Software:Crash N Burn (1993 video game)

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Crash 'n Burn
Crash n Burn 3DO box.jpg
North American cover art
Developer(s)Crystal Dynamics
Publisher(s)Crystal Dynamics
Platform(s)3DO
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player

Crash 'n Burn is a futuristic racing/shooter video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and released for the 3DO in 1993. The game was the launch title for the system and was included as a pack-in game with Panasonic's original 3DO console.[1]

The game is set in the year 2044 AD. Players assume the role of any one of six cyberpunks, each equipped with a unique car and a deadly supply of weapons. Full-motion videos of the racers are accessible in between races, in which each character flaunt their skills and insult their opponents with death threats. The game has rally and tournament modes designed for one player.

Reception

Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game a 7 out of 10. They described it as "a complex and exciting game once you get into [it]", but felt that it was not a strong enough game to sell a system as expensive as the 3DO.[2] GamePro praised the game as having the best racing game graphics ever seen in a home system, and also complimented the striking cast of characters, the variety of tracks, and the shopping feature. However, they criticized the lack of multiplayer and the relative shallowness of the racing gameplay (in particular that cars cannot get into crashes), and concluded it to be "a good, not a great, ride."[3]

References

  1. "Shelley Duvall's It's a Bird's Life". Entertainment Weekly. January 14, 1994. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20173828,00.html. Retrieved June 12, 2012. 
  2. "Crash 'N Burn Review". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Sendai Publishing) (53): 50. December 1993. 
  3. "Crash 'N Burn". GamePro (IDG) (63): 54–56. December 1993.