Charge 'n Blast

Charge 'n Blast is a video game developed by Sims for Dreamcast in 2000.

Charge'n Blast
Developer(s)	CSK Research Institute, SIMS Co., Ltd.
Publisher(s)	JP: SIMS Co., Ltd. WW: Xicat Interactive
Platform(s)	Dreamcast
Release	JP: December 7, 2000 NA: February 7, 2001 EU: June 29, 2001
Genre(s)	Shooter
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	68/100[1]

Review scores

Publication	Score
AllGame	[2]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	5.17/10[3][a]
Famitsu	26/40[4]
GameSpot	5.9/10[5]
GameSpy	8/10[6]
GameZone	9/10[7]
IGN	(US) 7.5/10[8] (JP) 3.1/10[9]
Next Generation	[10]

Reception

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[1] Jeff Lundrigan of NextGen said of the game, "If you've got a lot of patience or superhuman hand-eye coordination, by all means give it a try. Otherwise, this wears thin quickly."^[10] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40.^[4]

Notes

1. Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 4.5/10, 6/10, and 5/10.