Nova-111

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Nova-111
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Developer(s) Funktronic Labs
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)
ReleasemacOS, 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
Mode(s)

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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Gameplay

Players 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

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

  1. ↑ Nintendo Switch port

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