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{{GameInfobox |developer = Terminal Reality |publisher = Majesco |designer = |perspective = Third-person |na_rel = {{Release|2004|January|30|NA}} |genre = Run & Gun, Third-person shooter |features = Single-player |ratings = ESRB-T, PEGI-12+ |platforms = Microsoft Windows, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox |media = |input = }} '''''BlowOut''''' is a [[video game]] of the [[Shoot 'em up#Run and gun|run and gun]] genre released in 2004 by [[Terminal Reality]] for the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], and [[Microsoft Windows|PC]]. In the game the player takes over the role of John "Dutch" Cane, a space marine sent to check up on researchers on the space platform "Honour Guard" only to discover that they have been horribly mutated. Gameplay is often described as very similar to games such as [[Contra (series)|Contra]], [[Metal Slug]], or [[Abuse (video game)|Abuse]]. On January 26, 2009, the game was released on the [[Xbox Live Marketplace]] as part of the [[Xbox Originals]] program. {| class="wikitable" |+'''Review scores''' !Publication !Score |- |[[GameSpot]] | PS2: 5.2 of 10<ref>{{cite web |author=Alex Navarro |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/blowout/review.html |title=''BlowOut'' (PS2) review at Gamespot |publisher=GameSpot |date=2003-11-21 |accessdate=2008-08-28}}</ref> <br>Xbox: 5.0 of 10<ref>{{cite web |author=Alex Navarro |url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/blowout/review.html |title=''BlowOut'' (Xbox) review at Gamespot |publisher=GameSpot |date=2004-01-09 |accessdate=2008-08-28}}</ref> |- |[[IGN]] | PS2: 6.5 of 10<ref>{{cite web |author=Bill and Lance |title=''BlowOut'' (PS2) review at IGN |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/458/458224p1.html |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=2003-11-05 |accessdate=2008-08-28}}</ref> <br>GCN: 6.5 of 10<ref>{{cite web |author=Bill and Lance |title=''BlowOut'' (GCN) review at IGN |url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/501/501976p1.html |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=2004-03-25 |accessdate=2008-08-28}}</ref> <br>Xbox: 6.5 of 10<ref>{{cite web |author=Lance and Bill |title=''BlowOut'' (Xbox) review at IGN |url=http://xbox.ign.com/articles/458/458132p1.html |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=2003-11-05 |accessdate=2008-08-28}}</ref> |- !colspan=3|Compilations of multiple reviews |- |[[Game Rankings]] |colspan=2| PS2: 51.9% (based on 14 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/589811.asp |title=''BlowOut'' (PS2) at Game Rankings |publisher=Game Rankings |accessdate=2008-08-28}}</ref> <br>GCN: 60.0% (based on 1 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/921687.asp |title=''BlowOut'' (GCN) at Game Rankings |publisher=Game Rankings |accessdate=2008-08-28}}</ref> <br>Xbox: 52.1% (based on 15 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/589804.asp |title=''BlowOut'' (Xbox) at Game Rankings |publisher=Game Rankings |accessdate=2008-08-28}}</ref> <br>PC: 50.0% (based on 1 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/561073.asp |title=''BlowOut'' (PC) at Game Rankings |publisher=Game Rankings |accessdate=2008-08-28}}</ref> |- |[[Metacritic]] |colspan=2| PS2: 58% (based on 12 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps2/blowout |title=''BlowOut'' (PS2) at Metacritic |year=2003 |accessdate=2008-08-25 |publisher=Metacritic.com}}</ref> <br>GCN: 68% (based on 5 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/cube/blowout |title=''BlowOut'' (GCN) at Metacritic |year=2004 |accessdate=2008-08-25 |publisher=Metacritic.com}}</ref> <br>Xbox: 55% (based on 11 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox/blowout |title=''BlowOut'' (Xbox) at Metacritic |year=2003 |accessdate=2008-08-25 |publisher=Metacritic.com}}</ref> <br/> |} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *[http://www.blowoutgame.com Official site] {{tps-videogame-stub}} [[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]
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