# L.A. Blaster > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/L.A._Blaster > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/L.A._Blaster.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.A._Blaster > Source revision: 1291443307 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1997 video game 1997 video game L.A. Blaster Developer Cryo Interactive[1] Publisher CDV Software[1] Platform MS-DOS Release EU: 1997 Genre Shooter Mode Single-player ***L.A. Blaster*** is a 1997 shooter video game developed by [Cryo Interactive](/source/Cryo_Interactive) and published by [CDV Software](/source/CDV_Software) for the [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS). ## Gameplay Aliens have invaded Earth and the player is the only citizen left in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) in the year 2048. The objective is to shoot and destroy the aliens in a car equipped with weapons. There are six vehicles to choose from, each with different attributes. Every vehicle has the same weapon loadout: eight rockets and a machine gun with infinite ammunition.[1] Rocket ammunition can be replenished by spending cash before mission start.[2] The game supports [SVGA](/source/SVGA) and [VGA](/source/VGA) graphics modes.[3] ## Reception Reception Review scores Publication Score PC Games (DE) 21%[3] PC Joker 52%[4] PC Player 2/5[2] Power Play [de] 15%[1] *L.A. Blaster* received generally negative reviews from the German games press. The game was compared to *[MegaRace](/source/MegaRace)*, Cryo's previous racing game from 1993.[4][1] *[Power Play](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Power_Play_(magazine)&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Play_(Zeitschrift))]* described the controls imprecise, the gameplay monotonous and the presentation as something that inspires pity.[1] *[PC Joker](/source/PC_Joker)* said the graphics and sound are unspectacular and the car is difficult to control.[4] *[PC Player](/source/PC_Player_(German_magazine))* noted the graphics as decent but was less impressed with gameplay saying that avoiding the enemy projectiles is pure luck.[2] *[PC Games](/source/PC_Games)* commented that there is no variety to the gameplay and summarized the game as "a bore".[3] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-PP_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-PP_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-PP_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-PP_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-PP_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-PP_1-5) Gliss, Sascha (April 1997). ["Test - L.A. Blaster"](https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1997-04/page/16/mode/2up). *Power Play* (in German). No. 4/97. Magna Media. p. 107. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-PCP_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-PCP_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-PCP_2-2) Stoschek, Monika (April 1997). ["Spiele-Test - L.A. Blaster"](https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1997-04/page/n67/mode/2up). *[PC Player](/source/PC_Player_(German_magazine))* (in German). No. 4/97. p. 70. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-PCG_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-PCG_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-PCG_3-2) Stangl, Florian (April 1997). "Review - L.A. Blaster". *[PC Games](/source/PC_Games)* (in German). No. 4/97. [Computec Media GmbH](/source/Computec_Media_GmbH). p. 176. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-PCJ_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-PCJ_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-PCJ_4-2) ["Genre-Mix - L.A. Blaster"](https://archive.org/details/pcjoker-maerz-1997-images/page/94/mode/2up). *[PC Joker](/source/PC_Joker)* (in German). No. 4/97. Joker-Verlag. April 1997. p. 95. ## External links - [*L.A. Blaster*](https://www.mobygames.com/game//41025/la-blaster) at [MobyGames](/source/MobyGames) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [L.A. Blaster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.A._Blaster) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.A._Blaster?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.