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Find sources: "Chili Con Carnage" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 2007 video game Chili Con Carnage Developer Deadline Games Publisher Eidos Interactive Platform PlayStation Portable Release EU: February 16, 2007 AU: February 23, 2007 NA: February 27, 2007 Genres Third-person shooter, action Modes Single-player, multiplayer ***Chili Con Carnage*** is a 2007 action/adventure [third-person shooter](/source/Third-person_shooter) video game released exclusively for the [PlayStation Portable](/source/PlayStation_Portable). It was developed by [Deadline Games](/source/Deadline_Games) and published by [Sci Entertainment](/source/Sci_Entertainment) in Europe and by [Eidos](/source/Eidos_Interactive) in North America. Its predecessor *[Total Overdose](/source/Total_Overdose)* was released in 2005. Many reviews of the game classify it as both a sequel and a remake.[1][2] ## Story The player character is Ramiro "Ram" Cruz, an athletic wisecracker. Ramiro, after witnessing his father Ernesto being murdered (along with some [kittens](/source/Kittens), which were Ram's birthday present to his father) in a freak [combine harvester](/source/Combine_harvester) accident, wants revenge on the culprits responsible.[3] 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](/source/Free-roaming) option in the game.[3] ## Reception Reception Aggregate score Aggregator Score Metacritic 74/100[4] Review scores Publication Score 1Up.com B−[5] Eurogamer 7/10[6] Game Informer 7/10[7] GameSpot 7.4/10[8] GameSpy [9] GameTrailers 7.2/10[10] GameZone 7.9/10[11] IGN (UK) 8/10[3] (US) 7.7/10[12] PlayStation: The Official Magazine 7/10[13] X-Play [14] The game received average reviews, a bit more favorable than *Total Overdose*, according to the [review aggregation](/source/Review_aggregator) website [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic).[4] ## See also - *[Total Overdose](/source/Total_Overdose)* ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["PSP Fanboy review: Chili Con Carnage"](https://www.engadget.com/2007-03-23-psp-fanboy-review-chili-con-carnage.html). March 23, 2007. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220810234737/https://www.engadget.com/2007-03-23-psp-fanboy-review-chili-con-carnage.html) from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Chili Con Carnage Review"](https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/27/chili-con-carnage-review). February 27, 2007. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220811203131/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/27/chili-con-carnage-review) from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-IGNUK_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-IGNUK_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-IGNUK_3-2) Simmons, Alex (February 12, 2007). ["Chili Con Carnage UK Review"](http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/12/chili-con-carnage-uk-review). *[IGN](/source/IGN)*. [Ziff Davis](/source/Ziff_Davis). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180322082439/http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/12/chili-con-carnage-uk-review) from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-MC_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-MC_4-1) ["Chili Con Carnage for PSP Reviews"](https://www.metacritic.com/game/chili-con-carnage/critic-reviews/?platform=psp). *[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)*. [CBS Interactive](/source/CBS_Interactive). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180227202529/http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/chili-con-carnage) from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Suttner, Nick (May 8, 2007). ["Chili Con Carnage"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160618021806/http://www.1up.com/reviews/chili-con-carnage). *[1UP.com](/source/1UP.com)*. Ziff Davis. Archived from [the original](http://www.1up.com/reviews/chili-con-carnage) on June 18, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Smith, Quintin (February 23, 2007). ["Chili Con Carnage"](https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/chili-con-carnage-review). *[Eurogamer](/source/Eurogamer)*. Gamer Network. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180322082231/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/chili-con-carnage-review) from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Bertz, Matt (April 2007). ["Chili Con Carnage"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080119074515/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/F1D2E1C3-7D43-4F8D-95BE-67EE396FC12C.htm). *[Game Informer](/source/Game_Informer)*. No. 168. [GameStop](/source/GameStop). Archived from [the original](http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/F1D2E1C3-7D43-4F8D-95BE-67EE396FC12C.htm) on January 19, 2008. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Navarro, Alex (February 27, 2007). ["Chili Con Carnage Review"](https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/chili-con-carnage-review/1900-6166513/). *[GameSpot](/source/GameSpot)*. CBS Interactive. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180322081824/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/chili-con-carnage-review/1900-6166513/) from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Villoria, Gerald (March 19, 2007). ["GameSpy: Chili Con Carnage"](http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/chili-con-carnage/774066p1.html). *[GameSpy](/source/GameSpy)*. Ziff Davis. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171120111154/http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/chili-con-carnage/774066p1.html) from the original on November 20, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Chili Con Carnage Review"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090318102510/http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=4149). *[GameTrailers](/source/GameTrailers)*. [Viacom](/source/Viacom_(2005%E2%80%93present)). May 2, 2007. Archived from [the original](http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=4149) on March 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Zacarias, Eduardo (March 16, 2007). ["Chili Con Carnage Review"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081004222021/http://psp.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r30932.htm). *GameZone*. Archived from [the original](http://psp.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r30932.htm) on October 4, 2008. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Roper, Chris (February 27, 2007). ["Chili Con Carnage Review"](http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/27/chili-con-carnage-review). *IGN*. Ziff Davis. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180322082554/http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/27/chili-con-carnage-review) from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** "Review: Chili Con Carnage". *[PSM](/source/PlayStation%3A_The_Official_Magazine)*. [Future US](/source/Future_US). April 2007. p. 86. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** D'Aprile, Jason (April 6, 2007). ["Chili Con Carnage"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070526205138/http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1469/Chili_Con_Carnage_.html). *[X-Play](/source/X-Play)*. [G4 Media](/source/G4_Media_(TV_company)). Archived from [the original](http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1469/Chili_Con_Carnage_.html) on May 26, 2007. Retrieved March 21, 2018. ## External links - [*Chili Con Carnage*](https://www.mobygames.com/game//psp/chili-con-carnage) at [MobyGames](/source/MobyGames) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Chili Con Carnage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili_Con_Carnage) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili_Con_Carnage?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.