Halo: Spartan Strike launches on Steam, WP8 and iOS

Halo: Spartan Strike, the twin-stick shooter sequel that was supposed to release late last year, has this week finally landed, and not on the platforms that you might initially expect.

The latest Halo game has launched on Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 (£4.59), Steam (£4.69) and iOS (£4.49). Over on Steam (£6.99) and iOS (£7.99) players can also buy a bundle that includes this latest release and the original, Halo: Spartan Assault. If you want it, here's a bit about the game's story from Xbox Wire:

Halo: Spartan Strike tells a compelling new story in the Halo universe set during the events of Halo 2 on New Mombasa in 2552. As a Spartan supersoldier in a classified ONI simulation, delve into 30 challenging missions while leading UNSC troops through cities and jungles with an all new arsenal of weapons, abilities and vehicles.

Despite the links to Halo 2 mentioned above, as you'll note from the screens below, there's an appearance in this latest offering by the Prometheans, the villains from Halo 4. This is, at the very least, interesting, as it raises questions as to the timeline surrounding the game. We'll let you know more once we've played it through.