Nuclear Dawn

Nuclear Dawn
Developer(s) InterWave Studios
Publisher(s) Iceberg Interactive
Distributor(s) Valve Corporation (Steam)
Engine Source
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Mac OS X[1]
Linux
Release date(s) PC/MAC
26 September 2011[2]
Genre(s) First-person shooter, real-time strategy
Mode(s) Multiplayer

Nuclear Dawn is a post-apocalyptic first-person shooter real-time strategy hybrid video game. It was originally announced in February 2006 as an amateur mod for the Source engine,[3] but in April 2009 was revealed to have become a commercial project, still using Source, aimed at Windows PCs and Mac OS X. It was released on September 26, 2011.[2]

Gameplay

One player on each team is a 'commander', who directs his or her team from an overhead view. The remainder are soldiers who have standard FPS player capabilities. Drivable vehicles were originally planned, but decided to leave vehicles out of the initial release of Nuclear Dawn.[4][5]

The comparative roles of soldiers and commanders are described by InterWave as being:

On the field on the Gate map
The commander view on the Oasis map

Development

Nuclear Dawn suffered a protracted development cycle as a mod, leading to criticism that it was vaporware.[6]

Reception

Nuclear Dawn
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic71
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid8/10
GameSpot7,5/10
PC Gamer (UK)83/100
GameGrin8/10

Reviews of the game have been generally favorable, with a Metacritic rating of 71.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Nuclear Dawn Teaser - Spring 2011". InterWave Studios. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Nuclear Dawn homepage, April 2, 2006". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on April 2, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Behind the scenes of the level design department". InterWave Studios. July 28, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Wheels on Ice". InterWave Studios. February 11, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Nuclear Dawn Nuked". June 1, 2006. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Nuclear Dawn for PC Reviews - Metacritic". September 22, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
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