Circuit Breakers (video game)

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Circuit Breakers
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Developer Supersonic Software
Publisher Mindscape
Engine RenderWare (PS2) [1]
Platform PlayStation
Release
Genre Racing
Modes Single-player, multiplayer

Circuit Breakers is a racing game developed by Supersonic Software and published by Mindscape for the PlayStation. It is the sequel to Supersonic Racers . [5]

Contents

It was the first (and possibly only) PlayStation title ever to receive expansion packs through Demo discs released with Official UK PlayStation Magazine .

A remake for the PlayStation 2 was released in Europe only under the name Circuit Blasters in 2005 by Metro3D Europe. [6]

Reception

The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. [7] Some magazines gave it favourable reviews while it was still in development. [11] [15] [16] Edge gave it a favourable review over a month before it was released in Europe. [10] Next Generation said, "If you possess a multitap and three willing friends, this game should be at the very top of your 'must buy' list." [14] However, GameSpot gave the European version a negative review, a few months before it was released Stateside. [12] GamePro gave it a negative review, saying, The only fun to be had with this Micro Machines–style game is in the mildly entertaining multiplayer matches." [5] [a]

Official UK PlayStation Magazine included the game on their official top 10 PlayStation games of all time list. [17]

Notes

  1. ↑ GamePro gave the game 2.5/5 for graphics, and three 2/5 scores for sound, control, and fun factor.

References

  1. ↑ https://tcrf.net/Circuit_Blasters The Cutting Room Floor
  2. ↑ "Game of the Week". Western Daily Press . 3 July 1998. p. 7. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 Bradley, Steve (June 1998). "Circuit Breakers". Official UK PlayStation Magazine . No. 33. Future Publishing. pp. 112–14.
  4. ↑ Perry, Douglass C. (1 July 1998). "Circuit Breakers (Preview)". IGN . Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  5. 1 2 Four-Eyed Dragon (September 1998). "Circuit Breakers for PlayStation Reviews". GamePro . No. 120. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on 3 July 2004. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071011175518fw_/http://217.199.176.105/full_item.php?item=7
  7. 1 2 "Circuit Breakers for PlayStation". GameRankings . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  8. ↑ Kanarick, Mark. "Circuit Breakers - Review". AllGame . All Media Network. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  9. ↑ Chick, Tom (6 October 1998). "Circuit Breakers". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on 23 August 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  10. 1 2 Edge staff (June 1998). "Circuit Breakers" (PDF). Edge . No. 59. Future Publishing. p. 93. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  11. 1 2 EGM staff (August 1998). "Circuit Breakers". Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 109. Ziff Davis.
  12. 1 2 Gerstmann, Jeff (25 June 1998). "Circuit Breakers Review [Import]". GameSpot . Fandom. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  13. ↑ Nelson, Randy (18 September 1998). "Circuit Breakers". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  14. 1 2 "Circuit Breakers". Next Generation . No. 45. Imagine Media. September 1998. p. 134. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  15. 1 2 "Circuit Breakers". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine . Vol. 1, no. 11. Ziff Davis. August 1998.
  16. 1 2 "Circuit Breakers". PSM . No. 12. Imagine Media. August 1998. p. 35. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  17. ↑ "Desert Island Games". Official UK PlayStation Magazine (108). Future Publishing: 60. March 2004 – via Internet Archive.
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