As Promised

metascore: 85
Plasma Safe Verdict:
Green Alert

I am a man of my word and I'm not the kind of person that can't admit it when I'm wrong. So, as promised I sat down and gave BlastWorks another chance. As some of you will remember my first review of this game was, lets say, less than shining. If you want details about my original review of the game it can be found here:

BlastWorks: Tired, Bored, Annoyed

So here is what I figured out since last time.
I still don't like this game. Sorry, I really tried to like it, honest I did. I hunted this game down for days until I finally got a copy and I was really excited about it but I just can't get into it. Apparently, some of you were right when you said that reviewers need to be fair even if they don't like the genre of the game. My problem was that until I played this game I thought I liked the shoot-em up genre. I guess not.

But For Those That Like Shoot-em Ups

Despite my poor first impressions of this game I have to admit that BlastWorks is a good game. The strategy required to succeed involves learning how to dodge enemy fire as well as knowing when to hide your ships add-ons so they don't get knocked off. It is also important to try and catch the fallen enemies the right way so they both protect your ship and shoot in the desired direction, which is usually forward.

BlastWorks: Build, Trade, Destroy lives up to it's sub-title very well. You get to build your own levels in virtually limitless ways and you can even create your own ships. The editor is really outstanding. You can trade your creations with other users and even download new official content for the game (although no official content was available when I checked last). The destroy part is a given in shoot-em ups and Blastworks gives you plenty of opportunity to do so. Tons of enemies will come at you and you will get the pleasure of blowing them out of the sky.

For what it is worth I have upgraded this game to a Plasma Safe Verdict of Green Alert. Having had played it longer now I can say with confidence that it should be completely safe for your Plasma screen as long as you don't leave the editor on your screen for days on end or anything like that.

RATING: 7.5/10 - the editor and downloadable content options are still sweet and the strategy required to succeed is both challenging and interesting.



PS. My copy is still going back to my local game store. Sorry, it's just not my thing.