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. 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". 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. In 1993, Scorpia said that Hard Nova was "definitely worth your attention if you like space games".
Reviews
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) (Dec, 1990) Australian Commodore and Amiga Review (Feb, 1992) Amiga Action (Dec, 1991) ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) (Dec, 1991) Info (Jan, 1992) Atari ST User (Dec, 1991) Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft (1992) Amiga Joker (Nov, 1991) ST Format (Jan, 1992) CU Amiga (Dec, 1991) Amiga Format (Nov, 1991)