XG Blast! is an arcade shooter delivered in a bright and colourful retro style. Players control a spaceship with the sole purpose of destroying the invading hordes before they do the same to you. A vast array of powerful weaponry and the special eXtreme Gravity blast creates a screen full of vibrant action with intensely addictive gameplay. Your ship is controlled using the D-pad and either the action buttons or the Touch Screen, allowing simple yet varied styles of play. [Rising Star Games]
PUBLISHER:
Rising Star Games
DEVELOPER:
Next Wave Team
GENRE(S):
Shooter
PLAYERS:
4
ESRB RATING:
RP (Rating Pending)
RELEASE DATE:
February 6, 2009
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80
Official Nintendo Magazine UK
A great arcade blaster let down by the limits of the DS's controls, but it's still good fun. [Feb 2009, p.83]
70
Thunderbolt
With lively graphics and a real pick-up-and-play attitude, XG Blast is an entertainingly addictive game.
70
Cubed3
Ultimately, however, a somewhat frustrating difficulty curve, and an overall lack of originality, ensures that there is little reason to recommend this over Geometry Wars: Galaxies, despite its comparable competence.
50
Teletext GameCentral
As shameless a clone of Geometry Wars as you could ever hope to see. But fairly good fun all the same.
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