Novastorm
The human race is complacent. Computers take care of everything. Nothing can possibly go wrong. Until one day, the most dangerous information superhighway in history starts preaching armed revolution. The…
Novastorm is a shooter developed by Psygnosis, released 27 November 1993 on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation, Sega CD and FM Towns.
What Novastorm is
Novastorm is a shooter game developed by Psygnosis and released in 1993. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation, Sega CD, FM Towns and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The human race is complacent. Computers take care of everything. Nothing can possibly go wrong. Until one day, the most dangerous information superhighway in history starts preaching armed revolution. The gospel of silicon against flesh... In the gut wrenching, heart stopping ride of a lifetime, pilot the Scavenger 4 space fighter between canyons, over glaciers and through cities in a one-on-one showdown with the deadly Scarab X. This heroic, high-flying adventure features dazzling 3D graphics, fully interactive white-knuckle playability, amazing full motion video sequences and a shredding rave soundtrack. Novastorm will chew you up and spit you out. But you'll come back begging for more...
How it plays
Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Novastorm holds a critic score of 20 out of 100. That places it above 1% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1993 averaged 64, so it scored 44 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Novastorm launched on 27 November 1993, within three weeks of Doom, Mega Man X, SimCity 2000 and Romancing SaGa 2. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Doom, Mega Man X, SimCity 2000, Romancing SaGa 2.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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