Software:Chili Con Carnage

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Short description: 2007 video game

For the Western subgenre, see chili con carnage.
Chili Con Carnage
Developer(s)Deadline Games
Publisher(s)Eidos Interactive
Platform(s)PlayStation Portable
Release
  • EU: February 16, 2007
  • AU: February 23, 2007
  • NA: February 27, 2007
Genre(s)Third-person shooter, action
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Chili Con Carnage is a 2007 action/adventure third-person shooter video game released exclusively for the PlayStation Portable. It was developed by Deadline Games and published by Sci Entertainment in Europe and by Eidos in North America. Its predecessor Total Overdose was released in 2005. Many reviews of the game classify it as both a sequel and a remake.[1][2]

Story

The player character is Ramiro "Ram" Cruz, an athletic wisecracker. Ramiro, after witnessing his father Ernesto being murdered (along with some kittens, which were Ram's birthday present to his father) in a freak combine harvester accident, wants revenge on the culprits responsible.[3] The player fights with drug lords, corrupt bandits, femme fatales, crooked mercenaries, and ritualistic zombies. In between missions the player can choose to play mini games, in each of which the player is dropped right into the middle of a situation and must complete a number of moves with a limited number of enemies, or beat a set score in a limited amount of time. There is no free-roaming option in the game.[3]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic74/100[4]
Review scores
PublicationScore
1Up.comB−[5]
Eurogamer7/10[6]
Game Informer7/10[7]
GameSpot7.4/10[8]
GameSpyStarStarStarHalf star[9]
GameTrailers7.2/10[10]
GameZone7.9/10[11]
IGN(UK) 8/10[3]
(US) 7.7/10[12]
PSM7/10[13]
X-PlayStarStarStar[14]

The game received average reviews, a bit more favorable than Total Overdose, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PSP Fanboy review: Chili Con Carnage". March 23, 2007. https://www.engadget.com/2007-03-23-psp-fanboy-review-chili-con-carnage.html. 
  2. ↑ "Chili Con Carnage Review". February 27, 2007. https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/27/chili-con-carnage-review. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Simmons, Alex (February 12, 2007). "Chili Con Carnage UK Review". Ziff Davis. http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/12/chili-con-carnage-uk-review. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Chili Con Carnage for PSP Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/chili-con-carnage/critic-reviews/?platform=psp. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 
  5. ↑ Suttner, Nick (May 8, 2007). "Chili Con Carnage". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160618021806/http://www.1up.com/reviews/chili-con-carnage. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 
  6. ↑ Smith, Quintin (February 23, 2007). "Chili Con Carnage". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/chili-con-carnage-review. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 
  7. ↑ Bertz, Matt (April 2007). "Chili Con Carnage". Game Informer (GameStop) (168). http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/F1D2E1C3-7D43-4F8D-95BE-67EE396FC12C.htm. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 
  8. ↑ Navarro, Alex (February 27, 2007). "Chili Con Carnage Review". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/chili-con-carnage-review/1900-6166513/. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 
  9. ↑ Villoria, Gerald (March 19, 2007). "GameSpy: Chili Con Carnage". Ziff Davis. http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/chili-con-carnage/774066p1.html. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 
  10. ↑ "Chili Con Carnage Review". Viacom. May 2, 2007. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090318102510/http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=4149. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 
  11. ↑ Zacarias, Eduardo (March 16, 2007). "Chili Con Carnage Review". Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081004222021/http://psp.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r30932.htm. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 
  12. ↑ Roper, Chris (February 27, 2007). "Chili Con Carnage Review". Ziff Davis. http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/27/chili-con-carnage-review. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 
  13. ↑ "Review: Chili Con Carnage". PSM (Future US): 86. April 2007. 
  14. ↑ D'Aprile, Jason (April 6, 2007). "Chili Con Carnage". G4 Media. Archived from the original on May 26, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070526205138/http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1469/Chili_Con_Carnage_.html. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

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History

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See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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