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B-Movie

B-Movie

B-Movie is a PlayStation shooter game released in 1998 developed by King of the Jungle. It centers on aiming and shooting, positioning and evasion, and weapon and firepower management, with controls and information arranged around the directional pad, shoulder and face buttons, plus DualShock twin analog sticks and vibration where supported.

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About this game

B-Movie is a PlayStation shooter game centered on aiming and shooting, positioning and evasion, and weapon and firepower management. Missions pace progress through enemy waves, routes, objectives, and weapon opportunities, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Aiming feedback, projectiles, hits, and danger zones need to remain readable, while early 3D graphics, pre-rendered backgrounds, CD audio, and full-motion video need to preserve targets and interface readability on a television. The genre-specific limitation is that camera turning, aiming methods, dense encounters, and peripheral support can increase control pressure. Platform conditions also include disc loading, Memory Card saves, regional video standards, digital or analog control support, vibration, and dedicated peripherals affect original-hardware use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.

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7.4 / 10PlayStation

Distinctive alien combat and varied missions reward patience with awkward handling.

B-Movie gives its alien invasion a playful cinematic identity and an unusual cursor-led approach to flight. Rescuing scientists and collecting components unlock equipment, so successful missions produce useful new choices. Escort, rescue and destruction objectives keep the campaign from relying on a single target pattern. Lighting and effects help sell the spectacle, although another native account finds the explosions bland, music less prominent and sirens irritating. The larger obstacle is learning to move and shoot together while coping with weapon changes, payload handling and loading interruptions. Briefing messages can also break the immediate flow. Its mission variety remains appealing, but enjoying that variety requires patience with handling rather than expecting an instantly comfortable arcade shooter.

Strengths

  • Distinctive cursor-led shooting and B-movie identity
  • Varied objectives and purposeful equipment unlocks

Weaknesses

  • Movement, firing and payload handling require adaptation
  • Loading and messages interrupt action; sirens can irritate

Who it is for: Mission-based aerial-shooter fans willing to learn an unusual aiming system.

Play notes: Practise moving and firing together. Equipment changes, loading and briefing messages interrupt the pace, and sirens may be irritating.

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Rescue, escort and destruction objectives, plus purposeful unlocks, sustain a varied campaign.

Reviewed7.8 / 10Not provided
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Cursor-led flight and equipment choices create distinctive shooting decisions, with a meaningful learning curve.

Reviewed7.5 / 10Not provided
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The B-movie identity is entertaining, though another native account finds bland explosions and limited musical presence.

Reviewed7.3 / 10Not provided
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Movement, firing and payload/loading friction impede the otherwise promising mission design.

Reviewed6.5 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Release date
1998
Platforms
PlayStation
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
3D GraphicsSolo-friendlyDodgeFast-pacedThird PersonLinear LevelsMain Story Under 10 HoursShootingReplayablePlayer versus Environment
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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