Underplayed Gems

Nuclear Strike 64 (2000)

Nuclear Strike 64 cover
Developer
Pacific Coast Power & Light
Publisher
THQ
Platforms
Nintendo 64
Genres
Shooter, Strategy

How it feels

Intense helicopter action mixing arcade shooting with strategic mission planning against rogue nuclear threats.

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About

Nuclear Strike 64 is a helicopter-based game, with strategy elements added to the action gameplay. The plot concerns an elite special force - the player's allies - pursuing a nuclear-armed rogue spy through a fictionalised Asian setting. It retained the earlier game's engine but added several modifications to improve graphical performance and make the game more accessible. The game features 15 playable vehicles, a large increase from previous games. In addition to the main fictionalised Apache, there are secondary helicopters, jets, armour and a hovercraft. The player also commands ground troops in occasional real-time strategy sections.

Screenshots

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