Fire Blade (video game)
| Fire Blade | |
|---|---|
 North American PS2 cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Kuju Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Midway |
| Platform(s) | Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2 |
| Release | PlayStation 2 Xbox GameCube |
| Genre(s) | Flight simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Fire Blade is a flight simulation video game released in 2002 by Kuju Entertainment. In the game, the player takes control of an advanced helicopter gunship as a part of the Fire Blade task force, which in the arc of the game's story is responsible for fighting terrorism. The enemies of the game are the United Eastern States, who are believed to be building terrorist training camps and factories for weapons of mass destruction.
Gameplay
[edit]The game is similar in many respects to ThunderHawk: Operation Phoenix. However, in Fire Blade, the player is forced to be far less cautious unless on a stealth mission and is usually pitted against far larger numbers of enemies. The main element of the game is aggressively piloting the player's attack helicopters against large enemy armored formations and completing the main mission objectives, these vary in creativity from simply blowing up a bridge to aiding a special forces team in stopping a train by parking a truck across the tracks and stopping enemy troops from moving it.
A secondary element of the game is FPS-style sniping, when the player's helicopter enters "stealth mode" the autocannon is used as a precision sniper weapon that can be used to accurately target individual soldiers, allowing the player to snipe enemy infantry much like in an FPS.
Additional fuel and ammunition for the helicopter's jet boosters and heavier armaments are acquired from destroyed enemy vehicles instead of the more conventional reloading areas from games such as the Strike Series.
Reception
[edit]| Aggregator | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GC | PS2 | Xbox | |
| Metacritic | 70 / 100[16] | 64 / 100[17] | 71 / 100[18] |
| Publication | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GC | PS2 | Xbox | |
| AllGame | N/A |   [2] | N/A |
| Edge | N/A | 6 / 10[3] | N/A |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | N/A | 4 / 10[4] | N/A |
| Game Informer | N/A | 7.5 / 10[5] | N/A |
| GamePro | N/A | [6] | N/A |
| GameRevolution | N/A | B−[7] | N/A |
| GameSpot | N/A | 7.6 / 10[8] | N/A |
| GameSpy | N/A | 75%[9] | N/A |
| GameZone | N/A | 7.7 / 10[10] | N/A |
| IGN | N/A | 7.7 / 10[11] | 7.3 / 10[12] |
| Nintendo Power | 3.2 / 5[13] | N/A | N/A |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A |  [14] | N/A |
| Maxim | N/A | 7 / 10[15] | N/A |
The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[16][17][18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kuju Entertainment (June 2, 2002). "Fireblade Hits Shelves For PS2, Fall For Xbox". GameZone. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ Scott Alan Marriott. "FireBlade (PS2) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ Edge staff (July 2002). "FireBlade (PS2)". Edge. No. 112. Future plc.
- ^ EGM staff (August 2002). "FireBlade (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 157. Ziff Davis. p. 124.
- ^ Kristian Brogger (July 2002). "Fireblade (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 111. GameStop. p. 83. Archived from the original on February 24, 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ Bad Hare (June 11, 2002). "Fireblade Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ Joe Dodson (July 2002). "FireBlade Review (PS2)". Game Revolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ Ryan MacDonald (June 14, 2002). "Fire Blade Review (PS2)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ Tom Ham (June 18, 2002). "Fireblade (PS2) [Incomplete]". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 17, 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ Nick Valentino (July 8, 2002). "Fireblade - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ Jeremy Dunham (July 9, 2002). "Fireblade (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ Jeremy Dunham (April 6, 2003). "Fireblade Review (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ "FireBlade". Nintendo Power. Vol. 165. Nintendo of America. February 2003. p. 156.
- ^ "FireBlade". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Ziff Davis. August 2002. p. 108.
- ^ Ryan Boyce (June 1, 2002). "Fireblade (PS2)". Maxim. Biglari Holdings. Archived from the original on July 15, 2002. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "Fireblade for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 5, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "Fire Blade for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 5, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "Fireblade for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
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