BlowOut (2003) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

BlowOut

As Major John "Dutch" Cane, you'll lead an elite platoon of mercenary commandos, outfitted with the most deadly experimental weaponry, into the pit of evil. It's your job to rid the world of mutated beasts and…

60 28 October 2003

What BlowOut is

BlowOut is a platform game developed by Terminal Reality and released in 2003. It was published by Majesco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Infernal Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

As Major John "Dutch" Cane, you'll lead an elite platoon of mercenary commandos, outfitted with the most deadly experimental weaponry, into the pit of evil. It's your job to rid the world of mutated beasts and alien insects through 10 levels of intense action. To ensure your team's success, the military has given you access to a variety of weapons, including a 20mm pump-action shotgun, eight-meter flamethrower, plasma rifle, machine gun, and an eight-inch nailgun. Blast through walls, ceilings, and floors to discover secrets and power-ups that enhance your weapons.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

BlowOut holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 2,372 rated platform games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 9 points below the year average.

What it launched against

BlowOut launched on 28 October 2003, within three weeks of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Call of Duty, Beyond Good & Evil and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Call of Duty, Beyond Good & Evil, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

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