<s>
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
and	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Strike	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
which	O
began	O
with	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
development	O
team	O
also	O
created	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
released	O
a	O
PC	O
port	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
;	O
THQ	O
developed	O
and	O
in	O
1999	O
published	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
called	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
a	O
helicopter-based	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
strategy	O
elements	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
action	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
concerns	O
an	O
elite	O
special	B-Application
force	I-Application
the	O
player	O
's	O
allies	O
pursuing	O
a	O
nuclear-armed	O
rogue	O
spy	O
through	O
a	O
fictionalised	O
Asian	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
straightforward	O
gameplay	O
but	O
several	O
complained	O
of	O
a	O
close	O
similarity	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
and	O
questioned	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
value	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
a	O
helicopter-based	O
shooter	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
blend	O
of	O
both	O
strategy	O
and	O
action	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
views	O
from	O
outside	O
the	O
helicopter	O
from	O
an	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playable	O
jets	O
include	O
the	O
Harrier	B-Application
jump	I-Application
jet	I-Application
and	O
a	O
fictional	O
V/STOL	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
A-10	O
Thunderbolt	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
sections	O
the	O
player	O
forms	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
coordinated	O
attack	O
with	O
AI-controlled	B-Application
allies	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
others	O
the	O
player	O
directs	O
ground	O
troops	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compass	O
indicating	O
mission	O
objectives	O
is	O
a	O
feature	O
new	O
to	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
radar	O
showing	O
the	O
positions	O
of	O
nearby	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
32-bit	O
Strike	O
game	O
:	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
and	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Strike	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
which	O
began	O
with	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
Granite	O
Bay	O
Software	O
,	O
by	O
a	O
50	O
member	O
team	O
led	O
by	O
producer	O
Michael	O
Kosaka	O
and	O
including	O
the	O
same	O
core	O
group	O
of	O
designers	O
,	O
programmers	O
,	O
artists	O
and	O
composers	O
that	O
developed	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
creator	O
Mike	O
Posehn	O
received	O
royalties	O
for	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
but	O
did	O
not	O
work	O
on	O
programming	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
retained	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
's	O
engine	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
modifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
improved	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
added	O
more	O
camera	O
angles	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
still	O
eschews	O
any	O
in-cockpit	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
received	O
criticism	O
regarding	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
limited	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
surroundings	O
and	O
attacks	O
from	O
the	O
enemies	O
found	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamers	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high	O
difficulty	O
level	O
being	O
traditional	O
to	O
the	O
Strike	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
wish	O
to	O
alienate	O
long-term	O
fans	O
by	O
making	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
directly	O
easier	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
made	O
it	O
more	O
accessible	O
,	O
using	O
such	O
devices	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
radar	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
compass	O
indicating	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
objective	O
and	O
more	O
visual	O
and	O
audio	O
clues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
added	O
several	O
new	O
vehicles	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
continuing	O
the	O
occasional	O
real	O
time	O
strategy	O
sections	O
found	O
in	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heat-seeking	O
missiles	O
were	O
among	O
the	O
new	O
additions	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
technology	I-Application
termed	O
the	O
Interactive	O
Music	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
only	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
and	O
a	O
PC	O
port	O
were	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1999	O
as	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
port	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Tiburon	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
original	O
and	O
PC	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Pacific	O
Coast	O
Power	O
&	O
Light	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
sequel	O
provisionally	O
titled	O
Future	O
Strike	O
was	O
later	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
as	O
Future	B-Application
Cop	I-Application
:	I-Application
LAPD	I-Application
,	O
a	O
mech-based	O
shooter	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
called	O
the	O
graphics	O
as	O
"	O
about	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
it	O
gets	O
"	O
,	O
particularly	O
with	O
a	O
3D	O
video	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
Allgame	O
called	O
the	O
graphics	O
"	O
decent	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
minimal	O
progress	O
from	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
"	O
a	O
slightly	O
archaic	O
look	O
"	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
"	O
a	O
feel	O
of	O
individuality	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
the	O
website	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
ably	O
handled	O
numerous	O
explosions	O
and	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
's	O
Expansion	O
Pak	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
still	O
moves	O
and	O
looks	O
very	O
nice	O
"	O
without	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
called	O
said	O
the	O
terrain	O
graphics	O
were	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
yet	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
"	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
were	O
otherwise	O
no	O
ground-breaking	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kraig	O
Kujawa	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
snazzy	O
,	O
MTV-style	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
his	O
co-reviewer	O
Shawn	O
Smith	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
impressive	O
enough	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
yearn	O
for	O
a	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
feature-length	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
Allgame	O
praised	O
the	O
atmospheric	O
music	O
as	O
"	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
budget	O
political	O
spy	O
thriller	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glenn	O
Rubenstein	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
in	O
his	O
PlayStation	B-Device
review	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
tired	O
and	O
mediocre	O
,	O
but	O
reviewing	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
Shane	O
Mooney	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
happy	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
the	O
much-maligned	O
action-heavy	O
,	O
plot-light	O
genre	O
has	O
received	O
a	O
solid	O
kick	O
in	O
the	O
pants	O
from	O
the	O
wonderfully	O
fun	O
Nuclear	O
Strike.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
assessed	O
that	O
"	O
newcomers	O
[	O
to	O
the	O
Strike	O
series ]	O
may	O
find	O
the	O
action	O
too	O
involved	O
,	O
while	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
cadets	O
may	O
find	O
the	O
blast-and-fly-past	O
strategy	O
too	O
simple.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
that	O
's	O
just	O
about	O
all	O
you	O
do.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
summarised	O
:	O
"	O
When	O
all	O
is	O
said	O
and	O
done	O
,	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fine	O
example	O
of	O
an	O
excellent	O
shooting	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
felt	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
"	O
is	O
really	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
repackaged	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
felt	O
there	O
to	O
be	O
limited	O
motivation	O
for	O
owners	O
of	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
to	O
buy	O
the	O
new	O
sequel	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
FMV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
with	O
the	O
enhancements	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
plays	O
exactly	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
strikes	O
...	O
"	O
Boyer	O
likewise	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
looks	O
and	O
plays	O
just	O
like	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
"	O
,	O
but	O
his	O
three	O
EGM	O
co-reviewers	O
all	O
contended	O
that	O
it	O
fixed	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
problems	O
with	O
sharper	O
graphics	O
,	O
smoother	O
scrolling	O
,	O
clearer	O
mission	O
objectives	O
,	O
a	O
more	O
intuitive	O
map	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
craft	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
called	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
"	O
a	O
tangible	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
more	O
satisfying	O
experience	O
all	O
round.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
writer	O
felt	O
the	O
increased	O
number	O
of	O
vehicles	O
set	O
the	O
game	O
apart	O
from	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
they	O
"	O
make	O
for	O
a	O
far	O
richer	O
,	O
more	O
active	O
playing	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
recommended	O
it	O
to	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
devotees	O
,	O
while	O
Power	O
Play	O
recommended	O
it	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
action	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
wrote	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
fine	O
example	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
also	O
citing	O
a	O
broader	O
range	O
of	O
vehicles	O
over	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nonetheless	O
it	O
gave	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
a	O
lower	O
score	O
than	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
predecessor	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
at	O
its	O
heart	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
as	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
 [ ... ] 	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
bad	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
's	O
reviewers	O
called	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
"	O
the	O
definitive	O
strike	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
trounces	O
all	O
other	O
Strikes	O
that	O
have	O
come	O
before.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Previewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Super	O
GamePower	O
predicted	O
the	O
improved	O
explosion	O
effects	O
,	O
missions	O
and	O
wider	O
range	O
of	O
vehicles	O
would	O
make	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Those	O
who	O
enjoyed	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
are	O
certain	O
to	O
like	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
even	O
more	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
the	O
games	O
are	O
almost	O
indistinguishable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
a	O
definite	O
buy	O
for	O
fans	O
who	O
have	O
n't	O
tired	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
'	O
rent	O
me	O
 '	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
locked	O
in	O
the	O
closet	O
and	O
have	O
n't	O
played	O
any	O
'	O
Strike	O
 '	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rick	O
Sanchez	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Small	O
flaws	O
keep	O
this	O
from	O
being	O
perfect	O
–	O
target	O
colors	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
can	O
be	O
confusing	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
–	O
but	O
overall	O
,	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
a	O
solid	O
action	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
variety	O
and	O
great	O
play	O
mechanics.	O
"	O
</s>
