{{Short description|2007 video game}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}} {{for|the Western subgenre|chili con carnage}} {{more citations needed|date=February 2011}} {{Infobox video game | title = Chili Con Carnage | image = Chili Con Carnage.jpg | developer = [[Deadline Games]] | publisher = [[Eidos Interactive]] | designer = | released = {{vgrelease|EU|February 16, 2007|AUS|February 23, 2007|NA|February 27, 2007}} | genre = [[Third-person shooter]], [[Action game|action]] | modes = [[Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] | platforms = [[PlayStation Portable]] }} '''''Chili Con Carnage''''' is a 2007 action/adventure [[third-person shooter]] video game released exclusively for the [[PlayStation Portable]]. It was developed by [[Deadline Games]] and published by [[Sci Entertainment]] in Europe and by [[Eidos Interactive|Eidos]] in North America. Its predecessor ''[[Total Overdose]]'' was released in 2005. Many reviews of the game classify it as both a sequel and a remake.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2007-03-23-psp-fanboy-review-chili-con-carnage.html |title=PSP Fanboy review: Chili Con Carnage |date=March 23, 2007 |access-date=April 29, 2020 |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810234737/https://www.engadget.com/2007-03-23-psp-fanboy-review-chili-con-carnage.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/27/chili-con-carnage-review |title=Chili Con Carnage Review |date=February 27, 2007 |access-date=April 29, 2020 |archive-date=August 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811203131/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/27/chili-con-carnage-review |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Story== The player character is Ramiro "Ram" Cruz, an athletic wisecracker. Ramiro, after witnessing his father Ernesto being murdered (along with some [[kittens]], which were Ram's birthday present to his father) in a freak [[combine harvester]] accident, wants revenge on the culprits responsible.<ref name=IGNUK>{{cite web |last=Simmons |first=Alex |date=February 12, 2007 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/12/chili-con-carnage-uk-review |title=Chili Con Carnage UK Review |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |access-date=March 21, 2018 |archive-date=March 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322082439/http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/12/chili-con-carnage-uk-review |url-status=live }}</ref> The player fights with drug lords, corrupt bandits, femme fatales, crooked mercenaries, and ritualistic zombies. In between missions the player can choose to play mini games, in each of which the player is dropped right into the middle of a situation and must complete a number of moves with a limited number of enemies, or beat a set score in a limited amount of time. There is no [[free-roaming]] option in the game.<ref name=IGNUK/>
==Reception== {{Video game reviews | MC = 74/100<ref name=MC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/chili-con-carnage/critic-reviews/?platform=psp |title=Chili Con Carnage for PSP Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=March 21, 2018 |archive-date=February 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227202529/http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/chili-con-carnage |url-status=live }}</ref> | 1UP = B−<ref>{{cite web |last=Suttner |first=Nick |date=May 8, 2007 |url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/chili-con-carnage |title=Chili Con Carnage |website=[[1UP.com]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618021806/http://www.1up.com/reviews/chili-con-carnage |archivedate=June 18, 2016 |url-status=dead |accessdate=March 21, 2018}}</ref> | EuroG = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Quintin |date=February 23, 2007 |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/chili-con-carnage-review |title=Chili Con Carnage |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=Gamer Network |accessdate=March 21, 2018 |archive-date=March 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322082231/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/chili-con-carnage-review |url-status=live }}</ref> | GI = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Bertz |first=Matt |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/F1D2E1C3-7D43-4F8D-95BE-67EE396FC12C.htm |title=Chili Con Carnage |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop]] |issue=168 |date=April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119074515/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/F1D2E1C3-7D43-4F8D-95BE-67EE396FC12C.htm |archive-date=January 19, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=March 21, 2018}}</ref> | GSpot = 7.4/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Navarro |first=Alex |date=February 27, 2007 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/chili-con-carnage-review/1900-6166513/ |title=Chili Con Carnage Review |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=March 21, 2018 |archive-date=March 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322081824/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/chili-con-carnage-review/1900-6166513/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | GSpy = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Villoria |first=Gerald |date=March 19, 2007 |url=http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/chili-con-carnage/774066p1.html |title=GameSpy: Chili Con Carnage |website=[[GameSpy]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=March 21, 2018 |archive-date=November 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120111154/http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/chili-con-carnage/774066p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | GT = 7.2/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=4149 |title=Chili Con Carnage Review |website=[[GameTrailers]] |publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]] |date=May 2, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318102510/http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=4149 |archivedate=March 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |accessdate=March 21, 2018}}</ref> | GameZone = 7.9/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Zacarias |first=Eduardo |date=March 16, 2007 |url=http://psp.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r30932.htm |title=Chili Con Carnage Review |website=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004222021/http://psp.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r30932.htm |archivedate=October 4, 2008 |url-status=dead |accessdate=March 21, 2018}}</ref> | IGN = (UK) 8/10<ref name=IGNUK/><br />(US) 7.7/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Roper |first=Chris |date=February 27, 2007 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/27/chili-con-carnage-review |title=Chili Con Carnage Review |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=March 21, 2018 |archive-date=March 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322082554/http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/27/chili-con-carnage-review |url-status=live }}</ref> | PSM = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Review: Chili Con Carnage |magazine=[[PlayStation: The Official Magazine|PSM]] |publisher=[[Future US]] |date=April 2007 |page=86}}</ref> | XPlay = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=D'Aprile |first=Jason |date=April 6, 2007 |url=http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1469/Chili_Con_Carnage_.html |title=Chili Con Carnage |website=[[X-Play]] |publisher=[[G4 Media (TV company)|G4 Media]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526205138/http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1469/Chili_Con_Carnage_.html |archivedate=May 26, 2007 |url-status=dead |accessdate=March 21, 2018}}</ref> }}
The game received average reviews, a bit more favorable than ''Total Overdose'', according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MC/>
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==See also== * ''[[Total Overdose]]''
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{moby game|id=/psp/chili-con-carnage}}
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