Nova Strike

Nova Strike is a vertical space shooter for 1 to 4 NABUs. Your squadron flies up through a streaming star field while wave after wave of enemies dives down at you. Every ship flies anywhere on the screen and has its own score and lives; the sky is shared, so it's a race for the points. Drop in any time.

The enemies

• Darts (100) weave down in formation.
• Swoopers (150) arc in from the corners, then dive at the nearest ship.
• Gunships (300) strafe across the top and shoot at you. They take 4 hits.
• Rocks (50) drift down and take 2 hits.
• Every fifth wave the Mothership (5000) moves in, firing spreads at the squadron, with a health bar across the top. Whoever lands the last shot gets the points.

Power pods

Destroyed enemies sometimes drop a pod. Fly into it before someone else does:

• S spread shot, three bolts at once.
• R rapid fire.
• H shield: a bubble that takes one hit for you.
• B bomb: clears the screen, and every point is yours.

Controls

• Joystick or arrow keys: fly anywhere.
• FIRE or SPACE: shoot. Hold it down for auto fire.
• ESC: leave.

Lives and scores

Every ship has 3 lives and gets another every 10,000 points. Out of ships? Press FIRE to jump straight back in; your score goes on the nabu.ca leaderboard.

Network play

Your ship and shots move on your NABU with no delay. The host runs the enemies and sends the sky 10 times a second, and kills and pods are first come, first served through the host. If the host leaves, another player takes over and the waves keep coming. Needs an Internet Adapter with multiplayer support.