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BlowOut is a video game of the run and gun genre released in 2004 by Terminal Reality for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and 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, Metal Slug, or Abuse.

On January 26, 2009, the game was released on the Xbox Live Marketplace as part of the Xbox Originals program.

Review scores
Publication Score
GameSpot

PS2: 5.2 of 10[1]
Xbox: 5.0 of 10[2]

IGN

PS2: 6.5 of 10[3]
GCN: 6.5 of 10[4]
Xbox: 6.5 of 10[5]

Compilations of multiple reviews
Game Rankings

PS2: 51.9% (based on 14 reviews)[6]
GCN: 60.0% (based on 1 reviews)[7]
Xbox: 52.1% (based on 15 reviews)[8]
PC: 50.0% (based on 1 reviews)[9]

Metacritic

PS2: 58% (based on 12 reviews)[10]
GCN: 68% (based on 5 reviews)[11]
Xbox: 55% (based on 11 reviews)[12]

References[ | ]

  1. Alex Navarro (2003-11-21). BlowOut (PS2) review at Gamespot. GameSpot. Retrieved on 2008-08-28
  2. Alex Navarro (2004-01-09). BlowOut (Xbox) review at Gamespot. GameSpot. Retrieved on 2008-08-28
  3. Bill and Lance (2003-11-05). BlowOut (PS2) review at IGN. IGN. Retrieved on 2008-08-28
  4. Bill and Lance (2004-03-25). BlowOut (GCN) review at IGN. IGN. Retrieved on 2008-08-28
  5. Lance and Bill (2003-11-05). BlowOut (Xbox) review at IGN. IGN. Retrieved on 2008-08-28
  6. BlowOut (PS2) at Game Rankings. Game Rankings. Retrieved on 2008-08-28
  7. BlowOut (GCN) at Game Rankings. Game Rankings. Retrieved on 2008-08-28
  8. BlowOut (Xbox) at Game Rankings. Game Rankings. Retrieved on 2008-08-28
  9. BlowOut (PC) at Game Rankings. Game Rankings. Retrieved on 2008-08-28
  10. BlowOut (PS2) at Metacritic. Metacritic.com (2003). Retrieved on 2008-08-25
  11. BlowOut (GCN) at Metacritic. Metacritic.com (2004). Retrieved on 2008-08-25
  12. BlowOut (Xbox) at Metacritic. Metacritic.com (2003). Retrieved on 2008-08-25

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