Novastorm

The showcase Marty game, Scavenger 4, comes to the 3DO in style, bringing with it better color and visual effects, but losing a bit of the screen and the incredible music. Who cares, though...sure, it's an FMW shooter, but it's the best one ever.

A good shooter; uses CD-ROM enhancements instead of being limited by them. No save features; not everyone likes shooters, and that's all this is. A refreshingly simple and effective CD-ROM title.

If you like shoot-em-up games, Novastorm is definitively the game you will have to buy for Christmas.

Tässä on Microcosm-kakkonen. Scavenger 4 -projektinimellä kulkenut peli on kehittynyt huikeasti ja nyt se näyttää erittäin mukavalta. Kun romppumaniaa aiheuttanut Microcosm oli kovin yksioikoinen näkökulmassaan ja ohjailussaan, tarjoaa Novastorm vaihtelevia näkymiä 17:lla tasollaan vaihtelevia näkymiä ja monimuotoisia vastustajia.

Det som gör att spelet trots allt får en fyra i betyg är spelkänslan, ljudet och grafiken. Och att det är action nästan hela tiden.

Although it looks good and sounds all right, Novastorm is no hardcore shooter. You'll see bosses so often that it feels just like a real job. If you could get through StarFox on the SNES, you'll destroy this breezy 'Storm.

The only thing this shooter/sim is missing is some good explosions. Computer-generated backgrounds include volcanoes and canyons. There's a real dark feel to the whole game - lot's of muted colors. And some cool enemies; a phoenix that rises from the volcano, a ground station with metal arms that shoots projectiles. Weapon upgrades include Internal Weapons Upgrades, External Weapons Upgrades and AutoSynthetic Energy Packs, Internal weapons are single-shot, double-shot and triple-shot weapons. External weapons are orbitiers, wingmen, drones and shield. Great shooter with strange, surreal graphics.

Fast-paced shooting fun with great fly-by graphics make up the bulk of Novastorm, But the Storm drizzles when it comes to hardcore shootin'.

The Playstation video plays smoother and looks sharper than the 3DO or PC. The quality of the control, for another; the movement in the 3DO version was too loose, but the Playstation version has the perfect amount of momentum, inertia, and other big words. Best of all, Novastorm is tough enough so you won't beat it in a day, making the graphics all the more rewarding.

If you've been dying to play something that doesn't require you to think past your nose and which is the videogame equivalent of a bag of M&M's then Novastorm is the ticket. I hate to think and consequently I enjoyed it immensely.

Die CD-Rom-Shoot´em Up-Familie von Psygnosis hat Zuwachs bekommen. Kann Novastorm verlorenen Boden gutmachen oder floppt es wie der Vorgänger Microcosm?

All things considered, Novastorm is a nice looking game that anyone can beat within a few hours time. The locales, over the enemies, will be your biggest problem, though it's not devastating to the game's overall enjoyment. While Novastorm is fun, it offers no variety and little replay as you'll always know what's going to happen. After getting fully powered, the game will be a breeze. Only for the die hard shooter fans or the occasional rental.

This game will hold you attention only until you tire of the scenery. Stick with the solid 16-bit shooters until a worthy game graces the next generation platforms.

Iiieee! Haven't I seen this game before? Oh, sorry, Psygnosis jumps on the band wagon again to bring us another mindless shooting game with pretty background graphics. Sound like a few other games? Of course! The video is very clean and nice to look at, but the game itself is nothing special to play and gets repetitive quickly Not my cup of tea, but will appeal to some.

It's frustrating and pretty bad. The best thing about it is the soundtrack, but even that's not enough to recommend this game to anyone.

Novastorm suffers from many of the same faults as its predecessor Microcosm, and while it benefits from better graphics and slightly more interesting gameplay, it's still hopelessly inadequate as either shoot-'em-up or a fully-fledged PC game. Instantly put-downable.

The terrain you're being flown over interacts with you, which is pretty cool. However, it can also destroy you. And since you never know which way the track is going, you usually end up running into the very thing you were trying to avoid. This game is just one frustratingly annoying sequence after another. Don't bother.