<s>
Novastorm	B-Application
is	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
FM-Towns/Marty	O
systems	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Scavenger	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Scavenger	B-Application
4	I-Application
squadron	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
deadly	O
Scarab-X	O
forces	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
hope	O
for	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
many	O
other	O
FMV	B-Application
based	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Scavenger	B-Application
4	I-Application
spacecraft	O
over	O
4	O
different	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
has	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
some	O
2D	O
sprite	O
mid-level	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
full-screen	O
FMV	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
features	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
by	O
Rik	O
Ede	O
with	O
enhancements	O
to	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
voices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
only	O
on	O
one	O
disc	O
and	O
the	O
FMV	B-Application
is	O
not	O
full-screen	O
,	O
the	O
video	O
encoding	O
and	O
quality	O
are	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
2-disc	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scary	O
Larry	O
of	O
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
impressive	O
despite	O
the	O
low	O
resolution	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
full	O
color	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
overly	O
easy	O
and	O
lacking	O
in	O
intensity	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
easily	O
be	O
finished	O
in	O
a	O
standard	O
two-day	O
rental	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
reviewed	O
that	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
suffers	O
the	O
same	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
FMV	B-Application
is	O
attractive	O
but	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
shallow	O
and	O
unenjoyable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
being	O
overly	O
similar	O
to	O
Microcosm	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
also	O
found	O
it	O
far	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
Microcosm	B-Application
,	O
and	O
added	O
that	O
"	O
Microcosm	B-Application
was	O
bad	O
enough	O
,	O
but	O
Novastorm	B-Application
does	O
n't	O
even	O
have	O
the	O
advantage	O
of	O
a	O
knockout	O
intro	O
...	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
in	O
GamePro	O
,	O
Air	O
Hendrix	O
shared	O
Scary	O
Larry	O
's	O
conclusion	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
stunning	O
graphics	O
but	O
crude	O
and	O
dull	O
gameplay	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
found	O
it	O
too	O
difficult	O
rather	O
than	O
too	O
easy	O
.	O
</s>
