Novastorm

Description

A behind-the-view perspective of a shooter's dream: Blast enemies against a cinematic backdrop. Kill the computer-controlled fighters before they take over the world!

Unlike first-generation interactive movies with action, Novastorm has hooks into the environment; if you move into the path of a pre-rendered obstacle and it "hits" you, you take damage, etc.

Alternate Titles

• "Scavenger 4" -- Title used for the FM Towns release

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User Reviews

The soundtrack elevates this rail shooter to greatness.	DOS	Chris Adderley (4)
Don't let the term 'Interactive Movie' throw you -- this is a very good shooter.	DOS	Trixter (8866)
The Full-Motion Shooter	DOS	James P. Wong (2344)
A solid arcade shooter every gamer should experience...	DOS	Accatone (5228)
A really good game.	DOS	Tomer Gabel (4476)

The Press Says

GameFan Magazine	3DO	Dec, 1994	89 out of 100	89
High Score	DOS	Jan, 1995	4 out of 5	80
GamePro	SEGA CD	Mar, 1995	4 out of 5	80
Video Games & Computer Entertainment	SEGA CD	Mar, 1995	8 out of 10	80
Video Games & Computer Entertainment	PlayStation	Dec, 1995	8 out of 10	80
GamePro	3DO	Apr, 1995	4 out of 5	80
Video Games & Computer Entertainment	3DO	Apr, 1995	7 out of 10	70
PC Games (Germany)	DOS	Dec, 1994	68 out of 100	68
GamePro	PlayStation	Dec, 1995	2.5 out of 5	50
IGN	PlayStation	Nov 25, 1999	2 out of 10	20

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Trivia

The packaging for Novastorm is of a very high quality. The printing process for the box used a very fine screen for the background matte, and the foreground objects are glossy. Even the inside box is extremely sturdy--and made of recycled, bio-degradable materials. (I know it sounds silly to talk about a game's packaging, but it was really refreshing to see a game that wasn't just shoveled out the door in paper-thin packaging.)

The proprietary video compression method used was surprisingly effective, given that it was tuned for single-speed drives, 15 frames per second, and 8-bit color displays.

The cheat mode (I wouldn't dream of revealing it here) is very funny, including (amongst other jokes) some "techno" theme music sung (quite badly) by the programmers.

Some versions of the packaging contain an official lapel pin; others contain a small model of the ship.