Customer Reviews

Swypeout Racing Starter Set

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Bought this for my little cousin and he absolutely loves it. He likes to race around and smash into things. I'm not that really into games or computers, but I played it a few times and it was fun. I didn't think it would be for adults, but I really liked it. The weapons are cool and it's nice that it's a little bit cartoonish for the kiddies.

We didn't have any problems setting it up with his computer and, like I said before, I am not really into computers. We just plugged it in.

Absolute junk. Avoid it at all costs. If someone gives you one, return it unopened.

Seriously, the disappointment you'll see in the eyes of the recipient of this useless hunk of plastic & cardboard will bring tears to your eyes. Unless you're cruel, and you give it to that nephew that you don't like much.

The experience start with a visit to the web site to get the installer. "You need javascript and flash", you're told. Fine, except that I happen to have flash installed and javascript enabled. Well, that's OK - let's try the link that says "Download Swypeout". You'd think that might work right?

Of course not. "Server not found". Luckily, there's a CD in the package. Let's try that.

Ha ha, you eternal optimist you.

Pick the "Default Install". Hey, maybe this thing will work!

"Uninstall Complete". Uh, sorry, weren't we installing? Never mind that, let's see if there's anything installed. Oh look, we have an icon for the program! Double click, and hope for the best.

You held onto your bubble stocks until they were worthless, didn't you?

There's a brief flash, then an error: You need an upgrade, but your computer isn't hooked to the internet! Bet you didn't know that, did you? Except that it is, and so you're only option at this point is to go to amazon and try to warn others away.

But don't worry. If this company isn't bankrupt now, it will be shortly.

STOP!!! Do not buy this product. The game site is no longer available. I bought this game at the beginning of January '09 only to find out that the site was cancelled effective January 1, 2009. [...] to see the cancellation notice.

This seems like a great toy. My son would have loved if it had worked. We tried to load it multiple times on 2 different computers. Then we got a replacement and was able to load the game but could not get it to race. It was very dissappointing to my son. It looked really cool...but he was let down twice! I would not waste your money trying this game out!

As of January 1, 2009, the online service that was required to play this game went offline. The advertising for this product is now misleading. The scanner and software are useless. All you would be buying is the cards, and there's not really any point in that.

When it operated, if you could get through the buggy installation, the game was fun, although it suffered from lag. My son enjoyed it a lot and we raced together. Without notice the service was stopped, and my son was very disappointed. Lesson learned: Beware of any game product that totally relies on online play. There wasn't even an offline racing option, which would have been nice. Oh well.

My son had to have this and spent his birthday money on it. The card reader didn't work. I tried to call customer service three times and was left on hold for quite some time, never actually getting someone to talk to. I tried the corporate office and was sent to someone's voicemail. I do not usually write reviews but had to on this one. Skip this toy - it's going into the trash - what a waste of money!