Blast Radius
{{Short description|1998 video game}}
{{for|the Arrow episode|Blast Radius (Arrow)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Blast Radius
| image = Blast Radius 1999 video game cover.jpg
| developer = Psygnosis Camden{{cite web |last=Strohm |first=Axel |date=13 April 2000 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/first-look-playstation2-dropship/1100-2565426/ |title=First Look: PlayStation2 Dropship [date mislabeled as "May 8, 2000"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=15 August 2014}}
| publisher = Psygnosis
| director =
| producer = Richard Underhill
| designer =
| programmer = Andrew Fitter
| artist = Mark Brown
| writer =
| composer =
| platforms = PlayStation
| released = {{vgrelease|EU|July 1998|NA|28 February 1999}}
| genre = Space combat simulator
| modes = Single-player
}}
Blast Radius is a space combat simulator video game developed and published by Psygnosis for the PlayStation.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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|GR = 61%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/196775-blast-radius/index.html |title=Blast Radius for PlayStation |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501154025/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/196775-blast-radius/index.html |archivedate=1 May 2019 |accessdate=19 November 2020}}
|Allgame = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Sackenheim |first=Shawn |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=16648&tab=review |title=Blast Radius - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115071526/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=16648&tab=review |archivedate=15 November 2014 |accessdate=8 October 2020}}
|Edge = 6/10{{cite magazine |author=Edge staff |url=https://archive.org/details/edgeuk062/page/n85/mode/2up |title=Blast Radius |magazine=Edge |publisher=Future Publishing |issue=62 |date=September 1998 |page=96 |accessdate=19 November 2020}}
|EGM = 4.5/10{{cite magazine |last1=Boyer |first1=Crispin |last2=Davison |first2=John |last3=Smith |first3=Shawn |last4=Williams |first4=Ken "Sushi-X" |url=http://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-647-124.jpg |title=Blast Radius |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=117 |date=April 1999 |page=124 |accessdate=19 November 2020}}{{efn|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.}}
|GI = 7/10{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/Game_Informer_Issue_071_March_1999/page/n57/mode/2up |title=Blast Radius |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=71 |date=March 1999 |page=56 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010116011400/http://gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=3819 |archivedate=16 January 2001 |url-status=live |accessdate=19 November 2020}}
|GameFan = (J.W.) 79%{{cite magazine |last=Weitzner |first=Jason "Fury" |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_7_Issue_04/page/n51/mode/2up |title=Blast Radius |magazine=GameFan |publisher=Shinno Media |volume=7 |issue=4 |date=April 1999 |page=51 |accessdate=19 November 2020}}
70%{{cite magazine |author1=Mylonas, Eric "ECM" |author2=Ngo, George "Eggo" |author3=Super Teeter |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_7_Issue_04/page/n15/mode/2up |title=Blast Radius |magazine=GameFan |publisher=Shinno Media |volume=7 |issue=4 |date=April 1999 |page=14 |accessdate=19 November 2020}}{{efn|In GameFan{{'}}s viewpoint of the game, one critic gave it 75, one 79, and another 55.}}
|GamePro = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite magazine |author=Four-Eyed Dragon |url=http://gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/81.shtml |title=Blast Radius |magazine=GamePro |issue=127 |date=April 1999 |page=72 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050215020806/http://gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/81.shtml |archivedate=15 February 2005 |accessdate=19 November 2020}}{{efn|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.}}
|GameRev = D+{{cite web |author=Monster |date=March 1999 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33981-blast-radius-review |title=Blast Radius Review |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914231821/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/blast-radius |archivedate=14 September 2015 |url-status=live |accessdate=19 November 2020}}
|Hyper = 82%{{cite magazine |last=Shea |first=Cam |url=https://archive.org/details/hyper-058/page/68/mode/2up |title=Blast Radius |magazine=Hyper |publisher=Next Media Pty Ltd |issue=58 |date=August 1998 |page=68 |accessdate=19 November 2020}}
|IGN = 6/10{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |date=24 February 1999 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/02/25/blast-radius |title=Blast Radius |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=8 October 2020}}
|NGen = {{Rating|1|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_53/page/n93/mode/2up |title=Blast Radius |magazine=Next Generation |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=53 |date=May 1999 |page=93 |accessdate=19 November 2020}}
|OPMUK = 8/10{{cite magazine |last=Pierce |first=Stephen |url=https://archive.org/details/opm035/page/n127/mode/2up |title=Blast Radius |magazine=Official UK PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Future Publishing |issue=35 |date=August 1998 |pages=128–30 |accessdate=19 November 2020}}
|OPM = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Kujawa |first=Kraig |url=https://archive.org/details/Official_US_PlayStation_Magazine_Volume_2_Issue_7_1999-04_Ziff_Davis_US/page/n85/mode/2up |title=Blast Radius |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |volume=2 |issue=7 |date=April 1999 |page=86 |accessdate=19 November 2020}}
}}
The game received "mixed or average" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Next Generation said, "It doesn't matter how much of a space-fighter fan you are, Blast Radius is just plain bad."
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/playstation/blast-radius}}
Category:PlayStation (console) games
Category:PlayStation (console)-only games
Category:Space combat simulators
Category:Video games scored by Alastair Lindsay
Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom
Category:Single-player video games
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