Software:Insane (2000 video game)

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Insane
1NSANE.jpg
European cover
Developer(s)Invictus Games, Ltd.
Publisher(s)Codemasters
SeriesInsane
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • EU: 24 November 2000
  • NA: 9 February 2001[1]
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Insane (stylized as 1NSANE) is an off-road racing game by Invictus and distributed by Codemasters. While in development, it had been provisionally titled Off The Road.[citation needed] It is the spiritual successor to the tech-demo Terep 2 by lead programmer Dénes Nagymáthé.[2]

A sequel, Insane 2, was released on 24 January 2012.[3]

Gameplay

Levels are set in real world locations, scattered throughout North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. The actual design, however, is fictitious. The single-player campaign comprises a series of championships in different vehicle classes, where the player unlocks new vehicles and locations, based on their score. Vehicles range from utility vehicles to light buggies and are either fictional or inspired by actual production vehicles. Though the names do not correspond with any actual vehicle, the fact is evident both visually in-game and in the names of the game's files.

Players can drive cars of their choices in either of nine events, which include Capture the Flag, Jamboree, Gate Hunt, Destruction Zone, Pathfinder, Off-Road Racing, Return the Flag, and Free Roam, which, exclusively, is available in practice mode.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic69/100[4]
Review scores
PublicationScore
CGSP4/5 stars[5]
CGW4/5 stars[6]
Edge6/10[7]
Eurogamer5/10[8]
Game Informer7.25/10[9]
GamePro3/5 stars[10]
GameSpot7.6/10[11]
GameSpy83%[12][13]
GameZone8/10[14]
IGN7.1/10[15]
Next Generation3/5 stars[16]
PC Gamer (US)76%[17]

Insane received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4] Samuel Bass of NextGen said, "A fun, flawed game, 1nsane doesn't quite live up to the expectations raised by its ambitious design."[16] Computer Games Strategy Plus gave it a favorable review, a few weeks before its U.S. release date.[5]

Awards

Award[18] Result
"Best Off-Road Game Ever – PC Gamer" Won
"Best Debut of the Year in 2001 – Game.EXE" Won
"Game of the Year in 2001 – PC Guru" Won

References

  1. ↑ "Codemasters releases Insane". Strategy Plus, Inc.. 9 February 2001. http://www.cdmag.com/articles/031/125/010209-09.html. 
  2. ↑ "Insane interview" (in hu). https://www.playdome.hu/cikk/25719/insane_interju_pc. 
  3. ↑ "Insane 2". Valve. https://store.steampowered.com/app/35320/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "1nsane for PC Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/1nsane/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Steinberg, Scott (23 January 2001). "1NSANE Review". Strategy Plus, Inc.. http://www.cdmag.com/articles/031/124/insane-01.html. 
  6. ↑ Price, Tom (April 2001). "1nsane". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (201): 102. https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_201.pdf. Retrieved 23 April 2022. 
  7. ↑ Edge staff (Christmas 2000). "Insane". Edge (Future Publishing) (92): 103. https://retrocdn.net/images/c/cc/Edge_UK_092.pdf. Retrieved 23 April 2022. 
  8. ↑ Taylor, Martin (31 January 2001). "Insane Review". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/r-insane. 
  9. ↑ "Insane". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (95). March 2001. 
  10. ↑ Human Tornado (20 February 2001). "Insane Review for PC on GamePro.com [score mislabeled as "4/5""]. GamePro (IDG Entertainment). http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/11586.shtml. Retrieved 23 April 2022. 
  11. ↑ Varanini, Giancarlo (2 March 2001). "1nsane Review [date mislabeled as "August 25, 2003""]. Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/1nsane-review/1900-2692249/. 
  12. ↑ Johnson, Christopher E. (12 March 2001). "1NSANE". GameSpy Industries. http://www.sportplanet.com/features/reviews/1nsane/. 
  13. ↑ "SportPlanet Reviews -- A - I". GameSpy Industries. http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/sportplanetindex/ai.shtm. 
  14. ↑ Courtney, Rita (26 March 2001). "INSANE Review". http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18122.htm. 
  15. ↑ Chau, Anthony (27 March 2001). "1nsane". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/03/28/1nsane. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Bass, Samuel (April 2001). "1nsane". NextGen (Imagine Media) (76): 89. https://archive.org/details/NextGen76Apr2001/page/n89/mode/2up. Retrieved 23 April 2022. 
  17. ↑ "Insane". PC Gamer (Imagine Media) 8 (4). April 2001. 
  18. ↑ "Double Fusion to Provide Advertising Tech and Sales Solutions for Massively-Multiplayer Online Racing Title Project Torque". Berkshire Hathaway. 7 November 2007. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20071107005494/en/Double-Fusion-Provide-Advertising-Tech-Sales-Solutions. 

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