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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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2012-01-25 05:44:09
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Steel Diver is an original but frankly odd choice for a launch title for the 3DS, and unfortunately it continues the trend of not inspiring confidence in Nintendo's latest handheld. Its not terrible but its not far off and its certainly the least subst...
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gaming-age.com Updated:
2012-01-25 05:44:09
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Nintendo launched the 3DS with three first party titles. Steel Diver was the only one of the three that wasn't a sequel. Representing the only new IP on the system from Nintendo, it was my most anticipated game of the bunch. I had played it months befo...
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Alright, I admit it: I was wrong on this one. In February when I came back from Nintendo's 3DS showcase in Amsterdam, I suggested that Steel Diver might be one of the better releases in the platform's early release window. Now the curious submarine out...
The central idea has (had) potential, Steel Commander is very, very dull, Embarrassingly thin on content, The unlock system is stupid...
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In the Nintendo 3DS game Steel Diver, you become the pilot of a submarine, and very convincingly. This is one of three first-party launch titles for the Nintendo 3DS (the others are Pilotwings Resort and nintendogs+cats), and, unlike the other two, it...
Steel Diver is a fun diversion, no doubt about it. Just don't expect more than 10 hours of play time from it.Steel Diver is rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and older) by the ESRB for Mild Violence. Page 1 — Page 2 Article tags 3ds • nintendo • steel diver • s...
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Steel Diver is a weird, unorthodox game. There's really no other way to describe it. The controls seem deliberately difficult, and the general progression through the game is peculiar. Still, it's fun and rewarding in its own way, though it is certainl...
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Steel Diver impresses with its clever use of the 3DS's gyroscope technology and 3D visuals, but falls short of its price tag with a weak core campaign.Out of the 3DS's handful of launch titles, Steel Diver struck me as a bit of a rogue. Unlike Street F...
Makes brilliant use of the 3DS's graphic capabilities; Periscope Strike is a rare gem of a minigame.
Short campaign; not enough content to justify its $40 pricetag; beating the game takes more patience than skill.
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Steel Diver is one of Nintendo’s 3 launch titles for their brand new handheld, the 3DS. The game itself isn’t a simulation of hardcore submarine tactics as most titles in the genre are, but rather takes a slimmed down approach as you navigate treachero...
Steel Diver is something of a misnomer at Nintendo’s big 3DS launch. While we understand they were targeting that ‘core’ audience that might not be so receptive to Pilot Wings or Nintendogs & Cats. While we applaud the effort, a game that controls as s...
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In the middle of May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck began terrorizing the North Atlantic. On its maiden voyage, the Nazi warship sunk the pride of the British Royal Fleet, the HMS Hood, in an eight-minute battle—The body count was around 1,400, w...
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Racing games notwithstanding, virtually every conceivable vehicle can be controlled in a video game, be it real or fanciful; jets, tanks, spaceships or dinosaurs, there’s a virtual simulation for every kind of gamer out there.And yet when i...
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Steel Diver is a drastic departure from what you'd expect in a game made by Nintendo. The company that created countless franchises with an emphasis on accessibility has taken a sharp turn in the opposite direction, and that shift is not for the better...
Nice implementation of 3D visual effects, Periscope Strike is fun in 30second bursts.
Uneven balance between simulation and action, Long, grueling boss fights, Only a few hours of content, Banal competitive mode relies too much on luck.
This tedious underwater adventure is as short on content as it is on thrills...
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1up.com
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2012-01-25 05:44:10
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Steel Diver's origins as a DS technology demo that's grown to become a wholly new game provides the simplest explanation for the resulting final product: a handful of different minigames that feel underdeveloped. While most people have focused on its "...
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ign.com
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2012-01-25 05:44:10
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Steel Diver, one of Nintendo's three first party launch titles, is one of those games that, for better or worse, completely takes you off guard. It's certainly not the big gun any of us thought the Big N would be bringing to the table come 3DS launch t...
Steel Diver is well executed, but lacking in depth (which is ironic for a multitude of reasons). However, once you give it a fair shot, you'll be surprised how addictive the gameplay is and how much fun you’ll have trying to master the controls and con...
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