Circuit Breakers Game for Playstation One

by Sony

Product Features

• 1-2 Players
• Multi Tap Compatible 1-4 Players
• Vibration Function Compatible

Product Details

• ASIN: B00002STQT
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,767 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

GameSpot Review

Circuit Breakers is a racing game along the lines of the Micro Machines series of games. In fact, forget the "along the lines of" part of that last sentence. Circuit Breakers is a rip-off of the Micro Machines series of games. The only difference here is that you aren't racing on kitchen tables, floors, and card tables. Here you're racing in swamps, jungles, the snow, and other locales.

The main problem with Circuit Breakers has to be the control. Even with the analog stick, it feels very awkward. Most of this can be attributed to the game's camera. Instead of always maintaining a fixed position above and behind your car, the camera turns when you happen upon a curve in the road, whether you turn or not. This ever-changing perspective makes accurate turning a nightmare, as you're never quite sure if you're turning properly or if the turning camera just makes it look like you're turning properly. It's an incredibly annoying feature that just about ruins any chance the game may have had at being even remotely fun. The multiplayer feature is a nice thought, but in execution it just isn't interesting. I don't know who originally thought of having the action stop whenever a player's car gets left behind (points are awarded to the player who stays ahead of the action), and I can't understand why anyone would decide to clone this concept in their own racing game.

The graphics in Circuit Breakers are decent, but don't stand out in any way. The sound is tolerable, but the music is extremely annoying. Having over 30 tracks is a nice touch, but most of the tracks are pretty dull. All in all, Circuit Breakers is a flawed clone of a flawed game. It might hold the attention of a young child, but that's about it. There simply isn't anything good about this game. --Jeff Gerstmann
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Product Description

Prepare yourself for the fastest, most stomach churning racing game ever!

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Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the cult game!, July 29, 2002

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Magnus Sveningsson (Sweden) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Circuit Breakers Game for Playstation One (Video Game)

Circuit breakers is a great game, we play it all the time.
For full pleasure, you need to be 4 players in the battle.
We also got special names for all effects, such as the
cosa nostra, the disco kickdrum, big car, small car and many more
that are tricky to translate from Swedish to English.

Get four controllers and make up your own universe
of circuit breakers.

4.0 out of 5 stars A differing opinion, August 24, 2000

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Nik (U.K) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Circuit Breakers Game for Playstation One (Video Game)

Am I one of the only people that spent a little time on the multiplayer aspect of this game, and found it incredibly playable. Sure the moving camera aspect of the game is difficult to grasp to begin with, but after a while I found that it is not only neccessary in the game, but also adds a new skill in controlling the game. With up to four players of comparable skill the game will grip the players, not only through intense playability, but through the rivalry that develops as race tactics begin to play a part. A good fun game.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best game ever!, April 12, 2001

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matthew wilkinson (New York U.S.A) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Circuit Breakers Game for Playstation One (Video Game)

rollcage is one of the best games i had ever played until i played circuit brakers in my opinion it is the best game in the world and i wouldn't sell it for anything! but in stead i swapped it for rollcage which is far better!