Original Xbox mascot in a time-manipulation platformer. The concept of rewinding and fast-forwarding time was innovative for its era. Uneven gameplay but visually impressive. A historical document of Xbox's attempt to have its own mascot.
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Platformer1 player3+
Description
Blinx, a Time Corp agent, repairs temporal distortions caused by time pirates threatening to destroy reality. Published by Microsoft Game Studios, released in 2002 in the United States, Europe, and Japan. Xbox exclusive with a groundbreaking time-manipulation mechanic, 16 levels, 80 types of enemies, and a collection of 400 time crystals.
Blinx - The Time Sweeper review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾6,2 GB📅12/12/2002
Published by Microsoft Game Studios
Blinx - The Time Sweeper (Xbox) price, value & rarity
Japanese pressing of Blinx, released in late 2002 on a market where the original Xbox met a resounding commercial failure, making any Japanese edition particularly rare. Microsoft's feline mascot, partly designed with an eye toward Japanese aesthetics, drew symbolic attention there without finding its audience. Desirability rests on that extreme regional scarcity of an Xbox title in Japan, sought by completists of the Japanese catalog.
Is Blinx - The Time Sweeper still worth playing in 2026?
A platform game from Artoon, Blinx - The Time Sweeper stages a time sweeping cat who vacuums up enemies and debris with a temporal vacuum, while manipulating the flow of time, slowed, accelerated or rewound, to solve puzzles and cross three dimensional levels. The original time manipulation concept, the charm of the feline hero and the inventiveness of the mechanics appeal to fans of ingenious platforming. The capricious camera and an uneven difficulty bound the ambition. For a fan of 3D platforming or someone curious about time mechanics, the title keeps a preserved originality and charm, in a dated edition.
