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Certainly one of the most distinctive and original titles available for the new hand-held console, Steel Diver offers shooter, puzzle and strategy elements as players command a small fleet of submarines. The short, though challenging, campaign mode i...
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Steel Diver isn't going to set the gaming world on fire but it does offer enough entertainment to keep your 3DS busy until Nintendo brings out its heavy-hitting franchises later this year...
Fun, challenging and varied singleplayer action puzzler.
Short, can become repetitive and no multiplayer.
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Steel Diver is the latest game to come out of EAD, Nintendo's legendary internal development studio behind such amazing titles as Super Mario Galaxy and Mario Kart DS. Technically, the group behind this particular title are actually the Wii Fit team...
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Steel Diver is a 3DS game that you'll either love or hate as it's not your traditional Nintendo style of game and borders more on realism as opposed to arcade cutesy fun. In essence, Steel Diver is a submarine simulator but throws in a few interesting...
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Steel Diver is an oddity. Originally developed as a tech-demo for the 3DS, it’s been fleshed out as a full-priced retail game to fit inside Nintendo’s generous launch window, where it joins the trickle of titles emerging for the 3D handheld. Up to a p...
Some addictive gameplay...
Not enough levels, extremely frustrating at times, lacks polish...
At heart, Steel Diver is an interesting game with a handful of strong ideas, but those ideas should have been developed over a longer and more polished campaign. Until you see it in a bargain bin, leave this one to sink...
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It’s fairly common knowledge by now that Steel Diver began life as a Nintendo DS tech demo, originally shown at E3 2004. But even if you weren’t aware of that fact, the evidence is right there on screen for all to see. Which isn’t a sly suggestion that...
While it lasts, it’s a brilliantly designed, original and fun experience. It just needs to last a lot longer. 7.3/10Print this pageComments (0)Share this pageNoticed something wrong? Report error/mistake...
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Reviewing launch games is a strange situation. You’re playing one of the first games on a new system, so a standard hasn’t really been set yet on just what the new hardware can do. Plus the assortment of launch games can be so small that a game no one...
Experimental controls mostly pay off, Blasting the occasional boss with missiles, It's unique among the starting 3DS lineup...
Periscope Strike gets old fast, Hardly made with the 3DS in mind, Not enough content to justify price...
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Being released as one of the launch titles on Nintendo's new 3DS handheld, Steel Diver didn't cause the biggest splash on the gaming scene (excuse the pun), but after some careful examination the little title actually sports a number of merits, as well...
Steel Diver is an enjoyable little title for the 3DS, and if you have a soft spot for action puzzling and submarines it comes highly recommended. We were disappointed in the limited amount of replay value the title offers though, with only seven main m...
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No Mario, Miis or Pokémon? Yes Nintendo have ventured out of their comfort zone with their latest 3DS release. Steel Diver is a submarine game, or rather a collection of underwater diversions. At the heart of the game are the campaign and time trial...
A wet fish, with nowhere near enough depth or firepower...
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The most innovative mode is Periscope Strike, whereby players hunt down enemy vessels at sea using a periscope-style view. Using the 3DS's gyroscope, players locate the ships and subs by simply turning the console to the left or right and the view at sea...
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