to the series in the first person of exclusive titles for Xbox.
   
   The game does not offer a considerable amount of weapons and vehicles. Still, the gameplay is good and the graphics are excelent. The soundtrack is great, and the campaign is well diversified, with several missions divided into operations, in order to stop the Covenant advance, for breaking a peace treaty with humans.
   
   It is worth checking the game. Guaranteed fun.… Expand

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4. marpolaris

   Apr 17, 2020

   7

   es bueno pero no se como que se siente incompleto en cuanto ala historia pero es divertido y si tiene su reto, es buena propuesta para pasar el rato

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5. Klewer

   Jan 28, 2015

   6

   Action heavy top down shooter that while is plenty of fun has a few quirks which are quite irritating. Still hard to find well controlledAction heavy top down shooter that while is plenty of fun has a few quirks which are quite irritating. Still hard to find well controlled native touch games for Windows 8 but this is probably still worth a go.… Expand

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6. Mobile

   Jul 4, 2018

   6

   ENG RU
   I have little experience in such games, but I liked this game. Looks nice, management is adequate, although sometimes there areENG RU
   I have little experience in such games, but I liked this game. Looks nice, management is adequate, although sometimes there are shoals, liked the style of the cutscenes. The game is short, sometimes Missy end in minutes and it is not clear why such scraps do, and closer to the end of the job become monotonous and deliberately complicated,for the experience you can buy equipment only for the current mission, but given the duration and not a large influx of experience, it is not particularly clear, and the average complexity and did without it, but the money the game
   У меня мало опыта в подобных играх, но это игра понравилась. Приятная внешне, управление адекватное, хотя иногда и есть косяки, понравились стиль заставок. Игра короткая, порой мисси заканчиваются за минуты и как бы не понятно для чего такие обрывки делать, да и ближе к концу задания становятся однообразными и заведомо усложненные,за полученный опыт можно покупать экипировки лишь для текущей миссии, но учитывая продолжительность и не большой приток опыта, то особо не разгуляешься, а на средней сложности и вовсе обходился без этого, но свои деньги игра отбивает.… Expand

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7. DRiVER_helsinki

   Apr 6, 2014

   5

   average at best. looks and fEEls like mobile game (is ported). no rebindable keys, clunky to play, especially when driving vehicles usingaverage at best. looks and fEEls like mobile game (is ported). no rebindable keys, clunky to play, especially when driving vehicles using keyboard.
   Completed in 4-5 hours
   Missions last 2-6 minutes and very little replayability or variety, . Each mission begins with a loadout screen where you can select your loadout which consists of a primary weapon, secondary weapon, armour ability and power up (not active by default), however you may only change your loadout by spending your in-game currency (XP), but there is no need to do so as the game is very easy without such purchases, as there are many other weapons, vehicles and stationary cannons scattered around each level that keep you stocked up long enough to complete the mission with very few issues.
   
   The story is very basic, and your average Halo fare: A human planet is under attack by covenant forces, lo and behold: the forerunners seems to have had a foothold on the planet before they died out, and then the UNSC and the Covenant duke it out to try and reclaim whatever technology they left behind, and to stop the Covenant from destroying humanity etc etc. It is not going to be the most memorable story, or even memorable at all, but what makes it worse is that missions are explained with a small block of text, and cutscenes are reserved for the completion of each “Operation” (every 5 missions), these cutscenes, whilst nice to look at with their graphic novel style presentation, only last a few seconds, and do little to break up the monotony of the combat.
   
   Graphically the game is very impressive for a mobile port. DX effects are squeezed in to make explosions look fairly impressive, as well as cramming in a large amount of particle effects such as embers and snowflakes which all make the game look alive. The lighting and background effects (post Operation C) are also very nice to look at as it obtains every bit of colour that Halo is known for, a refreshing break from the flurry of grey/ brown games that we are so very accustomed to seeing now. One huge downside however is the lack of graphics options past AA, resolution and refresh rate. Where are the texture options? V-Sync? Or even a colourblind mode?
   
   The sound design is very good though, the weapons sounds are taken directly from the Halo console games and thus are of a high quality (although they do sound a little muffled), and whilst the original music composed by Tom Salta (Halo: CEA) is very good, the music feels like it is implemented incorrectly, as the music that often accompanies combat is very calm and whimsical, not the epic music that I would expect from such a scenario (see Halo: CEA OST's "Strung"). The game feels very Halo-y in how it sounds, but it is a shame that this feeling does not carry over to the rest of the game.
   
   (As of the launch day) As expected, I did encounter a few bugs and issues during my time playing this game. I experienced a couple of crashes (which are inexcusable), as well as one irritating bug that causes the game to go into windowed mode when tabbed out, which makes this extra annoying because the options menu cannot be accessed whilst you are in the middle of a mission, and because there are no checkpoints, you will either have to finish the mission in windowed mode, or quit and start again. (There is no "Fullscreen" option in the menu, requiring the player to change the resolution of the game and then reverting it to your preferred resolution, or quitting the game).
   
   Halo: Spartan Assault is the first Halo game to reach the PC platform since Halo 2 back in 2007, but it is a shame that this is the Halo game that we got. If you are a avid Halo fan like myself, you probably already have it, but if you are on the fence about it, it might be worth the try just because of it's low price, or maybe just to convince 343i and Microsoft that the PC is a viable place to put Halo games both new and old, but otherwise, nOt recommend.… Expand

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8. chuckle_h0und

   Aug 24, 2015

   2

   No co-op of any form on PC, which turns this from a mediocre top down shooter, into a mediocre top down shooter I can't even play with myNo co-op of any form on PC, which turns this from a mediocre top down shooter, into a mediocre top down shooter I can't even play with my friends. Why this feature got removed I have no idea.… Expand

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