- 30/100
- Players4 ratings
- 60/100
- Critics1 review
More scores
- Metacritic12 critic reviews
- 58/100
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 43/100
- GameFAQsJust Right
- 3.94/5
- Player reviews
- 77% positive9 reviews
- Runs on
- Windows
- Price
- US$6.99
Where to get it
2003 · Terminal Reality · Platformer · Shooter
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 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.
- Released
- 28 October 2003
- Platforms
- GameCubePlayStation 2PlayStation 3WindowsXboxXbox 360
- Genres
- PlatformerShooterThird-person shooter
- Developers
- Terminal Reality
- Publishers
- Majesco Entertainment
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Themes
- ActionScience fiction
- Country
- United States
- Age ratings
- ESRB T
- Languages
- English
- Time to beat
- 4hmain story5hcompletionist
About
BlowOut is a 2003 run and gun video game developed by Terminal Reality and published by Majesco, released for the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube.
Players say
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The game plays as a 2.5D side-scrolling run and gun shoot 'em up with elements of a platformer. It follows the tradition of games such as Contra and Metal Slug, with a power-up-based non-linear exploration structure akin to Metroid. The player takes the role of TransFed Marshall John "Dutch" Cane, a space marine sent to check up on researchers on the space platform named Honour Guard, only to discover that they have been mutilated by aliens. On the way through each level, the player can blast through walls, floors or ceilings to reveal secret areas, and shoot in full 360-degree range. There are 10 levels in total.
Reception
The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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