Written By: Scott Malthouse
Cats are best known for their cuteness and terrible grammar. They are not known for their prowess as bounty hunters. Atari, however, has other ideas with its latest platformer: Blade Kitten.
Of course, there have been sillier concepts for a videogame hero. After all, who would have thought a worm wearing a white suit and toting a 1950’s ray gun would have been a success? It’s a shame then that, although a fun idea, Blade Kitten is a decidedly average affair that fails to deliver an exciting experience, while having ‘just’ enough going for it to warrant a play through.
Taking obvious influences from Japanese anime in its colourful style and goofy tone, Blade Kitten follows the story of Kit Ballard, a pink tailed felinesque bounty hunter who is pursuing her blonde and incredibly annoying enemy, Justice, after she stole Kit’s Breaker key and destroyed her ship. (more…)
