Sentences written about this title, gathered by type from the Japanese and English Wikipedia articles (as of 2026-8-30).
The game received generally positive reception from critics since its release in arcades and other platforms, most of which unanimously praised the colorful graphics.
AllGames 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.
Hobby Consolas Marcos García highly praised the technical presentation, colorful graphics, samba-style soundtrack, numerous secrets, bosses, gameplay and two-player co-op feature.
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.
Consolemanias Marco Auletta criticized the graphics and sound for being simplistic and bland respectively, as well as its gameplay for being frustrating.
Eurogamers Dan Whitehead criticized the visuals for being "crude and blotchy", recommending Super Mario Bros. 3 on the Wii's Virtual Console instead.
GameSpots Frank Provo praised the sound design and soundtrack but criticized the graphics and gameplay.
The MVS port was also distributed as the 1st title in ACA NEOGEO: on 2017-9-7 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, on 2018-6-29 for PC (Windows 10), and on 2022-5-26 for iOS and Android.
In the Neo Geo Game Twin Review carried out by Neo Geo Freak in the same magazine in 1997, it received 8 and 3, for 11 points.
In the Famitsu Cross Review,17/40 points.
Both the Neo Geo and Nintendo Switch versions hold a 48.75% and 50% respectively on the review aggregator GameRankings.
The game was first due for release early in 1991.
AllGames 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.
Eurogamers Dan Whitehead criticized the visuals for being "crude and blotchy", recommending Super Mario Bros. 3 on the Wii's Virtual Console instead.
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