Hard Nova
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 "". 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. 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 stated that "Hard Nova" was "definitely worth your attention if you like space games".