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BlowOut
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 11 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: Majesco Sales Inc.
Developer: Terminal Reality
Genre(s): Action, Shooter
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: November 5, 2003
Summary
As TransFed Marshall John "Dutch" Cane, you've been assigned to suppress a routine clone uprising on the massive battle platform, Honour Guard. Little do you know, the clones have been exposed to a Xeno genome virus, which has mutated them into aggressive, grotesque aliens. Their plan is to control the platform so they can spread the deadly virus to the TransFed colonies and the rest of the universe. Your orders are to take down the uprising at all costs, even if it means destroying the Honour Guard. Features ten levels of intense side scrolling action. Blast through walls, ceilings and floors to discover secrets and power-ups. Choose from a variety of weapons: 20mm Pump-Action Shotgun, 8-meter Flamethrower, Plasm Rifle, Machine Gun, 8" NailGun and more. 360 degree range of firing motion. From Mutated beasts to alien insects, evade 14 different types of enemies. Collect "Modifiers" to power-up your weapons. Increase the level of efficiency, diversity, and damage or enhance your physical attributes: Health, Speeed, Bounce Shields, etc. [Majesco]
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What The Critics Said
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Xbox Solution
Fans of titles like Contra and the old side scrolling days will more then appreciate a new take on their favorite type of game; the added freedom, 3D models, secret areas and numerous weapons all blended nicely to create a wonderful experience for the price.
Read Full Review >Play Magazine
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]
Game Informer
It is a good thing this game only costs $20, because that's exactly what it's worth. [Feb 2004, p.109]
Read Full Review >IGN
It may be mind-numbing twitch action, but it's cheap action, and the game is actually pretty fun, even though it lacks variation.
Read Full Review >TeamXbox
As a side scrolling shooter, Blowout does a decent job, but as a next-generation title, it just doesn’t cut it. There’s something to be said for linear, simplistic gameplay, but for most gamers, this takes it a little too far.
Read Full Review >Xbox Nation Magazine
Blowout's dialogue and overall production value are sufficiently self-aware so that they're oddly amusing. [Mar 2004, p.98]
GameSpot
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.
Read Full Review >AceGamez
For the budget price, Blowout isn't a bad game, as it follows the rules of its genre very closely and, while offering little in the way of innovation, does at least feel like someone cared when they made it.
Read Full Review >GMR Magazine
Factor in the lack of two-player action and all that's left is a tepid experience.
Read Full Review >Computer and Video Games
2D side-scrolling shooters don't really have much place at home on Xbox. Those such as Blowout should be cast out of the Xbox residence like a shamed family junkie and take refuge in the last-gen console crack house where they well and truly belong. [Official UK Xbox Magazine]
Read Full Review >Official Xbox Magazine
Mindless shooting of repetitive baddies and unlocking doors across 10 practically identical levels is not fun, and that is pretty much all you do here. [Feb 2004, p.82]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 4.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Blue Falcon gave it a7:
I like this game. Yes, it's a little repetitive but the core gameplay is solid and very playable. It's like you're in the movie Aliens, wandering around a dark futuristic maze with scary aliens hunting you. It plays similar to 2d Contra, but with the focus on escaping the maze, instead of just moving forward.
