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Sine Mora

A diesel punk shoot 'em up with time-based mechanics and dual narratives.

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Sine Mora is a side scrolling shoot 'em up game whose Latin name means "without delay"[1] In Sine Mora, a side-scrolling shoot 'em up, the player navigates an aircraft on two axes and engages foes within a 3D environment.[1] A partnership between Grasshopper Manufacture and Digital Reality led to the development of Sine Mora, which was first revealed to the public on August 18, 2010.[2]

Key facts and history

The art style is diesel punk inspired, and boss battles were initially designed largely by anime artist Mahiro Maeda.[3] The designers originally voiced characters in Hungarian as a placeholder and kept the language with subtitles.[4] The game was also released on PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3.[5][6] Digital Reality took charge of 3D assets, programming, story, and game design, while Grasshopper Manufacture oversaw the art direction and sound design.[2]

The game's score was composed by Akira Yamaoka, famous for his work on the Silent Hill series, who drew inspiration from 1970s electronic music.[7] An expanded edition of Sine Mora was announced by THQ Nordic on March 3, 2017, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One.[8]

What the cited sources add

The game uses a time-based mechanic instead of a traditional player health system, with each level given a set amount of time that ticks downwards.[9] When the player's plane is hit, the countdown timer accelerates, but defeating foes replenishes some of that lost time.[9] Every character and plane possesses distinct traits, and the player's vital stats are determined by which character and plane are paired together.[10] Critical reception for Sine Mora was generally positive, with aggregate scores of 84.93% on GameRankings and 85 out of 100 on Metacritic.[11]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Sine Mora" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Sine Mora: Boss Gameplay", IGN via YouTube, August 26, 2011; "Sine Mora: How to Play", Digital Reality via Facebook (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Sine Mora" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Reilly, "Gamescom: Suda 51 Announces 'Sine Mora'", IGN, August 18, 2010; Eykemans, "What the Bullet Hell is Sine Mora?", IGN, March 14, 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Sine Mora" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Yamamura, "Evangelion designer getting bossy on Sine Mora", Eurogamer, January 31, 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Sine Mora" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Eykemans, "What the Bullet Hell is Sine Mora?", IGN, March 14, 2012; Shinichi, "Sine Mora (シネモラ):『Sine Mora』 開発者インタビュー - Digital Reality creative director Theodore Reiker氏", Micro Magazine, 2016-03-08, p. 38–41 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Sine Mora" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Sine Mora Announced For PS Vita", PSVitaHub, 2012-06-04 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Sine Mora" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ishaan, "Sine Mora Is Also Headed To The PlayStation 3", Siliconera, June 21, 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Sine Mora" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Tan, "Preview: Sine Mora", Destructoid, August 24, 2011; Napolitano, "Exclusive: Akira Yamaoka's Sine Mora soundtrack preview", Destructoid, March 14, 2012; Napolitano, "Exclusive: Akira Yamaoka's Sine Mora soundtrack preview", Destructoid, March 14, 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Sine Mora" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "THQ Nordic presents "yuge" line-up at PAX East… including two surprises", THQ Nordic, May 2018; "Sine Mora EX coming to PC/PS4/Xbox One on August 8th", THQ Nordic (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Sine Mora" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Tan, "Preview: Sine Mora", Destructoid, August 24, 2011; Tan, "Preview: Sine Mora", Destructoid, August 24, 2011 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Sine Mora" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Tan, "Preview: Sine Mora", Destructoid, August 24, 2011 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Sine Mora" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Sine Mora for PlayStation Vita - GameRankings", GameRankings; "Sine Mora for PlayStation Vita Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic", Metacritic; Carter, "Gamer Limit Review: Sine Mora", Gamer Limit, March 20, 2012; KamuiRobotics, "Sine Mora, le test sur Xbox Live Arcade", Gameblog.fr, March 27, 2012; Campanello, "Sine Mora Review", Eurogamer Sweden, March 22, 2012; "Sine Mora for PlayStation Vita Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic", Metacritic (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

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