Novastorm
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🙂 6.6/10
(Playstation - US, Shoot'em Up)
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Developed_By:
Psygnosis Limited
Published_By:
Victor Entertainment Inc.
Released On:
01 Oct 1995
The distant future has brought about a new threat to humanity's survival. The journey to the stars was intended to be a peaceful one, but computers took control of navigation, leaving humans with nothing but time on their hands. As the mysterious Scarab-X forces attacked, the Scavenger 4 squadron became humanity's only hope for survival.
Novastorm is a Shoot'em Up game where players blast enemies against a cinematic backdrop, trying to kill computer-controlled fighters before they take over the world. The game features collision detection with pre-rendered obstacles, adding an extra layer of challenge and realism.
ISBN-10:
1566732557 (United States)
eBay Product ID:
1754 (United States)
UPC-A:
711719440420 (USA)
Sony PN:
SCUS-94404/94407 (United States)
Part #:
SCUS-94404/SCUS-94407 (USA)
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Input Devices Required:
Gamepad
Number of Offline Players:
1 Player
Number of Players Supported:
1 Player
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This is a sci-fi arcade space shooter where players pilot a fighter through various planetary environments and asteroid fields. The goal is to destroy an evil AI, SCARAB, and its forces, culminating in a final confrontation aboard its massive space cruiser.
Story
The Story So Far
The human race has grown complacent, relying on computers for everything. This changes when the most dangerous information superhighway in history begins to preach a doctrine of silicon against flesh.
You must pilot the Scavenger 4 space fighter. Your mission is a one-on-one showdown with SCARAB, a fiendish artificial intelligence with a lust for total power, and its deadly space cruiser, SCARAB X. Mankind created it - now you must destroy it.
Mission Overview
You must pilot your Scavenger space fighter with the following mission objectives:
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To find a path through the defenses that SCARAB has established on three planets of the Bodor system: the volcano planet Callinhor, the desert planet Kallum Koll, and the ice planet, Quiggin.
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To destroy as many enemy spacecraft and defense armaments as possible in order to weaken SCARAB's forces, and to locate and destroy a number of specific defense installations located at key points.
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To locate, penetrate and if possible destroy, the space cruiser SCARAB X.
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To find and ensure the destruction of SCARAB itself. This objective has priority over all others and must be achieved at all costs.
Level Outlines
You must follow a specified path through the Bodor Solar System, where SCARAB has set up its defenses. This will involve four distinct environments.
Level One: the volcano planet, Callinhor
This planet has an extremely high temperature and a breathtaking but deadly landscape. Significant features include fiery lava pits. Several silicon-based lifeforms are believed to inhabit the surface.
Flares of hot gases and molten rock could be a hazard. Hills, mountains, and valleys may provide approach cover.
Level Two: the ice planet, Quiggin
This planet has extremely low temperatures. Crystal caverns dotted around the surface could hide unseen danger. Deep crevasses might provide approach cover.
It is rumored that solar power installations could have been reconfigured as defense stations.
Level Three: the desert planet, Kallum Koll
Vast, desolate plains cover most of the surface. Though habitable, the planet was never occupied anywhere except the ten percent of its surface towards the poles.
Canyons help provide cover, and power installations can be used for navigation. Tracks of enormous creatures have been traced on the shifting sands, but there is evidence to suggest these are not of natural origin.
Level Four: Space Cruiser SCARAB X
Little is known about the construction of the SCARAB X Deep Space Cruiser, except that it is truly vast and awesomely defended. To reach SCARAB X, you will first have to pass through the asteroid belts that lie beyond Quiggin.
You must then penetrate a network of SDI defense satellites that has been established by SCARAB. Once you reach the space cruiser, you must first negotiate its surface using gullies and ducts for cover, then gain access to the ship's interior.
How to Play
Console Top View
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RESET BUTTON
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POWER INDICATOR
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POWER BUTTON
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CONTROLLER PORT
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OPEN BUTTON
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DISC COVER
Console Front View
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MEMORY CARD SLOT 1
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MEMORY CARD SLOT 2
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CONTROLLER PORT 1
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CONTROLLER PORT 2
Setting Up
Set up your PlayStation game console according to the instructions in its Instruction Manual. Make sure the PlayStation power is off before inserting or removing a compact disc.
Insert the Novastorm disc and close the CD door. Insert game controllers and turn on the PlayStation. Follow on-screen instructions to start a game.
Flight Configuration
Before your missions start, you may want to configure the flight details to suit your personal requirements. The main menu screen appears after the introduction.
You can skip straight to the main menu by pressing 'Start'. To select menu items, use the 'UP' and 'DOWN' arrows to highlight the word 'Options' then press 'X'.
Main Menu Icons
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NOVASTORM: Plays the game.
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: Plays the Intro.
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: Views High Score Table.
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?: Goes to the Options Screen.
Options Screen
You can change the following features from the 'Options Screen':
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Difficulty: Easy, Normal or Hard.
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Lives: 3, 5 or 7
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Music: On or Off
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Sound FX: On or Off
Highlight the above options with the controller arrows and change them by pressing 'X'. Select the exit icon to go back to Main Screen.
When you have the options set to your satisfaction, select the 'Go back to the Main Screen' icon. To start play, simply select the Novastorm icon.
Information Control Console Indicators
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Smart Bomb Status Indicator: Shows how many smart bombs you still have racked and ready for use.
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Next Weapon Available Indicator: The next weapon upgrade available is indicated by this icon. Once you have collected the required number of tokens, you will be awarded this new weapon. The number of tokens left to collect before the next upgrade can be activated will be displayed by the icon.
The Guardian Health gauge will only appear when the End Of Level Guardian is reached.
Pick-ups and Tokens
Your space fighter is fitted with Enemy Weapons Pod Capture Systems which enable your craft to 'scavenge' tokens and pick-ups from enemy ships.
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'Star' pick up icons: When you collect a star, you will be awarded a smart bomb.
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'Novastorm' pick up icons: When collected, this pick up has several effects. It adds to your total score, it adds to the burst weapon gauge, and it adds to the token count to help you upgrade your weapons.
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'Tokens': Tokens are awarded when you collect the 'Novastorm' icons. Once you've collected enough, your ship will undergo an Automatic Weapons Upgrade. See how many tokens you need to get the next upgrade by referring to the icon in the bottom right of the Information Control Console.
Guardian Instrumentation
You have the advantage of some special instrumentation that is keyed to measure power sources of Guardian size, and some limited scouting experience. Details as follows:
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Guardian Power Assessment: A meter will appear on your Instrument Control Console to indicate the remaining power resources of any Guardian you face.
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Exposure Limit Alert: An alert message will be heard when the exposure of your Scavenger ship to Guardian attack is reaching dangerous levels.
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Tracer Fire Feedback: You will be able to seek out 'weak spots' in a Guardian's defenses by looking for the telltale flame explosions that show a direct strike. The Guardians are heavily shielded, and only direct hits on weak spots will have any effect.
Pausing the Game
When the game is paused by pressing the 'Start' button, you will be offered the chance to 'Continue' the game or to 'Quit'.
'Continue' will resume the game in play while 'Quit' will return to the main menu screen. Choose your option using the controller arrows and select it by pressing 'X'.
Controls
DIRECTIONAL BUTTON
controls movement 'UP', 'DOWN', 'LEFT' and 'RIGHT'
Start
Skips to the end of the movie linking sequences of the game. If pressed, it will take you straight to the next playable action sequence. This button can be used to select menu options. It also pauses and unpauses the game during gameplay.
Select
Use to select menu options.
Button
Press for Smart Bomb activation.
Button X
Press to fire primary weapon. This button also selects menu options and skips film sequences.
Enemies & Characters
Callinhor
A Guardian defense site.
The Skyboss
A Guardian defense site.
Radar Defense
A Guardian defense site.
The Refinery
A Guardian defense site.
The Lava Snake
A Guardian defense site.
Quiggin
A Guardian defense site.
Crystal Boss
A Guardian defense site.
Buggy Boss
A Guardian defense site.
The Shark
A Guardian defense site.
The Squid
A Guardian defense site.
Kallum Koll
A Guardian defense site.
Mr. Twirlie
A Guardian defense site.
Golem
A Guardian defense site.
Robotic Lion
A Guardian defense site.
The Beetle
A Guardian defense site.
Space Spike
A Guardian defense site.
Hovercraft
A Guardian defense site.
Scarab X
A Guardian defense site.
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