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Chaos Field

7.0 based on 7 reviews Read critic reviews How did we calculate this? based on 4 votes Read user comments Rate this game

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Chaos Field gives vertical shooter fans reason non-stop action unfolding over five challenging levels, each with three tough stages to test even the most confident arcade jockey's skills. The game includes three playable characters, each with its own unique ships and characteristics. Attacks include beam weapons, missiles, shields, swords, special attacks, and the legendary Chaos Field. [O3 Entertainment]

PUBLISHER:	O3 Entertainment
DEVELOPER:	MileStone
GENRE(S):	Action, Shooter
PLAYERS:	1
ESRB RATING:	E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE:	December 19, 2005

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80

GamerFeed

A must-have for shooter enthusiasts, as its presentation is killer and its challenge heavy enough to drop you to your knees.

70

Gamezilla!

In everything but gameplay, this game is basically standard fare.

62

GameSpot

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.

60

IGN

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.

60

Nintendo Power

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]

60

Games Radar

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.

60

Thunderbolt

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.

The average user rating for this game is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Devin D. gave it a7:
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.

Ryan M. gave it a7:
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.

tony G. gave it a4:
if you like shooterstry to track down ikaruga. it's rare but worth the hunt ... this chaos field sux.

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