Nova Strike

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Nova Strike is a single player arcade shooter game. It was developed by Sanuk Games and was released on July 27, 2023. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.

Fire up your blaster cannons and take on waves of enemies in this retro shoot'em up with procedural levels. Come back stronger with each attempt and beat the high score!

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Single-Player

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75%

Audience ScoreBased on 16 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

gameplay2 negative mentions

Great retro pixel art style and music that enhances the overall experience.
Challenging gameplay that encourages players to improve their skills and keep trying.
Offers a variety of weapons and upgrades, providing a sense of progression and customization.

Game suffers from significant input lag and dysfunctional mechanics, making it frustrating to play.
Repetitive gameplay with long downtimes between waves, leading to boredom during sessions.
Limited content and lack of meaningful upgrades or variety in enemies, resulting in a lack of motivation to continue playing.

graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics are highly praised for their polish and moments of brilliance, contributing to an overall solid visual presentation. While the art style and graphical quality are well-received, some players noted that the music loop is disappointingly short in relation to the game's length.
- “This game is polished very well, has very nice graphics, and it occasionally has its moments of brilliance.”
- “Solid graphics in a shoot 'em up with a store system and roguelike elements; special features include unique weapons that can be bought or acquired through gameplay.”
- “The graphical presentation is nice, complementing the overall experience.”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is considered decent but lacks depth, with users calling for more scoring mechanics, increased difficulty, and a greater variety of enemies. While some players enjoy the current mechanics, they believe that additional content would enhance the overall experience and justify the game's value.
- “I will give the game a thumbs up, since I like the gameplay, and if more content is added, I think it will be worth the money.”
- “There needs to be more scoring mechanics (timing or placement of shooting, bullet grinding, combos... anything), greater difficulty with shorter loops, and then some more variety of enemies.”
- “The gameplay of this game is decent, but it lacks in content.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players express that the grinding aspect of the game is excessive and lacks engaging design elements. They suggest that the experience could be improved with more diverse scoring mechanics, increased difficulty, and a wider variety of enemies to enhance the overall gameplay loop.
- “The grinding loop and high score chase described initially caught my interest, but none of the design elements gel together.”
- “There needs to be more scoring mechanics (timing or placement of shooting, bullet grinding, combos... anything), greater difficulty with shorter loops, and then some more variety of enemies.”
- “There's a lot of grinding involved.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is generally appreciated for its style, but many users find the looping track to be disappointingly short, especially given the lengthy gameplay experience.
- “I really love the music and art style.”
- “The music loop is astonishingly brief considering the long length of a playthrough.”