Novastorm

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Description

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

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

Part of the Following Groups

• Genre: Chase-view / Space Harrier-style shooter
• Live action cut-scenes

User Reviews

The soundtrack elevates this rail shooter to greatness.	DOS	Chris Adderley (4)
The Full-Motion Shooter	DOS	James P. Wong (2447)
Don't let the term 'Interactive Movie' throw you -- this is a very good shooter.	DOS	Trixter (9115)
A solid arcade shooter every gamer should experience...	DOS	Accatone (5314)
A really good game.	DOS	Tomer Gabel (4634)

Critic Reviews

Coming Soon Magazine	DOS	Dec, 1994	83 out of 100	83
Gameplay (Benelux)	DOS	Dec 01, 1994	80 out of 100	80
Score	DOS	Dec, 1994	80 out of 100	80
Video Games & Computer Entertainment	PlayStation	Dec, 1995	8 out of 10	80
PC Player (Germany)	DOS	Dec, 1994	78 out of 100	78
PC Joker	DOS	Nov, 1994	75 out of 100	75
Video Games	PlayStation	Oct, 1995	65 out of 100	65
Joypad	PlayStation	Oct, 1995	50 out of 100	50
Game Players	PlayStation	Nov, 1995	45 out of 100	45
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	DOS	Feb, 1995		40

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Trivia

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.

Awards

The game received two awards in GameFan's 1994 "Megawards" (Vol 3, Iss. 1)

• Overall Best Shooter Game of the Year
• Best 3DO Shooter Game of the Year

Related Web Sites

• Wikipedia: Novastorm (Information about Novastorm at Wikipedia)