Blinx: The Time Sweeper
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About the Game
Blinx: The Time Sweeper is a single-player 3D platform game. The story centers on Blinx, a feline time janitor employed by the Time Factory, an organization responsible for monitoring and repairing the flow of time across multiple worlds. When the Tom-Tom Gang, a group of pig-like thieves, begins stealing time crystals from World B1Q64 and kidnaps Princess Lena, time itself becomes unstable. With the fabric of reality in danger of collapsing, Blinx must venture into the corrupted world, defeat the monsters created by the stolen crystals, and restore the balance of time before it is too late.
Gameplay & Core Systems
Much of the gameplay revolves around navigating a series of linear stages where players collects time crystals, defeats enemies, and clears obstacles. Four crystals are needed to form a “hand,” which grants access to time-control powers. These powers mirror familiar media functions: pause halts enemies and hazards, rewind reverses events, fast-forward speeds up movement and traps, slow reduces everything to a crawl, and record allows Blinx to create a time clone that repeats his actions. Stages are built around puzzle-platforming and combat that require creative use of time powers. For example, rewinding may rebuild a collapsed bridge, while recording can allow a clone to hold down a switch while players passes through a gate.
Standout Features
- Blinx is armed with the Time Sweeper, a vacuum-like device that can suck up and launch trash as projectiles, as well as collect crystals and items.
- Crystals appear in multiple colors, and forming different combinations determines which powers can be activated.
- The game includes over thirty stages spread across nine themed worlds, each with distinct visual styles such as ruins, factories, and caves distorted by time anomalies.
- Enemies range from basic monsters to larger time-distorted bosses, all of which must be defeated or bypassed to reach the stage exit.
- Players are also bound by a strict time limit.
Presentation & Atmosphere
Audio support includes Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital 5.1.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Blinx: The Time Sweeper | Xbox.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Microsoft Corporation | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Artoon Co., Ltd. | United States | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | Microsoft Game Studios | United States | MobyGames |
| Cutscenes by | Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. | United States | MobyGames |
| Music Recording by | Power House, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Sound by | Wave Master Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Manual by | ArtSource | United States | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Volt Information Services, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Published by | Microsoft Corporation | Canada | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Artoon Co., Ltd. | Canada | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | Microsoft Game Studios | Canada | MobyGames |
| Cutscenes by | Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. | Canada | MobyGames |
| Music Recording by | Power House, Inc. | Canada | MobyGames |
| Sound by | Wave Master Inc. | Canada | MobyGames |
| Manual by | ArtSource | Canada | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Volt Information Services, Inc. | Canada | MobyGames |
| Published by | Microsoft Corporation | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Artoon Co., Ltd. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | Microsoft Game Studios | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Cutscenes by | Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Music Recording by | Power House, Inc. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Sound by | Wave Master Inc. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Volt Information Services, Inc. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Published by | Microsoft Corporation | France | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Artoon Co., Ltd. | France | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | Microsoft Game Studios | France | MobyGames |
| Cutscenes by | Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. | France | MobyGames |
| Music Recording by | Power House, Inc. | France | MobyGames |
| Sound by | Wave Master Inc. | France | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Volt Information Services, Inc. | France | MobyGames |
| Published by | Microsoft Corporation | Hong Kong | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Artoon Co., Ltd. | Hong Kong | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | Microsoft Game Studios | Hong Kong | MobyGames |
| Cutscenes by | Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. | Hong Kong | MobyGames |
| Music Recording by | Power House, Inc. | Hong Kong | MobyGames |
| Sound by | Wave Master Inc. | Hong Kong | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Volt Information Services, Inc. | Hong Kong | MobyGames |
| Published by | Microsoft Corporation | Japan | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Artoon Co., Ltd. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | Microsoft Game Studios | Japan | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Cutscenes by | Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Music Recording by | Power House, Inc. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Sound by | Wave Master Inc. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Volt Information Services, Inc. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Media Type | DVD-ROM | Xbox | MobyGames |
| Sound Capabilities | Dolby Digital | Xbox | MobyGames |
| Sound Capabilities | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Xbox | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1 Player | Xbox | MobyGames |
| Miscellaneous Attributes | Xbox 360 Compatible | Xbox | MobyGames |
| Original game disc count | 1 | North America | MobyGames |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-08 | United States | MobyGames |
| 2002-09-08 | Canada | MobyGames |
| 2002-11-08 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| 2002-11-08 | France | MobyGames |
| 2002-11-22 | Hong Kong | MobyGames |
| 2002-12-12 | Japan | MobyGames |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPC-A | 805529108516 | United States | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B00006IJIW | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 9569 | United States | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 805529108516 | Canada | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B00006IJIW | Canada | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 9569 | Canada | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 805529136748 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 805529136755 | France | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 4988648133945 | Japan | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 1490576739 | Japan | MobyGames |
Data by MobyGames.com
