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BlowOut
PlayStation 2
Released On: Nov 6, 2003
58
User Score
Available after 4 ratings
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
58
8% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
67% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
25% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
58
8% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
67% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
25% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Anybody looking for a good, mindless, old-school shoot 'em up, is going to be completely satisfied with this game. If you can turn your brain off for a while and just kill some bugs, then BlowOut is the game for you.
The game's main problem, aside from being strictly by the numbers, is the lack of a walk button. The character always runs, an dtoo fast for the game at that. [Jan 2004, p.65]
This could be the only PlayStation game I've ever played that uses almost every button except X. Not a big deal, but worth noting. [Feb 2004, p.101]
It's not terrible, just rather pointless.
Unfortunately, it offers very few thrills, and instead, an overly cumbersome control scheme and some insanely convoluted level designs suck just about all the fun out of what could have been an entertaining shooter.
Factor in the lack of two-player action and all that's left is a tepid experience. [Feb 2004, p.91]
It has its moments, like some neat lighting effects and some balls-out action, but it's marred too often by lack of imagination and solid control, not to mention too many moments of "let's press the elevator button".
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Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- PC
- Xbox
- PlayStation 2
- GameCube
Initial Release Date: Nov 6, 2003
Developer:
- Terminal Reality
Publisher: Majesco
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