Software:Charge 'n Blast

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Short description: 2000 shooter video game
Charge 'n Blast
Charge N Blast.jpg
Developer(s)CSK Research Institute, SIMS Co., Ltd.
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Dreamcast
Release
  • JP: December 7, 2000
  • NA: February 7, 2001
  • EU: June 29, 2001
Genre(s)Shooter
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Charge 'n Blast is a video game developed by Sims for Dreamcast in 2000.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic68/100[1]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame2.5/5 stars[2]
EGM5.17/10[3][lower-alpha 1]
Famitsu26/40[4]
GameSpot5.9/10[5]
GameSpy8/10[6]
GameZone9/10[7]
IGN(US) 7.5/10[8]
(JP) 3.1/10[9]
Next Generation2/5 stars[10]

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1] Jeff Lundrigan of NextGen said of the game, "If you've got a lot of patience or superhuman hand-eye coordination, by all means give it a try. Otherwise, this wears thin quickly."[10] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40.[4]

Notes

  1. Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 4.5/10, 6/10, and 5/10.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Charge 'N Blast". Fandom. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231216124049/https://www.metacritic.com/game/charge-n-blast/. Retrieved December 25, 2023. 
  2. Barnes, J.C.. "Charge 'N Blast - Review". All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115122510/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=28769&tab=review. Retrieved March 22, 2021. 
  3. MacDonald, Mark; Kujawa, Kraig; Mielke, James "Milkman" (May 2001). "Charge 'n Blast". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (142): 103. Archived from the original on October 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231008152015/https://retrocdn.net/images/0/0d/EGM_US_142.pdf. Retrieved December 25, 2023. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "CHARGE'N BLAST [ドリームキャスト"] (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231225170058/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=12599&redirect=no. Retrieved December 25, 2023. 
  5. Ahmed, Shahed (February 23, 2001). "Charge 'N Blast Review". Fandom. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211021094353/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/charge-n-blast-review/1900-2689619/. Retrieved December 25, 2023. 
  6. Mr. Domino (March 30, 2001). "Charge 'N Blast". IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090131015609/http://www.planetdreamcast.com/games/reviews/chargenblast/. Retrieved March 22, 2021. 
  7. Courtney, Rita (March 28, 2001). "Charge 'n Blast". Archived from the original on April 5, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010405043630/http://dreamcast.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r17190.htm. Retrieved March 22, 2021. 
  8. Chau, Anthony (February 8, 2001). "Charge N' Blast [sic"]. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190505085237/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/02/09/charge-n-blast-2. Retrieved December 25, 2023. 
  9. Williamson, Colin (December 15, 2000). "Charge N' Blast [sic (Import)"]. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180809194426/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/12/16/charge-n-blast-import. Retrieved December 25, 2023. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 Lundrigan, Jeff (June 2001). "Charge 'n Blast". NextGen (Imagine Media) (78): 86. https://archive.org/details/NextGen78Jun2001/page/n87/mode/2up. Retrieved March 22, 2021. 

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