In Nucleus, the player assumes the role of a "remote unit" that is tasked with eliminating viruses inside the human body.[3] They move through the body's three main biological systems, the digestive system, the circulatory system, and finally the nervous system,[4] culminating in a final battle in the brain.
Gameplay consists eliminating of progressively larger and larger viruses,[4] which combine into larger entities when left undisturbed. Each level also has a number of cells which clump together and interact in a physical manner; the players can move them around and manipulate them with a beam to construct barriers to defend against viruses. The main resource available to the player is protein, which is released each time an enemy or a cell is destroyed. If the player accumulates a large enough stockpile of protein, they can utilise a powerful "protein bomb" weapons which eliminate every enemy in the vicinity.[5][4]
Additionally, the player occasionally fights more powerful nucleus enemies.[4] These boss-type enemies fire spores at cells to turn them into bacteria, and can only be damaged by protein bombs. As the nucleus enemies get damaged they become more and more violent, producing more spore and eventually attacking the player directly.[citation needed] Levels end after a certain condition, which varies. These include destroying a certain amount of viruses, surviving for a set duration, gathering power-ups, or achieving a score target.[5][4]
The game entities are all physically dynamic, imparting a force on other nearby entities. Cells exert an attractive force on each other, clumping into a tesselating mass and reacting to various forces in the game environment. Exploding protein bombs or angry nuclei exert a large force over a wide area, which can break the cell walls the player has constructed.
The game includes a co-op mode for two players.[5] A patch has been released which offers a new mode of play, Nucleus+, which speeds up the gameplay and modifies and adds new levels.
Video game aggregator site Metacritic stated that the game received "mixed or average" reviews.[1]
Multiple reviewers commented on the game's difficulty, with Ben Kuchera of Ars Technica saying that "if you're not a fan of pants-wetting frustration, you may want to sit this out", and Eurogamer describing its "diamond-hard" difficulty as "rare" in modern gaming.[4][3] Alex Navarro of GameSpot criticised the "insanely tough later levels" and "dull" gameplay.[5]
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^ abcd"Nucleus (2007) critic reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^. 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ abcKuchera, Ben (19 July 2007). "Nucleus on the PS3: $10 won't replace your broken controller". Ars Technica. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ abcdefg. Eurogamer. 4 July 2007. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ abcdeNavarro, Alex (24 September 2007). . GameSpot. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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nucleus, video, game, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, nucleus, video, game, news, newspapers, books,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Nucleus video game news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message Nucleus is a twin stick shooter with puzzle elements for the PlayStation 3 available through the PlayStation Store 3 It was released as Bacterius in Japan NucleusPlayStation Store iconDeveloper s Kuju Entertainment 1 Publisher s Sony Computer Entertainment 1 Composer s Bogdan Raczynski 2 Platform s PlayStation 3ReleaseNA May 18 2007EU July 12 2007Genre s Multidirectional shooter Mode s Single player multiplayerGameplay editIn Nucleus the player assumes the role of a remote unit that is tasked with eliminating viruses inside the human body 3 They move through the body s three main biological systems the digestive system the circulatory system and finally the nervous system 4 culminating in a final battle in the brain Gameplay consists eliminating of progressively larger and larger viruses 4 which combine into larger entities when left undisturbed Each level also has a number of cells which clump together and interact in a physical manner the players can move them around and manipulate them with a beam to construct barriers to defend against viruses The main resource available to the player is protein which is released each time an enemy or a cell is destroyed If the player accumulates a large enough stockpile of protein they can utilise a powerful protein bomb weapons which eliminate every enemy in the vicinity 5 4 Additionally the player occasionally fights more powerful nucleus enemies 4 These boss type enemies fire spores at cells to turn them into bacteria and can only be damaged by protein bombs As the nucleus enemies get damaged they become more and more violent producing more spore and eventually attacking the player directly citation needed Levels end after a certain condition which varies These include destroying a certain amount of viruses surviving for a set duration gathering power ups or achieving a score target 5 4 The game entities are all physically dynamic imparting a force on other nearby entities Cells exert an attractive force on each other clumping into a tesselating mass and reacting to various forces in the game environment Exploding protein bombs or angry nuclei exert a large force over a wide area which can break the cell walls the player has constructed The game includes a co op mode for two players 5 A patch has been released which offers a new mode of play Nucleus which speeds up the gameplay and modifies and adds new levels Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic59 100 1 Review scoresPublicationScoreEurogamer6 10 4 GameSpot5 5 10 5 Video game aggregator site Metacritic stated that the game received mixed or average reviews 1 Multiple reviewers commented on the game s difficulty with Ben Kuchera of Ars Technica saying that if you re not a fan of pants wetting frustration you may want to sit this out and Eurogamer describing its diamond hard difficulty as rare in modern gaming 4 3 Alex Navarro of GameSpot criticised the insanely tough later levels and dull gameplay 5 References edit a b c d Nucleus 2007 critic reviews Metacritic Retrieved 1 February 2024 Nucleus for PS3 from 1UP 1UP com Archived from the original on 4 August 2011 Retrieved 1 February 2024 a b c Kuchera Ben 19 July 2007 Nucleus on the PS3 10 won t replace your broken controller Ars Technica Retrieved 1 February 2024 a b c d e f g Review Nucleus Eurogamer 4 July 2007 Archived from the original on 12 October 2007 Retrieved 1 February 2024 a b c d e Navarro Alex 24 September 2007 Nucleus for PlayStation 3 Review GameSpot Archived from the original on 15 October 2007 Retrieved 1 February 2024 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nucleus video game amp oldid 1201723848, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
