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This game sucks it desirves a negative star

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 31
Date: February 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game looks like it could be on the original playstation its
got a stupid plot and is going to be a waste of money.

Garbage

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: June 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is the biggest load of garbage that I've had the displeasure of playing on the GameCube. The controls are terrible, the car handles like it's glued to the road, the CPU opponent seems to have abilities that make no sense (like moving through other cars and walls), and will often completely disappear! On the plus side, the intro movie is pretty nice, and... that's about it. The music for each level doesn't loop -- after one play, it just stops. The sound effects are just terrible, and the graphics really belong on a last generation console. Crazy Taxi is your best bet if you want a taxi driving game. Burnout and XG3 are amazing racing games. Smashing Drive makes me die inside, a little at a time.

Good concept, bad game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Smashing Drive is built upon the idea of racing through these convoluted, jumbled city streets and smashing just about everything in your way. This, in itself, is fun, but the things that bog the game down are numerous. I can excuse the bad graphics, even the annoying sound and music, but the fact that the game is WAY too short and limits how much fun you can have is inexcusable. What I mean is, every race is set against a timer, as well as an opponent, so you are forced to beat the levels under a lot of pressure. There's no time to just sit back and have a good time. The 1-player mode can be beat in an hour. The 2-player mode will last you an hour longer before you get sick of this narrow-minded game.

could have been better...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

i really think this game should never have touched my gamecube. i rented it and returned the next day. the graphics were N64 and it was not in an even slightly free roaming environment. crazy taxi is way way better even if u hate it. This game ... and that's final.

C'mon, this game isnt worth it!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I gave this 2 stars because, this game basically [is bad]. It will probably entertain you for the most of one afternoon. One of the two main problems (and they are big I might add) is the very short game. It consists of 4 levels, (early bird, ect.)and they are all very short. There are some cool things in this game, like using a sonic horn to blow up cars, but the rest of the game is anoyying. You will beat this game in less then an hour. The second thing is the very irritating music. It is a grunge rock kinda song that no one can understand, and it plays over an over again. The worst choice of music in a game ever. I have to say, namco probably did put a lot of work into publishing this program. But at the price, why waste your money. I would have to agree with Gamespot.com, this game will only appeal to true arcade fans.

My 3 Year Old Loves it

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

We got this game for our sons 3rd birthday thinking he could watch us play (he loves watching us play games) and thinking he could play once in awhile...well when we got it I sat down for an hour and finished the game...hubby has played a couple times and doesn't like it...but our son loves to sit down and play...he so close to finishing the game...so I have to say Great for 3 year olds...beyond boring for anyone older and the music is sooo annoying.

Good game, WAY too short

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: March 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I rented this game and thought it was pretty fun... aside from the fact that I beat it in two hours! This is a great game, I think its much more fun than Crazy Taxi, but if you want a challenging game, dont buy Smashing Drive.

THAT SONG WOULD ANNOY THE HEARING IMPAIRED

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: November 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME IS NOT WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR. BUT IT'S NOT A TOTAL LOSS EITHER. ARCADE FANS WILL LOVE IT. IT'S FUNNY HOW N64 PUSHED SO MANY GREAT RACING TITLES, BUT SOME HOW THERE IS SO FEW ON GAMECUBE. BE PATIENT THE BEST RACING GAMES YOU'LL EVER PLAY WILL ARRIVE ON GAMECUBE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT. F-ZERO WHERE ARE YOU?

Not the best graphics but great fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: February 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is a bit like Hydro Thunder in that it's all-out racing and trying to find short-cuts and get power-ups. The graphics are just OK- it kinda looks like it was done to cover a large number of platforms as it's not as good as Luigi or SW:RSL, but the gameplay makes up for it. It's a lot of fun to play. The only couple of things that suck about it are that it won't work with the component cable (no big deal), the physics model is floaty (maybe intentional, but it doesn't feel as fast as Crazy Taxi.), and that the music is incredibly gay. It sounds like a 1987 Vegas top-40 lounge act, except for the track where this 1987 Vegas top-40 lounge act got told to listen to Rob Zombie, then it sounds sounds like Fine Young Cannibals trying to sound like Rob Zombie. It motivates me to drive fast about as much as a Barbara Strisand musical soundtrack. I'd actually give it 3.5 stars if I could. I would say if you like Hydro Thunder you'll probably like Smashing Drive.

IF YOU LIKE CRAZY TAXI, YOU WILL LOVE THIS GAME

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

At first sight you may notice that this game plays much like crazy taxi, but after you play it you realize there is much more to this game. The objective is still to get taxi patrons where they are going in the shortest amount of time possible, but there are many add ons that you can get to get you to your destination even quicker. You can get monster truck tires, turbo jets and buzz saws just to name a few. I highly recommend this game because of it's high level of fun.

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