Vanguard Games gives Halo fans something to cheer about in 'Halo: Spartan Assault,' distilling the essence of the first-person series into fun top-down shooter play.
Halo: Spartan Assault2013
Halo: Spartan Assault
2013 Microsoft Studios64Worthwhile
Playtime
ShortIt typically takes about 6 hours to finish the game, but players put about 4 hours into it on average.
Playable on
- Steam DeckPlayable
- Steam MachinePlayable
Included with
- Xbox Game PassUltimate
Available on
- $2.99
- $2.99
Game modes
- 2 players
- 2 players
Details
- Launch
- July 8, 2013
- Developer
- 343 Industries
- Publisher
- Microsoft Studios
- Genres
Overview
A top-down twin-stick shooter set in the Halo universe. Players control Spartan supersoldiers and battle a splinter faction of the alien Covenant across a campaign of missions, using series weapons and vehicles. Console versions add a cooperative survival mode in which two players hold out against waves of enemies.
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Reception
Press57
Players83
MediocreGreat- Metacritic53from 28 reviews
- OpenCritic61from 37 reviews
In the end the game isn't bad but unfortunately I just found it a little boring and that to me is one of the worst things a game could be.
If you own a Windows tablet or Windows phone, just play this on those devices instead if you must. Even if you are a huge Halo fan, there is absolutely no reason to shell out $15 for this game when you can play the exact same game for $7 on mobile devices. It's a shame because I feel like Halo: Spartan Assault could have been a great game if they took...
Ultimately, however, it feels like a mobile game, containing breezy missions that aren't much to look at and provide little in the way of a challenge. Oh, and it costs twice the price to access.
This Xbox One port of the top-down Windows Phone shooter has fizzy gunplay but mediocre missions and questionable monetisation