Blue Rider

Critic reviews

• CCOGconnected

  Alexander Thomas · Nov 13, 2016

  7.1

  Blue Rider banks on its well-managed use of nostalgia, bringing the gameplay of the 8/16-bit era to the design of the 64-bit era and the polish of the current gen with a balanced blend of twin-stick shooter and bullet hell shooter. Featuring upgradeable weapons, unlockable combat companions, and hidden collectibles to find, Blue Rider’s biggest problem is overzealous movement controls that make fine-tuned bullet dodging trickier than it needs to be.

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• HGHardcore Gamer

  Jordan Helm · Mar 15, 2016

  8.0

  Even with unfortunate performance hiccups, it’s safe to say Ravegan have created one of the more interesting and cleverly addictive shoot ’em ups in recent years. While Blue Rider‘s visual identity and art style may put you off the idea/concept this is in fact a charming-if-challenging throwback to 16-bit era side-scrollers, what lies behind it could be considered some of the more appealing set-pieces you can expect coming into a bullet-heavy, arcade-style shooter such as this.

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• SPSwitch Player

  Todd Rigney · Mar 02, 2020

  7.0

  If you’re here for story, look elsewhere. Blue Rider wants you to devote all your time to destroying everything around you. It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it’s a lot of arcade fun to take for a spin.

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• BGBrash Games

  Jonathon Kielbasa · Nov 11, 2016

  5.0

  All in all, this could have been an excellent game but it, sadly, falls short. The game can be fun from time to time but it gets stale pretty quickly. With the horrendous title screen glitch I encountered and the overall lack of polish, originality, and engrossing gameplay I would certainly say the Blue Rider should let someone else have his seat.
• BGBrash Games

  Christopher McNally · Oct 03, 2016

  7.0

  It’s always difficult to judge a game like Blue Rider, as a basic shoot em up it’s really enjoyable and fast paced but is it a game you would stop playing others for, I’d suggest not. Blue Rider is a fun but limited experience, it’s difficulty may frustrate a few gamers out there but at it’s core Blue Rider delivers as an entertaining frenetic title especially if you loved old school shoot-em-ups.

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