Fire Blade (video game)
{{Short description|2002 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title=Fire Blade
|image=Fireblade Coverart.png
|caption=North American PS2 cover art
|developer=Kuju Entertainment
|publisher=Midway
|designer=
|engine=
|released=PlayStation 2
{{vgrelease|NA|June 18, 2002{{cite web |url=https://www.gamezone.com/originals/fireblade-hits-shelves-for-ps2-fall-for-xbox |title=Fireblade Hits Shelves For PS2, Fall For Xbox |author=Kuju Entertainment |website=GameZone |date=June 2, 2002 |accessdate=May 28, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608130237/http://www.gamezone.com/originals/fireblade-hits-shelves-for-ps2-fall-for-xbox |archivedate=June 8, 2016 |url-status=live|author-link=Kuju Entertainment }}|PAL|June 28, 2002}}Xbox
{{vgrelease|NA|November 17, 2002|PAL|February 28, 2003}}GameCube
{{vgrelease|NA|December 29, 2002|PAL|February 7, 2003}}
|genre=Flight simulation
|modes=Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms=Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2
}}
Fire Blade is a flight simulation video game released in 2002 by Kuju Entertainment. In the game, the player takes control of an advanced helicopter gunship as a part of the Fire Blade task force, which in the arc of the game's story is responsible for fighting terrorism. The enemies of the game are the United Eastern States, who are believed to be building terrorist training camps and factories for weapons of mass destruction.
Gameplay
The game is similar in many respects to ThunderHawk: Operation Phoenix. However, in Fire Blade, the player is forced to be far less cautious unless on a stealth mission and is usually pitted against far larger numbers of enemies. The main element of the game is aggressively piloting the player's attack helicopters against large enemy armored formations and completing the main mission objectives, these vary in creativity from simply blowing up a bridge to aiding a special forces team in stopping a train by parking a truck across the tracks and stopping enemy troops from moving it.
A secondary element of the game is FPS-style sniping, when the player's helicopter enters "stealth mode" the autocannon is used as a precision sniper weapon that can be used to accurately target individual soldiers, allowing the player to snipe enemy infantry much like in an FPS.
Additional fuel and ammunition for the helicopter's jet boosters and heavier armaments are acquired from destroyed enemy vehicles instead of the more conventional reloading areas from games such as the Strike Series.
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Reception
{{Video game reviews
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|Allgame_PS2 = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=38556&tab=review |title=FireBlade (PS2) - Review |author=Scott Alan Marriott |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |accessdate=May 28, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116021755/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=38556&tab=review |archivedate=November 16, 2014 |url-status=dead}}
|Edge_PS2 = 6 / 10{{cite magazine |title=FireBlade (PS2) |author=Edge staff |magazine=Edge |publisher=Future plc |issue=112 |date=July 2002}}
|EGM_PS2 = 4 / 10{{cite magazine |title=FireBlade (PS2) |author=EGM staff |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=157 |date=August 2002 |page=124}}
|GI_PS2 = 7.5 / 10{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200207/R03.0731.1547.48348.htm |title=Fireblade (PS2) |author=Kristian Brogger |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=GameStop |issue=111 |date=July 2002 |page=83 |access-date=May 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050224050045/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200207/R03.0731.1547.48348.htm |archive-date=February 24, 2005 |url-status=dead}}
|GamePro_PS2 = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |url=http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/24124.shtml |title=Fireblade Review for PS2 on GamePro.com |author=Bad Hare |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |date=June 11, 2002 |accessdate=May 28, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050206200519/http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/24124.shtml |archivedate=February 6, 2005 |url-status=dead}}
|GameRev_PS2 = B−{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33375-too-hot-to-handle-review |title=FireBlade Review (PS2) |author=Joe Dodson |website=Game Revolution |publisher=CraveOnline |date=July 2002 |accessdate=May 28, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911161920/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/fireblade |archivedate=September 11, 2015 |url-status=live}}
|GSpot_PS2 = 7.6 / 10{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fire-blade-review/1900-2870890/ |title=Fire Blade Review (PS2) |author=Ryan MacDonald |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |date=June 14, 2002 |accessdate=May 28, 2018 |archive-date=May 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529130329/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fire-blade-review/1900-2870890/ |url-status=live }}
|GSpy_PS2 = 75%{{cite web |url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/june02/firebladeps2 |title=Fireblade (PS2) [Incomplete] |author=Tom Ham |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |date=June 18, 2002 |accessdate=May 28, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050217154205/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/june02/firebladeps2 |archivedate=February 17, 2005 |url-status=dead}}
|IGN_PS2 = 7.7 / 10{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/07/09/fireblade |title=Fireblade (PS2) |author=Jeremy Dunham |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=July 9, 2002 |accessdate=May 28, 2018 |archive-date=May 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529054552/http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/07/09/fireblade |url-status=live }}
|NP_NGC = 3.2 / 5{{cite magazine |title=FireBlade |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Nintendo of America |volume=165 |date=February 2003 |page=156}}
|OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite magazine |title=FireBlade |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=August 2002 |page=108}}
|rev1 = Maxim
|rev1_PS2 = 7 / 10{{cite web |url=http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_3503.html |title=Fireblade (PS2) |author=Ryan Boyce |website=Maxim |publisher=Biglari Holdings |date=June 1, 2002 |accessdate=May 28, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020715115956/http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_3503.html |archivedate=July 15, 2002 |url-status=dead}}
|MC_NGC = 70 / 100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/fire-blade/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=Fireblade for GameCube Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=May 28, 2018 |archive-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605024647/http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/fireblade |url-status=live }}
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The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/fireblade}}
Category:Combat flight simulators
Category:Helicopter video games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom
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