Nova-111 is a 2015 science fiction turn-based strategy / puzzle video game developed by Funktronic Labs and published by Curve Digital. It was released for macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and the Wii U in August and September 2015. A port for the Nintendo Switch was released in January 2022 and was published by No Gravity Games.
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Developer(s) | Funktronic Labs |
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Release | macOS, Windows, PS4 August 25, 2015 Xbox One August 28, 2015 PlayStation 3, PS Vita September 1, 2015 Wii U September 24, 2015 Nintendo Switch January 13, 2022 |
Genre(s) | Strategy |
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Gameplay
editPlayers shoot their way through planets in an orange spaceship. The mission is to search for lost scientists in the aftermath of the science experiments.
Reception
editAggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | (PC) 68/100[1] (PS4) 73/100[2] (VITA) 75/100[3] (WII U) 76/100[4] (NS) 67/100[5] |
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Destructoid | 7/10[6] |
Nintendo Life | [7] |
Nintendo World Report | 8/10[8] |
Pocket Gamer | [9] |
Push Square | [10] |
RPGamer | [11] |
Nova-111 received "mixed or average" reviews for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch and "generally favorable" reviews for PlayStation Vita and Wii U.[1][2][3][4][5] It was given a score of 7 out of 10 on Destructoid, which praised it for forcing the player to think in new ways in a way that games in established genres could rarely do.[6] Pocket Gamer gave the game 3 stars out of 5, writing, "All in all, Nova-111 is a game that doesn't quite live up to the promise of its concept, and it's mostly down to relatively small mistakes. There's something here, and you'll definitely have fun for a couple of hours, but it's nowhere near what could've been."[9] Nintendo Life awarded it 9 stars out of 10, praising its meticulously designed levels while writing, "Nova-111 is a fantastic puzzle action adventure game with a world that's built with care from its beautiful colours, rich in-depth quirky gameplay to its witty humour."[7] Nintendo World Report gave the title the score is 8/10, where it states that the video game is fun and entertaining.[8] Push Square gave the title 8 out of 10 stars, concluding, "Though [Nova-111] does have some flaws, such as a lacklustre auto-save feature and a cumbersome amount of abilities, you'll be hard pressed to find a weirder and more brilliant tribute to the men and women who changed the world through science."[10]
Notes
edit- ^ Nintendo Switch port
References
edit- ^ a b "Nova-111 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "Nova-111 for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "Nova-111 for PlayStation Vita Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "Nova-111 for Wii U Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "Nova-111 for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ a b Nakamura, Darren (August 25, 2015). "Review: Nova-111". Destructoid. Archived from the original on July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ a b Ho Sang, Narelle (September 30, 2015). "Nova-111 Review (Wii U eShop)". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ a b Miller, Zachary (September 30, 2015). "NOVA-111 (WiiU eShop) Review Mini". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ a b Suckley, Matt (September 1, 2015). "Nova-111 - Not quite charming or well-realised enough to fulfill its potential". Pocket Gamer. Archived from the original on July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ a b Yarwood, Jack (August 25, 2015). "Nova-111 Review (PS4)". Push Square. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ Costa, Ryan (January 26, 2022). "Nova-111 Review". RPGamer. Archived from the original on May 29, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
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