NovaStrike Review
- Posted June 9th, 2008 at 04:26 EDT by Eric Blattberg
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- 6 Comments
Review Score
- PSU Review Score
- 7.5
- Avg. user review score:
- 8.5
Summary
Although the harsh difficulty and lack of multiplayer may offset some potential players, NovaStrike’s open areas and unique mission structure are reason enough to give it a shot.
We like
- Not another “dual analog” top-down shooter
- Open, go-anywhere levels
- Unique mission structure
We dislike
- Overly demanding difficulty
- Lack of cooperative functionality
See PSU's review on Metacritic & GameRankings
(continued from previous page) ...available. While we wouldn’t expect competitive multiplayer from a top-down shooter, coop would have been an advantageous addition to the title. While Tiki Games has stated that they plan to update the title with a plethora of tweaks and features, neither offline nor online cooperative play is available at this time, which is a true shame. You can, however, attempt to best your friends on the title’s online leaderboards.
Regarding NovaStrike’s presentation, it’s merely acceptable. There are certainly some nice touches, such as the subtle shift in perspective whilst afterburning or the colorful water refraction, but overall, the title won’t impress on the level of a PSN title like Super Stardust HD. One guilty pleasure worth mentioning – damaging an enemy just enough so that it doesn’t explode, but rather falls out of the sky and plunges into the ocean (the game uses Havok physics). As for the audio, the explosions are brilliant while everything else simply fades into the background.
While it’s not my candidate for downloadable game of the year, NovaStrike is a solid experience that’s a great jumping-off point for Tiki Games. Although the harsh difficulty and lack of multiplayer may offset some potential players, the open areas and unique mission structure make this one worthy of several hours of your time.
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Undying_Darkness
- 6:14am BST - June 9th, 2008
- 2
i actually really enjoy this game, well worth 10 dollars. ohh and by the way PSU, just because it doesnt have co op play, doesnt mean you should mark that as a negative, because its fun as hel l anyways, and Co Op will be coming for it down the road anyways. and why is hel l a banned word anyways? it aint even bad...?
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makidian |
Makidian- 11:27am BST - June 9th, 2008
- 4
The game is hard, not so hard to die sometimes as it is to complete objectives before moving on to the next. It's a solid, fluid game and I enjoy it, but it is frustratingly difficult however hard it is it's a welcom addition to my library of PSN games
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ticklechamp |
ticklechamp- 8:30pm BST - October 3rd, 2008
- 6
want your 10 bucks worth? beat this game on every difficulty and you'll definitely get it. just dont cry when you get to hardcore.
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