<s>
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Spartan	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
a	O
twin-stick	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
military	O
science	O
fiction	O
Halo	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
successor	O
to	O
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Spartan	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
343	O
Industries	O
and	O
Vanguard	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
on	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
incorporated	O
feedback	O
from	O
Spartan	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
to	O
improve	O
Spartan	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
improving	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
mission	O
variety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
late	O
2014	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
technical	O
problems	O
with	O
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Master	I-Application
Chief	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
pushed	O
the	O
release	O
into	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spartan	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
on	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Spartan	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
a	O
twin-stick	O
shooter	O
game	O
that	O
utilizes	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Spartan	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
Spartan	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
antecedent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Spartan	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
no	O
microtransactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Spartan	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
during	O
two	O
eras	O
:	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
part	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
UNSC	O
receives	O
a	O
signal	O
from	O
the	O
Conduit	O
on	O
the	O
Forerunner	O
ringworld	B-Application
Gamma	O
Halo	B-Application
,	O
where	O
they	O
fight	O
against	O
a	O
new	O
Covenant	O
faction	O
also	O
seeking	O
the	O
artifact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
Covenant	O
faction	O
intends	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Conduit	O
to	O
bring	O
Promethean	O
reinforcements	O
to	O
Gamma	O
Halo	B-Application
and	O
wrest	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
ring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
produce	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
franchise	O
's	O
first	O
mobile	O
game	O
,	O
343	O
Industries	O
partnered	O
with	O
Vanguard	O
Games	O
to	O
develop	O
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Spartan	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spartan	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2013	O
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vanguard	O
Games	O
and	O
343	O
Industries	O
announced	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Spartan	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
crafting	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
focused	O
on	O
areas	O
that	O
had	O
received	O
negative	O
feedback	O
in	O
Spartan	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
improving	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
especially	O
on	O
touchscreen	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
343	O
Industries	O
producer	O
Fred	O
LaPorte	O
described	O
their	O
aim	O
as	O
making	O
Spartan	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
"	O
the	O
premium	O
mobile	O
device	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Salta	O
returned	O
to	O
score	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Spartan	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
started	O
by	O
capturing	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
from	O
Spartan	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
to	O
write	O
music	O
against	O
,	O
making	O
sure	O
the	O
orchestral	O
sounds	O
would	O
mesh	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
soundscape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technical	O
problems	O
with	O
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Master	I-Application
Chief	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
resulted	O
in	O
Spartan	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
release	O
date	O
being	O
pushed	O
back	O
from	O
December	O
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spartan	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
and	O
Spartan	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
also	O
arrived	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
available	O
a	O
la	O
carte	O
or	O
in	O
a	O
bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Spartan	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
66/100	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
received	O
more	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
garnering	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
86/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
experience	O
into	O
the	O
top-down	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
such	O
as	O
PCMags	O
Jordan	O
Minor	O
and	O
Pocket	O
Gamers	O
Harry	O
Slater	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
improved	O
on	O
Spartan	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
in	O
most	O
ways	O
,	O
with	O
IGNs	O
Dave	O
Rudden	O
writing	O
that	O
at	O
times	O
Spartan	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
felt	O
like	O
a	O
more	O
optimized	O
,	O
patched	O
version	O
of	O
Spartan	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miguel	O
Concepcion	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
called	O
Spartan	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
"	O
the	O
closest	O
we	O
have	O
to	O
a	O
Halo	B-Application
game	O
,	O
had	O
it	O
existed	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
arcades.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
cited	O
improvements	O
made	O
to	O
Spartan	B-Application
Assaults	I-Application
formula	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
improved	O
mission	O
variety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
removal	O
of	O
Spartan	B-Application
Assaults	I-Application
microtransactions	O
was	O
positively	O
noted	O
,	O
although	O
GamesTM	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
XP	O
requirements	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
the	O
micro	O
transactions	O
created	O
an	O
"	O
equally	O
depressing	O
"	O
grind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rudden	O
deemed	O
Spartan	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
as	O
lacking	O
Spartan	B-Application
Assaults	I-Application
replay	O
value	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
missing	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
