Blast Corps gets a huge thumbs-up because of its uniqueness in concept and variety in gameplay. All you do in this game is clear a path so a nuclear missile doesn't blow up. You clear the path by using unique vehicles and other blast equipment like robots.

Graphics were very good for the time and there was a good level of detail featuring buildings, cars, and different terrain surfaces. Explosion effects were very good for the time. The soundtrack and sound effects were silly but very appropriate with the nature of the game.

Gameplay was different and provided a ton of variety due to the different types of vehicles you could use on different levels. Not everything was perfect though, as there were a couple of vehicles that turned the game into a pain with the obvious example being the dump truck that required perfect slides to destroy obstacles. Those looking for a challenge also had the option to improve scoring and get different types of medals for each level.

Due to its difficulty, I was never able to finish the game (dump truck I'm looking at you) but nevertheless Blast Corps was a very fun game to experience due to how different it was at the time, and in fact, it still remains as a very unique game worth trying via modern resources such as the Rare Replay collection.

Reviewed on Feb 10, 2024


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