Review RetroFan 2/5 · Jun 11, 2019
What Are You Even Supposed to do
when i started this game in my PS1, i couldn't do anything and i could,t even start the game
Nuclear Strike (1997)
EA Orlando, Granite Bay Software
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation
3.08 from 51 ratings
167 members have it in their collection · 38 backlogged · 13 wish listed
Nuclear Strike is a shooter video game developed and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation in 1997. The game is the sequel to Soviet Strike and the fifth instalment in the Strike series, which began with Desert Strike on the Sega Genesis. The Soviet Strike development team also created Nuclear Strike. EA released a PC port the same year; …
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Nuclear Strike is a shooter video game developed and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation in 1997. The game is the sequel to Soviet Strike and the fifth instalment in the Strike series, which began with Desert Strike on the Sega Genesis. The Soviet Strike development team also created Nuclear Strike. EA released a PC port the same year; THQ developed and in 1999 published a Nintendo 64 version called Nuclear Strike 64.
Nuclear Strike is a helicopter-based game, with strategy elements added to the action gameplay. The plot concerns an elite special force - the player's allies - pursuing a nuclear-armed rogue spy through a fictionalised Asian setting. It retained the earlier game's engine but added several modifications to improve graphical performance and make the game more accessible. The game features 15 playable vehicles, a large increase from previous games. In addition to the main fictionalised Apache, there are secondary helicopters, jets, armour and a hovercraft. The player also commands ground troops in occasional real-time strategy sections.
The game received positive, negative and mixed reviews. Critics noted a weak storyline, though GameSpot dismissed this is as unimportant in an action game. GameSpot called the graphics - which made use of specialised hardware such as 3Dfx Voodoo video cards and the N64 Expansion Pak - "about as good as it gets", while Allgame said they are "decent" and Daily Radar called them "horrible". Critics praised the full motion video as well as the music and sound effects. Reviewers enjoyed the straightforward gameplay but several complained of a close similarity to its predecessor Soviet Strike and questioned the game's value as a result.
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Details
- Developers
- EA Orlando, Granite Bay Software
- Publishers
- Electronic Arts
- Genres
- Shooter
- Themes
- Action, Warfare
- Series
- Strike
Release dates
- Aug 31, 1997 (Full Release) (North_America) PlayStation
- Sep 01, 1997 (Full Release) (Europe) PlayStation
- Dec 01, 1997 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
Also available on
- Nuclear Strike 64 (2000) · N64
Rating distribution
5 stars
3
4 stars
9
3 stars
29
2 stars
9
1 star
1
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