| Hard Nova | |
|---|---|
 Cover art by Nancy L. Fong | |
| Developer(s) | Malibu Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Producer(s) | Christopher Erhardt Roland Kippenhan III |
| Designer(s) | Karl Buiter |
| Programmer(s) | Karl Buiter Scott Fisher |
| Artist(s) | Mark Dickenson Peggy Brennan Cynthia Hamilton |
| Writer(s) | Eric Lindstrom Jeff Haas |
| Composer(s) | Jon Medek |
| Platform(s) | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST |
| Release | 1990 |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing video game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Hard Nova is a role-playing video game developed by Malibu Interactive and published by Electronic Arts in 1990 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST. It is a follow-up to Sentinel Worlds I: Future Magic.
Gameplay
Hard Nova has a character creation element that allows players to choose their gender, and, unlike Sentinel Worlds I, lead a group of mercenaries.
Plot
Reception
The game received 5 out of 5 stars in Dragon.[1] Scorpia of Computer Gaming World opined in 1991 that Hard Nova greatly improved on Sentinel Worlds, and concluded that it "is a pretty decent game, with some interesting touches and a good storyline. While not a long-term epic, it should keep you occupied for awhile".[2] Ken St. Andre wrote in the same issue of CGW that "it is a very good real-time shoot-'em-up game", but that the combat became boring and amoral and the game offered little exploration.[3] In 1993, Scorpia said that Hard Nova was "definitely worth your attention if you like space games".[4]
Reviews
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) (Dec, 1990)[5]
- Australian Commodore and Amiga Review (Feb, 1992)[6]
- Amiga Action (Dec, 1991)[7]
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) (Dec, 1991)[8]
- Info (Jan, 1992)[9]
- Atari ST User (Dec, 1991)[10]
- Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft (1992)[11]
- Amiga Joker (Nov, 1991)[12]
- ST Format (Jan, 1992)[13]
- CU Amiga (Dec, 1991)[14]
- Amiga Format (Nov, 1991)[15]
References
- ↑ Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (March 1991). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (167): 47–54.
- ↑ Scorpia (April 1991). "Scorpion's View / Scorpia Casts Light on Hard Nova". Computer Gaming World. p. 29. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ↑ St. Andre, Ken (April 1991). "Hard Nova - Hard Look". Computer Gaming World. No. 81. p. 58. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ↑ Scorpia (October 1993). "Scorpia's Magic Scroll Of Games". Computer Gaming World. pp. 34–50. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ↑ http://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=8891
- ↑ "Australian Commodore and Amiga Review, the - Volume 9 Issue 2 (1992-02)(Saturday Magazine)(AU)". February 1992.
- ↑ "Hard Nova review from Amiga Action 27 (Dec 1991) - Amiga Magazine Rack".
- ↑ http://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=7851
- ↑ "Info Magazine Issue 46".
- ↑ "Atari ST Hard Nova: Scans, dump, download, screenshots, ads, videos, catalog, instructions, roms".
- ↑ "Amiga Joker Amiga Joker Sonderheft Nr.3 - Rollenspiele Page scans - Amiga Magazine Rack".
- ↑ "Hard Nova review from Amiga Joker (Dec 1991) - Amiga Magazine Rack".
- ↑ "ST Format (Issue 30) - January - 1992: Atari magazine scans, PDF".
- ↑ "Amiga Reviews: Hard Nova".
- ↑ "Amiga Reviews: Hard Nova".