Gungriffon Blaze

GunGriffon Blaze (ガングリフォン ブレイズ, GanGurifon Bureizu) is a video game developed by Game Arts and published by Capcom and Working Designs in 2000, and by Swing! Deutschland in Europe in 2002 for PlayStation 2. The game was a launch title on the PlayStation 2 in North America.

GunGriffon Blaze
North American version cover art
Developer(s)Game Arts
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • JP: August 10, 2000
  • NA: October 26, 2000[1]
  • EU: July 12, 2002
Genre(s)Vehicle simulation game
Mode(s)Single-player video game

Reception

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] Eric Bratcher of NextGen said, "If you can buy one mech game, [Armored Core 2] will give you more for your money. But if you can afford two, this title is well worth your time."[14] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 33 out of 40.[8]

The game was a runner-up for "Action Game of 2000" Editors' Choice award at IGN's Best of 2000 Awards for PlayStation 2, which went to TimeSplitters.[16]

Notes
  1. In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review of the game, two critics gave it each a score of 7/10, and the other gave it 6.5/10.
  2. In GameFan's viewpoint of the Japanese import, three critics gave it each a score of 70, 85, and 73.

References
  1. IGN staff (October 20, 2000). "Silpheed Officially Delayed, Gun Griffon [sic] On Track". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. "Gungriffon Blaze for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  3. Thompson, Jon. "GunGriffon Blaze - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  4. D'Aprile, Jason (December 5, 2000). "Gungriffon Blaze". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on January 28, 2001. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  5. Edge staff (November 2000). "Gungriffon Blaze (Japan Import)". Edge. No. 90. Future Publishing. p. 97. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  6. Boyer, Crispin; Sewart, Greg; MacDonald, Mark (December 2000). "Gungriffon Blaze" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 137. Ziff Davis. p. 230. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  7. Bramwell, Tom (April 28, 2001). "Gungriffon Blaze". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  8. "プレイステーション2 - ガングリフォンブレイズ". Famitsu (in Japanese). Vol. 915. Enterbrain. June 30, 2006. p. 57. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  9. "Gun Griffon Blaze [sic]". Game Informer. No. 91. FuncoLand. November 2000.
  10. Van Stone, Matt "Kodomo" (November 2000). "Gun Griffon Blaze [sic] (Import)". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 11. BPA International. pp. 136–37. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  11. Mylonas, Eric "ECM"; Weitzner, Jason "Fury"; Ngo, George "Eggo" (November 2000). "Gun Griffon Blaze [sic] (Import)". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 11. BPA International. p. 27. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  12. Provo, Frank (August 31, 2000). "Gungriffon Blaze Review [Import] [date mislabeled as "November 6, 2000"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  13. Smith, David (October 24, 2000). "Gun Griffon Blaze [sic]". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  14. Bratcher, Eric (January 2001). "Gungriffon Blaze". NextGen. No. 73. Imagine Media. p. 84. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  15. "Gungriffon Blaze". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 39. Ziff Davis. December 2000.
  16. IGN staff (January 29, 2001). "Best of 2000 Awards: Action Game of 2000". IGN. Snowball.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2001. Retrieved February 7, 2021.


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