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KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child
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Based on 9 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: Gathering of Developers
Developer: Tremor Entertainment
Genre(s): Action
Players: 4
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Release Date: September 30, 2000
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What The Critics Said
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Take KISS out of the picture and you have a mildly entertaining shooter that does an adequate job of shooting things up. But if you're a KISS fan expecting lots of face paint and heavy guitar riffs, forget it.
Read Full Review >Sega X
The second flaw in this game is the exclusion of multiplayer support, and I mean support in any kind.
Core Magazine
A mindless shoot 'em up in every sense, and doesn't try to conceal that fact. If this type of gameplay appeals to you, give this circus a chance.
Read Full Review >IGN
It was supposed to be more, and you always feel that when chopping through level after monotonous corridor. It was supposed to be a KISS game, man.
Read Full Review >GamerWeb Sega
It's blatantly obvious that no-one was willing to put the time and effort in to make this a game worthy of your money.
Read Full Review >DC Swirl
The rock stars featured in this game might still be getting gratitude from female fans, but gamers that buy into "Psycho Circus" are getting screwed with a plain old snow job.
Read Full Review >CNET Gamecenter
KISS fans will almost certainly feel ripped off by the band's phone-in appearance. However, for those who simply want a game with a high body count, K:PC definitely piles the carnage quite high.
Daily Radar
Alas, KISS Psycho Circus just plain sucks.
GameSpot
Instead of fixing any of Psycho Circus' problems, adding some Dreamcast-only levels, or even just making the game an exact port of the original, the programmers at Tremor have actually removed some key features of the PC version.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Raphael T. gave it a 10:
Awesome!!!
Ashley B. gave it a 7:
Being a die-hard Kiss fan (yes, I even liked some of their glam-daze releases) I was hopeful. However, besides the astounding body count and loose ties to the Macfarlane comic, there was little of interest in this otherwise and frustrating forray into the shooter world.
