Charlie Blast's Territory

It's probably BEST tosteer clear of Charlie Blast's Territory. This otherwise unique puzzle game is severely plagued by deficient music, average graphics, and slow gameplay.

In CBT, you must blow up islands by creating a chain reaction of explosions. Players must make Charlie push rocks out of the way in order to place dynamite of varying intensities.

This may sound easy, but the challenge increases with every level. Unfortunately, you must also endure the sterile music and the frustrating controls. Both the analog and digital controls are maddeningly sensitive and often cause Charlie to inadvertently move something. The graphics are colorful, but after a while, the sights become as repetitive as the gameplay.

Charlie Blasts Territory offers gamers a decent challenge, but it's just too slow. The multiplayer games provide some salvation as you try to blow up your friends, but Bomberman this ain't! Gamers wanting explosive action should look elsewhere.

Cross a bit of Bomber-man with a drop of Wetrix and you'll get Charlie Blast's Challenge, Kemco's new puzzler for the N64. As Demolition Expert First Class Charlie you'll have to figure out how to destroy the dams constructed in Rainbow Valley Lake and its rivers by the evil King of Industry. Multiplayer mode calls for an even more complex strategy. This blast-packed game spans five worlds for a total of 60 puzzles.