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And.... Mobile

Title: ?Halo: Spartan Assault?

Publisher: Microsoft Studios

Developer(s): 343 Industries and Vanguard Games

Format: Digital download available only for Windows 8 PCs, tablets and Windows Phone 8 devices

ESRB Rating: T for Teen

Price: $6.99 ERP1

Availability: July 2013

Product Overview: Available only for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, ?Halo: Spartan Assault? is a new top-down action shooter that brings a ?Halo? video game to touch-based devices for the first time in franchise history. Developed by 343 Industries in conjunction with Vanguard Games, ?Halo: Spartan Assault? provides an accessible, pick-up-and-play experience for fans and newcomers alike.

Set between the events of ?Halo 3? and ?Halo 4,? ?Halo: Spartan Assault? is a new chapter of the award-winning ?Halo? 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.

With rich storytelling, intuitive controls, and best-in-class action, audio and graphics, ?Halo: Spartan Assault? brings the epic scale and action of the ?Halo? universe to mobile devices through unrivaled action and intensity.

Features: Top features include the following:

?? Original ?Halo? 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

?? New and immersive storyline. An original story set between the events of ?Halo 3? and ?Halo 4,? 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

?? 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

?? Integration with ?Halo 4.? Earn experience points (XP), all-new Achievements, and unlock emblems for your ?Halo 4? Spartan career, with additional integration features available after laun

?? 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 Med

?? In-app purchases. Grind to earn upgrades or speed up your training by purchasing credits for boosts, unique weapons or armor abilitie

?? Only on Windows. Available only on Windows 8 PCs and tablets and Windows Phone 8 devices.

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Because it's a WinRT aka, metro game. Also why it's coming to WP8 as well since they share much of the same APIs already.

We all know why it's coming to windows 8 only. It's for the same reason Halo 2 PC was Windows Vista only. Saying otherwise is being totally delusional.

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Interesting. I'd much rather they try out new stuff like this than another reboot/spin off like i was expecting.

Looks like it could be a fun little time waster while on my phone.

Heres the trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx-MZVSajRs

Oh and I think they need to sort out the store pricing. Hopefully this is coming with 8.1 but I am not going to buy the exact same game on different platforms. Galatic Reign was cheaper on Windows 8 store, yet they expect me to pay again, and in fact more for the same game on my mobile. Sort it out.

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