Rob B Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 I just picked this up at work the other day for 4.50 on clearnce. I got to play it for a little bit and I gotta say I like it. It reminds me of Majioras Mask Meets Lugi's Maniosn. I'm on level two right now the only real complant I have is that you use the same button to suck items up as you do to shoot can be rough on boss battles. Any one elese's thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 Yeah, the game doesn't "start" until towards the end of level 3 or 4 (can't remember, it's been a while). Where you are right now has zero challenge to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted February 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 Originally posted by dogbert@Feb 26 2004, 11:40 AM Yeah, the game doesn't "start" until towards the end of level 3 or 4 (can't remember, it's been a while). Where you are right now has zero challenge to it. how many level are there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 how many level are there? They are split up into worlds I believe. Such as World 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, Boss. World 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, Boss. Follows that kind of structure. I believe all together there are 6 worlds but I beat the game so long ago I can barely remember. I'm not as down on the game as so many on this and other forums are. Blinx is definitely a mediocre game however its got a fun little gimmick (the time powers). Decent platforming, pretty nice graphics (later levels) and a good level of challenge as you progress. However the camera is atrocious at some points, the level design was somewhat problematic and the enemy design is absolutely horrendous from start to finish. Besides that its not that bad of a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 I bough it cheap and tried to play a few levels and didn't like it. Perhaps I'll pick it up again and play it but it just didn't keep me around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 I'm not as down on the game as so many on this and other forums are. I wonder who you could be hinting at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 It's good to see that 8 years later, Eurogamer agrees with me on Blinx. Let's never forget this fantastic review by IGN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Too much focus on Blinx early on when Microsoft should have pushed Voodoo Vince more. It wasn't an amazing game but it was solid, a fundamentally better platformer and well just more fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Too much focus on Blinx early on when Microsoft should have pushed Voodoo Vince more. It wasn't an amazing game but it was solid, a fundamentally better platformer and well just more fun. Did Microsoft focus on Blinx or did the press run with it as a mascot? I've no idea. Even at the time, the press hype about how Blinx was revolutionary & could only be done on the Xbox was ridiculous & bogus. There was no real "time unwinding", just pure predetermined scripted sequences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Did Microsoft focus on Blinx or did the press run with it as a mascot? I believe Microsoft tried to push Blinx as a mascot pretty hard in Japan where Halo didn't take as it did here in America on release. In the States? It's likely a good bit of was media driven, yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Voodoo Vince was actually entertaining, unlike Blinx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Sheets Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 As problematic as Blinx was, I do remember a peculiar amount of negative hype on it, to the point that people were complaining about stuff that wasn't even in the game. I remember at least one review that screeched about the character never shutting up and having stupid Mario-wanna-be catchphrases, yet I don't recall him actually saying much at all in the game. Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Did Romier ever post that review? Ah, the good old days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Ah the days of arguing over review scores - let me tell you how much I don't miss those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFo Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 In re-reading those threads at Home Theater Forum, it sounds like a lot of folks got really worked up about a game that ultimately wasn't good enough to merit that much passion. I guess that's what happens when you're that heavily invested (emotionally, that is) in the success of a platform. Of course I say this as someone who never played Blinx. Still, if it was that good, it would have remained in the consciousness of the gaming community the same way a game like Beyond Good & Evil has and I may have played it by now. Isn't it funny how time washes away all the crap and leaves only the gems of the past? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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