StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops - Mission Pack 1

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 76 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 49 out of 76
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 76
  3. Negative: 15 out of 76

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  1. Mandulum
    Dec 19, 2016
    7
    Five Word Review: RTS good, Nova not so.
    Favorite Thing: More Starcraft is always a good thing.
    Least Favorite Thing: The story was very bland, generic, unexciting.

    Playtime: ~ 5h
    Enjoyment: 7/10
    Recommendation: It'll likely be a long time before you get more Starcraft so yeah.
  2. shadowloo
    May 14, 2016
    6
    I'm a huge SC2 fan and I'm trying to like this expansion but I just can't. It's got a generic plot, doesn't offer anything really new in gameplay experience or units and is over in a breeze. I guess that last one is the intention by releasing it in 3 parts but I can't help but think it would have served the experience better if they just released it all in one go. For a blizzard game thisI'm a huge SC2 fan and I'm trying to like this expansion but I just can't. It's got a generic plot, doesn't offer anything really new in gameplay experience or units and is over in a breeze. I guess that last one is the intention by releasing it in 3 parts but I can't help but think it would have served the experience better if they just released it all in one go. For a blizzard game this is disappointing.… Expand
  3. kstout6
    May 14, 2016
    5
    The overall experience was sub-par. I am not sure if the add-on deserved much credit for the amount of money and time they did in making it. The videos were fine, as well as the cutscenes. The gameplay failed miserably. I beat the entire thing in less than an hour and a half. I am not a Starcraft buff, but even on normal it should have presented more of a challenge. The first missionThe overall experience was sub-par. I am not sure if the add-on deserved much credit for the amount of money and time they did in making it. The videos were fine, as well as the cutscenes. The gameplay failed miserably. I beat the entire thing in less than an hour and a half. I am not a Starcraft buff, but even on normal it should have presented more of a challenge. The first mission you get a melee weapon that kills anything in one hit, so way better than Zeratul's warp blade. I would have fared better than the rifle in that first part of the mission.

    Seven dollars? I really don't think that this was worth my money.    … Expand
  4. Awanka
    Aug 30, 2022
    7
    These are high quality missions using the Starcraft 2 engine that have more of a single unit focus. I actually had more fun with this than I did with the main campaigns. There are 9 missions in total, but they can get quite elaborate with multiple levels and different game modes.

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73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. PLAY! Zine
    May 5, 2016
    80
    This first slice of the Starcraft 2 DLC scheme left us wanting for more, as it always happens with Blizzard's strategy games. Even short, this is as polished and fun as any other "big" campaign in Starcraft 2, though we'd prefer if the upcoming missions could arrive sooner.
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  2. Gamers' Temple
    Apr 25, 2016
    78
    It's hard to judge the overall quality of an expansion just a third of the way in, but Mission Pack 1 is a good enough of a start to make me look forward to the next installment.
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  3. God is a Geek
    Apr 21, 2016
    70
    A good start to Starcraft II’s DLC, Nova Covert Ops delivers a fun and tense opening chapter, but suffers from a lack of story content.
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