EA Sports Smashing Drive Gamecube Racing Review

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Price Paid:  $20.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
Smashing drive is a wild no holds bar challenge that leaves you hanging after awhile

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Price Paid:  $15.00

Summary:
Don't let the lack of "hours played" fool you - it took me two hours to finish Smashing Drive, which is a ported version of what you see in some arcades. Although the GC version is made by Namco, this game features none of the elements found in their more successful franchises - stuff such as innovative gameplay, non-stop action and good replay values are nonexistent. What you WILL find with Smashing Drive is shallow, repetitive gameplay, linear levels and a lack of extra features that make this title not just a waste of a purchase, but a waste of a rental as well.

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Price Paid:  $6.00 from Blockbuster (rent)

Summary:
Smashing drive is an arcade type game where you race a cab agianst another cab while crashing through everything in site. Sound fun? Well it is, for about 1 hour. Smashing drive was fun at first but it really got old quick. There wasn't enough to do and some of the gameplay elements really were pointless.

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Price Paid:  $5.00 from Blockbuster

Summary:
In the amount of time it takes you to read this review, you could have finished Smashing Drive by now… a little exaggerated, but not by much. Yes, believe it or not, this is the same company that brought us Soul Calibur and the Time Crisis series. Unfortunately, Smashing Drive is a mediocre arcade game that translates into a bad console game. The gameplay is quite shallow. The levels are over in about 2 minutes. And there is about 3 hours of total gameplay to complete the entire game, if you pause in between for lunch. If you skip lunch, the game only lasts about 2 hours.

It might be worth renting Smashing Drive if you are interested in some mindless fun. And the gameplay is simplified to be accessible by younger gamers as well. But this game has absolutely no value as a purchase. Spend your money elsewhere.