Barnyard Blast: Swine of the Night

Barnyard Blast: Swine of the Night

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Developer(s) Sanuk Games
Publisher(s)

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Platform(s) Nintendo DS
Release date(s)

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  • EU: February 15, 2008

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  • NA: February 22, 2008
Genre(s) Vintage-style action shooter

Barnyard Blast: Swine of the Night is a 2D shooting game on Nintendo DS developed by Sanuk Games, and published by Bigben Interactive and Neko Entertainment in Europe, and DSI Games in America. It is a parodic tribute to famous old-school horror games from the 1980s such as Castlevania and Ghosts 'n Goblins.

Gameplay

The player controls Robert Belmart, an anthropomorphic pig, through six 2D levels:

He faces diverse monsters, zombies, ghouls, and bosses. He equips with 4 weapons: a pistol, a shotgun, a slayer whip and a pack of dynamite.

Story

One Halloween night, young piglet Cliffy Belmart is caught tee-peeing an ancient castle ruled by darkness, and swept inside by horrendous creatures. Instantly aware of the peril, his father Robert Belmart equips with a fully loaded gun and rushes to rescue his son. His interlucutors along the way give him a series of wrong leads, therefore leading him to travel through 6 different worlds before finally finding his son. Dialogs are packed with humor and references to famous videogame quotes.

Reception

The overall reception was fair, with IGN issuing a rating of 7.2/10[1] and GameZone issuing a rating of 6.7/10.[2] Reviewers praised the game's sense of humor, while its old-school gameplay drew mixed comments.

References

  1. Hatfield, Daemon (2008-03-18). "IGN: Barnyard Blast: Swine of the Night Review". IGN.
  2. Platt, Dylan (2008-03-17). "Barnyard Blast: Swine of the Night Review - Nintendo DS". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2008-03-26.

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