Charge 'n Blast (Dreamcast)

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Description

Charge 'N Blast is a shooting game where you play as one of three marines who have to rid the earth of alien scum. The gameplay is similar to Cabal, you move left and right dodging enemies while charging up you weapons to blast them away.

There are three different marines you can choose from, each with their own set of weapons. As usual there is the balanced character (Johnny Rock), a weaker but faster one (Pamela Hewitt) and a slower but stronger one (Nicholas Woods).

You can choose to play in one player mode, time attack or two player mode. The missions are broken up into small areas where you have to kill all enemies before moving on to the next area. Each mission ends with a boss character such as a giant insect or a Godzilla-like monster.

Use the X, Y or B buttons to choose a weapon, press A to charge and shoot and aim with analog stick. There are different types of weapons that can be used on the different types of enemies. For example the single missiles for far away targets and torpedoes for underwater enemies.

You can fire your weapon continuously, but this doesn't do as much damage compared to a fully charged shot. Charging each shot means you have to aim a little more carefully, but you'll especially need this in the later levels. You can dodge enemies with the L and R buttons.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Cabal variants
• Console Generation Exclusives: Dreamcast
• Middleware: CRI

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Critic Reviews

Planet Dreamcast	Mar 30, 2001	8 out of 10	80
IGN	Feb 08, 2001	7.5 out of 10	75
Game Vortex	Dec 07, 2002	70 out of 100	70
Video Games	Jan, 2001	7 out of 10	70
HappyPuppy	Mar 19, 2001	6.5 out of 10	65
GameSpot	Feb 23, 2001	5.9 out of 10	59
The Video Game Critic	Sep 30, 2004	C+	58
Gaming Age	Feb 25, 2001	C	50

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• Charge 'n Blast (official website)