Black Hole Assault

Light(er) Nova Developer: Micronet Publisher(s): Micronet (Sega CD, Japan, PC Engine CD), Bignet USA (Sega CD, US), Sega (Sega CD, Europe) Release Dates: October 23rd, 1992 (Sega CD, Japan), November 1992 (Sega CD, US), April 2nd, 1993 (Sega CD, Europe), July 23rd, 1993 (PC Engine CD) Available On: Sega CD, PC Engine CD Genre(s): 2D Fighting, Sci-fi Back in 2024, I covered Heavy Nova, a notoriously bad game that I managed to find some fun in. As I learned its many tricks and eccentricities, I honestly had a good time suplexing robots and awkwardly shuffling around! Towards the end of the post, I mentioned wanting to cover its sequel by the same developer called Black Hole Assault. Well, that time has finally come! I have no idea how a game like Heavy Nova managed to get a sequel, but I’m thankful that it happened nonetheless. It didn’t take long, either, less than a year in fact, so they really felt the need to strike while the iron was “hot” for some reason! Even though I enjoyed my…