Software:Blast Radius

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Blast Radius
Blast Radius 1999 video game cover.jpg
Developer(s)Psygnosis[1]
Publisher(s)Psygnosis
Producer(s)Richard Underhill
Programmer(s)Andrew Fitter
Artist(s)Mark Brown
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • EU: July 1998
  • NA: 28 February 1999
Genre(s)Space combat simulator
Mode(s)Single-player

Blast Radius is a space combat simulator video game developed and published by Psygnosis for the PlayStation in 1998-1999.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings61%[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame3/5 stars[3]
Edge6/10[4]
EGM4.5/10[5][lower-alpha 1]
Game Informer7/10[6]
GameFan(J.W.) 79%[7]
70%[8][lower-alpha 2]
GamePro2.5/5 stars[9][lower-alpha 3]
GameRevolutionD+[10]
GameSpot7.2/10[11]
Hyper82%[12]
IGN6/10[13]
Next Generation1/5 stars[14]
OPM (UK)8/10[15]
OPM (US)3.5/5 stars[16]

The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2] Next Generation said, "It doesn't matter how much of a space-fighter fan you are, Blast Radius is just plain bad."[14]

Notes

  1. ↑ In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review of the game, two critics gave it a 4/10, one a 4.5/10 and another 5.5/10.
  2. ↑ In GameFan's viewpoint of the game, one critic gave it 75, one 79, and another 55.
  3. ↑ GamePro gave the game 2.5/5 for overall fun factor, 4.5/5 for control, and two 4/5 scores for graphics and sound.

References

  1. ↑ Strohm, Axel (13 April 2000). "First Look: PlayStation2 Dropship [date mislabeled as "May 8, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/first-look-playstation2-dropship/1100-2565426/. Retrieved 15 August 2014. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Blast Radius for PlayStation". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190501154025/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/196775-blast-radius/index.html. Retrieved 19 November 2020. 
  3. ↑ Sackenheim, Shawn. "Blast Radius - Review". All Media Network. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115071526/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=16648&tab=review. Retrieved 8 October 2020. 
  4. ↑ Edge staff (September 1998). "Blast Radius". Edge (Future Publishing) (62): 96. https://archive.org/details/edgeuk062/page/n85/mode/2up. Retrieved 19 November 2020. 
  5. ↑ Boyer, Crispin; Davison, John; Smith, Shawn; Williams, Ken "Sushi-X" (April 1999). "Blast Radius". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (117): 124. http://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-647-124.jpg. Retrieved 19 November 2020. 
  6. ↑ "Blast Radius". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (71): 56. March 1999. Archived from the original on 16 January 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010116011400/http://gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=3819. Retrieved 19 November 2020. 
  7. ↑ Weitzner, Jason "Fury" (April 1999). "Blast Radius". GameFan (Shinno Media) 7 (4): 51. https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_7_Issue_04/page/n51/mode/2up. Retrieved 19 November 2020. 
  8. ↑ Mylonas, Eric "ECM"; Ngo, George "Eggo"; Super Teeter (April 1999). "Blast Radius". GameFan (Shinno Media) 7 (4): 14. https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_7_Issue_04/page/n15/mode/2up. Retrieved 19 November 2020. 
  9. ↑ Four-Eyed Dragon (April 1999). "Blast Radius". GamePro (127): 72. Archived from the original on 15 February 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050215020806/http://gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/81.shtml. Retrieved 19 November 2020. 
  10. ↑ Monster (March 1999). "Blast Radius Review". CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150914231821/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/blast-radius. Retrieved 19 November 2020. 
  11. ↑ Mielke, James (15 April 1999). "Blast Radius Review [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/blast-radius-review/1900-2545926/. Retrieved 19 November 2020. 
  12. ↑ Shea, Cam (August 1998). "Blast Radius". Hyper (Next Media Pty Ltd) (58): 68. https://archive.org/details/hyper-058/page/68/mode/2up. Retrieved 19 November 2020. 
  13. ↑ Harris, Craig (24 February 1999). "Blast Radius". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/02/25/blast-radius. Retrieved 8 October 2020. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Blast Radius". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (53): 93. May 1999. https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_53/page/n93/mode/2up. Retrieved 19 November 2020. 
  15. ↑ Pierce, Stephen (August 1998). "Blast Radius". Official UK PlayStation Magazine (Future Publishing) (35): 128–30. https://archive.org/details/opm035/page/n127/mode/2up. Retrieved 19 November 2020. 
  16. ↑ Kujawa, Kraig (April 1999). "Blast Radius". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) 2 (7): 86. https://archive.org/details/Official_US_PlayStation_Magazine_Volume_2_Issue_7_1999-04_Ziff_Davis_US/page/n85/mode/2up. Retrieved 19 November 2020. 

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