4.0
Incredibly, this is an in-house attempt and a £40 launch window title. If Steel Diver is an example of how the Big N is planning to treat first-party 3DS games in the months to come, the future is bleak indeed.
Steel Diver
Nintendo · Mar 27, 2011
About
Steel Diver is a new action-packed submarine combat game from Nintendo that immerses players in the 3D action with unique game controls and lush 3D environments. The player can choose from three different submarines, each with touch-screen control panels that players will have to master to guide them through treacherous undersea caverns while engaging enemy submarines, dodging depth charges and battling massive sea creatures. Steel Diver also takes advantage of the built-in gyroscope of the Nintendo 3DS system. The combination of 3D game play and one-of-a-kind controls makes for an immersive combination that must be experienced to be believed.
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Scores by platform
6.5
Critic reviews
- 5.0Despite being a good-looking game, Steel Diver doesn’t do much with the system’s 3D capabilities
- Steel Diver certainly isn’t a bad game, but one that ultimately falls short of Nintendo’s usually impeccable standards. Unbalanced gameplay and a distinct lack of content are fundamental areas in which it falls down, meaning that it fails to justify the full retail price that Nintendo 3DS owners will be expected to pay upon release. Those looking for a unique naval challenge can do no wrong, but you may be left wanting more.
- 6.0Steel Diver is easily one of the more creative titles in the initial 3DS lineup and offers a nice glimpse of the type of innovative gaming experiences the system has to offer. Unfortunately it feels at times like the developers spent too much time on the actual gameplay ideas themselves and not enough time surrounding those ideas with content: it just doesn't have enough bang for your buck.
- 6.0Of course, you shouldn't buy Steel Diver on 3-D alone. Pick it up because you want to spin yourself around the living room hunting for ships, or can deal with the submarine style controls. Accept the game for what it is, and you'll enjoy what it has to offer.
- 5.0Weirdly contradictory design and somewhat awkward controls make Steel Diver undecided on whether it's an action game or simulation. The result is that it's neither.
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