Ludography
60/100
Critics1 review
Nano Assault cover

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
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Publishers
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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.

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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.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Nintendo 3DS5 December 2011North America · Worldwide 6 January 2012

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