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Blue's Journey

February 10, 2023

Blue's Journey[a] is a side-scrolling platform game released by Alpha Denshi in 1990 on SNK's Neo Geo MVS arcade system and their AES home system. It was ported to the Neo Geo CD in 1994.[1][2] It was rereleased on the Wii's Virtual Console in Europe on November 9, 2007, followed by North America on November 12, 2007.

Blue's Journey
Developer(s)Alpha Denshi
Publisher(s)
Alpha Denshi
  • Neo Geo CD
Designer(s)Takashi Hatono
Yohko Igarashi
Programmer(s)Osamu Iijima
Yuji Noguchi
Artist(s)Hideyuki Yamada
Kazushige Hakamata
Composer(s)Yuka Watanabe
Platform(s)
Release
1990
  • Arcade
    • WW: 31 December 1990
    Neo Geo AES
    • JP: 1 July 1991
    • NA: 1 July 1991
    • EU: 1 July 1991
    Neo Geo CD
    • JP: 31 October 1994
    • NA: October 1996
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player, co-op
Arcade systemNeo Geo MVS

Gameplay

 
Gameplay screenshot

Blue has the ability to stun enemies, pick them up and throw them as projectiles. He can also shrink himself down in order to access hidden areas. A second player can take control of a unnamed green palette swap of Blue.[3][4][5]

Plot

In the game the player controls a heroic young man named Blue who was sent by Princess Fa to save the peaceful planet of Raguy. The planet is inhabited by insect people (Insectarians) and Blue is in love with the Princess Fa. It has been invaded by the evil Daruma Empire, who plans on consuming the planet's resources and polluting it.

There are several endings different endings in the game depending on certain events such as whether or not the player defeated their rival.[6]

Development and release

Reception

RePlay reported Blue's Journey to be the sixth most-popular arcade game at the time.[20] The game received generally positive reception from critics since its release in arcades and other platforms,[21][22][23] most of which unanimously praised the colorful graphics.[24][25][26] Both the Neo Geo and Nintendo Switch versions hold a 48.75% and 50% respectively on the review aggregator GameRankings.[7][8] AllGame's Kyle Knight praised the "cutesy" and colorful graphics when compared to other systems released at the time such as the Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Genesis, as well as the multiple pathways but ultimately regarded its gameplay as average, noting that it lacked difficulty.[9] Consoles Plus' Pingos and Badin highly commended the presentation for being varied, simple controls and multiple paths but noted that the music was repetitive.[27] GameFan and GamePro gave high remarks the colorful visuals, music, characters, gameplay and controls but Andrew Cockburn of the former publication noted its short length.[11][12]

Hobby Consolas' Marcos García highly praised the technical presentation, colorful graphics, samba-style soundtrack, numerous secrets, bosses, gameplay and two-player co-op feature.[14] Joypad's Alain Huyghues-Lacour and Seb, as well as Joystick Jean-Marc Demoly, noted its low difficulty level but commended the animated graphics, controls and audio.[16][28] Player One's Cyril Drevet gave positive remarks to the colorful graphics, sprite animations, sound, difficulty and longevity.[29] Tilt's Laurent Defrance and Jean-Michel Maman regarded it as a cross between Marvel Land and Sonic the Hedgehog, while Génération 4's Frank Ladoire also drew comparison with Super Mario Bros.. Both publications praised the colorful graphics, fluid animations, responsive controls and soundtrack, with both Defrance and Maman stating that Blue's Journey was an original and varied adventure-platform game.[19][30] Consolemania's Marco Auletta criticized the graphics and sound for being simplistic and bland respectively, as well as its gameplay for being frustrating.[31]

In recent years, Blue's Journey has been met with a more mixed reception from critics.[17][18] Eurogamer's Dan Whitehead criticized the visuals for being "crude and blotchy", recommending Super Mario Bros. 3 on the Wii's Virtual Console instead.[10] GameSpot's Frank Provo praised the sound design and sountrack but criticized the graphics and gameplay.[13] IGN's Lucas M. Thomas regarded the title as a passable platform game.[15] In 2014, HobbyConsolas identified it as one of the twenty best games for the Neo Geo AES.[32]

Notes

  1. ^ Also known as Raguy (Japanese: ラギ, Hepburn: Ragi) in Japan.

References

  1. ^ "Oh! Neo Geo Vol. 11 - ラギ". Beep! Mega Drive (in Japanese). No. 46. SoftBank Creative. July 1993. p. 142.
  2. ^ "Neo•Geo CD: The Arcade In A Box - Blue´s Journey". GamePro. No. Premiere Supplement. IDG. Spring 1996. p. 104.
  3. ^ "VG: Raguy". Beep! Mega Drive (in Japanese). No. 18. SoftBank Creative. March 1991. pp. 132–133.
  4. ^ Blue's Journey user's manual (Neo Geo AES, US)
  5. ^ IGN review
  6. ^ "ラギ". SNK OFFICIAL WEBSITE JP. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Blue's Journey for NeoGeo". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. 2019. from the original on 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  8. ^ a b "ACA NeoGeo: Blue's Journey for Nintendo Switch". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. 2019. from the original on 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  9. ^ a b Knight, Kyle (1998). "Blue's Journey (Neo Geo Advanced Entertainment System) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. from the original on 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  10. ^ a b Whitehead, Dan (November 19, 2007). "Virtual Console Roundup - Super Mario Bros. 3, Blue's Journey, Power Golf and Alien Soldier". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. from the original on 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  11. ^ a b Halverson, Dave; Brody; Stratton, Tom; Cockburn, Andrew (January 1993). "Viewpoint - Neo Geo - Blues Journey". GameFan. Vol. 1, no. 3. DieHard Gamers Club. p. 13.
  12. ^ a b "Neo Geo For Real! - Previously Played... - Blue's Journey". GamePro. No. 30. IDG. January 1992. p. 103.
  13. ^ a b Provo, Frank (December 13, 2007). "Blue's Journey Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. from the original on 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  14. ^ a b García, Marcos (August 1992). "Neo Geo - Blue's Journey - El País De Las Maravillas". Hobby Consolas (in Spanish). No. 11. Hobby Press. pp. 56–59. from the original on 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  15. ^ a b M. Thomas, Lucas (November 21, 2007). "Blue's Journey Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. from the original on 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  16. ^ a b Demoly, Jean-Marc (November 1991). "Tests - Neo Geo - Blue's Journey". Joystick (in French). No. 21. Sipress. p. 134.
  17. ^ a b McFerran, Damien (November 10, 2007). "Blue's Journey Review (Neo Geo)". Nintendo Life. Nlife Media. from the original on 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  18. ^ a b Frear, Dave (September 11, 2017). "Blue's Journey Review (Switch eShop / Neo Geo)". Nintendo Life. Nlife Media. from the original on 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  19. ^ a b Defrance, Laurent; Maman, Jean-Michel (November 1991). "Hits - Raguy -- NEO GEO". Tilt (in French). No. 95. Editions Mondiales S.A. pp. 63–64.
  20. ^ "The Player's Choice - Top Games Now in Operation, Based on Earnings-Opinion Poll of Operators: Best Software". RePlay. Vol. 16, no. 10. RePlay Publishing, Inc. July 1991. p. 4.
  21. ^ "VG: ラギ". Beep! Mega Drive (in Japanese). No. 15. SoftBank Creative. December 1990. p. 141. from the original on 2020-06-06. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  22. ^ Knauf, Andreas (January 1992). "News - Neo Geo - Blue's Journey". Video Games (in German). No. 5. Future-Verlag. pp. 10–12. from the original on 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  23. ^ Yanma; Itabashi (July 1992). "Super Soft 大特集 - 今、『NEO・GEO』がおもしろい！: ラギ". Micom BASIC Magazine (in Japanese). No. 121. The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation. p. 208.
  24. ^ Noak, Philipp; Hellert, Stefan (August 1993). "Special - Neo Geo - Blues Journey". Mega Fun (in German). No. 11. Computec. pp. 28–30. from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  25. ^ "NEO GEO GAMES CROSS REVIEW: ラギ". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 332. ASCII. 28 April 1995. p. 22.
  26. ^ "NF編集部にまる - ネオジオゲームㇱインレビュー: ラギ". Neo Geo Freak (in Japanese). No. 25. Geibunsha. June 1997. pp. 124–128.
  27. ^ Pingos; Badin (October 1991). "Neo Geo Review - Raguy". Consoles + (in French). No. 2. M.E.R.7. pp. 66–67.
  28. ^ Huyghues-Lacour, Alain; Seb (November 1991). "Test - Neo Geo - Blue's Journey". Joypad (in French). No. 2. Yellow Media. pp. 128–129. from the original on 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  29. ^ Drevet, Cyril (November 1991). "Dossier: La NÉO GÉO brille de tous ses feux - Blue's Journey". Player One (in French). No. 14. Média Système Édition. p. 95.
  30. ^ Ladoire, Frank (November 1991). "Console Test – Blue's Journey – Neo-Geo". Génération 4 (in French). No. 38. Computec Media France. pp. 216–217. from the original on 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  31. ^ Auletta, Marco (October 1992). "Blue's Journey (Neo Geo)". Consolemania (in Italian). No. 12. Xenia Edizioni. pp. 92–93.
  32. ^ Alonso, Álvaro (February 12, 2014). "Reportaje: Los 20 mejores juegos de Neo Geo (AES)". HobbyConsolas (in Spanish). Axel Springer SE. from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2023-02-06.

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Blue s Journey a is a side scrolling platform game released by Alpha Denshi in 1990 on SNK s Neo Geo MVS arcade system and their AES home system It was ported to the Neo Geo CD in 1994 1 2 It was rereleased on the Wii s Virtual Console in Europe on November 9 2007 followed by North America on November 12 2007 Blue s JourneyDeveloper s Alpha DenshiPublisher s Alpha Denshi Neo Geo CDJP ADKNA SNKDesigner s Takashi HatonoYohko IgarashiProgrammer s Osamu IijimaYuji NoguchiArtist s Hideyuki YamadaKazushige HakamataComposer s Yuka WatanabePlatform s Arcade Neo Geo AES Neo Geo CDRelease1990 ArcadeWW 31 December 1990 Neo Geo AESJP 1 July 1991NA 1 July 1991EU 1 July 1991 Neo Geo CDJP 31 October 1994NA October 1996Genre s PlatformMode s Single player co opArcade systemNeo Geo MVS Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 3 Development and release 4 Reception 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksGameplay Edit Gameplay screenshot This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it July 2019 Blue has the ability to stun enemies pick them up and throw them as projectiles He can also shrink himself down in order to access hidden areas A second player can take control of a unnamed green palette swap of Blue 3 4 5 Plot EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it July 2019 In the game the player controls a heroic young man named Blue who was sent by Princess Fa to save the peaceful planet of Raguy The planet is inhabited by insect people Insectarians and Blue is in love with the Princess Fa It has been invaded by the evil Daruma Empire who plans on consuming the planet s resources and polluting it There are several endings different endings in the game depending on certain events such as whether or not the player defeated their rival 6 Development and release EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it July 2019 Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreGameRankings NG 48 75 7 NS 50 8 Review scoresPublicationScoreAllGame NG 9 Eurogamer Wii 5 10 10 GameFan NG 368 400 11 GamePro NG 24 25 12 GameSpot Wii 3 5 10 13 HobbyConsolas NG 92 100 14 IGN Wii 6 0 10 15 Joystick NG 92 16 Nintendo Life Wii 5 10 17 NS 5 10 18 Tilt NG 17 20 19 RePlay reported Blue s Journey to be the sixth most popular arcade game at the time 20 The game received generally positive reception from critics since its release in arcades and other platforms 21 22 23 most of which unanimously praised the colorful graphics 24 25 26 Both the Neo Geo and Nintendo Switch versions hold a 48 75 and 50 respectively on the review aggregator GameRankings 7 8 AllGame s Kyle Knight praised the cutesy and colorful graphics when compared to other systems released at the time such as the Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Genesis as well as the multiple pathways but ultimately regarded its gameplay as average noting that it lacked difficulty 9 Consoles Plus Pingos and Badin highly commended the presentation for being varied simple controls and multiple paths but noted that the music was repetitive 27 GameFan and GamePro gave high remarks the colorful visuals music characters gameplay and controls but Andrew Cockburn of the former publication noted its short length 11 12 Hobby Consolas Marcos Garcia highly praised the technical presentation colorful graphics samba style soundtrack numerous secrets bosses gameplay and two player co op feature 14 Joypad s Alain Huyghues Lacour and Seb as well as Joystick Jean Marc Demoly noted its low difficulty level but commended the animated graphics controls and audio 16 28 Player One s Cyril Drevet gave positive remarks to the colorful graphics sprite animations sound difficulty and longevity 29 Tilt s Laurent Defrance and Jean Michel Maman regarded it as a cross between Marvel Land and Sonic the Hedgehog while Generation 4 s Frank Ladoire also drew comparison with Super Mario Bros Both publications praised the colorful graphics fluid animations responsive controls and soundtrack with both Defrance and Maman stating that Blue s Journey was an original and varied adventure platform game 19 30 Consolemania s Marco Auletta criticized the graphics and sound for being simplistic and bland respectively as well as its gameplay for being frustrating 31 In recent years Blue s Journey has been met with a more mixed reception from critics 17 18 Eurogamer s Dan Whitehead criticized the visuals for being crude and blotchy recommending Super Mario Bros 3 on the Wii s Virtual Console instead 10 GameSpot s Frank Provo praised the sound design and sountrack but criticized the graphics and gameplay 13 IGN s Lucas M Thomas regarded the title as a passable platform game 15 In 2014 HobbyConsolas identified it as one of the twenty best games for the Neo Geo AES 32 Notes Edit Also known as Raguy Japanese ラギ Hepburn Ragi in Japan References Edit Oh Neo Geo Vol 11 ラギ Beep Mega Drive in Japanese No 46 SoftBank Creative July 1993 p 142 Neo Geo CD The Arcade In A Box Blue s Journey GamePro No Premiere Supplement IDG Spring 1996 p 104 VG Raguy Beep Mega Drive in Japanese No 18 SoftBank Creative March 1991 pp 132 133 Blue s Journey user s manual Neo Geo AES US IGN review ラギ SNK OFFICIAL WEBSITE JP Retrieved September 28 2020 a b Blue s Journey for NeoGeo GameRankings CBS Interactive 2019 Archived from the original on 2019 07 21 Retrieved 2019 07 21 a b ACA NeoGeo Blue s Journey for Nintendo Switch GameRankings CBS Interactive 2019 Archived from the original on 2019 07 21 Retrieved 2019 07 21 a b Knight Kyle 1998 Blue s Journey Neo Geo Advanced Entertainment System Review AllGame All Media Network Archived from the original on 2014 11 15 Retrieved 2019 07 21 a b Whitehead Dan November 19 2007 Virtual Console Roundup Super Mario Bros 3 Blue s Journey Power Golf and Alien Soldier Eurogamer Gamer Network Archived from the original on 2019 04 25 Retrieved 2019 07 21 a b Halverson Dave Brody Stratton Tom Cockburn Andrew January 1993 Viewpoint Neo Geo Blues Journey GameFan Vol 1 no 3 DieHard Gamers Club p 13 a b Neo Geo For Real Previously Played Blue s Journey GamePro No 30 IDG January 1992 p 103 a b Provo Frank December 13 2007 Blue s Journey Review GameSpot CBS Interactive Archived from the original on 2019 07 21 Retrieved 2019 07 21 a b Garcia Marcos August 1992 Neo Geo Blue s Journey El Pais De Las Maravillas Hobby Consolas in Spanish No 11 Hobby Press pp 56 59 Archived from the original on 2021 01 13 Retrieved 2021 01 13 a b M Thomas Lucas November 21 2007 Blue s Journey Review IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on 2019 07 21 Retrieved 2019 07 21 a b Demoly Jean Marc November 1991 Tests Neo Geo Blue s Journey Joystick in French No 21 Sipress p 134 a b McFerran Damien November 10 2007 Blue s Journey Review Neo Geo Nintendo Life Nlife Media Archived from the original on 2019 07 21 Retrieved 2019 07 21 a b Frear Dave September 11 2017 Blue s Journey Review Switch eShop Neo Geo Nintendo Life Nlife Media Archived from the original on 2019 07 21 Retrieved 2019 07 21 a b Defrance Laurent Maman Jean Michel November 1991 Hits Raguy NEO GEO Tilt in French No 95 Editions Mondiales S A pp 63 64 The Player s Choice Top Games Now in Operation Based on Earnings Opinion Poll of Operators Best Software RePlay Vol 16 no 10 RePlay Publishing Inc July 1991 p 4 VG ラギ Beep Mega Drive in Japanese No 15 SoftBank Creative December 1990 p 141 Archived from the original on 2020 06 06 Retrieved 2021 01 13 Knauf Andreas January 1992 News Neo Geo Blue s Journey Video Games in German No 5 Future Verlag pp 10 12 Archived from the original on 2021 01 06 Retrieved 2021 01 13 Yanma Itabashi July 1992 Super Soft 大特集 今 NEO GEO がおもしろい ラギ Micom BASIC Magazine in Japanese No 121 The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation p 208 Noak Philipp Hellert Stefan August 1993 Special Neo Geo Blues Journey Mega Fun in German No 11 Computec pp 28 30 Archived from the original on 2018 10 21 Retrieved 2019 07 21 NEO GEO GAMES CROSS REVIEW ラギ Famitsu in Japanese No 332 ASCII 28 April 1995 p 22 NF編集部にまる ネオジオゲームㇱインレビュー ラギ Neo Geo Freak in Japanese No 25 Geibunsha June 1997 pp 124 128 Pingos Badin October 1991 Neo Geo Review Raguy Consoles in French No 2 M E R 7 pp 66 67 Huyghues Lacour Alain Seb November 1991 Test Neo Geo Blue s Journey Joypad in French No 2 Yellow Media pp 128 129 Archived from the original on 2017 09 17 Retrieved 2021 01 13 Drevet Cyril November 1991 Dossier La NEO GEO brille de tous ses feux Blue s Journey Player One in French No 14 Media Systeme Edition p 95 Ladoire Frank November 1991 Console Test Blue s Journey Neo Geo Generation 4 in French No 38 Computec Media France pp 216 217 Archived from the original on 2021 01 13 Retrieved 2021 01 13 Auletta Marco October 1992 Blue s Journey Neo Geo Consolemania in Italian No 12 Xenia Edizioni pp 92 93 Alonso Alvaro February 12 2014 Reportaje Los 20 mejores juegos de Neo Geo AES HobbyConsolas in Spanish Axel Springer SE Archived from the original on 2014 03 02 Retrieved 2023 02 06 External links EditBlue s Journey at GameFAQs Blue s Journey at 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