Nova 9: The Return of Gir Draxon
Nova 9: The Return of Gir Draxon is a futuristic shooter video game developed by Dynamix and released by Sierra On-Line in 1991 for the PC as the second sequel to the game Stellar 7. Gameplay The player assumes the role of a futuristic tank pilot fighting alien threats across 9 different star systems. The tank is designated as the Raven II and is equipped with forward-facing cannon with unlimited ammo that can fire 2 shot bursts, energy shields and (unlike the tank in the previous game Stellar 7) armor. Damage to the player's tank after the shields are breached comes in the form of systems becoming less effective; this mostly effects mobility. Power-ups can be collected in this game, though the system works differently than in the previous game in the series. Here, up to 9 power-ups can be stored and used when needed. Note that damage to the player's tank can permanently break power-up slots. Finally, the player's tank can be repaired by returning to a hidden asteroid base at a designated warp portal locations throughout the game. These appear on about every other world. If the tank is not particularly damaged when going to a repair portal,