Blade & Barrel

Blade & Barrel is a cancelled Nintendo 64 game from Kemco and Software Creations. It is known as Ultra Combat in the US. Blade & Barrel is the Japanese title.

Gameplay
There are 20 levels, each with a common objective: destroy everything. Destroy buildings and tanks but don't be destroyed yourself.

Multiplayer was a big draw to the game. Four players can duke it out at once in city arenas. Unfortunately it is limited to one person flying, the other person shooting.



Cancellation
Blade & Barrel did not receive great praise at Nintendo's Shoshinkai event. Attendees criticised the graphics, controls, and gameplay. The game was delayed further to overhaul the game.

By late 1997 the game was abandoned. Kemco took elements from the game and made Knife Edge: Nose Gunner.

Video
Clip from the VHS tape that came with issue 1 of N64 magazine