Chaos Field GameCube
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63 out of 100

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5.3 out of 10

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  • Summary: Chaos Field is O3 Entertainment's adaptation of the space-shooting Japanese arcade hit of the same name. The game includes three characters, five levels, and multiple weapons to assist you in your 2D shootouts. During gameplay, you can shoot other bullets as they fly at you and use an energy field to absorb the ones you miss. The game will be released on the Dreamcast in Japan. … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. GamerFeed
    80
    A must-have for shooter enthusiasts, as its presentation is killer and its challenge heavy enough to drop you to your knees.
  2. Gamezilla!
    70
    In everything but gameplay, this game is basically standard fare.
  3. GameSpot
    62
    This vertical-scrolling shoot-'em-up tries to follow in the footsteps of genre classics like Ikaruga and Raiden, putting its own interesting-but-flawed spin on some aspects of the you-against-the-universe formula.
  4. Games Radar
    60
    Despite its nonstop action and requisite techno soundtrack, Chaos Field never ascends to the level of a shooter classic, like GameCube's beautiful "Ikaruga." It's all about finding a sweet spot and plugging away.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
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  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. DevinD.
    7
    This game is not Ikaruga. Nothing will probably ever be able to recreate that exact formula. It is however a decent shooter. When I first saw this at gamestop it was $40. I simply waited until it was $25. Now you could probably find it for twenty. I have played better shmups for free. I have also played worse shmups for a lot more. For $20 you are getting a good shooter fix for the genre starved Gamecube. Graphics are 'meh' but the sound is excellent and the gameplay decent.… Expand
  2. RyanM.
    7
    Of course those few will come to bash this game for not being Ikaruga. Ikaruga it is not, but it IS a respectable shoot-em-up worth a purchase. i expect this game to become rare as well, and in the whole scope of the genre, there is no reason why this game should be bashed over the supposed superiority of Ikaruga. this game keeps up equally in challenge, the graphics are crisp and fantastic, and the game is so simple and fun...for a bit. the main plague to this game is that there is nothing else to it, a common fault in the genre. but fans will expect that, and hopefully come to this game offering it the praise it deserves. A 2d shooter is a rare commodity, cherish it and be hopeful that we will see ones in the future, better than chaos Field and maybe excelling the reasonably overrated Ikaruga.… Expand
  3. tonyG.
    4
    if you like shooterstry to track down ikaruga. it's rare but worth the hunt ... this chaos field sux.

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