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Blast Radius

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Blast Radius
North American box art
DeveloperPsygnosis Camden[1]
PublisherPsygnosis
ProducerRichard Underhill
ProgrammerAndrew Fitter
ArtistMark Brown
PlatformPlayStation
Release
  • EU: July 1998
  • NA: 28 February 1999
GenreSpace combat simulator
ModeSingle-player

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

Reception

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The game received "mixed or average" 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

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  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

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  1. Strohm, Axel (13 April 2000). "First Look: PlayStation2 Dropship [date mislabeled as "May 8, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  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. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. 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. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. 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. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  14. 1 2 "Blast Radius". Next Generation. No. 53. Imagine Media. May 1999. p. 93. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  15. Pierce, Stephen (August 1998). "Blast Radius". Official UK PlayStation Magazine. No. 35. Future Publishing. pp. 128–30. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  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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