Editing Blackthorne (section)

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 69% (GBA)<ref name="GR">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gba/562370-blackthorne/index.html |title=Blackthorne for Game Boy Advance |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=November 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430205341/https://www.gamerankings.com/gba/562370-blackthorne/index.html |archive-date=April 30, 2019}}</ref>
| MC = 67/100 (GBA)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/blackthorne/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance |title=Blackthorne for Game Boy Advance Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=November 5, 2019}}</ref>
| CGW = {{rating|2|5}} (DOS)<ref name=CWG>{{cite magazine |date=January 1995 |title=Fighting for the Prince's Crown |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_126.pdf |magazine=Computer Gaming World | last=Ardai | first=Charles | author-link=Charles Ardai |issue=126 |pages=168–170 |access-date=August 5, 2015}}</ref>
| EGM = 8/10 (SNES)<ref name="EGM62">{{cite magazine |title=Review Crew: Blackthorne |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |issue=62 |publisher=Sendai Publishing |date=September 1994 |page=28}}</ref>
| GSpot = 7/10 (GBA)<ref>{{cite web |first=Frank|last=Provo|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/blackthorne-review/1900-6081916/|title=Blackthorne Review |website=[[GameSpot]]|date=November 11, 2003}}</ref>
| IGN = 7.5/10 (GBA)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/09/24/blackthorne|title=Blackthorne Review |website=[[IGN]]|date=September 24, 2003}}</ref>
| NGen = {{rating|4|5}} (DOS, MAC)<ref name="NGen4"/><ref name="NGen26"/>
| Allgame = {{Rating|4|5}} (MAC)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25978&tab=review |title=Blackthorne (Macintosh) Review |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117012751/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25978&tab=review |archive-date=17 November 2014 }}</ref>
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''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' gave the SNES version their "Game of the Month" award, praising its dark tone, amazingly smooth animation, complex and intelligent gameplay, and the ability to kill prisoners after getting information from them.<ref name=EGM62/> ''[[GamePro]]'' gave the SNES version a positive review, calling it "''[[Flashback (1992 video game)|Flashback]]'' with an attitude". They particularly praised its detailed graphics and stronger emphasis on action over puzzle-solving as compared to similar games.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=ProReview: Blackthorne|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=72|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=September 1994|page=72}}</ref> ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' praised the game as "Total fun!" noting its animation and sound quality and stated that it had better play control than games like ''[[Another World (video game)|Out of This World]]'', ''[[Prince of Persia (1989 video game)|Prince of Persia]]'' and ''Flashback'' but was "still a bit slow".<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Nintendo Power]]|title=Now Playing|page=102|volume=64|date=September 1994}}</ref>

They gave the 32X version a positive review as well, remarking that "with a solid graphical overhaul, ''Blackthorne'' delivers where many of the 16-bit conversions flounder in the 32X library".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=ProReview: Blackthorne|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=85|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=October 1995|page=54}}</ref>

A reviewer for ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' called ''Blackthorne'' "one of the best arcade-style games the [PC] has ever seen", citing the accessible and intelligent gameplay, smooth animation, and the "dark feel of the game".<ref name=NGen4>{{cite magazine |title=Blackthorne |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=4|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]|date=April 1995|pages=90–91}}</ref> While noting that the game was over two years old by the time it was released for Macintosh, ''Next Generation'' gave this version a positive review as well, concluding that "at the very least, ''Blackthorne'' is one of the best—and only—action games to come out for the Macintosh in the last year".<ref name=NGen26>{{cite magazine|title=Blackthorne|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=26 |publisher=[[Imagine Media]]|date=February 1997|page=135}}</ref>

''IGN'' rated the game 90th on their "Top 100 SNES Games of All Time".<ref>{{Citation|title=Top 100 SNES Games of All Time - IGN.com|url=https://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-snes-games|language=en|access-date=2021-02-25}}</ref> In 2018, [[Complex Networks|''Complex'']] placed ''Blackthorne'' at 96th in their "The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Knight|first=Rich|date=April 30, 2018|title=The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-100-best-super-nintendo-games/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Complex|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116111038/http://www.complex.com:80/pop-culture/the-100-best-super-nintendo-games/ |archive-date=2018-01-16 }}</ref> In 1995, ''[[Total!]]'' ranked the game 49 on its Top 100 SNES Games, writing: "It's a bit like [[Flashback (1992 video game)|''Flashback'']], only it's more action based. This lack of puzzling elements makes it slightly less intriguing, but it delivers a whole heap of atmosphere."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=July 1995 |title=Top 100 SNES Games |url=https://archive.org/details/total-43/page/n45/mode/2up |journal=Total! |issue=43 |pages=46 |access-date=March 1, 2022}}</ref>