Blinx: The Time Sweeper Xbox
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71 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 36 Critics What's this?

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7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

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  • Summary: Blinx is a cat on a mission to fix glitches in time. With the aid of his trusty and powerful Time Sweeper, Blinx must recover lost time crystals, fight Time Monsters, and ultimately rescue a kidnapped princess. Visit nearly 40 levels in warped-reality worlds inspired by Venice, canyons, caves, ancient ruins, and even the works of artist MC Escher. You can also buy gear and power-ups, which enhance gameplay performance, or you can purchase enhanced versions of the Time Sweeper.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 36
  3. Negative: 2 out of 36
  1. Play Magazine
    100
    If this game doesn't make you smile then you probably don't have a mouth. [Dec 2002, p.68]
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  2. GameNow
    83
    Certainly should garner awards for technical achievement. [Dec 2002, p.58]
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  3. Official Xbox Magazine
    74
    Add to this some of the game's camera problems and the smallish feel of each stage and Blinx is just slightly amiss of being the really creative, clever game it's premise hints at. [Dec 2002, p.96]
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  4. Gamestyle
    40
    Unrewarding, derivative, insulting and just plain dull, and worse of all, shamefully ignorant of the huge leaps forward in level design, characterisation and game structure and in the last decade, and as such is best avoided.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 18
  3. Negative: 3 out of 18
  1. Jonathan
    10
    This is worth your money if the rating could go higher i would rate it 3000.
  2. [Anonymous]
    8
    This game will be crazy.
  3. Seriously
    6
    I really enjoyed the story and creativity of this quite original and untimely game. Due to the difficulty level (which cannot be changed) this video game takes quite a while to finish, and it does not have any cinematics between levels to fully keep you interested. The plot is overall a predictable one, but that doesn't make it any less a good one. The game opens in the Time Factory, where they make and deliver time to different worlds/dimensions. Your character Blinx is a Time Sweeper and travels to different worlds to delete any glitches that may be occuring in time. The most common enemy are the time mosters, but the true villains are the Tom Tom Gang, the main antagonist. The Tom Toms steal the time in B1Q64 and cause a massive outbreak of time monsters while also kidnapping the princess. The variety in levels and these Blinx-only features of controlling time make it a very fun and unforgetable game. However, it's lack of multiplayer and other such content are it's downfall. Still, I recommend playing it for anyone who owns an Xbox.… Expand
  4. CodyS.
    2
    This game lacks in almost everything besides creativity. I had this "game" a few weeks before I traded it in at my local video game store. I give this game a 2, for...um..creativity. Also, the princess story has been used up since super mario RPG, which was a very nice game. I give super mario RPG a 7-10.… Expand

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