Charlie Blast's Territory
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Charlie Blast's Territory, or (Kid Klown in The Bombing Islands in Japan for PlayStation) is a puzzle game developed by Realtime Associates
and published by Kemco
. It was released in North America on April 30, 1999, and in Europe on June 18, 1999., and originally was based on the Kid Klown series.
As the player advances, additional hazards are added to make the game more challenging, such as moving platforms, spikes that uproot from holes in the ground, and slippery surfaces that prevent Charlie from pushing bombs across.
The game also includes a four-player versus mode, where players can control Charlie or one of three other characters and must conquer as much of the land as possible with one's own bomb blasts. The multiplayer mode includes several bombs not featured in the main solo mode, like a freeze bomb, which when lit, will encase the other player(s) in blocks of ice, and a rainbow bomb, which is capable of exploding an entire row or column that the bomb is facing.
criticized the graphics and the sound of the game, noting, "... this game seems like a generally decent puzzle game in a substandard package." IGN
rated the game higher, and recommended it for hardcore puzzle gamers. GamePro
also noted the lackluster presentation.
Realtime Associates
Realtime Associates is an American video game developer and publisher. The company was founded in 1986 by David Warhol and a group of ex Mattel Electronics employees originally to create games for the Intellivision system...
and published by Kemco
KEMCO
, sometimes referred to as Kotobuki System Co., Ltd., is a Japanese video game developer and publisher established in 1984 as a subsidiary of Kotobuki Engineering & Manufacturing Co., Ltd, located in: Seika, Japan....
. It was released in North America on April 30, 1999, and in Europe on June 18, 1999., and originally was based on the Kid Klown series.
Gameplay
The game's protagonist, Charlie, is a demolition expert tasked at demolishing a series of 60 islands, taking place across six different environments, with nothing but a large arsenal of bombs. Each of the game's 60 islands has a certain amount of these that must be blown up to advance. An island has a single red detonator bomb, which must be grouped alongside other bombs in the level by pushing the bombs (excluding ones planted in the ground) before lighting the detonator bomb, which allows for all the bombs to explode and destroy the island. If the player is either caught in an explosion, or fails to remove all the bombs in the level, they are forced to retry the level from the start.As the player advances, additional hazards are added to make the game more challenging, such as moving platforms, spikes that uproot from holes in the ground, and slippery surfaces that prevent Charlie from pushing bombs across.
The game also includes a four-player versus mode, where players can control Charlie or one of three other characters and must conquer as much of the land as possible with one's own bomb blasts. The multiplayer mode includes several bombs not featured in the main solo mode, like a freeze bomb, which when lit, will encase the other player(s) in blocks of ice, and a rainbow bomb, which is capable of exploding an entire row or column that the bomb is facing.
Reception
Charlie Blast's Territory received mostly mediocre reviews from critics for its flawed control scheme. GameSpotGameSpot
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criticized the graphics and the sound of the game, noting, "... this game seems like a generally decent puzzle game in a substandard package." IGN
IGN
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rated the game higher, and recommended it for hardcore puzzle gamers. GamePro
GamePro
GamePro Media was a United States gaming media company publishing online and print content on the video game industry, video game hardware, and video game software developed for a video game console , a computer, and/or a mobile device . GamePro Media properties include GamePro magazine and...
also noted the lackluster presentation.