Smashing Drive

by Namco

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005V6C0
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: February 19, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,028 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Smashing Drive is a fast-paced action racer based on the Namco arcade hit. With numerous power-ups including battering rams, turbo rockets, and buzz-saws, as well as countless pathways and shortcuts throughout the big city, getting from point A to point B is the most fun and excitement a cabbie has ever had behind the wheel.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the best graphics but great fun, February 23, 2002

By 

Patrick Roberts (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Smashing Drive (Video Game)

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Viewers who trash this game are complete idiots!, August 6, 2004

By 

Maniac - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Smashing Drive (Video Game)

This game rules, I loved playing it! It was totally pimpin' and people who trash it have a serious mental problem! I mean come on this game rocks! If you like to crash into things, race through seriously awesome shortcuts, and run into King Kong, then you'll love it!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Good concept, bad game, June 4, 2004

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Kent (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smashing Drive (Video Game)

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.