In the distant future humans have left Earth, carrying its ecosystem with them. However, the journey to the stars lasted longer than they had thought. Computers took control of navigation, and humans had nothing else to do but sleep, dreaming of a new paradise. When the mysterious Scarab-X forces attacked, the Scavenger 4 squadron became humanity's only hope for survival.

Novastorm is a rail shooter in which players blast enemies against a cinematic backdrop, trying to kill the computer-controlled fighters before they take over the world. Unlike first-generation interactive movies with action, the game has hooks into the environment: if the player-controlled fighter moves into the path of a pre-rendered obstacle, there is a collision and the craft takes damage.

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Alternate Titles

"Scavenger 4" -- FM Towns title

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User Reviews

The soundtrack elevates this rail shooter to greatness.	Chris Adderley (4)
The Full-Motion Shooter	James P. Wong (2402)	unrated
Don't let the term 'Interactive Movie' throw you -- this is a very good shooter.	Trixter (8728)
A solid arcade shooter every gamer should experience...	Accatone (5198)
A really good game.	Tomer Gabel (4418)

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The Press Says

PC Gamer	Feb, 1995	85 out of 100	85
Coming Soon Magazine	Dec, 1994	83 out of 100	83
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Jan, 1995	10 out of 12	83
MikroBitti	Dec, 1994	82 out of 100	82
High Score	Jan, 1995	4 out of 5	80
PC Player (Germany)	Dec, 1994	78 out of 100	78
Power Play	Dec, 1994	76 out of 100	76
PC Games (Germany)	Dec, 1994	68 out of 100	68
PC Format (UK)	Dec, 1994	44 out of 100	44
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Feb, 1995		40