While we're pointing out niggles, the voice-acting is as patchy as ever - one minute putting the cheeky humour of the script across well, another completely mis-reading where the stress should go in a sentence.īut this is all known. Missions remain a mix of fetch quests, shopping trips, escort missions, and full-on assault runs, and the difficulty is generally pitched fairly high - sometimes frustratingly so. Of course, this is still Galaxy on Fire 2 in every respect. There's also an arcadey wave-attack mode which is good for a quick blast, but kind of runs counter to the whole GoF philosophy. These new foes can take a fair old pummeling from even the most powerful primary weapons (better equip the nukes), and have the irritating habit of popping in and out of view (and thus lock) with their cloaking devices.Įlsewhere there's the expected smattering of new ships, weapons, and items - we'll leave you to discover those for yourself. Yep, a mysterious bunch of cloaked fighters turns up just as the sun goes kaboom, giving you something to think about beyond slapping on the factor 40. This setup acts as both a dramatic backdrop and an elaborate time limit for many of Supernova's missions, as you ferry around survivors and fend off a formidable new foe before you become overwhelmed by radiation. In time-honoured GoF fashion, your new shield is upgradeable. This exploded star makes for some seriously hostile territory, and a new (and swiftly depleting) energy bar lets you know that your time in the affected areas should be kept to a minimum.įortunately, one of the first items you're given is a new kind of shield (I hope you have some slots free) which lessens the effect of this gamma radiation. Thanks to an exploding star, the aforementioned Midorian Ginoya system resembles an exploded tin of Heinz cream-of-tomato soup - it's all thick with orange stuff. Given the familiarity we all have with the GoF 2 universe by now, it's a wise decision on Fishlabs's part to mess things up a bit. Following directly on from Valkyrie, Supernova is meant for seasoned GoF 2 players who have completed both the main story and the previous add-on. Keith's humdrum existence soon gives way to high drama and a suitably stiff challenge. Which probably explains why he opts to help out with the rescue effort when a star in the Ginoya system goes supernova rather than help the Mrs pick out some curtains. Maxwell finds himself being drawn into a life of domestic routine with his new sweetheart.įor this particular Han Solo-meets-James Bond rogue, that's a fate worse than a cataclysmic solar system-shattering event. As the second Galaxy On Fire 2 expansion pack opens, protagonist Keith T. Even a time-displaced galactic fighter pilot has domestic issues.
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