The new Halo: Spartan Strike game, which has just been rolled out to the public, is available for Windows, Windows Phone, iPhone and iPad. That's a big deal because this is the first time since the original Halo that a Halo game is available for a non-Windows platform.

Do not confuse Halo: Spartan Strike with Halo: Spartan Assault. Released back in the summer of 2013, Spartan Assault is the original Halo top-down shooter. In Spartan Assault you can play as Commander Sarah Palmer or Spartan Davis and go through the historic first missions of the Spartan Ops program.

Getting back to Halo: Spartan Strike, the action is set during the events of Halo 2. The goal is to save Earth from being overtaken. To achieve this goal, you have to lead UNSC troops, use the iconic Warthog or the brand new Kestrel VTOL, and crush all the Covenant and Promethean enemies that come your way. You will get to play through 30 challenging missions, you will get to use a new arsenal of weapons, you will get to use new vehicles, you will get to test new abilities.

Halo: Spartan Strike – Main Features

• Story – a new story set during the events of Halo 2 on New Mombasa in 2552. The story will take you from New Mombasa on Earth to the enigmatic Gamma Halo located at the edge of charted space.
• Gameplay – you are a Spartan supersoldier in a classified ONI simulation, you must lead UNSC troops through cities and jungles, you must save Earth from being overtaken. As you play through the missions, you will face off against Promethean enemies, deadly mechanical warriors who seek mankind's annihilation.
• New arsenal – the game features an all new arsenal of weapons, abilities and vehicles.
• Campaign or challenges – complete the missions in campaign mode, or take part in weekly challenges and try to take the top spot on the leaderboard.
• Controls – precision touch-based controls for the mobile experience and optional support for both keyboard and mouse or USB Xbox controller on PCs.

Microsoft’s ERP (Estimated Retail Price) for Halo: Spartan Strike is $5.99.

Get Halo: Spartan Strike for Windows from Microsoft’s Windows Store (or from Steam).
Get Halo: Spartan Strike for Windows Phone from Microsoft's Windows Phone Store.

If you purchase Spartan Strike for Windows, you get the Windows Phone version for free.
And if you purchase Spartan Strike for Windows Phone, you get the Windows version for free.

Get Halo: Spartan Strike for iPhone and iPad from Apple’s App Store.

Or you could get the Halo: Spartan Bundle that includes Spartan Assault and Spartan Strike.

Additional information about the Halo: Spartan Strike game is available here.