N.O.V.A. - Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance HD iOS
  • Publisher: Gameloft
  • Release Date: Mar 31, 2010
  • Also On: PSP
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  • Summary: IGN’s Action Game of the Year is now available for your iPad!
    The premier sci-fi FPS on iPad takes full advantage of the device’s capabilities for optimal fluidity and staggering graphics, creating the most impressive gaming experience to date.

    With Earth no longer able to susta    in life, huge artificial satellites called “near-orbitals” were constructed for people to live on. To protect themselves, the near-orbitals banded together to form N.O.V.A., the Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance. Now, a strange threat has emerged from the darkness of space. A Marine ship, reported missing just a week ago, has suddenly reappeared and is headed directly for the near-orbitals, ignoring all communications. Against his will, retired Marine hero Kal Wardin is forcefully returned to active duty to prevent mankind's annihilation.

    Get ready for unparalleled action on the iPad!

    iPAD OPTIMIZED CONTROLS
    - Curve your grenade’s trajectory with the new 2-finger-based throwing move
    - Perform multiple surgical kills at once with multi-target acquisition
    - More intuitive than ever, thanks to numerous multi-touch controls on-screen

    EPIC SINGLE-PLAYER CAMPAIGN
    - 13 insane levels
    - 5 environments, from the real to the fantastic: Jungle, snow mountains, spaceship, bunker, and an alien city
    - 6 weapons: Assault rifle, shotgun, sniper rifle, handgun, rocket launcher and plasma gun – plus grenades & machine gun turrets on certain levels

    FRANTIC MULTIPLAYER MODE
    - 1-4 player Deathmatch locally or online on 5 different maps
    - Play against your friends or the entire world through Gameloft LIVE!
    - Worldwide leaderboards in the game & on the official website, www.near-orbit-vanguard-alliance.com

    A TECHNOLOGICAL LEAP
    - Full 3D rendered environments enhanced by highly detailed graphics
    - 3 basic control schemes, plus a fully customizable interface
    - An intense drama enhanced by cinematics and character voices

    Join the fight for mankind's survival against the aggressive aliens known as Judgers in this immersive space opera.

    ------------------------------------------
    N.O.V.A., the Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance, wants you to support the fight!
    Enlist on Twitter: @NOVA_fps
    Visit www.near-orbit-vanguard-alliance.com for more information.
    Also available from Gameloft on the iPad: Asphalt 5, Real Soccer 2010, Modern Combat: Sandstorm, NFL 2010, Dungeon Hunter and Let's Golf!    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. GameZone
    Feb 6, 2011
    80
    It's a graphical achievement, and it's a launch title no less. Sure, the plot is paper thin and the campaign is short at 5-6 hours, but for the price and the console, you'll be hard pressed to find anything better.
  2. TouchGen
    Feb 6, 2011
    70
    In the end, NOVA is still the best shooter on the iPhone, but I think iPad version just does not stack up.
  3. IGN
    Feb 6, 2011
    65
    N.O.V.A. is still the best shooter for your iPhone, so I recommend you definitely hang with that version. N.O.V.A. HD is just too clunky to get behind, even though it has all the same great set pieces from the iPhone hit.
  4. Pocket Gamer UK
    Feb 6, 2011
    60
    Customisable controls prevent this reloaded version of N.O.V.A. HD from shooting blanks but it could have been so much more.

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