-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Halo: Spartan Assault confirmed for Windows Phone 8 - Developed by Vanguard Games
- Thread starter Bamihap
- Start date
Between 3 and 4 I believe.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
CharmingCharlie
Member
Microsoft stooge said:
It's shit like this that makes me long for the day when I can finally ditch Windows from my PC. It is also a huge reason why I will never touch a windows phone or anything else from Microsoft.
I anticipate this game will sell fewer copies on the PC than Halo 2 did on the PC when they did the retard "vista only" rubbish. Oddly enough I didn't buy Halo 2 either even when there was a community patch that made it work with XP. So I will be skipping this game too.
Sweet! Thanks for the info.
The grass is much greener on the other side, where there are NO system exclusives, right?
I have this image of Frankie walking down a long hallway and into a dark room. Giant displays project the images of 6 shadowy figures he only knows as "MS".
"What is it this time, Director O'Conner..."
Proelite
Member
They'll port the game to Xbla when they get the time. It's not like porting to windows 7 / xbla doesn't take work.
I've watched the trailer. Can't we go back to the old Halo theme?
I think it was mentioned that music belongs to Marty so it can't simply be used like that
CharmingCharlie
Member
Meh don't care what the other side is like as long as I am not supporting Microsoft with my money that will keep me happy as Larry. Like I said the ONLY reason I have an MS operating system is because I have no choice but to have one (since I play games). However other areas such as phones and tablets I do have a choice and I always make sure I never purchase anything to do with Microsoft just because of this crap they pull right here (oh and I am aware MS makes more money via Android than they do with their own bloody phone).
The things you are hating MS for doing, Apple and Android and Sony and Nintendo all do. The Windows 7 vs 8 thing is because the game is probably written for the WINRT runtime, which is practically automatically supporting both win8, winRT and winphone8. This may come to other ecosystems but you're actually hating a company for supporting their hardware, first. It's irrational. There are some games that never come to android. Do you hate Apple for that equally?
So it's just you, then. Understood. Apple and Google are doing the same thing, but whatevs, arguing seems like a waste here.
Proelite
Member
They only way they can release this for windows 7 is through steam.
Knowing MS it'll probably come out for it a year later.
CharmingCharlie
Member
I own a Nexus 4, 7 and soon to own a 10 can't stand Apple either ;-) and don't get me started on GOOGLE but so far out of a few "things" they are less scummy to me than Apple or Microsoft
Yeah just like Halo 2 was so impossible to run on Win Xp .............. oh wait no it wasn't there was a community fix faster than MS could count the sales of Halo 2 on the PC. Microsoft have purposely excluded a huge section of the market to try and "convince" people to upgrade to their latest shiny piece of shit.
Xbudz
Member
Windows 8.1
Castef
Banned
"Every possible game" = ?
Chiaroscuro
Member
Your loss. Windows Phone 7/7.5 were not so great for gaming (all must have being written in XNA) but Windows Phone 8 has native code support and amazing OS speed.
when was the last time you guys played mobile games?
Modern Combat 4 is also available in WP8, for information.
Iced_Eagle
Member
All Windows 8 apps require that they work with only M/K, as well as touch. Frankie also confirmed that the game works with M/K.
Not likely. Win8 and WP8 apps are built using WinRT (the phone version is technically WinPRT for Windows Phone RunTime). Those "metro apps" are only available through the official store. Unless they plan to port to Win32 (the old Windows API), it won't come to Steam. For example, Skulls of the Shogun was made using WinRT, and it's not available on Steam.
It is possible they could port it, but I would assume that iOS/Android versions would come before that.
Fresh Face
Banned
YES PLEASE!
Also, please put it on PC as well even if it's Windows 8 only
don't kill me gaf
Truespeed
Member
Microsoft doesn't understand the smartphone or tablet business so it's all good.
Cool that the game is only £5, bad that the game requires me to upgrade my OS at a cost of £75.
I'm sure there will be an Xbox One version, but I'm also sure this won't be announced for a few months so they can maximise the number of people willing to buy into Windows 8 to play this.
I'm sure there will be an Xbox One version, but I'm also sure this won't be announced for a few months so they can maximise the number of people willing to buy into Windows 8 to play this.
Warm Machine
Member
This will be awesome on my Surface Pro! So hyped. My son is going to love it too as he loves "dados".
We pay them in clogs and windmill lubricant.
Skulls of the Shogun has already been found in the Steam database.
MyAbsolution
Member
Really sad that this wasn't a Halo Wars 2...
From the screenshots it appears TO ME like they reused a lot of the vehicles from Halo Wars...
Grizzly tanks (uber scorpion tanks), and Wolverines (anti air vehicles) are clearly taken from HW and put in this game, as seen in screenshots that no one has seemed to say yet.
Good choices! Oh how I wanted those vehicles in Halo:R and 4
I played that game for well over a year and loved some of the things they came up with.
From the screenshots it appears TO ME like they reused a lot of the vehicles from Halo Wars...
Grizzly tanks (uber scorpion tanks), and Wolverines (anti air vehicles) are clearly taken from HW and put in this game, as seen in screenshots that no one has seemed to say yet.
Good choices! Oh how I wanted those vehicles in Halo:R and 4
I played that game for well over a year and loved some of the things they came up with.
You can even see in this perspective how easily something like this could be made into an rts.... just need to add some base building and multiple unit options to this and its close to ready.
NeoGeoOwner
Banned
I need this game O_O.
Maximal profit
Will this game be supported with updates? Like, will there be DLC or some kind of extension?
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Gameplay clips:
Defend the Wolverines
Clear a landing zone for second wave of marines.
Destroy the anti-air Wraiths
--------------------------------
Skulls!?
=D
Wait... I still can't play this game... =(
Defend the Wolverines
Clear a landing zone for second wave of marines.
Destroy the anti-air Wraiths
--------------------------------
Skulls!?
=D
Wait... I still can't play this game... =(
You guys overpaid.
Looks really neat.
Quicksilver4648
Member
Will this game have separate achievement lists? Meaning, if I buy this for my Lumia 920 AND I buy on Windows 8 (after the 8.1 update of course) can I earn the same achievement twice? Or will the game use cross platform saves (or something) and be considered identical in terms of achievements?
Demoncarnotaur
Member
All the screens:
The game seriously does look great. Seems to be a ton of features in it, and it really looks like a Halo title. I want to play this.
Also, interesting that they aren't using the Halo 4 Grunt design.. the old school look is a lot better.
The game seriously does look great. Seems to be a ton of features in it, and it really looks like a Halo title. I want to play this.
Also, interesting that they aren't using the Halo 4 Grunt design.. the old school look is a lot better.
Yes. It will be separate achievement lists.
MyAbsolution
Member
Yay I was right they are wolverines.
God why did they not have Wolverines in Reach or 4
! Not sure the Mantis was the best choice either.Paradigms are changing