Heavy Nova

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Heavy Nova
System(s): Sega Mega-CD, Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Micronet
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP
¥6,8006,800 T-22014

Heavy Nova (ヘビーノバ) is a 1991 action game for the Sharp X68000 by Micronet. It was ported to the Sega Mega-CD as one of the system's two launch titles (the other being Wolf Team's Sol-Feace); the Mega-CD port was not released outside Japan. Micronet subsequently ported it to the Sega Mega Drive for an American release in 1992.

You play as a giant mech beating up other mechs of various sizes. A punches and B kicks. Up rockets up for as long as the button is held; you will eventually come back down.

Production Credits

Director: Shaka
Programming: Shaka, Dampei, Wns, Foma, Azy Mk II, Ikeda
Design: Zivo, Nao, Man Chan
Music: Studio River Kings, T.Iijima, Shaka
Special Thanks: Bignet U.S.A., Tatsurou, Toshirou
Producer: Akihiko Murakami
1991 Micronet

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
20 №7, p71
42 №3, p79
80 №32, p40[1]
49 №18, p66
54 №18, p74
Sega Mega Drive
49
Based on
5 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
20
[2]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-U
20
[3]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[4]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-U
42
[5]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
49
[6]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
58
[7]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
50
[8]
Sega Mega Drive
46
Based on
7 reviews

Heavy Nova

Mega Drive, US
HeavyNova MD US Box.jpg
Cover
HeavyNova MD US Cart.jpg
Cart

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №124, p71[9]
60 №40
56 №24, p156
12 №15, p76/77
59 №2, p24/25[10]
69 №5, p52[11]
53 №1, p42
Sega Mega-CD
56
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
60
[12]
Computer & Video Games (UK) NTSC-J
80
[9]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[13]
Games-X (UK) NTSC-J
60
[14]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[15]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
56
[16]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
63
[17]
Mega (UK) NTSC-J
12
[18]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC
59
[10]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
69
[11]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
54
[19]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-J
53
[20]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
45
[21]
Sega Mega-CD
55
Based on
13 reviews

Heavy Nova

Mega-CD, JP
HeavyNova MD JP Box Back.jpgHeavyNova MD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Spinecard
HeavyNova MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Heavynova mcd jp manual.pdf
Manual

References

  1. File:GamePro US 032.pdf, page 40
  2. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 95
  3. Consoles +, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 71
  4. GamePro, "March 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 42
  5. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79
  6. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  7. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 16
  8. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "March 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 46
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:CVG UK 124.pdf, page 71 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 124.pdf_p71" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:MegaTech UK 02.pdf, page 24 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 02.pdf_p24" defined multiple times with different content
  11. 11.0 11.1 File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf_p52" defined multiple times with different content
  12. Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 83
  13. Famitsu, "1991-12-20" (JP; 1991-12-06), page 43
  14. Games-X, "30th January-5th February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-30), page 25
  15. Hippon Super, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-07), page 98
  16. Joystick, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 156
  17. Mega Drive Fan, "March 1992" (JP; 1992-02-08), page 83
  18. Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 76
  19. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
  20. Sega Zone, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-28), page 42
  21. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87