<s>
Hard	B-Application
Nova	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Malibu	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
1990	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Sentinel	B-Application
Worlds	I-Application
I	I-Application
:	I-Application
Future	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hard	B-Application
Nova	I-Application
has	O
a	O
character	O
creation	O
element	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
their	O
gender	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
unlike	O
Sentinel	O
Worlds	O
I	O
,	O
lead	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
mercenaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scorpia	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
opined	O
in	O
1991	O
that	O
Hard	B-Application
Nova	I-Application
greatly	O
improved	O
on	O
Sentinel	O
Worlds	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
pretty	O
decent	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
interesting	O
touches	O
and	O
a	O
good	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
Scorpia	O
stated	O
that	O
Hard	B-Application
Nova	I-Application
was	O
"	O
definitely	O
worth	O
your	O
attention	O
if	O
you	O
like	O
space	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
