Cruis'n USA

by Nintendo

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00000ID60
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Game Cartridge
• Release Date: January 1, 1997
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,140 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

GameSpot Review

Cruis'n USA, along with Killer Instinct, was to be one of the original games slated for release on the "Ultra 64" (the working title for the Nintendo 64). Nintendo also promised arcade-perfect translations of these titles. They delivered on neither count. Now, after years of wading through rumors and delays, the Nintendo 64 has made it to the store shelves, and so has Cruis'n USA. And while Nintendo's game machine lives up to its billing, Cruis'n USA doesn't even come close.

The dazzling qualities of Mario 64 and other banner-title N64 games make Cruis'n USA pale by comparison. Cruis'n USA's frame rate isn't up to speed, meaning that the movement is a touch jerky. Even so, the graphics are crisp and colorful, but the horizon is too close. The result is some pretty bad "pop-up," where scenery simply fades away into the distance with little to no warning. The same tunes from the arcade version are present, but they come up short after being brutalized by the N64's weak music capabilities. The arcade's speech and sound effects are also present, though they're muffled.

The Nintendo 64's analog stick controller really comes into play during Cruis'n. After getting used to the feel of the stick, players should be able to take turns as though they were using the arcade version's steering wheel. Weaving in and out of oncoming traffic is no problem. Another nice feature is the addition of faster cars, each of which is earned by completing the entire 14-leg cross-country race. The game also includes hidden cars, most notably a school bus. But as much fun as driving a gray school bus may sound, it isn't a compelling reason to finish each difficulty level with each vehicle.

Ultimately, Cruis'n USA is a dead conversion of a dead arcade game. Perhaps if Nintendo had waited to release a home version of the planned sequel, Cruis'n World (like they did with KI Gold, an enhanced version of Killer Instinct 2), this effort may have been worthwhile. --Jeff Gerstmann
--Copyright ©1999 GameSpot Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of GameSpot is prohibited. GameSpot and the GameSpot logo are trademarks of GameSpot Inc.

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Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Restricted driving ability .. boring tracks. Good images., November 19, 1999

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Cruis'n USA (Game Cartridge)

This game could be so much better, the graphics are great and sound is ok. The cars are very nice but the driving ability is restricted, you cannot drive in reverse or in wrong way.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's cool when people who aren't you crash, August 5, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Cruis'n USA (Game Cartridge)

Cruisin USA is a really cool game. The best part is earning faster cars. However it's very frustrating when people crash right in front of you so you're stuck, then you run out of time. Overall it's a pretty good game.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A decent port of the hit arcade title, August 24, 2010

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BX Lounger (The Bronx, NY) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Cruis'n USA (Game Cartridge)

I used to play Cruisin USA a lot back in the days of great arcade gaming and I was excited to hear that it was headed to the Nintendo 64. This port though is really for the die hard fans of the arcade game it is based on because the good qualities of the game do not outweigh the bad qualities.

The Good Qualities: This port includes all of the cars, stages and music featured in the arcade version. The controls are spot on so you were able to get into this game easily. It even includes the secret cars by hitting certain buttons at the select screen such as the bus.

The Bad Qualities: This game was one of the first titles to be released soon after the Nintendo 64 made is debut and it shows. While the graphics are crisp and bright, they were also choppy at times during gameplay and this game was one of the first to feature massive "pop up" graphics: graphics that suddenly appeared out of thin air. While the arcade game suffered from this as well, it wasn't as bad and the overall draw distance was better than the N64 port. The digital voice samples along with the audio in the N64 port were muffled; it sounded like it was playing out a paper bag. The cars controlled in the same way so there was no difference in what you picked to play during the stages.

If you were a fan of the Cruisin arcade series, be warned that this is a decent port of the first title in the series and like the first arcade game, had little variety in the control of the cars and the stages. I like arcade racers so that is why I give this a 3 star rating. Peace.