Software:Blade (video game)

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Short description: 2000 video game
Blade
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Developer(s)HammerHead (PlayStation)
HAL Corporation (Game Boy Color)
Avit Inc. (Game Boy Color)
Publisher(s)Activision
Director(s)Paul Hunter (PlayStation)
Andy Ingram (PlayStation)
Chris Stanforth (PlayStation)
Designer(s)Raoul Barnett (PlayStation)
Hiroyuki Sekimoto (Game Boy Color)
Composer(s)Kazuo Sawa (Game Boy Color)
Platform(s)Game Boy Color, PlayStation
ReleaseGame Boy Color
  • NA: November 21, 2000[1]
  • EU: December 8, 2000
PlayStation
  • NA: November 21, 2000[1]
  • EU: December 15, 2000
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player

Blade is an action game based on the 1998 film of the same name and a prequel to it. It was developed by HammerHead for the PlayStation in 2000, and by HAL Laboratory and Avit Inc. for the Game Boy Color. The game was published by Activision, and follows the adventure of Blade with help of his mentor and friend Abraham Whistler. Reviews were mixed, with criticism of the graphics, camera, controls, and voice acting.

Gameplay

In this game the player takes control of the title character — Blade, as he makes his way through various vampire-infested locations in order to defeat the head vampire menace. As Blade players will venture through warehouses, sewers, museums, city streets, and nightclubs dispatching numerous types of enemies ranging from familiars (humans that do a vampire's bidding), vampires, zombies, monsters, killer dogs, and other creatures of the night. To help Blade with his quest, he has a small arsenal of weapons to arm himself with courtesy of Whistler. Blade always has his trademark sword but can also use his fists as well as a variety of firearms including pistols, shotguns, and machine pistols. Each firearm has three different types of ammunition: standard, explosive, and silver, each with its own effect on different enemies. Blade is also equipped with a "multi-launcher" that can shoot all sorts of things to kill vampires, like silver glaives and UV grenades.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GBCPS
AllGame2/5 stars[5]3/5 stars[6]
EGMN/A4.67/10[7]
Game InformerN/A4/10[8]
GameProN/A2/5 stars[9]
GameRevolutionN/AD+[10]
GameSpotN/A4.6/10[11]
IGN7/10[12]3.5/10[13]
Next GenerationN/A2/5 stars[14]
Nintendo Power7.2/10[15]N/A
OPM (US)N/A2.5/5 stars[16]
Aggregate scores
GameRankings72%[2]48%[3]
MetacriticN/A51/100[4]

The PlayStation version of Blade received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4] David Smith of IGN called it "Much too little much too late. There might have been a good game here once, but not anymore."[13] Samuel Bass of NextGen said, "With the actual film available on DVD for half the price, why waste your time with this inferior spin-off?"[14]

The Game Boy version received more positive reviews. Marc Nix of IGN called it "Violent, visceral, bloody action on the Game Boy Color, just how you like it."[12]

See also

  • Blade in video games

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Activision : Corporate Info : Press Releases : ACTIVISION SHIPS BLADE". 2001-02-04. http://www.activision.com/investor/pressreleases/286.html. 
  2. ↑ "Blade for Game Boy Color". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/915839-blade/index.html. 
  3. ↑ "Blade for PlayStation". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/913931-blade/index.html. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Blade for PlayStation Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation/blade. 
  5. ↑ Thompson, Jon. "Blade (GBC) - Review". All Media Network. Archived on December 11, 2014. Error: If you specify |archivedate=, you must also specify |archiveurl=. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=26526&tab=review. 
  6. ↑ Woods, Nick. "Blade (PS) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25129&tab=review. 
  7. ↑ EGM staff (February 2001). "Blade (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (139). http://www.zdnet.com/egm/stories/main/0,11589,2668354,00.html. Retrieved December 21, 2016. 
  8. ↑ Helgeson, Matt (January 2001). "Blade (PS)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (93): 103. 
  9. ↑ Major Mike (December 12, 2000). "Blade Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). http://gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/7606.shtml. Retrieved December 21, 2016. 
  10. ↑ Nash, Joe (January 2001). "Blade Review (PS)". CraveOnline. http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33979-i-wear-my-sunglasses-at-night-and-day-and-to-sleep-and-review. 
  11. ↑ Fielder, Joe (November 27, 2000). "Blade Review (PS)". Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/blade-review/1900-2657803/. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Nix, Marc (November 29, 2000). "Blade (GBC)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/30/blade. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Smith, David (November 28, 2000). "Blade (PS)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/29/blade-2. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Bass, Samuel (March 2001). "Blade (PS)". NextGen (Imagine Media) (75): 87. https://archive.org/details/NextGen75Mar2001/page/n87/mode/2up. Retrieved June 21, 2020. 
  15. ↑ "Blade". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 139. December 2000. 
  16. ↑ Baker, Chris (February 2001). "Blade (PS)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (41). http://www.zdnet.com/opm/stories/main/0,11891,2667593,00.html. Retrieved December 21, 2016. 

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