Chaos Field GameCube
Metascore
63 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  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.
  5. Thunderbolt
    60
    The hit detection is more of a miss, the presentation is far below the standards set by so many of the game's contemporaries, and even the Chaos/Order gimmick could have been fleshed out and utilized far more than what the gameplay offers.
  6. IGN
    60
    If you are a diehard shooter fanatic obsessed with breaking high score lists Chaos Field will provide a relatively large playground for you to do your thing. The lack of two-player mode or online ranking simply seals the deal, proving once and for all that Chaos Field is simply outgunned as an arcade port.
  7. Nintendo Power
    60
    It's like fighting a fireworks display. Sometimes the enemy blows up. Sometimes you do. There's no strategy; no hook that makes you think about how you'll do better next time. [Feb 2006, p.99]
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User Score
5.3 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. daredad
    3
    This game is too boring. if it had been released around the time of Super Mario Bros, somebody might have actually enjoyed playing the game. The game would be much nicer if it was given a real story mode with mid-stage saving. I got this game for $3 and am not sure if it's even worth the money.… Full Review »
  2. 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.… Full Review »
  3. 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.… Full Review »
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