Blown Away (video game)
1994 video game developed by Imagination Pilots
Blown Away is a 1994 puzzle video game. It is based on the 1994 film of the same name. Blown Away was developed by MGM Interactive (under the imprint Imagination Pilots) and published by IVI Publishing. It was MGM Interactive's first release.
Gameplay
In Blown Away, the player takes the role of Jimmy Dove, a retired Boston Bomb Squad detective whose loved ones have been kidnapped by an Irish terrorist mastermind, a bomber named Justus. To rescue the hostages, the player must complete 22 puzzles and challenges, which include tasks ranging from simple word‑manipulation puzzles to more complex sequences such as operating valves to prevent explosive chemicals from combining. The game alternates between these interactive puzzle segments and live‑action video scenes that advance the story.
Development
Blown Away is a product of Imagination Pilots, a Chicago-based company founded in 1993. The game stars actor Jimmie F. Skaggs as the villain Justus.
Reception
Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Ty Burr contrasted it with Under a Killing Moon, calling both imperfect experiments at merging Hollywood filmmaking with computer games.
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