Halo: Spartan Assault W8/WP8

[cybodroid]

I don't usually play games on my phone but this one I'm excited about.

 

[James8561]

looks like Microsoft is slowly responding to the series of rants...articles about the terrible state of WP gaming by WPCentral just last month.
now time to decide between Halo and Nova. both are so expensive

i'm bummed that it isn't coming to windows 7 though

 

[theefman]

Just found a post on neogaf that has left me incredibly worried.

It is a dual stick shooter. The controls work really well - it detects if your thumbs are 'drifting' and keeps the control scheme centered to accomodate drift. Hard to explain, but it just works. You do things like double tap to theow grenades, board vehicles etc. Also supports M/k and yes there will be joypad support shortly after launch.

Also kind of weird that people are surprised we are supporting our own platforms first.

NeoGAF - View Single Post - Halo: Spartan Assault confirmed for Windows Phone 8 - Developed by Vanguard Games

post is by 343's frank o Connor

the bit that concerns me is the last bit where he says about supporting their own platforms FIRST.

hell no, come on Microsoft, never release this on ios or Android, seriously this is getting ridiculous.

I just hope I'm reading into this too much.

Same old anti-MS crap in that thread, I really hope MS isn't stupid enough to release this on non Windows platforms. They are not really going to miss out on some huge revenue stream like some would like us to believe and its much more beneficial to Microsoft's platforms as a whole if this is Windows only.

 

[martinmc78]

This game will be a huge success.

So think about what this does for mobile games in the future. I can see Activision acquiring a new team for mobile and crunching out COD based dual stick shooters year on year multiplatform, EA crunching out Battlefield games. Think of the complete awesomeness of future releases now 343 and MS have shown the way. Even if this does stay on WP and WP8 iOS and android wont get left out as other companies are bound to see the possibilities and extend their franchises.

 

[HeyCori]

4-minute interview

Halo: Spartan Assault Video - Console Quality on Phones | GameTrailers

 

[EDDS]

Apparently coming out June 13th, even though it's not?

Halo: Spartan Assault Pre-E3 2013 - YouTube

maybe it was delayed after the interview was shot.

 

[EDDS]

Back me up here in regards to platform exclusivity, we need to let Microsoft know this can never be ported!

https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postst213422_Spartan-Assault-Platform-Discussion.aspx

 

[LMZR]

Oh man this is freaking awesome!

Will purchase as soon as i get my L820.

 

[Villain]

Can't see them releasing it's #1 flagship on the competition...this franchise doesn't need the extra exposure and won't generate continual revenue like skype and office.


PUMPED but a halo title should have been released longggg ago with WP7... something like this would pull in a lot of gamers to the OS

 

[Res215dg]

Just a few more weeks before Halo launches- never been this excited for a mobile game....ever :excited:

 

[imsaurabhmantri]

Will it be available for devices with 512 ram? #excited

 

[I Spiritus I]

It's appeared in the Windows 8 Store... can't download It though!

You need to go to your games hub then click on the Windows Game Store tab.

 

[Res215dg]

^^Very cool - any word on costs for WP8 and W8 versions? Picking it up even if it were $20 a pop-

 

[imsaurabhmantri]

I think its coming for 6.99$

 

[xandros9]

Will it be available for devices with 512 ram? #excited

yes

 

[EDDS]

Get it now for W8/RT.

Halo: Spartan Assault app for Windows in the Windows Store

Change your region to Trinidad and Tobago.

Its Awesome!

edit: it's been pulled, looks like im playing solo!

 

[Gigiga]

Still works for me, but can't buy it cause I Need an adress

 

[EDDS]

I just used my actual address of my debit card.

 

[Rhody#WP]

Sometimes people can't see the forest for the trees. Looking at the other thread posted here, people keep complaining that MS didn't release a Halo game for Windows 7. Well, hasn't EVERY Halo game been released on Windows 7? Can't you get Halo 4 on Windows 7?

The whole point of Halo: Spartan Assault is that it is a game for platforms not powerful enough to play the full Halo games, i.e., tablets and smartphones. That makes H:AS a perfect vehicle to get people to switch to Windows RT and Windows Phone devices.

 

[Keith Wallace]

Sometimes people can't see the forest for the trees. Looking at the other thread posted here, people keep complaining that MS didn't release a Halo game for Windows 7. Well, hasn't EVERY Halo game been released on Windows 7? Can't you get Halo 4 on Windows 7?

Umm...NO?

Only Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2 were available on PC, and both were released before Windows 7. There was not a single PC-compatible Halo installment released between October 2009 and October 2012, the time period during which Windows 7 was the newest installment of the Windows family.