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Blast Factor

Blast Factor is a physics-based action game which takes players into a fierce microbiological arena to guide a nano-machine against viral swarms. Proceed from specimen to specimen, waging microscopic war…

65 11 November 2006

Blast Factor is an arcade developed by Bluepoint Games, released 11 November 2006 on PlayStation 3.

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What Blast Factor is

Blast Factor is an arcade game developed by Bluepoint Games and released in 2006. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Blast Factor is a physics-based action game which takes players into a fierce microbiological arena to guide a nano-machine against viral swarms. Proceed from specimen to specimen, waging microscopic war against an array of deadly viruses. Tilt the SIXAXIS controller to send ripples through the arena that shove enemies into groups, and then blast ‘em into catastrophic chain explosions for big points! Immersive high adrenaline arcade action in full HD at 1080p.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Blast Factor holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 26% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored about average for its year.

What it launched against

Blast Factor launched on 11 November 2006, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Gears of War, Medieval II: Total War and Guitar Hero II. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Gears of War, Medieval II: Total War, Guitar Hero II.

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When did Blast Factor come out?
Blast Factor was released on 11 November 2006 for PlayStation 3.

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