Blockout

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Blockout
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU), Sega (JP)
Developer:
Genre: Puzzle

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code

Blockout (ブロックアウト) is a puzzle game developed by California Dreams and published by Electronic Arts for the Sega Mega Drive in 1991. It has also been released for other consoles and computers.

The game can be seen almost as "3D Tetris". The game has a top-down perspective, with the primary objective being to clear "floors" rather than lines. Like Tetris, the player is given a series of shapes made up of cubes, which can be rotated on all three axes. Also like Tetris, if the player's pieces reach the top of the screen (i.e. some floors have gaps in them), the player will lose.

The formula behind Blockout has been recycled and rebranded numerous times, just like Tetris.

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
91 №1, p68/69[1]
86 №116, p52/53[2]
82 №1, p46/55[3]
85 №19, p189
81 №5, p63
67 №9, p19
65 №11, p83
91 №1, p76[4]
88 №20, p113
91 №9, p36/37[5]
69 №12, p48[6]
89 №21, p22/23
100 №23, p52
76 №18, p64
Sega Mega Drive
83
Based on
14 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[7]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
65
[8]
Console XS (UK) PAL
76
[9]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[10]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
86
[2]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
68
[11]
Game Mania (UK)
91
[12]
Gamers (DE)
67
[13]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[14]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
82
[3]
Joystick (FR) PAL
85
[15]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
81
[16]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
59
[17]
Mega (UK) PAL
67
[18]
Mega (UK) PAL
65
[19]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
70
[20]
MegaTech (UK)
91
[4]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
91
[21]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
88
[22]
Mean Machines (UK)
91
[23]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
91
[24]
Power Play (DE)
74
[25]
Raze (UK) PAL
69
[6]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
89
[26]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
100
[27]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
76
[28]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
60
[29]
Tilt (FR)
70
[30]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
78
[31]
Video Games (DE)
75
[32]
Sega Mega Drive
76
Based on
30 reviews

Blockout

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, JP
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Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
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Tetris and Tetris-like games for Sega systems/developed by Sega
Sega: Tetris (1989) | Flash Point (Mega Drive) (1989) | Bloxeed (1989) | Sega Tetris (1999) | Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 28: Tetris Collection (2006) | Tetris Giant (2010) | Puyo Puyo Tetris (2014) | Tetris (2019) | Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (2020)
Third-Party: Blockout (1991) | Tetris Plus (1996) | Tetris S (1996) | Tetris 4D (1998) | The Next Tetris: On-Line Edition (2000) | Tetris Kiwamemichi (2004) | Tetris The Grand Master 4: The Masters of Round (unreleased)
Unlicensed: Super Columns (1990) | Super Tetris (19xx) | Flashpoint (19xx)
Tetris related media
Music
Tetremix (1989) | Flash Point/Bloxeed (1990) | New Century (2006) | Puyo Puyo Tetris 1 & 2 Original Soundtrack (2020)
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  5. File:MeanMachines UK 09.pdf, page 36
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  7. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 56
  8. Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1991" (JP; 1991-10-08), page 38
  9. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 127
  10. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 36
  11. Famitsu, "1991-11-08" (JP; 1991-10-25), page 38
  12. Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  13. Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 101
  14. Hippon Super, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-05), page 88
  15. Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 189
  16. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 63
  17. Mega Drive Fan, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 101
  18. Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 19
  19. Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 83
  20. Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-13), page 84
  21. MegaTech, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-20), page 49
  22. MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 113
  23. Mean Machines, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-29), page 68
  24. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
  25. Power Play, "8/91" (DE; 1991-07-1x), page 128
  26. Sega Power, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-04), page 22
  27. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52
  28. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
  29. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  30. Tilt, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-xx), page 86
  31. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 27
  32. Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 87