Crash N Burn (1993 video game)

Crash 'n Burn
North American cover art
Developer(s)	Crystal Dynamics
Publisher(s)	Crystal Dynamics
Platform(s)	3DO
Release date(s)	NA 1993 JP 26 March 1994[1]
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player[2]

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

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.

Another racing title called "Crash 'N' Burn" was released in 2004 for the Microsoft Xbox and Sony PlayStation 2, although this release bears no similarities to the 3DO title of the same name.

The game was planned in 1995 for a release on the Sony PlayStation console but was cancelled.

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.^[4] 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 (particular that cars cannot get into crashes), and concluded it to be as "a good, not a great, ride."^[5]

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