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N.O.V.A (video game franchise)
Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance, also known as N.O.V.A, is a first-person shooter video game franchise developed and published by Gameloft.

The games were heavily inspired on the other popular first-person shooters at the time, including Halo, Crysis, and Killzone.

N.O.V.A
The first game in the series, it was released on both Java, PSP, and eventually to both Android and iOS on December 17, 2009, with a re-release of the Java game being available on modern phones through Gameloft Classics.

In a dystopian future, humanity moves to Near-Orbital satellites as Earth can no longer support them. With humanity's intent for galaxy colonization, Near-Orbitals forms a group called Near Orbital Vanguard Alliance or N.O.V.A. A retired ex-soldier, Captain Kal Wardin, is forced to go back to combat after one of two transport ships called the Colonial Pride is found missing. Kal is tasked to enter the ship with his A.I partner, Yelena to investigate.

The gameplay, much like Halo, follows Kal using his weapons and a special paralyze ability against his enemies. Throughout the game, boxes containing weapons are found where the player has to play a puzzle where you need to navigate a laser using mirrors and avoid other objects. Touch mechanics are also introduced in the Android and iOS version of the game, such as opening doors and making elevators move.

N.O.V.A 2
The second entry in the series, it was released on iOS, Android, HP Touchpad, and Blackberry Playbook on December 16, 2010.

10 years after the events of the first game, it follows Captain Kal Wardin's return to duty following a series of attacks on the colonists' village he was staying in. Tasked with fighting aliens called Volterites, he once again pairs up with Yelena and Promethus.

The game features more prominent voice acting compared to the first game, and introduces an upgrade system to the player's armor, along with new special abilities. The puzzle mechanic has also been overhauled as well, being replaced by a ball that has to be bounced back and forth with mirrors.

N.O.V.A 3
The third and final entry in the series, it was originally released on iOS and Android on May 10, 2012. Versions for the BlackBerry 10 and Windows Phone 8 were also released in 2013.

5 years after the events of N.O.V.A 2, Kal Wardin goes on another journey to fight Volterite aliens.

The gameplay has been significantly overhauled to be more in-line with other shooters at the time. It introduces an ADS aiming mode and a sprint mechanic, with the puzzle mechanic from the first two games being removed.

N.O.V.A Legacy
A remaster of the first game, it was soft-launched on Android in 2017 and was released on iOS subsequently after.

The game features notable differences, primarily having reworked graphics and an overhauled multiplayer mode.

N.O.V.A Legacy has been met with poor reception among its fanbase, with its pay-to-win mechanics from its introduced microtransactions, and voice acting from the original game being absent due to its smaller size.