<s>
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
Rare	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
received	O
Metacritic	O
's	O
second	O
highest	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
ratings	O
of	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
of	O
Rare	O
's	O
2015	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
retrospective	O
compilation	O
noted	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
as	O
a	O
standout	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
is	O
portrayed	O
from	O
a	O
three-quarters	O
overhead	B-Application
view	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
no	O
settings	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
saves	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
itself	O
and	O
external	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
prevent	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
government	O
hires	O
the	O
demolition	O
company	O
known	O
as	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
-	O
founded	O
by	O
several	O
former	O
military	O
soldiers	O
who	O
were	O
stationed	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
the	O
missiles	O
came	O
from	O
,	O
until	O
an	O
accident	O
involving	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
members	O
led	O
the	O
others	O
to	O
desert	O
their	O
post	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
different	O
machines	O
to	O
assist	O
them	O
,	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
assigns	O
a	O
new	O
recruit	O
to	O
help	O
clear	O
the	O
carrier	O
's	O
path	O
,	O
ensuring	O
it	O
can	O
get	O
past	O
areas	O
safely	O
,	O
while	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
seeking	O
out	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
missing	O
scientists	O
needed	O
to	O
conduct	O
the	O
safe	O
detonation	O
of	O
the	O
missiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dealing	O
with	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
difficult	O
situations	O
,	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
manages	O
to	O
prevent	O
catastrophe	O
,	O
finding	O
the	O
scientists	O
and	O
putting	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
the	O
threat	O
from	O
the	O
missiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
successfully	O
complete	O
their	O
mission	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
finds	O
themselves	O
contracted	O
to	O
help	O
clear	O
several	O
buildings	O
in	O
a	O
city	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
emergency	O
runway	O
for	O
a	O
space	O
shuttle	O
returning	O
to	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
was	O
among	O
Rare	O
's	O
first	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
led	O
a	O
run	O
of	O
seven	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
Rare	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
about	O
destroying	O
buildings	O
for	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
credited	O
Wakeley	O
for	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
idiosyncratic	O
ideas	O
and	O
humor	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
serious	O
premise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
"	O
power	O
slide	O
"	O
drift	O
mechanics	O
inspired	O
that	O
of	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
dump	O
truck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
Japanese	O
and	O
American	O
quality	O
assurance	O
teams	O
later	O
competed	O
to	O
push	O
the	O
levels	O
to	O
their	O
limits	O
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
platinum	O
level	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wakeley	O
saw	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
as	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
at	O
its	O
core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
also	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
demo	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
annual	O
trade	O
show	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
which	O
introduced	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
3D	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
and	O
spurred	O
him	O
to	O
achieve	O
something	O
similar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
's	O
technical	O
accomplishments	O
included	O
character	O
and	O
environment	O
models	O
composed	O
completely	O
of	O
polygons	O
and	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
distance	O
fog	O
to	O
obscure	O
the	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
published	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
for	O
their	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
1995	O
trade	O
show	O
preview	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
Blast	B-Application
Dozer	I-Application
,	O
a	O
name	O
it	O
retained	O
for	O
its	O
Japanese	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
three	O
days	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
highly	O
praised	O
the	O
novelty	O
and	O
variety	O
of	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trent	O
Ward	O
commented	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
that	O
the	O
premise	O
taps	O
into	O
childhood	O
fantasies	O
,	O
while	O
"	O
the	O
unique	O
relationship	O
between	O
the	O
terrain	O
and	O
the	O
vehicles	O
you	O
pilot	O
ensures	O
that	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
will	O
exercise	O
your	O
mind	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
your	O
reflexes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
agreed	O
,	O
asserting	O
that	O
the	O
vast	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
and	O
numerous	O
secrets	O
and	O
bonus	O
areas	O
make	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
that	O
justifies	O
its	O
exorbitant	O
price	O
tag	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
praised	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
level	O
design	O
and	O
difficulty	O
progression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schneider	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
unpretentious	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
trends	O
of	O
photorealistic	B-Application
rendering	I-Application
and	O
cartoonish	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
McCall	O
(	O
AllGame	O
)	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
realistic	O
polygonal	O
models	O
and	O
technical	O
prowess	O
,	O
and	O
Steve	O
Polak	O
(	O
The	O
Weekend	O
Australian	O
)	O
wrote	O
that	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
showcased	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
graphics	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
wrote	O
that	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
exemplified	O
qualities	O
of	O
enjoyable	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
while	O
EGM	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
unlike	O
all	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
thought	O
of	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
as	O
a	O
3D	O
successor	O
to	O
"	O
nail-biting	O
reaction	O
games	O
"	O
such	O
as	O
Loco-Motion	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
agreed	O
with	O
a	O
reader	O
that	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
was	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
Destroy	O
"	O
subgenre	O
including	O
games	O
like	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
Return	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Body	B-Application
Harvest	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Matt	O
Fox	O
of	O
The	O
Video	O
Games	O
Guide	O
put	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
lineage	O
with	O
Highway	B-Application
Encounter	I-Application
and	O
Lunar	B-Application
Jetman	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
a	O
multifaceted	O
game	O
that	O
melds	O
a	O
slick	O
vehicle	O
sim	O
and	O
a	O
mind-thumping	O
action/strategy	O
challenge	O
with	O
massive	O
destructive	O
force.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Schneider	O
said	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
was	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
games	O
and	O
an	O
excellent	O
display	O
of	O
Rare	O
's	O
potential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGM	O
named	O
it	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Most	O
Original	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
(	O
behind	O
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
)	O
at	O
their	O
1997	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
sold	O
close	O
to	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
remained	O
Metacritic	O
's	O
highest	O
ranked	O
1997	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
after	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
was	O
selected	O
as	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
May	O
1997	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
and	O
an	O
IGN	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
of	O
six	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
reviewers	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wakeley	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
designer	O
,	O
considered	O
making	O
a	O
sequel	O
as	O
an	O
action	B-Application
combat	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
thought	O
the	O
concepts	O
behind	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
had	O
been	O
fully	O
exhausted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Ellis	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
a	O
programmer	O
at	O
Rare	O
,	O
thought	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
to	O
be	O
among	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
most	O
underrated	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
though	O
its	O
physics	O
were	O
now	O
dated	O
,	O
he	O
continued	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
game	O
fun	O
enough	O
to	O
revisit	O
regularly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
30	O
Rare	O
titles	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
's	O
bonus	O
features	O
included	O
behind-the-scenes	O
interviews	O
with	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
was	O
a	O
standout	O
favorite	O
among	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
's	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
began	O
a	O
run	O
of	O
highly	O
praised	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
including	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
,	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
wrote	O
that	O
Rare	O
had	O
doubled	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
classic	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
and	O
was	O
an	O
important	O
alliance	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
industry	O
had	O
changed	O
,	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
designer	O
Martin	O
Wakeley	O
reflected	O
a	O
decade	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
1997	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Wakeley	O
said	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
would	O
rarely	O
entrust	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
a	O
project	O
like	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
to	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
four	O
recent	O
graduates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
and	O
IGN	O
(	O
2014	O
)	O
both	O
listed	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
in	O
the	O
bottom	O
halves	O
of	O
their	O
top	O
100	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
