Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread

75%
Game Brain Score Based on 156 reviews
  • graphics
  • gameplay
  • story
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A Metroidvania with great boss battles and '80s action movie cheese.
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"Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread" is a 2D action-platformer game featuring run-and-gun gameplay. Players join a diverse team of agents, each with unique abilities, to defeat the evil Dr. Cread and his minions across various levels. The game offers cooperative play, challenging boss fights, and a variety of weapons to help players in their mission.

  • Nintendo Switch
  • PC
  • Play​station 4
  • Play​station 5
  • Steam Deck
  • Windows
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X|S
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Reviews

75%
Audience ScoreBased on 156 reviews
graphics28 positive mentions
grinding6 negative mentions
  • The game features vibrant graphics and a charming art style reminiscent of Saturday morning cartoons, enhancing the overall experience.
  • Gameplay is engaging with a good balance of exploration, challenging boss battles, and a variety of collectibles that make progression feel rewarding.
  • The character switching mechanic adds depth to the gameplay, allowing players to utilize different abilities to navigate the expansive map.
  • Fast travel options are limited and save points are sparse, leading to frustrating backtracking and a sense of slogging through levels.
  • Some controls can feel unresponsive, particularly during platforming and combat, which detracts from the overall enjoyment of the game.
  • The dialogue and humor may not resonate with all players, with some finding it cringe-worthy or overly simplistic.
  • graphics50 mentions

    The graphics of the game have received a generally positive reception, with many praising the beautiful cartoon-style visuals and colorful art direction. However, some critics argue that the graphics may not align with the intended demographic, contributing to the game's commercial struggles. While the visuals are often highlighted as a strong point, they are sometimes overshadowed by gameplay issues that detract from the overall experience.

    • “Beautiful cartoon network styled graphics.”
    • “Great graphics.”
    • “The art style was nice though, very colorful.”
    • “The primary reason for the commercial failure seems to be the graphics and theme that are aimed at the wrong demographic.”
    • “I played the demo, loved the game, loved the graphics, but sadly poor map design, no HP recovery, and long distances between save locations killed the game for me. It's not the game difficulty that killed it for me.”
    • “Cheesy dialogue perhaps better aimed at kids; however, the game is quite difficult, which leads me to think it is confused as to its demographic.”
  • gameplay50 mentions

    The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many praising its challenging platforming, responsive controls, and engaging mechanics typical of the metroidvania genre. However, some players criticized the complexity of the control scheme and the lack of a healing mechanic, which detracted from the overall experience. While the visuals and character design are often highlighted as impressive, the core gameplay can feel tedious and aggravating for some, overshadowing the game's potential.

    • “The environments, character design, and gameplay are gorgeous!”
    • “The core gameplay is super crisp and responsive.”
    • “Gameplay is classic metroidvania - there's a sprawling map which you get to explore the more abilities and characters you receive.”
    • “The 360-degree aiming for both the guns and the grappling hook is bad and doesn’t add much to the gameplay, but what is worse is how the game control scheme is just too complicated.”
    • “But all those nice-looking graphics and animated sequences for each character don’t help when the core gameplay is so tedious and aggravating.”
    • “I had no interest in its generic world, nor in its simple story, nor in its rigid and oversimplistic gameplay.”
  • story43 mentions

    The story of the game is characterized by engaging characters and a fun, voice-acted narrative that draws inspiration from 70s and 80s action themes. While many players appreciate the humor and progression, some find the plot to be generic and lacking depth, with gameplay often overshadowing the story. Overall, it offers a lighthearted experience that complements the gameplay, though opinions on its effectiveness vary.

    • “Awesome characters, great progression and exploration, and a very fun story.”
    • “There are a couple of positives about the game: the visuals, the voice acting with pitch-perfect voices fit for each character, and the overall story presentation.”
    • “Engaging storyline from 80s/90s action movies.”
    • “I am not a fan of the story either; it's generic comedy that achieves kind of nothing.”
    • “I had no interest in its generic world, nor in its simple story, nor in its rigid and oversimplistic gameplay.”
    • “The story is uninteresting and the ending sucks (to be continued...), but gameplay is excellent and carries the game.”
  • humor28 mentions

    The humor in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players praising its clever dialogues, fun character interactions, and overall comedic tone, while others find it cheesy or lacking depth. Many appreciate the vibrant art style and engaging gameplay, but some criticize the writing and character development as unfunny or boring. Overall, the humor seems to resonate well with certain players, while others feel it falls flat.

    • “Great humor and style.”
    • “Great art and gameplay, relatively big map and funny storyline, I just loved it!”
    • “Pretty nice game, great level design and cute characters, humor is on top level, really funny dialogs, pretty challenging puzzles.”
    • “The characters are colorful, but are unfunny or uninteresting overall. The writing is lacking and pretty boring to listen to or read, with the main character being less of a lovable buffoon and more of an unlikable idiot.”
  • music14 mentions

    The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while many praise its quality and integration with the overall sound design, some feel it lacks thematic connection to the game's agent concept and lacks the dramatic flair expected during key moments like boss fights. Overall, the soundtrack is seen as good but could benefit from more inspiration and thematic relevance.

    • “Sound, music, graphics, etc. are all good.”
    • “[h1] Music & Sound Design [/h1]”
    • “The music is a bit uninspired, and especially in boss fights I would hope for something a bit more dramatic.”
    • “I would only say that the soundtrack doesn't feel very connected to the theme of agents, again.”
    • “I really really really want to like this game for its humor, art style, and music.”
  • grinding6 mentions

    Players find the grinding aspect of this metroidvania game to be excessively tedious and frustrating, requiring hours of effort to progress, especially when health upgrades are locked behind significant grinding. Despite the appealing graphics and smooth controls, the need for relentless grinding detracts from the overall enjoyment, as players often feel stuck in a cycle of repetitive challenges with limited checkpoints.

    • “But all those nice-looking graphics and animated sequences for each character don’t help when the core gameplay is so tedious and aggravating.”
    • “This is the first metroidvania that forces players to grind for hours.”
    • “I really want to recommend this game: the graphics are great, the controls are smooth, there's plenty of variety, but... you get to a point where you're just plodding through a tedious series of deathtraps, without any kind of health upgrade unless you've done some serious grinding before you get to this stage, and there's just no way out of it, plus the checkpoints are pretty sparse.”
  • emotional2 mentions

    The emotional aspect of the game is largely criticized, with users finding the story to be unengaging and lacking depth, leading to a dull overall experience.

    • “The story was incredibly boring and failed to evoke any emotional response.”
    • “I found the narrative to be dull and lacking in emotional depth.”
    • “The plot was so uninteresting that it left me feeling completely detached.”
  • character development2 mentions

    The reviews highlight that while the environments and character design are visually stunning, there is little mention of character development, suggesting it may not be a strong focus in the game.

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