Hilliard, Kyle (August 3, 2015). "Rare Replay: A Rare Occasion". Game Informer. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015 . Retrieved August 22, 2015. Totilo, Stephen (August 3, 2015). "Rare Replay: The Kotaku Review". Kotaku. Archived from the original on August 4, 2015 . Retrieved August 22, 2015. Much like those names above, Blast Corps takes some getting used to. Many game companies like to re-use and re-craft the same game controls over and over, but not Rare. Blast Corps plays like no other game out there; this guide is made to give players some advice before jumping into the stages themselves. Sideswipe: Nothing difficult here, I find going a bit slower helps to make sure you hit every structure along the way. Polak, Steve (July 19, 1997). "A Clever Excuse for Wanton Destruction". The Weekend Australian. p.S07. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017 . Retrieved June 4, 2016– via LexisNexis.

The astronauts of the shuttle are so grateful of this job well done that they let you use their spaceship whenever you like! With it, you can explore the final frontier. A game focused on wide-scale environmental destruction, Blast Corps puts players in control of a pilot of the titular "Blast Corps": a group of heavy-duty demolition experts with unique talents and a variety of cutting-edge technology (including the use of heavy-duty vehicles and humanoid mechs). The game's story involves a global crisis, as the group must escort a runaway missile carrier (carrying leaking nuclear missiles) to a "ground zero" for a controlled detonation.

Gameplay

Finishing Bonus Levels will result in a Bronze, Silver, or Gold medal, depending on the finish time. Much like Cromlech Court, this level is pretty much just another free one. The level is Argent Towers again, just without the extra stuff and with the relatively easy Cyclone Suit. To prevent this, the government hires the demolition company known as Blast Corps - founded by several former military soldiers who were stationed in the base the missiles came from, until an accident involving one of their members led the others to desert their post. Using a variety of different machines to assist them, Blast Corps assigns a new recruit to help clear the carrier's path, ensuring it can get past areas safely, while at the same time seeking out a group of missing scientists needed to conduct the safe detonation of the missiles. Dealing with an array of difficult situations, Blast Corps manages to prevent catastrophe, finding the scientists and putting an end to the threat from the missiles. Drive across the bridge and over the hill. Boost your way to J-Bomb; hop on in and destroy the three high-rises in the center to clear the path. You can also fly on top of the cliff to the west and find a square that you can fall through. Follow the path to find the red car and a plethora of RDU’s.

a b c d e f g h i j "Review Crew". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No.94. May 1997. p.52. The magazine's disaggregated scores were 9.0/9.0/8.5/8.5.Dagger Pass: Take your time with the timing! You don't have to rush like crazy through this, so don't. The first one is right in front of you, with the second one down to the right. Continue this way to find the third one, then head up the screen to find the fourth. Continue up to find the castle, continue past it up the cliff side to find the fifth one hidden up here. Head down from here to find number 6, then just follow the ground around to find seven and eight. Beacon: Inside the castle. Blast Corps was among Rare's first games for the Nintendo 64 and led a run of seven critically acclaimed Rare titles for the console. [4] The game's production began in early 1996. [5] The development team consisted of four recent graduates, though it expanded at times to seven concurrent staff. Martin Wakeley became the game's lead designer. He credited the team's small size for their easy progression from planning to market. Rare founder Chris Stamper was the impetus for the project. He had wanted to make a game about destroying buildings for years prior to Blast Corps 's development. The team worked to fit his idea to a gameplay concept and devised a "Constantly Moving Object" conceit that would give the levels a time limit. This idea became the nuclear missile carrier. [4] Blast Corps led a set of seven critically acclaimed Rare titles developed for the Nintendo 64.

If you’re a completionist, this game may frustrate you. Hidden under the meat of the main game, there are a lot of collect-a-thon objectives. The optional objectives include: destroying all of the buildings, activating all of the RDU’s, and rescuing all of the trapped hostages. There are a lot of hidden areas lying in the middle of empty fields, but since the camera doesn’t like to show anything useful, they’re easy to miss. To add to this, there are a number of optional side missions that are never quite as fun as the main story missions. Of course, the key word here is optional, so there’s no use getting upset about features that you can just pass on. Using a script or add-on that scans GameFAQs for box and screen images (such as an emulator front-end), while overloading our search engine Drive down the hill. Smash through the metal barn, then the adjacent house. Keep driving northwest and get through the gas station. Go through the pond and get the next metal shed, the house, and the big, red barn. This mission is just meant to acclimate you to the game play. No challenge, just more training.

Practice levels are time trial levels that introduce some of the more unusual demolition vehicles. These give some instruction in operating the particular vehicle, and sometimes have arrows to guide the player. These levels function in a similar way to a normal demolition style Bonus levels. I was wondering why it took so long for somebody to let The Force off its chain and chase after the neighbor kids, but I'm so glad someone finally did it. The Force Unleashed lets you get in touch with your inner Sith, allowing you to launch, blow up, or otherwise decimate pretty much anything you can think of - and it's as amazing as it sounds.

Crane- As the only stationary object that can be controlled, the crane is used to move around vehicles and explosives. Put your loot onto the lift and then enter the tower. The lift will ascend automatically. Use A to push the lift further out and use B to pull it closer. Use R to drop the lift and Z to lift it. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Crossley, Rob (August 2007). "The Making of Blast Corps". Retro Gamer. No.41. pp.86–89. Archived from the original on April 11, 2015 . Retrieved July 14, 2015. This is the same layout as Angel City, but this time you must don the Cyclone Suit, making this considerably easier. Make sure to get running and rolling space for clearing the carrier’s way. To do this, you’re provided with a large number of demolition vehicles which range from straightforward (like a bulldozer) to bizarre (like a car that destroys buildings by ramping into them). Most of the vehicles are very unique and require a different strategy to get the most out of them. Some of them are very easy to use, while others require a lot of practice. Although many of the levels force you to use a specific vehicle, every now and then you’ll be required to switch between a few of them to accomplish your goal. Other times, you can find a simpler vehicle stashed away somewhere on a particularly difficult level, which will make things easier for you, if you can find them.Ballista - A fast-moving motorcycle that can shoot ballistic missiles straight forward. Like Sideswipe, it requires ammunition. RADAR POINT: Take J-Bomb straight north from its start point. After some flying, you should find the road where the carrier came from, a grassy slope, and the satellite dish lounging next to the river. Geode Square: Whenever these shiny objects move into you they will blow up, so use this tactic for all the ones you can't land on. Note that you don't have to slam them to destroy them, you can just let gravity land you on them to destroy them. All 10 of them are located just here so there is no searching required. Beacon: Follow the road going down to the right and you will find a barn next to it. The beacon is inside of it. RADAR POINTS: One is on a ledge of the cliff to the northeast. The second is on a small island in the bay to the very south.