{{Short description|2015 video game}} {{Infobox video game | image = Nova 111 cover art full.jpg | developer = Funktronic Labs | publisher = {{ubl|Curve Digital|No Gravity Games{{Efn|Nintendo Switch port}}}} | platforms = {{Unbulleted list|macOS|Microsoft Windows|PlayStation 4|Xbox One|PlayStation 3|PlayStation Vita|Wii U|Nintendo Switch}} | released = '''macOS''', '''Windows''', '''PS4'''<br />August 25, 2015<br />'''Xbox One'''<br />August 28, 2015<br />'''PlayStation 3''', '''PS Vita'''<br />September 1, 2015<br />'''Wii U'''<br />September 24, 2015<br />'''Nintendo Switch'''<br />January 13, 2022 | genre = Strategy }} '''''Nova-111''''' is a 2015 science fiction turn-based strategy / puzzle video game developed by Funktronic Labs and published by Curve Digital. It was released for macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and the Wii U in August and September 2015. A port for the Nintendo Switch was released in January 2022 and was published by No Gravity Games.
==Gameplay== Players shoot their way through planets in an orange spaceship. The mission is to search for lost scientists in the aftermath of the science experiments.
==Reception== {{Video game reviews | MC = (PC) 68/100<ref name="MCPC">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nova-111/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=Nova-111 for PC Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=July 13, 2022|archive-date=January 27, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240127161404/https://www.metacritic.com/game/nova-111/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|url-status=live}}</ref><br/>(PS4) 73/100<ref name="MCPS4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nova-111/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4|title=Nova-111 for PlayStation 4 Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=July 13, 2022|archive-date=January 27, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240127161412/https://www.metacritic.com/game/nova-111/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4|url-status=live}}</ref><br/>(VITA) 75/100<ref name="MCVITA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nova-111/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-vita|title=Nova-111 for PlayStation Vita Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=July 13, 2022|archive-date=January 27, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240127161433/https://www.metacritic.com/game/nova-111/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-vita|url-status=live}}</ref><br/>(WII U) 76/100<ref name="MCWIIU">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nova-111/critic-reviews/?platform=wii-u|title=Nova-111 for Wii U Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=July 13, 2022|archive-date=January 27, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240127161445/https://www.metacritic.com/game/nova-111/critic-reviews/?platform=wii-u|url-status=live}}</ref><br/>(NS) 67/100<ref name="MCNS">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nova-111/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch|title=Nova-111 for Switch Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=July 13, 2022|archive-date=January 27, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240127161446/https://www.metacritic.com/game/nova-111/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch|url-status=live}}</ref> | Destruct = 7/10<ref name="Destruct">{{Cite web|last=Nakamura|first=Darren|date=August 25, 2015|title=Review: Nova-111|url=https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-nova-111/|website=Destructoid|access-date=July 13, 2022|archive-date=July 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713143301/https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-nova-111/|url-status=live}}</ref> | NLife = {{Rating|9|10}}<ref name="NLife">{{Cite web|last=Ho Sang|first=Narelle|date=September 30, 2015|title=Nova-111 Review (Wii U eShop)|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu-eshop/nova-111|website=Nintendo Life|access-date=July 13, 2022|archive-date=July 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713143336/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu-eshop/nova-111|url-status=live}}</ref> | NWR = 8/10<ref name="NWR">{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=Zachary|date=September 30, 2015|title=NOVA-111 (WiiU eShop) Review Mini|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/reviewmini/41251/nova-111-wiiu-eshop-review-mini|website=Nintendo World Report|access-date=July 13, 2022|archive-date=May 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518225610/https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/reviewmini/41251/nova-111-wiiu-eshop-review-mini|url-status=live}}</ref> | PG = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="PG">{{Cite web|last=Suckley|first=Matt|date=September 1, 2015|title=Nova-111 - Not quite charming or well-realised enough to fulfill its potential|url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/nova-111/nova-111-not-quite-charming-or-well-realised-enough-to-fulfill-its-potential/|website=Pocket Gamer|access-date=July 13, 2022|archive-date=July 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713143301/https://www.pocketgamer.com/nova-111/nova-111-not-quite-charming-or-well-realised-enough-to-fulfill-its-potential/|url-status=live}}</ref> | PSQ = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name="PSQ">{{Cite web|last=Yarwood|first=Jack|date=August 25, 2015|title=Nova-111 Review (PS4)|url=https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/nova-111|website=Push Square|access-date=July 13, 2022|archive-date=August 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818133636/https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/nova-111|url-status=live}}</ref> | RPG = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="RPG">{{Cite web|last=Costa|first=Ryan|date=January 26, 2022|title=Nova-111 Review|url=https://rpgamer.com/review/nova-111-review/|website=RPGamer|access-date=July 13, 2022|archive-date=May 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529121019/https://rpgamer.com/review/nova-111-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> }} ''Nova-111'' received "mixed or average" reviews for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch and "generally favorable" reviews for PlayStation Vita and Wii U.<ref name="MCPC"/><ref name="MCPS4"/><ref name="MCVITA"/><ref name="MCWIIU"/><ref name="MCNS"/> It was given a score of 7 out of 10 on ''Destructoid'', which praised it for forcing the player to think in new ways in a way that games in established genres could rarely do.<ref name="Destruct"/> ''Pocket Gamer'' gave the game 3 stars out of 5, writing, "All in all, ''Nova-111'' is a game that doesn't quite live up to the promise of its concept, and it's mostly down to relatively small mistakes. There's something here, and you'll definitely have fun for a couple of hours, but it's nowhere near what could've been."<ref name="PG"/> ''Nintendo Life'' awarded it 9 stars out of 10, praising its meticulously designed levels while writing, "''Nova-111'' is a fantastic puzzle action adventure game with a world that's built with care from its beautiful colours, rich in-depth quirky gameplay to its witty humour."<ref name="NLife"/> ''Nintendo World Report'' gave the title the score is 8/10, where it states that the video game is fun and entertaining.<ref name="NWR"/> ''Push Square'' gave the title 8 out of 10 stars, concluding, "Though [''Nova-111''] does have some flaws, such as a lacklustre auto-save feature and a cumbersome amount of abilities, you'll be hard pressed to find a weirder and more brilliant tribute to the men and women who changed the world through science."<ref name="PSQ"/>
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* {{official website|http://www.nova111.com/}} * {{MobyGames|id=/nova-111}}
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