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It’s the moment Mountain Dew fans have been waiting for all year: the return of fan favorite Game Fuel Citrus Cherry (which originally released way back in 2007 as a promotion for Halo 3) and the arrival of brand new Game Fuel Citrus Blackberry. As one of Sporked’s resident Mountain Dew connoisseurs, I have acquired both Mountain Dew Game Fuel flavors and tasted them to find out if they’re worth all of the hype.
- Mountain Dew Game Fuel Citrus Blackberry
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Pros: Even though this new Game Fuel flavor is called Citrus Blackberry, the flavor is described as having a “blackberry raspberry flavor” on the packaging. The berry flavors and the citrus come together in a very satisfying way. It is a good addition to the Game Fuel line. Fans of Mountain Dew Spark (which of course, includes Rhett & Link, who ranked it as their #1 favorite flavor of Mountain Dew) will be happy to know that this flavor is quite reminiscent of the soon-to-be-discontinued Spark. It certainly smells like Spark.
Cons: There’s a disturbing lack of blackberry flavor here. You get it in the aftertaste, but the flavor is largely dominated by the raspberry. Considering how many other flavors of Mountain Dew this year that have featured raspberry (specifically Baja Point Break Punch and Star Spangled Splash), it’s a little disappointing that the raspberry doesn’t take the backseat here a little bit more. I would have much preferred to see a blackberry dominated flavor. While this is still a solid flavor addition to the Game Fuel line, I can’t help but wonder what it could have been.
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- Mountain Dew Game Fuel Citrus Cherry
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Pros: Folks, I won’t mince words. There is a lot of hype surrounding this flavor—and I’m here to tell you that all of it is absolutely correct. The blend of citrus and cherry comes together to form an iconic flavor that just simply can’t be beaten (except by Mountain Dew Supernova, of course). It manages to differentiate itself from Code Red by featuring a more natural Cherry flavor (it has clarified cherry juice in the ingredients) and a kick of citrus flavor you don’t find in Code Red. This flavor frequently sells out quickly every time PepsiCo releases it and there is a good reason. It is absolutely phenomenal.
Cons: The only con here is that PepsiCo has not released this iconic Game Fuel flavor as a permanent flavor. For now, we know it will return in 2025. Maybe one day PepsiCo will annoint it with the ever-elusive “permanent” status.
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About the Author
Born and raised in the city that produces DUM DUMS, Tyler Bowers is a writer, a content creator, and a social media influencer. In addition to running the @TeamSupernovaFB social pages, he streams on Twitch (most notably completing Demon's Souls without dying), and is an avid lover of traveling and trying new foods. Tyler is an advocate and enjoyer of Faygo--especially Faygo Grape, Cream Soda, and Firework. He dreams of one day doing a Mountain Dew-themed Good Mythical Morning episode with Rhett & Link, and he will stop at nothing to get Pepsi to #BringBackSupernova.
I am sooooooo happy to hear Citrus Cherry will be back in 2025! 😄😍
The citrus cherry Game Fuel is really incredible—I look forward to its return every year.
They need to make them in zero sugar for people who are diabetic
There will be a Citrus Cherry Zero Sugar next year! 🙂
The mountain dew that needs to make a come back is livewire
If you are ever in the Washington DC area, Livewire is actually pretty readily available! It’s unfortunate that it’s not nationwide.
Game Fuel Citrus Cherry was “permanent”, just had a generic label without call of duty, halo, WoW, etc on it. It’s been a while though, I would estimate around 8 to 10 years ago. I wish they would bring it back year round, this or even more so Typhoon with Pitch Black as a backup.