Blast Radius

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Blast Radius
Blast Radius 1999 video game cover.jpg
Developer(s) Psygnosis Camden Studio [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 by Psygnosis Camden Studio and published by Psygnosis for the PlayStation in 1998-1999.

Contents

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings 61% [2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Edge 6/10 [4]
EGM 4.5/10 [5] [lower-alpha 1]
Game Informer 7/10 [6]
GameFan (J.W.) 79% [7]
70% [8] [lower-alpha 2]
GamePro Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9] [lower-alpha 3]
GameRevolution D+ [10]
GameSpot 7.2/10 [11]
Hyper 82% [12]
IGN 6/10 [13]
Next Generation Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
OPM (UK) 8/10 [15]
OPM (US) Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [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.

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  2. 1 2 "Blast Radius for PlayStation". GameRankings . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Sackenheim, Shawn. "Blast Radius - Review". AllGame . All Media Network. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Edge staff (September 1998). "Blast Radius". Edge . No. 62. Future Publishing. p. 96. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. ↑ Boyer, Crispin; Davison, John; Smith, Shawn; Williams, Ken "Sushi-X" (April 1999). "Blast Radius". Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 117. Ziff Davis. p. 124. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Blast Radius". Game Informer . No. 71. FuncoLand. March 1999. p. 56. Archived from the original on 16 January 2001. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  7. ↑ Weitzner, Jason "Fury" (April 1999). "Blast Radius". GameFan . Vol. 7 no. 4. Shinno Media. p. 51. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  8. ↑ Mylonas, Eric "ECM"; Ngo, George "Eggo"; Super Teeter (April 1999). "Blast Radius". GameFan. Vol. 7 no. 4. Shinno Media. p. 14. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  9. ↑ Four-Eyed Dragon (April 1999). "Blast Radius". GamePro . No. 127. p. 72. Archived from the original on 15 February 2005. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  10. ↑ Monster (March 1999). "Blast Radius Review". GameRevolution . CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  11. ↑ Mielke, James (15 April 1999). "Blast Radius Review [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  12. ↑ Shea, Cam (August 1998). "Blast Radius". Hyper . No. 58. Next Media Pty Ltd. p. 68. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  13. ↑ Harris, Craig (24 February 1999). "Blast Radius". IGN . Ziff Davis. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  14. 1 2 "Blast Radius". Next Generation . No. 53. Imagine Media. May 1999. p. 93. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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  16. ↑ Kujawa, Kraig (April 1999). "Blast Radius". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine . Vol. 2 no. 7. Ziff Davis. p. 86. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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