Oscar back. Reception AirBlade received mixed reviews from critics. It received a score of 73.12% on GameRankings and 70/100 on Metacritic. Reviewers praised the tight controls and impressive graphics, with IGN claiming that the game was "a brilliant advertisement for the RenderWare graphics engine". However, 1UP.com and GameSpot both criticized the game's difficulty, mainly caused by the linearity of the challenges - if one task has not been achieved when the time runs out, the player is forced to restart the level and try them all again. References 2001 video games Criterion Games games Extreme sports video games Fantasy sports video games Multiplayer and single-player video games Namco games PlayStation 2 games PlayStation 2-only games RenderWare games Video games developed in the United Kingdom