Novastorm

aka: Scavenger 4

Released

November 1993 on FM Towns

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Publishers

Developers

Psygnosis Limited

Moby Score

6.6

#15,473 of 158K

Critics

67% (32)

Players

(44)

Ranking

#71 on 3DO
#92 on SEGA CD
#762 on DOS
#1,003 on PlayStation

Collected By

47 players

Genre: Action
Perspective: Behind view
Art: Video backdrop
Gameplay: Arcade
Rail shooter
Setting: Sci-fi / futuristic

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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.

Spellings

スカベンジャー 4 - Japanese FM Towns spelling
ノバストーム - Japanese spelling
诺瓦风暴 - Simplified Chinese spelling

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41 People (38 developers, 3 thanks) · View all

Programming	G. P. Everett (as GP Kenny Everett) Rob Smith Zafar Qamar Oli Wright Mark Hula
Graphics	Paul Franklin Chris Browne Jeremy Oldreive (as Jeremy Oldrieve) Colin Dempsey Keith J. Roberts Jim Bowers Nicky Carus-Wescott (as Nicky Carus-Westcott) Rogan MacDonald Digby Rogers Nikki Bridgman Frank Kitson Erik Noteboom Andrew Howes Neil Thompson
Live Action Shooting Crew	Paul Franklin Jim Bowers Zafar Qamar G. P. Everett (as GP Kenny Everett) Keith J. Roberts Koji Kawano
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Amiga version

The game was announced to be released for Amiga CD32 in November 1994. It was previewed in many Amiga magazines of that era, however the game was cancelled.