
- 60/100
- Critics1 review

2011 · Shoot 'em up · Shooter
Nano Assault
Nintendo exclusive
In Nano Assault, players blast their way through 32 twisted cell stages and dark worlds with rugged landscapes that adjust in difficulty based on the player's skill level. Prepare to battle and defeat extreme nemeses including the Black Nucleus, Hyper Blobs and Spore Plants using powerful beams, energetic bombs and other unlockable assault weapons. To ensure successful missions, players can clone and respawn themselves to continue the journey anytime. Special features include Missions Mode, an unlockable arcade style cell stage where players must beat the clock by destroying the most enemies, and Hall of Fame, a bragging rights leaderboard where players can publish and compare high level scores with friends. Additionally, players will be able to use the StreetPass feature to trade unlocked content.
- Released
- 2011
- Platforms
- Nintendo 3DS
- Genres
- Shoot 'em upShooter
- Developers
- —
- Publishers
- —
- Themes
- Science fiction
- Country
- Germany
- Age ratings
- ESRB E10+CERO A
- Languages
- English
About
Nano Assault is a 2011 shoot 'em up video game developed by Shin'en Multimedia and published by Majesco for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the spiritual successor to the Nintendo DS games Nanostray and Nanostray 2.
In March 2013, Shin'en Multimedia published an enhanced version entitled Nano Assault EX, with visual improvements and additional gameplay features on the Nintendo eShop.
Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
Players blast their way through 32 twisted cell stages and dark worlds with rugged landscapes that adjust in difficulty based on the player's skill level.
Reception
Nano Assault received "generally favourable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
Nano Assault EX received "mixed or average reviews" according to Metacritic.
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